Lost Girl
Written by Kimberly Belflower
Director: Raina Ames
Scenic Designer: Carol Jo Fisher
Costume Designer: Victoria Carot
Lighting Designer: Natalie Ashline '28
Sound Designer: Reeve Lounsbury '26
Stage Manager: Reeve Lounsbury '26
Assistant Stage Manager: Olivia DeWinkeleer '29, Julia Halpert '27, Ellie Titus '29
Lost Girl is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Director's Notes
What things from your childhood do you cherish? Which moments have shaped you? And what parts do you put away? Lost Girl is a psychological drama following Wendy Darling in the aftermath of her adventures with Peter Pan. This non-linear story examines Wendy's journey to sort through her feelings and enter adulthood free from the idealized memories of her time in Neverland.
When I first read this play, I was struck by the lyrical nature of the text, and I loved the concept of looking at the story through Wendy's perspective. We started the rehearsal process with table work, analyzing the shifts in time, the motivations of every character, and how each person impacted Wendy's emotional struggle. It has been an exhilarating process, and I'm very proud of all the actors who have challenged and stretched themselves to create this world. The understudies also deserve a lot of credit, because they have committed the same time and energy to creating characters they may never play. They also were invaluable to the rehearsal process by contributing to character analysis and filling in when someone couldn't be at rehearsal.
More than any other show I've directed, this has been a true collaboration where the cast, stage management team, and I have shared almost every aspect of creative development. We hope you enjoy our efforts.
--Raina Ames
Dramaturg's Notes
Welcome to the University of New Hampshire's 2026 production of Lost Girl, written by Kimberly Belflower, and adapted and directed by Raina Ames. The cast and crew are so excited for you to join us for a night of magic, memories, and self-discovery!
Kimberly Belflower's Lost Girl follows Wendy and her return from Neverland, with nostalgia and hope playing key roles in her journey of self-discovery. After years of feeling lost after her return, Wendy decides she must find Peter in order to reclaim her kiss and move on with her life. Along the way, she meets other girls and realizes that she isn't the only girl that Peter brought to Neverland and isn't as alone as she once thought.
In the show, the kiss represents a kind of loss of innocence, a piece of yourself that you give to someone else. In this way, the show represents Wendy's search for the piece of herself that she lost on her return from Neverland. The question at the heart of the play is whether it is possible to reclaim that lost piece, and if not, how can we learn to live without it? How can we, as adults, reclaim that innocence and lost versions of ourselves?
Lost Girl had its world premiere in 2018 at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, where it was praised by Kelsey Lawler of Broadway World Milwaukee as "simultaneously authentic and lyrics." It had previously been produced at the University of Text at Austin, where Belflower earned her MFA in playwriting. The play was her application piece and continued to be developed throughout her time at UT Austin. Lost Girl earned Belflower the Kennedy Center Darrell Ayers National Playwriting Award in 2018 and has been performed across the country since, particularly by high schools and colleges.
When asked what she hopes audiences take away from Lost Girl, Belflower replied with the same thing she wants of all her plays: for people to take young women seriously and to look at the stories they love with new eyes and fresh perspectives.
From the cast and crew of the UNH 2026 production of Lost Girl, thank you, and enjoy the show!
--Mia Simpson '29, Dramaturg
Cast
Wendy: Lydia Richman '27
Peter: Chase Johnson '28
A/Cora: Annika Davenport '29
B/Callie: Grace Bauer '27
C/Krista: Al Nelson '26
Mother: Max Rosenzweig '28
Nina: Zara Baker-Tuck '26
Slightly: Harley Cassady '27
Toodles/Therapist: James Barker '29
Nibs/Detective: Emma Swain '26
Curly/Doctor: JJ Leavitt '29
Boy: Erik Hilyard '26
Wendy U/S: Al Nelson '26
Peter U/S: Erik Hilyard '26
Wendy Chorus U/S: Noelle Daigle '29
Nina U/S: Grace Bauer '27
Boy U/S: Aubree Miller '29
Mother U/S: Raina Ames
Production Staff & Crew
Director of Design & Theatre Technology
Szu-Feng Chen
Costume Shop Manager
Victoria Carot
Technical Director
Jason Myron Wright
Manager of Theater Operations
Alexander Velasco-Butler-Farlow
Marketing
Olivia Krick '26
Al Nelson '26
Master Electrician
Natalie Ashline '28
Lighting Board Operator
Juliana Desnoyers '26
Audio Engineer
Reeve Lounsbury '26
Stagehands
Ian Hall '27
Natalie Mack '26
Wardrobe Supervisor
Caeli Aucoin '27
Dressers
Kaila Lumpkin '28
Erin Gagnon '27
Acknowledgements
We want to recognize and deeply thank all of those who appreciate the importance of the arts by donating their time and money to the prosperity of our department. This season would not be possible without their generosity and community spirit.
Congratulations, 2025-2026 award recipients!
Scholarships
These students were chosen because of their ambition, hard work, positive attitude, grade point average, and desire to develop their talent in theatre and dance. Each award recipient would like to thank those who contributed to their education through donations to these scholarship funds.
Elizabeth Jones, Class of 1922, Scholarship: Ella Arens, Emma Bouldry, Alexis Bucci, Polina Datsko, Juliana Desnoyers, Alexis Efstratiou, Bridgette Francoeur, Grace Giannetti, Al Nelson, Lydia Richman
Gary R. O'Neal Musical Theatre Scholarship: Ari Adair, Ella Arens
Gilbert B. Davenport Theatre Scholarship: Zoe Eldredge, Al Nelson, Claire O'Malley, Drew Wherry
Jean Mattox Memorial Scholarship in Dance: Fiona Fitzpatrick, Ella Roberts
John C. Edwards Theatre Scholarship: Natalie Ashline, Bridgette Francoeur, Alyssa Green, Celia Lohmann, Tristan McCartney
Joseph D. Batcheller Memorial Scholarship: Ella Arens, Emma Bouldry, Bridgette Francoeur, Max Rosenweig, Drew Wherry
Mask & Dagger Achievement & Scholarship Award: Alyssa Green, Olivia Krick, Claire O'Malley
Raymond J. Bernier Scenic Arts Scholarship: Al Nelson
Richard A. Morse Scholarship: Natalie Ashline, Emma Bouldry, Alexis Bucci, Bridgette Francoeur, Celia Lohmann, Al Nelson, Claire O'Malley, Sierra Quigley, Lydia Richman, Ella Roberts, Nicholas Tavares
Theatre Education Endowment Award: Grace Giannetti, Michael Paragios, Max Rosenweig
Undergraduate Fellowship in the Arts: Ari Adair, Alexandra Sullivan, Natalie Ashline, Fiona Fitzpatrick, Julia Halpert
William G. Hennessy Scholarship: Olivia Krick
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