STAFF REPORT
Theatre UAF's latest production, Lost Girl, opens Friday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lee H. Salisbury Theatre.
Written by Kimberly Belflower and directed by Rachel Blackwell, Lost Girl follows Wendy Darling in the years after her adventures with Peter Pan. The play explores themes of love, loss and growing up as Wendy navigates the grief of leaving childhood behind, adjusts to change and considers what the future holds.
Blackwell holds an MBA from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and currently works as an adjunct faculty member, teaching stage acting and directing. She also brings more than 10 years of experience as a teacher and principal with the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. She earned a master's degree in educational leadership from the University of Alaska Anchorage and studied acting at the New School for Drama in New York.
With experience in several local theater productions, Blackwell aims to build productions around trust, honesty, confidence and heart.
Belflower is an American playwright and faculty member at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known for her Broadway play John Proctor Is the Villain, which earned her the 2025 Tony Award for Best Play.
Lost Girl premiered in 2018 at Milwaukee Repertory Theater and received the Kennedy Center Darrell Ayers National Playwriting Award.
Tickets are free for UAF students with a PolarExpress card. General admission is $25, while tickets for seniors, military members and UAF affiliates are $20.