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1 Dr. Michael Flachmann, Jo Ann Lawson, Daniel Aseltine Utah Shakespeare Festival s 25 th Camp Shakespeare Summer, 2013

journalist, playwright, and novelist James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937).

3 Starcatchers is the precursor to the tremendously successful 1904 play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up, written by the Scottish journalist, playwright, and novelist James Matthew Barrie ( ). The play was adapted into a novel, Peter and Wendy, by same author in

5 The 2012 stage adaptation Peter and the Starcatcher (singular) was written by Tony Award nominee Rick Elice. It was based upon the 2004 bestselling novel Peter and the Starcatchers (plural) by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. The Broadway production of Elice s play was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and won five. The novel and stage versions give us the back-story of Peter Pan, Wendy, and Captain Hook.

Ridley Pearson is the best-selling author of twenty-two novels, including the young adult novel The Kingdom Keepers and the adult thrillers Cut and Run, The Body of David

He was the first American to be awarded the Raymond Chandler/Fulbright Fellowship in Detective Fiction at Oxford University.

6 Ridley Pearson is the best-selling author of twenty-two novels, including the young adult novel The Kingdom Keepers and the adult thrillers Cut and Run, The Body of David Hayes, The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, The Middle of Nowhere, The Pied Piper, Beyond Recognition, No Witnesses, The First Victim, Undercurrents, and Parallel Lies. He was the first American to be awarded the Raymond Chandler/Fulbright Fellowship in Detective Fiction at Oxford University. Dave Barry is a Pulitzer Prize winning author of more than two dozen books, including Dave Barry s Money Secrets, Dave Barry s Complete Guide to Guys, Dave Barry Slept Here, Big Trouble, and Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway.

8 12-member cast of the Broadway production at the Brooks Atkinson Theater; opened April 15, 2012

9 from the Broadway production at the Brooks Atkinson Theater; opened April 15, 2012

1911 The same author adapts his play into a novella, Peter and Wendy.

10 ANNOTATED TIMELINE OF THE PETER PAN LEGEND 1904 J. M. Barrie s Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up premieres at the Duke of York s Theatre, London The same author adapts his play into a novella, Peter and Wendy First film adaptation (silent) is directed by Howard Brenon. Betty Bronson stars as Peter Pan Walt Disney releases an animated musical film, with Bobby Driscoll as the voice of Peter Pan.

11 1955 NBC broadcasts the Broadway musical, directed by Jerome Robbins, with Mary Martin as Peter Pan.

12 1975 Neverland, a science fiction version written by Jim Steinman, is presented at the JFK Center in Washington, DC.

13 1976 Mia Farrow stars as Peter Pan in another NBC production. Danny Kaye portrays Captain Hook.

1990-1991 Fox presents an animated TV series, with Peter

14 Fox presents an animated TV series, with Peter Pan s voice by Jason Marsden and Captain Hook s by Tim Curry.

15 1991 Steven Spielberg directs Hook, with an adult Peter Pan (Robin Williams) and Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook.

16 1998 Former gymnast Cathy Rigby brings Peter Pan back to Broadway in a production filled with flying stunts.

17 2003 Director P. J. Hogan releases Peter Pan movie; Jeremy Sumpter in the title role and Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook.

18 2004 Johnny Depp stars in the biographical movie Finding Neverland about the original playwright, J. M. Barrie.

2006 Geraldine McCaughrean s authorized sequel to the original, Peter Pan in Scarlet, is commissioned by Great Ormond Street Children s Hospital in London.

19 2006 Geraldine McCaughrean s authorized sequel to the original, Peter Pan in Scarlet, is commissioned by Great Ormond Street Children s Hospital in London. In 1929, this hospital was granted the literary rights by Barrie, who was a trustee of the institution. Under British law, the hospital s copyright expired in 2007.

20 SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE, CREATOR OF THE PETER PAN LEGEND James Matthew Barrie in 1890 James Matthew Barrie in 1910

21 SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE, CREATOR OF THE PETER PAN LEGEND Born 1860 in Scotland. Graduated Edinburgh University, Married actress Mary Ansell in 1894; he divorced her for infidelity in The first stage performance of Peter Pan occurred at Christmas-time in Barrie was awarded the Order of Merit in 1922 by King George V. Barrie had no children, but was trustee and guardian of five Llewelyn Davies boys they were his source of inspiration for Peter Pan. Their father died in 1907; their mother in 1910; and Barrie financially supported the five brothers until they were grown.

Barrie granted the literary rights to Peter Pan to Britain s foremost children s hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital, in 1929.

22 Barrie granted the literary rights to Peter Pan to Britain s foremost children s hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital, in This copyright officially expired in 2007, seventy years after the author s death from pneumonia in 1937 at age 77. His birthplace is now a museum, under the control of the National Trust for Scotland. Peter Pan statue outside Great Ormond Street hospital, London

23 statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, London

24 DAVE BARRY, CO-AUTHOR: PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS Born 1947 (66 years old) in Armonk, New York [north of NYC]. Author of a nationally-syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to Awarded the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his consistently effective use of humor as a device for presenting fresh insights into serious concerns. He was elected class clown at Pleasantville High School, where he graduated in He earned a B.A. in English from Haverford College [a Quaker-affiliated institution located near Philadelphia] in His status as a religious conscientious objector precluded him from military service. Barry began his journalism career in 1971 as a general assignment reporter for the Daily Local News in West Chester, Pennsylvania. In a 2001 Miami Herald column, Barry made light of the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. In retaliation, the metropolis named a sewage pumping station after him. The following January, he graciously appeared at the dedication of his infrastructure monument, the Dave Barry Sewage Lift Station No. 16. From the FAQ Section of Dave Barry s website, How did you get such an awesome job as a humor columnist? I'm still not really sure. It happened gradually, while I was trying to have a real career. What made you decide to write humor? The fact that you don't need to be accurate. Many would say you are one of the most inspiring editorialists of our days. What do you think about that? It makes me very nervous.

25 RIDLEY PEARSON, CO-AUTHOR OF PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS

26 RIDLEY PEARSON, CO-AUTHOR OF PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS Born 1953 (60 years old) in Glen Cove, New York [on the north shore of Long Island], and raised in Riverside, Connecticut. Author of suspense and thriller novels for adults, as well as adventure stories for children. In 1991, he became the first American to win Oxford University s Raymond Chandler-Fulbright Fellowship in detective fiction. He lives with his wife and two daughters in St. Louis. Pearson and long-time friend Dave Barry have written four other prequels to the Peter Pan legend. His works for adults include The Risk Agent (2012); In Harm's Way (2010); Killer Summer (2009); Killer View (2008); Killer Weekend (2007); Cut and Run (2005); The Body of David Hayes (2004); The Art of Deception (2002); The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2001); Parallel Lies (2001); Middle of Nowhere (2000); The First Victim (1999); The Pied Piper (1998); Beyond Recognition (1997); Chain of Evidence (1995); No Witnesses (1994); The Angel Maker (1993); Hard Fall (1992); (Probable Cause (1990);Undercurrents (1988); The Seizing of Yankee Green Mall (1987); Blood of the Albatross (1986); and Never Look Back (1985). From the FAQ section of his web site, -- What inspires you to write? Where do you get your ideas? I love telling stories. I ve been a storyteller much of my life, and I think the novels allow me to express that. My ideas come from experience, newspapers, listening to others, observation. It s all around us. Everything has a story if you take the time to listen and look for it.

Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have written

and the Starcatchers: 2006, Peter and the

27 Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have written four sequels to their 2004 novel, Peter and the Starcatchers: 2006, Peter and the Shadow Thieves 2007, Peter and the Secret of Rundoon 2009, Peter and the Sword of Mercy 2011, The Bridge to Never Land. Together, these five works form the prequel to Sir J. M. Barrie s original novel, Peter Pan (1904).

28 A FEW CONCLUDING COMMENTS Minimalist, low-tech, non-realistic; actors create their own spare scenery and use few props. Story theater and Poor theater The Broadway directors vision for the play draws from the tradition of Poor theatre. Poor Theatre was created by Polish director Jerzy Grotowski ( ). As films began to overtake live theatre as the dominant form of popular entertainment, Grotowski urged that theatre should return to its roots. Stage plays could never begin to compete the special effects and editing techniques of Hollywood, he argued. So theatre should rely on the imaginations of its constituents: cast, director, dramaturg, designer, and its audience. Peter and the Starcatcher uses clever staging, ropes, planks, a few simple props, and the actors themselves to invite the audience to use their own imaginations to create larger-than-life spectacles like mutiny aboard a pirate ship, the far-off kingdom of Rundoon, and flying children.

PRODUCTION OF. Performance Guide

PRODUCTION OF. Performance Guide A PRODUCTION OF Performance Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Synopsis of the story About the Playwright About the Author The History of Peter Pan; the boy who wouldn t grow up Designing the show Shadow Puppetry