DARLINGTON — Darlington Children’s Theater students in 5th-9th grade invite the public to join the Lost Boys and never grow up when they perform Peter Pan JR. 

Darlington Children’s Theater will present Peter Pan JR at 7 p.m. on both Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27, and at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 28. All performances will take place in the Leona Havens Theater at Darlington High School. Tickets are $8, with ages 3 and under free. Peter Pan JR is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). 

Based on J.M. Barrie’s enchanting play, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, Peter Pan JR is a modern version of the timeless tale about the adventures of a mischievous boy.

In Peter Pan JR, Wendy, Michael and John Darling meet and befriend Peter Pan when the mysterious boy and a fairy named Tinker Bell enter their nursery in search of Peter’s lost shadow. Peter whisks his new friends away to Neverland, an island with “hardly any space between one adventure and the other.” 

There, Peter introduces the Darling children to his fellow Lost Boys, children who — like Peter — never grow up. The crew launches into a great adventure where they encounter Brave Girls, led by the incredible Tiger Lily, and Pirates led by the dreaded Captain Hook. Challenges ensue when the Darling children are ensnared in Captain Hook’s sinister plan to seek revenge on Peter.