RCP’s Latest Win: Peter and the Starcatcher

by Nolia Williams (9): special to the Digital Devil

On Thursday night, OHS’s Rose Curtain Players, under the direction of Carolyn Greer, performed their debut of Peter and the Starcatcher, a Tony Award-winning musical comedy about how a young orphan became Peter Pan. The cast and crew had been preparing this production since December, and it took over 40 students, parents, and teachers to help bring Peter and the Starcatcher to the stage. Keeashia Castlen, who played the role of Hawking Clam, says the rehearsals were “hectic, tiresome, and extremely busy.” However, Castlen reassures she loved being part of the show. “My favorite part of being in Peter and the Starcatcher was getting close to new people,” She says. “I loved all the funny moments we shared together as a group.”

Parker Medley, an attendee of Peter and the Starcatcher and a member of Greer’s theatre class, says he liked the show so much he decided to volunteer as an usher so he could experience seeing the production again. “I can’t pick my favorite part of the show,” He says. “I loved the performance of every cast member.” Parker also says seeing Peter and the Starcatcher made him want to audition for the next show, as long as it’s not a musical.

Peter and the Starcatcher was not OHS’s only big production this year, and it is certainly not their last. Earlier this year at the Riverpark Center, the Rose Curtain Players performed The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged Revised), a three-man show starring Forest Clark, Hayden Elliot, and Tucker Greer. Before the school year is through, the theatre department will also perform William Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing in April, and four different one-act plays in May.