The play begins
on the set of a television talk show in Neverland. The stage crew
is busy preparing for a live broadcast. The studio audience is briefed
on responding to prompt cards. As the talk show begins, the host,
Hanina Shnook, explains that today's topic is Neverland's big Monster
Truck Rally, scheduled for tomorrow. Her guests are Enryco Suavey,
who will be announcing the big event and defending Champion and
brother of Tinkerbell, Tacobell. In the course of the interview
it is revealed that Peter Pan has gone on a charity mission to bring
children fromt eh real world to Neverland to witness the spectacle
of the Monster Truck Rally.
The next scene
is set in the home of a family on present day Earth. We learn that
the parents of this family, so obsessed with the original Peter
Pan stories, decided even before they were married to have three
children and to name them Wendy, John and Michael and to get a dog
and name it Nana. That the second child was born a girl did not
keep them from fulfilling their fantasy. We see that Wendy and Michael,
like their parents are fascinated by Peter Pan stories and have
an active imagination. John, however is bitter about having a boy's
anme and blames her parents' imagingation for her situation. She
has decided that she has no use for imagination. Wendy and Michael's
conclusion that John's imagination was stolen by Captain Hookis
dismissed by John as ridiculous. John shows that underneath her
anger is a feeling of isolation as she sings, "In My World."
It is at this
point that Peter Pan and Tinkerbell arrive. Wendy and Michael are
very excited at the prospect of a trip to Neverland. John, having
no imagination, annot see or hear Peter and Tinkerbell; she thinks
her siblings are either playing or crazy. Nevertheless, after some
Pixie Dust, they all go out of the window dragging an unbelieving
John along.
We now see Wendy,
John, Michael, Nana, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell flying on their way
to Neverland. Peter describes some of the the things they will find
and some hanges fromt eh days of the original stories. John still
cannot see or hear Peter and Tinkerbell and does not believe they
are flying. As they begin to approach Neverland, Peter tells them
that if they look closely they might be able to see the Natives
performing a ceremony.
On Neverland
a procession is taking place as the Natives carry their Chief and
chant a tribute to him in the song "Ug!" The tribe considers
the request of a two-headed tourist wishing to join them in the
song "Rubber Chicken Hat." Following the induction ceremony,
Chief Ug!, who is very particular about his name, looks for unsuspecting
others to join his tribe. Unusual torture is in store for those
who displease hime. The scene closes as the Natives realize it is
time to get ready for the Monster Truck Rally.
The two camera
operators from the talk show appear and reveal that they are actually
the villainous sisters of Captain Hook. They are plotting to sabotage
the Monster Truck Rally. They sing, "Our Looks are Deceiving"
and leave.
From an underground
home, through a tree stump, a group of children appear in time for
Peter Pan's return. Following a difficult landing, Peter introduces
the children to his guests. John, who complained of not seeing the
Natives, can see not only these children, but also Peter and Tinkerbell.
This leads Wendy and Michael to believe that John's imagination
must be with them in Neverland, probably in the possession of Captain
Hook, as they suspected. To test John's imagination the Lost Children
tell a story that they hope she will be able to visualize.
The story i
s about fairies who sing about themselvs and their part of Neverland
in the song "The Fairires of Goodlight." The are distrubed
by nasty trolls. the trolls sing the song, "We Don't Believe
in You!" leaving the fairies dying. A traveling group of magical
cratures happens by and tries to save the fairies by having everyone
who believes in magic clap their hands. The fairies rise and thank
the travelers as they leave. When the trolls return the fairies
hide behind rocks and escape the trolls' notice. The fairies are
grateful to the rocks and reward them by magically bringign them
to life. The rocks begin to move and sing about how they used to
be dull rocks and now they are "Super-special rocks."
John has indeed
been able to see all of this. The time has now come for all to go
to the Monster Truck Rally.
As Hook's sisters
set up their cameras they confirm that the plot to sabotage the
Rally is still on. the Spectators have begun to arrive and Enryco
Suavey announces that the even will begin shortly. |