Think of a

wonderful thought, any merry, little thought. Once a

little fairy dust is added, it is said you can fly.

The freedom

of flight and youth are the central themes in J.M.

Barrie's classic tale, "Peter Pan", which is

being performed at The Center for Puppetry Arts in

Atlanta through Dec. 11.

The Darling

siblings, Wendy, John and Michael, meet Peter Pan, a

magical boy looking for his shadow. Peter and his fairy

friend Tinkerbell take the Darlings to Never Never Land,

an island with indians, pirates, tick-tocking crocodiles,

mermaids and the Lost Boys. They have many adventures on

the island and battle Peter's arch enemy, Captain James

Hook, before returning home to the safety of their beds.

Though the

story is very well known and there have been several

adaptations of it, the magic of Peter Pan continues to

enchant it's audience time and again. The Center for

Puppetry Arts will use rod puppets in the performance.

In addition

to the performance, there is a Create-A-Puppet workshop

that ties in with Peter Pan for children ages five and

up. For $3.50 ($2.50 for center members), children can

create a Crocodile Clock Hand Puppet. The workshops are

Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and

Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Peter Pan

will be performed Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. and

11:30 a.m. and on Saturdays at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2

p.m. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for children ages

2-13, students and senior citizens. Group rates are also

available.

If you go

to the show, be sure to also check out the exhibits,

Puppets: Power of Wonder, focusing on the specific aspect

of puppetry in the current performance, Alice on

Broadway, Basil Milovsoroff: 21st Century Artist, and

Reflections: The Global Representation of Puppetry in

Posters. Tickets to the museum and special exhibits are

free with the purchase of performance tickets.

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