Friday night’s performance of “Peter Pan” lacked the theatrical punch that could have sent it flying into the hearts of its audience members.There were high points, however, including Iowa native Chris Carsten as both the flustered Mr. Darling and the ever-feared Captain Hook.The show’s curtain created a storybook on the stage of Stephens Auditorium. The three Darling children get tucked in as Mr. and Mrs. Darling, played by Carsten and Kayce Glasse, head out for the evening.Peter Pan (Shorey Walker), who lost his shadow on another visit to the Darling’s nursery, awakens Wendy, played by Becky Gulsvig, with his commotion. Wendy is able to sew Peter’s shadow back onto him, with little grumbling.Up to this point, things were going well. Then the singing began. Often times the words sung were lost in the throats of the actors. Bad British accents seemed to swallow the melodies.There was, of course, an uplift as the much-awaited event of the evening soared, literally, toward the ceiling. “Fairy dust” was sprinkled upon the waiting children and up, up and away they went to encounter Never-Never Land and the dastardly Hook.Carsten gave Hook the humanity needed to make him more than just believable. Known in Never-Never Land as cold, mean and heartless, just as a captain of ruthless band of pirates should be, Carsten’s Hook also provided the audience with humor.Hook’s main fear was of the crocodile who had been fed his right hand after it was cut off by Peter Pan. The tick-tocking of the clock inside the croc’s stomach left Hook a blubbering mess. One of the most exciting parts of the original story was the adventures the Darling children had with the Lost Boys, the Indians and the pirates. This part of the production, though, seemed almost labored. Lines and parts of songs were lost during brilliant and complicated choreographed dance sequences. The middle of the performance lacked the luster and the liveliness of a child’s imaginary dream world that could have made the performance legendary. In the second act, things brightened considerably. The Lost Boys battled with Hook and formed an alliance with the Indians. The constant bantering between Wendy and the green-with-envy Tinkerbell made for interesting lighting affects. Tinkerbell was played by a green laser pen that would zip around the stage and eventually end up sulking in her tiny house because she wanted to have Peter Pan all to herself. When she was mad, she would call Peter an “ass” and her light would turn a lights-and-sirens fiery red.The climax of the show was, as in all good fairy tales, the victory of good over evil. Peter Pan and the Indians outsmarted and then carefully defeated Hook — disposed of by the croc — and his band of pirates.Overall, the production was cheesy, but a winner with the younger members of the audience. However, “Peter Pan” could have done more to take older members back to a time when nothing mattered except dreams.