Peter Pan and Wendy
By Lauren M. Gunderson
Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre
April 16, 17, & 18 at 8:00 PM
April 18 & 19 at 2:00 PM
Setting
Edwardian London, The Sky, Neverland.
1903 and Always.
Director's Note
CAST
Wendy Darling - Finleigh Klein#
Mrs. Darling/Tinkerbell - Gabrielle Marie Dunn#
John Darling - Cameron Koelsh
Michael Darling - Mavis Roach
Mr. Darling/Captain Hook - James Stover*
Puppeteer and Mermaid - Kinsie Willis
Peter Pan - Christopher Smith
Tiger Lily - Kay Nicht
Tootles - Izzy Brown
Curly - Nate Hart
Slightly - Ean McIntosh#
Smee - Lane Vance
Starkey - Zachary Haddad
piRATe - Charlie McCartney
Jukes - Mark Peoples Jr.
Noodler - Lucas Stein
PRODUCTION
ARTISTIC AND PRODUCTION STAFF:
Directors: Sara Lipinski Chambers and Heidi L. Nees
Assistant Director: Autumn Baldwin#
Fight Director: Slade Billew
Assistant Fight Director: Chris Plonka
Scenic Designer/Scenic Artist: Kelly Mangan
Lighting Designer: Baxter Chambers
Costume Designer: Margaret McCubbin U.S.A.A.
Technical Director: Daniel S. Mangan
Costume Shop Supervisor: Laurel Daman
Assistant Costume Designer: Frankie Grey#
Sound Designer: Jason Walton
Prop/Puppet Coordinator: Kelly Mangan
Stage Manager: Evelyn J. Berry#
Aerial choreography and performer flying effects created by On the FLY Productions LLC.
Production Personnel:
1st Assistant Stage Manager: Reese Palanca
2nd Assistant Stage Manager: Ella Sidder#
Sound Engineer: Jason Walton
Master Electrician: Brian Pearson
Sound Board Operator: Leo Sears
Light Board Operator: Cricket Lindsley
Wardrobe Crew Head: Eden Sheidler#
Wardrobe Crew: Quen Gill, Nia Wells, Emmy Guy, Emil Bryant, Nathan Glover, Jasmine Warren, and Israel Soto
Deck Crew: Salem Kennedy, Bart Reamer, Sophia Plass, Bruin Kennedy, Chloe Lipscomb, Madelynn Ketola, and Eli Brinkman
Fly Crew: Patch Kelch, Jonathan Norden#, Cody Ray, Owen Minchau#, Jayden Chapman, Max Collins, Henry Mediate, and Leta Jorda-Talevich#
Costume Shop Staff Spring 2026:
Costumer/Costume Shop Supervisor: Laurel Daman
Graduate Assistants: Thokozani Kapiri and John Jordan
Student Master Seamster : Liv Lutz#
Student Employees: Frankie Grey#, Gabrielle Dunn#, Brooke Szparka, and Kinsie Willis
And students from THEA 1010/3010 Production Participation and THEA 1480/4690/5730 Costume Construction/Design
Scene Shop Staff Spring 2026:
Scene Shop Supervisor: Daniel S. Mangan
Assistant Technical Director: Leta Jorda-Talevich#
Student Master Carpenter: Patch Kelch
Graduate Assistants: Chris Smith
Student Employees: Max Collins, Jo Jensen#, Bartholomew Reamer, Ella Sidder#, Henry Mediate, and Jonathon Norden#
And students from THFM 1010/3010 Production Participation
Box Office and Front of House:
Box Office Manager: Sarah Nesselroade Hopson
Assistant Box Office Manager & Front of House Manager: Gifty Tay
Ushers: Department of Theatre and Film Ambassadors
#Membership in Alpha Psi Omega
*Appears by permission of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Special Thanks:
CJ Capen
Matt Taylor
Wayne State University Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance
Jonathan Chambers
Michael, Wakely, & Wyatt Carver
Licensor Billing:
“Peter Pan and Wendy” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com
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Land Acknowledgement Statement:
The region in which Bowling Green State University and its campuses are situated inhabit the Great Black Swamp and the Lower Great Lakes region. This land is the homeland of the Wyandot, Kickapoo, Miami, Potawatomi, Odawa and multiple other Indigenous tribal nations, present and past, who were forcibly removed to and from the area. We recognize these historical and contemporary ties in our efforts toward indigenizing history and thank the Indigenous individuals and communities who have been living and working on this land from time immemorial.
AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATER FESTIVAL (KCACTF)
This production is entered in the American College Theatre Festival (ACTF), a national educational network founded in 1969 to identify, promote, and celebrate college and university theatre production and training.
ACTF seeks to:
• Encourage, recognize, and celebrate the finest and most diverse work produced in university and college theatre programs;
• Provide opportunities for participants to develop their theatre skills and insight, and achieve professionalism;
• Improve the quality of college and university theatre in the United States; and
• Encourage colleges and universities to give distinguished productions of new plays, especially those written by students; the classics, revitalized or newly conceived; and experimental works.
Through ACTF participation, each production is eligible for a response by a regional ACTF representative. Selected students and faculty may also be invited to participate in regional and national ACTF programs, including scholarships, awards, professional development opportunities, and educational initiatives for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers, critics, and arts leadership.
Productions entered at the Participating level are eligible for invitation to a regional ACTF festival and may be considered for regional or national recognition for outstanding achievement in production, design, direction, and performance, in accordance with current program guidelines.
Each year, ACTF engages hundreds of productions and thousands of students nationwide. By entering this production, our theatre department joins a national community committed to artistic rigor, educational excellence, access, and professional development in collegiate theatre.
Additional support for the American College Theatre Festival is provided through national and regional partners committed to advancing excellence in collegiate theatre education.
Updated: 03/20/2026 08:27AM