The play tells the story of how a no-name orphan became the immortal Peter Pan. Serving as a prequel to the famous Peter Pan tale, it shows the boy who never wanted to grow up tussle with pirates, giant crocodiles and cross-dressing mermaids.

Eventually, the audience sees how Peter Pan learned how to fly.

The raggedly-dressed cast of 12 used simple props such as a rope, a ladder, a stuffed cat and a few boxes in order to tell the story which had the audience laughing all night.

Marketing freshman Chris Ryan said the performance was well done. Ryan, who has already visited the Wharton Center four times this year for various performances, said that “Peter and the Starcatcher” has been his favorite performance so far and he thoroughly enjoyed it.

One of the characters, Black Stache, is who the villain Captain Hook was before he lost his hand.

During the second act, Black Stache loses his arm when he closes it in a trunk. The shock of losing his hand caused him to repeatedly yell “Oh my God” hundreds of times, using different inflections.

The crowd was nearly in tears laughing at the spectacle.

“My favorite part was Black Stache’s ‘OMG’ monologue,” Ryan said with a laugh. “I think that was very well done and his comedic time was great.”

Theatre freshman Megan Cochrane said that moment was her favorite part of the performance.

“I don’t think you could beat it,” Cochrane said. “It was very entertaining.”

Nathan Hosner, an actor in the play, said the show is a great opportunity to have a good laugh and connect with the story.

Hosner, a Michigan native, said he was excited to come back to his home state and bring the story to the community that gave him his theatrical start.

“We took a very smart, very funny, very heartfelt play and added the dimension of music to enhance both the comedy and the storytelling,” he said.

Tickets for “Peter and the Starcatcher” are on sale for $25 for MSU students on the Wharton Center website.