Peter and the Starcatcher, the award-winning stage prequel to Peter Pan, will be presented by the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance. The play is based on the novel Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, and adapted for the stage by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker.

The play begins as a young orphan, and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England aboard a vessel with a mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin. When the ship is taken over by pirates, led by the fearsome Black Stache, the real adventure begins. The family-friendly show uses elements of pop-up books in the scenic design, steam punk in the costuming, stop-action video, and projection elements that take audiences on the magical journey.