This show has completed its run as a part of the Stephenville Theatre Festival’s 44th season.
Thank you to everyone who came out!
A creative and contemporary musical spin of a classic tale written by Julian Butler, NEVERLAND is sure to inspire audiences of all ages with the magic of theatrical storytelling. 13-year-old Wendy is off on an ‘awfully big adventure’ to visit her father. She meets an orphan named Peter Pan, who takes her hand and flies around the world to Neverland, where they encounter the lost boys, pirates, mermaids, and fairies and are swept up in the magic of Peter’s world.
Seanna Kennedy Photography
The Cast
(in alphabetical order by last name)
Garage Attendant / Mr. Darling / Hook
Clifford Attwell
Clifford is beyond excited to be a part of the Stephenville Theatre Festival this season! Clifford is a graduate of both Humber College and St. Lawrence College and is currently making his way through life in Toronto. Some of Clifford’s past roles include: The Narrator (Rocky Horror Picture Show), Smudge Understudy (Forever Plaid) and both […]
Wendy
Anna Barrett
Anna Barrett is thrilled to be returning to the Stephenville Theatre Festival! She was seen last year as Snow White in Snow White and Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She most recently played Ellie Valle in Don’t Stop Me, a new musical by Dave Malloy at Manhattan School of Music. […]
Mum / Puppeteer
Phoebe Gill
Phoebe (she/her) is thrilled to join STF again for a second season! Born and raised in Stephenville, NL Gill grew up in the arts community which led her to be in a plethora of different productions as well as an active member of the STF Young Company. She will be entering her second year of […]
Peter
Jason Lemmon
Jason is thrilled to be making his Stephenville Theatre festival debut! A graduate of the Randolph College for the Performing Arts, Jason is a multidisciplinary artist based out of Toronto. Favorite credits include The Urban Jungle Book, A New Brain, The Little Mermaid, Titanic, Cinderella (Storybook Theatre), City of Angels, and More Light (RCPA). Jason […]
Creative / Production Team
Director
Seanna Kennedy
Seanna is delighted to be back for her third STF season! Seanna is an Ontario based performer, director, puppeteer and photographer. She holds a Hon. BMUS in voice from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a graduate of RCPA. Performance highlights include: The Dora nominated Old Man and the River (Theatre Direct), The national tour of […]
Musical Director
Shari Porter
Shari is thrilled to return for her second year with the Stephenville Theatre Festival! Select credits include The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee (STF), The Wonderful Music of Disney and The Beatles Spectacular (Gros Morne Summer Music, as orchestral arranger), WAKE and Dubliners (GMSM, as creator), The Little Mermaid (St. Lawrence College, music director), Pippin (Sheridan College, […]
Production Manager / Technical Director / Production & Lighting Director
Laird Macdonald
Laird is an award-winning lighting, projection and set designer, technical director and production manager with more than 25 years of experience in the profession. His work spans design for theatre, dance, fine and performance art, installations, film and video, music, events and opera. Laird began his career in sculpture and photography, and then trained in […]
Head Carpenter
Christopher Wright
Originally from the Fraser Valley in BC. He originally started working in the arts in 1996 at the Harrison Festival of the arts. In 2002 he started work at the University of the Fraser Valley as the head carpenter. In 2005 he spent a season at The Banff Centre. After six years there he transitioned […]
Head of Wardrobe / Costume Design
Elizabeth Perry
Elizabeth Perry works as the Head of Wardrobe at Memorial University based out of Corner Brook, NL. She is a graduate of the Dalhousie University Costume Studies program and currently pursuing a Bachelor of Education in Post-Secondary Education at MUN.Select theatre credits include six years spent at Neptune Theatre, two seasons spent at The NS […]
Head of Props / Running Crew
Anna Hansen-robitschek
Anna Hansen-robitschek is a recent graduate of the Memorial University Fine Arts program, born and raised mostly in Corner Brook, and is looking forward to beginning her career in theatrical design. Though she is mainly interested in costumes, she is honored and excited to be a part of the Stephenville Theatre Festival this season as […]
Head of Sound
Ben Dunphy
Returning for his 8th season with STF, Ben is excited to be taking on a new role as Head of Sound this year. For 6 seasons Ben played bass guitar in the STF house band. He had his start with the festival as a production assistant in 2013. You will also find Ben behind a […]
Stage Manager
Madison Murphy
Madison Murphy is thrilled to be joining STF this summer as a Stage Manager!Originally from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Madison recently completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Grenfell Campus. Previous stage management credits at Grenfell include Oedipus/ Antigone (2021), and her graduating class’s production of Picnic at Hanging Rock (2022). Additionally, she holds […]
Assistant Production Manager / Running Crew
Faith Young**
Faith Young is excited to be returning to STF for another great summer of live theatre! Faith is heading into her final year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Recently, Faith partnered with a close friend and fellow student in the Theatre program and founded Just […]
Assistant Wardrobe / Dresser / Running Crew
Robin Peters
Robin Peters is a theatre artist from St. John’s Newfoundland. She is going into her third year in the technical theatre BFA program at Memorial University’s Grenfell Campus. She has worked in a variety of roles from lighting operator on 1984 (AOR Presents) and Mojo (Grenfell Theatre) to wardrobe assistant on Bedlam (Grenfell Theatre). Robin […]
Assistant Carpenter / Running Crew
Gavin Urquhart
Gavin Urquhart is a technical theatre production student at The Memorial University of Newfoundland. Born and raised in Pictou County Nova Scotia, he has spent some time developing practical fabrication skills and an eye for physical aesthetics. He is currently striving to expand and improve his skill set, both in and out of the theatre. […]
*appears courtesy of the Canadian Actors Equity Association
**appears courtesy of MITACS
Music, Lyrics, and Script by:
Julian Butler
I am a freelance composer/lyricist/sound designer working from my studio in sunny south London. I specialize in writing for children’s theatre.In November 2016, I was very pleased to get an award for my Contribution to Children’s Theatre at the JM Barrie Awards in London’s BBC Radio Theatre, presented by Michael Morpurgo. I am also an Artistic Associate of A […]
Book by JM Barrie
“NEVERLAND is presented through special arrangement with
Plays for New Audiences (https://playsfornewaudiences.org).”