After their father dies, five siblings find themselves around the kitchen table of their childhood, pouring whiskey and sharing memories. The eldest, Ann, reminisces about her days playing Peter Pan at the local children’s theater, and soon the five are transported back to Neverland.For Peter Pan on her 70th birthdayis a fantastical exploration of the enduring bonds of family, the resistance to “growing up,” and the inevitability of growing old.
Ruhl's imagination is among the most adventurous at play today in the theater.
World premiere at the Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in the spring of 2015, with a subsequent West Coast premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in the spring of 2016
New York premiere slotted for Playwrights Horizons, Fall 2017
Ruhl's plays include two Pulitzer Prize finalistsIn the Next Room (or the vibrator play)andThe Clean House
One of the top ten most-produced playwrights of in the country 2011-2016
Ruhl received the 2016 Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award
Ruhl received the 2004 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize forThe Clean House
Ruhl was nominated for the 2010 Tony Award for Best Play forIn the Next Room (or the vibrator play)
Ruhl is the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award, a PEN/Laura Pels Award and a MacArthur Fellowship
A bittersweet portrait of love and loss from award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl.
Stage Kiss|Sarah|Ruhl|9781559364706 |14.95|Theatre Communications Group|02/24/2015|4100|
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