(HAMMONTON, NJ) -- Full of puns, double entendres, and merry mayhem, Eagle Theatre opens Peter & The Starcatcher, the hilarious grown-up’s prequel to Peter Pan, on May 12th, 2017. This Tony Award winning musical-play follows a young Peter Pan, the original lost boys, Captain Hook before the hook, and a cast full of all-star entertainers. The production runs May 12 through June 11.
Co-Artistic Director Ted Wioncek III states “It is a true adventure that will enchant, energize, and excite audiences of all ages. Set your imagination free and we will take care of the rest.”
Newly installed theme park style stage seating will afford select audience members the opportunity to sail through the Neverland they never knew.
The cast includes:Boy/Peter: Adam Hoyak*; Black Stache: Tim Rinehart; Prentiss: Griffin Stanton-Ameisen*; Bill Slank/Hawking Clam: David Nikolas; Molly Aster: Katrina Michaels*; Lord Leonard Aster: Jared Delaney*; Ted: Shamus Hunter McCarty; Alf: Shaun Yates; Smee: Ernie Jewell; Mrs. Bumbrake: Jonathan Fink; Captain Robert Falcon Scott: Peter Smith; Gremkin/Sanchez/Fighting Prawn: Sam Nagel. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association
Eagle Theatre, South Jersey’s only year-round Professional Equity Theatre, is dedicated to redefining regional theatre. The theatre produces more than 160 live performances each year, including full-scale Broadway caliber World Premieres and re-conceptualized revivals; New Works Development Series play readings; a traveling Theatre for Youth Audiences program, specializing in providing arts education to schools in under served communities; an Annual Fringe Festival, a 3-day street fair and theatrical marathon, featuring multiple eclectic productions, a beer and wine garden, pop-up art, food, live music, and street performers; and Eagle Theatre Conservatory, a year-round tuition based theatrical institute for all ages and levels of professionalism.
This award-winning culturally diverse epicenter boasts state of the art technical equipment, a free double parking lot, Sharrott Winery’s on-site Wine Lounge, and is located within walking distance of several boutiques and acclaimed dining destinations in beautifully revitalized Downtown Hammonton, serving patrons from New Jersey, Philadelphia, and beyond.
Eagle Theatre originally opened its doors in 1914 as a silent movie theatre. The theatre was restored in 2009 to serve as a performing arts center. Since the reopening, Eagle Theatre has quickly grown into a nationally recognized non-profit producing organization.
Eagle Theatre is located at 208 Vine Street in Hammonton, New Jersey.
