ArtsWest Announces PETER AND THE STARCATCHER

ArtsWest is pleased to announce PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, the Tony Award-winning musical about the early adventures of Peter Pan, opening at the ArtWest Playhouse and Gallery on November 17. PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is appropriate for all ages and most fun for ages 10 & up. The performances will run Thursday through Friday until Decemeber 23.

Led by Eric Ankrim, the visionary director behind ArtsWest's 2015 smash hit AMERICAN IDIOT, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER features music, ingenious stagecraft and a dozen brilliant actors playing over 100 different characters. As the story begins, starcatcher-in-training Molly meets an orphan boy longing for a home: together, surrounded by a colorful cast of friends and enemies, they embark on the adventure of a lifetime and a dazzling journey of self-discovery. Fans of J.M. Barrie's original Peter Pan novels will love this exciting new tale, and the whole family will delight in PETER AND THE STARCATCHER'S vibrant storytelling, boisterous energy and limitless imagination.

In addition to a cast composed entirely of Seattle actors, the Creative Team for PETER AND THE STARCATCHER features Gregory Award-nominated Lighting Designer Tristan Roberson (4,000 MILES and AMERICAN IDIOT), Scenic Designer Julia Welch (REALLY REALLY and Bad Apples), and Costume Designer Siri Nelson (5th Avenue Theatre).

Creative Team

Directed and Choreographed by Eric Ankrim

Music Direction by Rob Scherzer and Eric Ankrim

Music Consultant John Callahan

Assistant Director Brian Lange

Directing Apprentice AnDrew Davidson

Directing Apprentice Jaron Boggs

Scenic Design by Julia Welch

Costume Design by Siri Nelson

Lighting Design by Tristan Roberson

Properties Design by Andrea Spraycar

Stage Manager - Melanie LeDuc

Directing Apprentice - Andrew Eric Davidson

Cast

Alyssa Gutierrez - Molly

Trent Moury - Boy/Peter

John Han - Ted

Saxton Johnson - Blackstache

James Schilling - Prentiss

Nathan Brockett - Alf

Tyler Dobies - Captain Scott

Brian Lange - Smee

Ryan McCabe - Lord Aster

Nicholas Tarabini - Grempkin/Fighting Prawn

Tyler Trerise - Slank

Mikko Juan - Ensemble

Patrick McDermott - Ensemble

Kirby McDermott - Ensemble

Patrick Ostrander - Ensemble

Bryce Smith - Ensemble

About the Production

Peter and the Starcatcher plays November 17 - December 23, 2016 (press tickets opening weekend November 18 - 20 - contact laural@artswest.org) at ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery (4711 California Ave SW, Seattle WA 98116). Tickets (ranging from $19 - $39.50) may be purchased online at www.artswest.org, by phone at 206.938.0339, or at the Box Office Thurs. - Sat. 2 -7:30pm.

About ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery

ArtsWest is a vibrant center for both performing and visual arts located in the West Seattle Junction. This 149-seat theatre provides a unique setting for audiences and artists as stories of human emotion unfold in an intimate space. Winner of the American Theatre Wing's 2012 National Theatre Company Award, ArtsWest has produced such diverse work as Evil Dead: The Musical, Little Women and this fall's critically acclaimed production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts. ArtsWest produces artistic events that provoke conversation, incite the imagination and use live theater as a powerful agent of change. www.artswest.org

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