The Lost Girls

by Janine Sobeck Knighton

FULL LENGTH: When fourteen-year-old Perdy leaves home for her first day of work, she never could have anticipated being kidnapped and forced aboard a flying pirate ship on a course headed to the second star to the right and straight on to morning. But when she lands in a fairy-run Neverland with a group of orphans known as the Lost Girls, the girls must work together to figure out how to get home – and who they...

FULL LENGTH: When fourteen-year-old Perdy leaves home for her first day of work, she never could have anticipated being kidnapped and forced aboard a flying pirate ship on a course headed to the second star to the right and straight on to morning. But when she lands in a fairy-run Neverland with a group of orphans known as the Lost Girls, the girls must work together to figure out how to get home – and who they’re meant to be.

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The Lost Girls

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  • Jean Ciampi: The Lost Girls by Janine Sobeck Knighton
    “

    A delightful story sewn together with threads of creativity and unfurled imagination. This is a show that needs to be on stages of all sizes because it will speak to all audiences. Well done!

    A delightful story sewn together with threads of creativity and unfurled imagination. This is a show that needs to be on stages of all sizes because it will speak to all audiences. Well done!

    ”
  • Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn: The Lost Girls by Janine Sobeck Knighton
    “

    This is such a lovely follow up to the original Peter Pan story. The theme here really hits home. Not so much about growing up or having a mother, but being seen and being heard. A typical problem for most women, to be honest. But when it happens to TinkerBell, the faerie's emotional maturity is dangerously undeveloped, just like in the original story. And with her power, things can get downright scary. This a great family friendly story with important things to talk about afterwards. An epic faerie tale indeed!

    This is such a lovely follow up to the original Peter Pan story. The theme here really hits home. Not so much about growing up or having a mother, but being seen and being heard. A typical problem for most women, to be honest. But when it happens to TinkerBell, the faerie's emotional maturity is dangerously undeveloped, just like in the original story. And with her power, things can get downright scary. This a great family friendly story with important things to talk about afterwards. An epic faerie tale indeed!

    ”
  • Ramsey Uhter: The Lost Girls by Janine Sobeck Knighton
    “

    A beautiful, magical tale that reinvents the world of Neverland, and shares the voices and showcases the power of young women. This play is packed with action, adventure, comedy, drama, and whimsicality, but the thing that makes it stand out is that it's so full of heart! And a beautiful ending. I highly recommend everybody read this play.

    A beautiful, magical tale that reinvents the world of Neverland, and shares the voices and showcases the power of young women. This play is packed with action, adventure, comedy, drama, and whimsicality, but the thing that makes it stand out is that it's so full of heart! And a beautiful ending. I highly recommend everybody read this play.

    ”

Development History

  • Workshop, Utah Valley University, 2023

Awards

  • Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival
    Finalist
    2024