The Creators Of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Host Talkback 3/12

Here is your chance to meet the creative minds behind PETER AND THE STARCATCHER and PETER AND WENDY. Sit down and have an in depth conversation with Julie Archer, co-creater and designer of PETER AND WENDY, Rick Elice, author of the new play PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, Liza Lorwin, co-creator, director and producer of PETER AND WENDY, and Ridley Pearson, author of the original book PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS at the New York Public Library Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 2pm!

WHAT: A conversation with the creative minds behind New York Theatre Workshop's Peter and the Starcatcher and The New Victory Theater presentation of Mabou Mines' Peter and Wendy. Inspired by J.M. Barrie, whose love of reading and joy of words continue to ignite the imagination, panelists will discuss the development of two unique approaches to bringing "The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up" from page to stage.

WHO: Panel participants include Julie Archer, co-creator and designer of Peter and Wendy Rick Elice, author of the new play Peter and the Starcatcher, Liza Lorwin, co-creator, director and producer of Peter and Wendy, Ridley Pearson, author of original book, Peter and the Starcatchers

Moderated by Betsy Bird, NYPL Children's Librarian, this event, free and open to the public, is part of the New York Public Library's Children's Literature Café (series for adults only).

WHERE: New York Public Library
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, South Court Auditorium
(455 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street)

WHEN: Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 2:00 pm

Peter and the Starcatcher, an imaginative new play by Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, The Addams Family) and directed by Roger Rees (The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby) and Alex Timbers (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), is based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Peter and the Starcatcher performs now through April 3 at New York Theatre Workshop.

Peter and Wendy, a beloved adaptation from world-renowned experimental theater company Mabou Mines, tells the story of Peter, Wendy and the Lost Boys through original Celtic music, breathtaking bunraku-style puppetry and the OBIE Award-winning performance of Karen Kandel. From the creative team of adaptor Liza Lorwin, designer Julie Archer, director Lee Breuer and composer Johnny Cunningham, Peter and Wendy performs May 6 - 22 at The New Victory Theater.