Rousuck's Review: ----Peter Pan---- at Single Carrot Theatre

Our theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins us today for another of her weekly reviews of the region's theater offerings. Today, she's spotlighting the world premiere of a new adaptation of the J.M.Barrie classic, Peter Pan, ​now on stage at Baltimore's Single Carrot Theatre.Billed officially as Peter Pan: Wendy, Peter. Peter, Wendy, the play is a ----re-imagining---- of Barrie's beloved 1904 stage fantasy about identity, growing up and belonging. It retains the original's iconic characters, from Peter and Wendy and the Darling family dog Nana, to Captain Hook and Tiger Lily. But Playwright Joshua Conkel, working in collaboration with Baltimore’s LGBTQ residents and service organizations, has updated the Barrie original to include contemporary conversations about gender, sexuality, and performative identity, and to embrace queer culture. Barrie's nostalgic Neverland is transformed, as the program states, ----from a distant fantasy to a modern safe-haven for those who have been rejected and devalued, a stronghold against normalcy and a place where Peter and his Lost Boys can finally be themselves.----Tristan Powell directs Peter Pan at Single Carrot with a cast that features Tina Canady as Wendy/Peter, and Single Carrot Ensemble member Ben Kleymeyer as Peter/Wendy.Peter Pan continues at Single Carrot Theatre through Sunday, May 20.Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.