An Insider‟s View of Rehearsals Photos: Stephanie Warren


A Brief History “Where did Peter Pan come from?”


A few years ago, this question was asked by the daughters of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson as they stood in line for the Peter Pan ride at Disneyland in Southern California. To answer this question, the two authors decided to create their own tale. It began as a bedtime story they told their daughters before they fell asleep, and quickly developed into a best selling children‟s story within a few years time. In 2004, Barry and Pearson‟s novel Peter and the Starcatchers was released. Inspired by the book, playwright Rick Elice teamed up with directors Roger Rees and Alex Timbers to create a play based on the adventures of Peter and his friend Molly. After a 2007 workshop at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the La Jolla Playhouse presented a workshop production of Peter and the Starcatchers in 2009. Since then, the creators have continued to develop the script, and are now bringing it to New York Theatre Workshop with a wonderful cast that truly illuminates this imaginative tale.


Christian Borle


Adam Chanler-Berat


Inside the Workshop


Check out a video of Andrew Keenan-Bolger‟s visit with Peter and the Starcatcher at New York Theatre Workshop: youtube.com/nytheatreworkshop79


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