From the director Ashleigh Rae-Lynn Feger:
Roald Dahl is a name known to many across generations. He is an author that is able to really capture the world through a child's eyes. Unfortunately, I feel as though our friend James Henry Trotter has always had to take a backseat to Matilda Wormwood and Charlie Bucket. I could not be more excited to put James' story on to the stage. James and the Giant Peach teaches us about chosen family, advocating for yourself, inspiring others, and that the phrase "children should be seen and not heard" is no longer accurate. James was a child with big dreams, as we all were once, my dream was to do theatre and here I am. To quote the book, “Well, maybe it started that way. As a dream, but doesn’t everything. Those buildings. These lights. This whole city. Somebody had to dream about it first. And maybe that is what I did. I dreamed about coming here, but then I did it.” I have always said that if you leave one of my productions with a different outlook on the world, others, or yourself, then I have done my job. I hope this adventure will be inspiring to all kids with big dreams. One final note: The big theatre dreams of little Ashleigh were always supported by her Grandma who came to every show she could. I lost my Grandma this past Christmas and while I have done some shows since, this will be the first fully realized directorial project of mine that she will not be at so I dedicate this show and the hard work of all my actors and staff to her.
