So how did the play go? Was "flying" as terrifying as you thought? Did you do an English accent? My daughter will play Mrs.Darling in just a few months, and I was hoping they wouldn't force the accent issue, but unfortunately they are...she sounds somewhere between cockney, and new york...
Fellow Wendy Lady, <br><br>I don't believe I've ever heard of a version of Peter Pan that has not been set in London. And even if it weren't, you know so many directors can't figure out what dialect to use in so many plays, that they often ask you to speak in a British dialect. In such a case, it is helpful to aquire that dialect. Besides, the British do have a very lovely way of speaking in the first place. I too am playing Wendy this month at the South Carolina Children's Theater, and am very excited about flying. Try to remember that in spite of the fact that Wendy is a typical ingenue, needing mostly to open her eyes very wide and smile constantly, she is the hero of the story. Everyone wants her to be their mother. And the flying, well, it's going to be amazing. It is Wendy's love of adventure that supports the entire story. So keep that in mind, and if you really believe that you are Wendy, then the flying will be one of the greatest adventures of all.
I hope you did great as Wendy... I'm sure you did. :-) Actually, there isn't an actual play script in which the story isn't set in London, but, if you've ever seen the 1955 Broadway musical starring Mary Martin as Peter, none of the characters in that speak with an accent. Also, in the old 1920's silent film version of Peter Pan, the Darling family isn't British; they are very patriotic Americans. In fact, when they leave the NeverLand on the pirate ship, they hang an American flag waving off the side of the boat. Actually, I think that the Darlings being Americans was actually a flaw, just because J.M. Barrie's original story was set in London.<br><br>P.S.- My school is doing auditions for Peter Pan soon, and I'm trying out for Captain Hook. Wish me luck! :-)
What does everyone think of the story "Peter Pan?" What parts or elements of the story are sad, what ones are beautiful or funny? What parts or elements of this story do you just love?
I love Peter Pan. The classic tale of one child who never grows up. Does it always have to be in London? Have there been stage productions done of it, not using an English dialect? I can't locate a script for it on line, which bites, because I don't want to go buy it right now. I'm going to go play Wendy this summer at The Muny theatre in St. Louis. I'm excited and terrified. I'll have to fly and wear a harness and how terrifying is that? I want to find out more about Peter Pan, I feel it must have been a truly important story to a lot of people in their lives and yet, I'm having trouble finding related subjects. I hope you read Peter Pan and remember the magic of believing and the glory and unwavering love of mothers. Cheers to Peter.
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