Peter Pan Turns 70!

2024-01-22

FEB. 9 - MAR. 3, 2024Directed by Austin EdgingtonThe Pear Theatrewww.thepear.org For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthdayby Sarah Ruhl When Ann thinks of her father, she immediately remembers playing Peter Pan in her hometown theater in Iowa, and the flowers he delivered after her performance. Her memory is jogged by the fact that she and her four siblings are in their father’s hospital room during his final moments. His death sparks a conversational wake that includes everything from a...

FEB. 9 - MAR. 3, 2024
Directed by Austin Edgington
The Pear Theatre
www.thepear.org

For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday
by Sarah Ruhl

When Ann thinks of her father, she immediately remembers playing Peter Pan in her hometown theater in Iowa, and the flowers he delivered after her performance. Her memory is jogged by the fact that she and her four siblings are in their father’s hospital room during his final moments. His death sparks a conversational wake that includes everything from arguments over politics to when each sibling realized that they grew up.

A loving look at a family’s view of death, life and the allure of never growing up.

“A work that is equal parts dark and light, recalling the ebullient excitement of youth, but also confronting the hard fact of mortality… Ruhl’s imagination is among the most adventurous at play today in the theater.” – The New York Times

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