Michigan City's Footlight Players opens 'Peter Pan'-related ‘The Lost Boy’

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Mike Kilbourne, left, plays Sean O’Rourke and Noel Carlson plays James Barrie in Footlight Players' production of “The Lost Boy” that opens May 3 and continues through May 12, 2024, at the community theater in Michigan City.
Mike Kilbourne, left, plays Sean O’Rourke and Noel Carlson plays James Barrie in Footlight Players' production of “The Lost Boy” that opens May 3 and continues through May 12, 2024, at the community theater in Michigan City.

MICHIGAN CITY — Footlight Players presents “The Lost Boy” from May 3 to 12 at 1705 Franklin St.

Written by Ronald Gabriel Paolillo (Horshack on “Welcome Back, Kotter”), the 2006 play offers a fictional look at the creation of “Peter Pan.”

Playwright James M. Barrie returns home from London to his haunted past in Kuiremere, Scotland, where he still struggles to connect with his mother, who still blames him for the long-ago death of his older brother in a skating pond, and befriends his childhood bully, Sean O’Rourke, and O’Rourke’s wife, Maureen.

J Swindell, left, plays Captain Hook, Melissa Minix plays Tinker Bell, and Jayce Swindell plays Peter Pan in Footlight Players' production of “The Lost Boy” that opens May 3 and continues through May 12, 2024, at the community theater in Michigan City.
J Swindell, left, plays Captain Hook, Melissa Minix plays Tinker Bell, and Jayce Swindell plays Peter Pan in Footlight Players' production of “The Lost Boy” that opens May 3 and continues through May 12, 2024, at the community theater in Michigan City.

The show also includes Peter Pan, Tinkerbell and Captain Hook, but it’s more of an emotional drama that is not recommended for young children anticipating a show for young audiences.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. CDT May 3 and 9-10 and at 2 p.m. CDT May 4-5 and 11-12.

Tickets are $17-$12.

For more information, call 219-874-4035 or visit footlightplayers.org.

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Michigan City's Footlight Players opens ‘The Lost Boy’