Download Kitchen Theatre Company kicks off the New Year with a Tony

For Immediate Release
Contact: Lesley Greene, Associate Producing Director at (607) 272-0403 or
[email protected]. Photos available upon request.
January 12, 2016
TICKETS: $15-$40. To purchase, call (607) 272-0570, visit the Kitchen offices (409 W. State St.)
Monday-Friday, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM and at the theater (417 W. State St.) Saturday-Sunday, 12:004:00 PM, or click www.kitchentheatre.org.
WEBSITE: For more information about Kitchen Theatre Company, visit www.kitchentheatre.org
Kitchen Theatre Company kicks off the New Year with a Tony-Award winning,
swashbuckling musical adventure—PETER AND THE STARCATCHER!
Ithaca, NY: Kitchen Theatre Company is celebrating its 25th season in 2015-2016, and the centerpiece is
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, a play that is a celebration of live theater and ensemble story
telling: a great adventure with music told by a cast of twelve actors and a “let’s put on a show” spirit.
Funny and full of surprises, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER opens for previews on Sunday, January
31 and runs for eighteen performances, through February 21st.
Written by Rick Elice, based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson with music by Wayne
Barker, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is the winner of five 2012 Tony Awards. A grown-up’s
prequel to Peter Pan, it tells the story of how Peter got his name, met the Lost Boys, met the Darling
family, and first encountered his nemesis. The twelve actors play over 100 unforgettable characters!
Directing the play is Kitchen Theatre Company Artistic Director Rachel Lampert and frequent guest
director Sara Lampert Hoover. “We haven’t had a cast this large in a long time, and never before in our
new theater space,” says Kitchen Theatre Company Artistic Director and Peter and the Starcatcher codirector Rachel Lampert. “There is something exciting that happens when you get this many actors
together in our relatively small space. And these are a dozen wonderful comedic actors—Sara and I are
going to have a blast working with them!”
The ensemble cast of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER features many Kitchen Theatre Company
veterans: Karl Gregory*, who has appeared in 25 previous productions, is Black Stache. Joey
Steinhagen, Artistic Director of Running to Places Theatre Company and veteran of many Kitchen
Theatre Company Main Stage and Family Fare plays and musicals, is Mrs. Bumbrake. Matthew
Bretschneider* (Seminar and The House) plays The Boy/Peter. Eric Brooks*, who has appeared in ten
previous productions at Kitchen Theatre Company (most recently Heroes, on the 2013-2014 season),
plays Alf. Craig MacDonald*, who has acting and directing credits at the Kitchen dating back to its early
years, is Lord Aster. John D'Arcangelo, an Ithaca College alum who also performed at the Kitchen,
plays Captain Scott. Kitchen Theatre Company Artistic Associate Emily Jackson, director of this
season’s I and You and The Soup Comes Last, makes her Kitchen Theatre Main Stage acting debut as
Molly. New to the Kitchen are NYC actors Sergio Mauritz Ang*, Tobi Aremu, Zander Meisner*,
Aundre Seals, and Ithaca College musical theater major Connor Briggs. (*member, Actors’ Equity
Association)
The Music Director is Nick Wilders. Wilders will be playing live for the productions. Joining him in the
small but mighty pit orchestra will be Rob Snyder (percussion), and Lesley Greene
(flute/trumpet/ukulele). The set design is by David L. Arsenault, lighting design is by Tyler M. Perry,
costumes are by Amanda Aiken, and the properties design is by Elizabeth Frino. The production stage
manager is Jen Schilansky.
In conjunction with the performances of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, Kitchen Theatre
Company will present a number of ancillary events. Post-show talkbacks are scheduled for Sunday,
January 31, Tuesday, February 2, and Wednesday, February 3 (preview performances), and Friday,
February 12 (facilitated by Lee Rayburn of WHCU). On Wednesday, February 10th at 6:30 PM, there
will be a pre-show talk. Please check our website for more details and events:www.kitchentheatre.org.
Kitchen Theatre Company's production of Peter and the Starcatcher is supported by a number of
sponsors. The lead sponsor is Co-Producer Tompkins Trust Company. Additional sponsorship
comes from Barry Chester and Elissa Cogan. The Media Sponsor is WSKG. Opening Night food is
provided by Northstar House and drink is provided by Americana Vineyards. Wine, beer, and
cocktails are available for sale in the Kitchen Theatre Company lobby before and after every
performance.
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WHAT:
Kitchen Theatre Company, Central New York’s Off-Broadway theater, kicks off the New Year with a
Tony-Award winning, swashbuckling musical adventure—PETER AND THE STARCATCHER by Rick
Elice, based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, with music by Wayne Barker.
WHEN:
January 31 – February 21, 2016
Sun., Jan. 31 @ 4:00 – PREVIEW, TALKBACK
Tues., Feb. 2 @ 7:00 – PREVIEW, TALKBACK, PAY WHAT YOU CAN
Wed., Feb. 3 @ 7:30 – PREVIEW, TALKBACK
Thurs., Feb 4 @ 7:30 – OPENING. Reception following the performance with food provided
by Northstar House and drink provided by Americana Vineyards.
Fri., Feb. 5 @ 8:00
Sat., Feb. 6 @ 8:00
Sun., Feb. 7 @ 4:00
Wed., Feb. 10 @ 7:30 – PRESHOW TALK
Thurs., Feb. 11 @ 2:00 & 7:30
Fri., Feb. 12 @ 8:00 – TALKBACK facilitated by WHCU’s Lee Rayburn
Sat., Feb. 13 @ 8:00
Sun., Feb. 14 @ 4:00
Wed., Feb. 17 @ 7:30
Thurs., Feb. 18 @ 7:30
Fri., Feb. 19 @ 8:00
Sat., Feb. 20 @ 8:00
Sun., Feb. 21 @ 4:00 – CLOSING PERFORMANCE
WHERE:
Kitchen Theatre Company
417 W. State/MLK, Jr. St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
HOW:
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW: $15-$40. To purchase, call (607) 272-0570, visit the Kitchen offices
(409 W. State St.) Monday-Friday, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM and at the theater (417 W. State St.) SaturdaySunday, 12:00-4:00 PM, or click www.kitchentheatre.org.
ABOUT:
Bold, intimate, engaging... Kitchen Theatre Company (KTC) is downtown Ithaca's critically acclaimed
and nationally recognized year-round professional theater company, specializing in regional and world
premiere plays and musicals. Now celebrating its 25th Anniversary Season! KTC's intimate 99-seat
theater is in its beautifully renovated, LEED-certified building in the West End neighborhood of
downtown Ithaca, New York. KTC is the first not-for-profit recipient of the David R. Strong Memorial
"Small Business of the Year" Award from the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce and receives
public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the Tompkins County
Tourism Program.
"Important conversations happen in the Kitchen."
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