{"id":54216,"date":"2017-03-29T13:14:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T17:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?p=54216"},"modified":"2022-08-16T17:21:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:21:53","slug":"bringing-neverland","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2017\/bringing-neverland\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Neverland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Peter Pan trunk show uses found objects and a small cast to encourage youthful imagination.<\/h3>\n

by Brooke Yarborough<\/p>\n

This spring, MFA Production Management candidate Danielle Taylor (CFA\u201917) is hitting the road with Bringing Neverland, a 30-minute adaptation of J.M. Barrie\u2019s 1911 classic novel Peter and Wendy. Taylor\u2019s mission is to tour and perform the production for underserved audiences to spread the message about youthful imagination, and share the art of creative storytelling.<\/p>\n

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From Boston Children\u2019s Hospital to the Ronald McDonald House, Taylor hopes the project will bring the magic of Peter Pan and theatre to those who rarely have the opportunity to experience live entertainment, in a form that is convenient and accessible for all audiences, regardless of venue, age, or means.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always enjoyed children\u2019s theatre,\u201d says Taylor, who prior to studying at BU, served as Resident Stage Manager of Children\u2019s Theater at Omaha Theatre Company, and Assistant Company Manager for Sesame Street Live! \u201cFor my thesis project, I felt inspired to do something in addition to a research paper; a project that I could bring to the local community and write about my experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

This past summer, Taylor worked with a friend of a friend who is a Children\u2019s Literature graduate student to finalize the scripts adaptations. With the help of a $2,000 grant from the BU Arts Initiative, she was able to start purchasing costumes and coordinating logistics for production last fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo allow for a focus on the storytelling aspect and imagination for the younger generations, the show\u2019s props and costumes are limited to what can fit in a trunk,\u201d says Taylor. \u201cEach prop serves many purposes. For example, a lantern could be used for exploring, but could also be Tinkerbell\u2019s home; the trunk could be the seat below the nursery window, but later pop up to be the pirate ship.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very focused on the found object,\u201d she adds. \u201cIt\u2019s still developing, but the props are ever-evolving\u2014 anything can become anything. We create what this world does.\u201d<\/p>\n

The entire show is specifically designed for a small cast of just four to five actors. While Taylor initially wanted to work with students within the BU School of Theatre to produce the show, she struggled to find students who could commit to the project or had mutual availability. \u201cI talked to so many people who loved the idea, but didn\u2019t have the time to dedicate to it,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n

Taylor\u2019s advisor Roger Meeker suggested she reach out to recent alums. In November, Tim Spears (CFA\u201906,\u201911,\u201916) came on board to direct the show. Casting began in January, and includes senior Alicia Pemme Nelson (CFA\u201917) and local theatre artists Rachel Smith (CFA\u201917), Tyler Prendergast, and Katie Grindeland, sound design by J. Collin PriddyBarnum (CFA\u201917), and scenic design by Jeffrey Petersen (CFA\u201917).<\/p>\n

With the production fully cast, Taylor is currently seeking opportunities to stage the production through the end of the semester, including a production at Studio 210. She hopes to \u201ccontinue developing touring programs for children\u2019s theatre after graduation in May.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Peter Pan trunk show uses found objects and a small cast to encourage youthful imagination. by Brooke Yarborough This spring, MFA Production Management candidate Danielle Taylor (CFA\u201917) is hitting the road with Bringing Neverland, a 30-minute adaptation of J.M. Barrie\u2019s 1911 classic novel Peter and Wendy. Taylor\u2019s mission is to tour and perform the production […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4922,"featured_media":54217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"bu_prepress_billboard":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term_manual":""},"tags":[],"bu-publication":[192],"magazine-article-category":[],"magazine-topic":[],"news-article-category":[329],"news-topic":[],"bu_edition":[],"media_type":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/54216"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4922"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54216"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/54216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91017,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/54216\/revisions\/91017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54216"},{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=54216"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine-article-category?post=54216"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine-topic?post=54216"},{"taxonomy":"news-article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-article-category?post=54216"},{"taxonomy":"news-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topic?post=54216"},{"taxonomy":"bu_edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_edition?post=54216"},{"taxonomy":"media_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media_type?post=54216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}