Catch ballet's 'Peter Pan' before it flies away
T.O. High School junior has title role

Pacific Festival Ballet presents its spring performance of "Peter Pan" on Fri., May 9 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Fred Kavli Theatre, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.

A children's fulllength matinee will begin at 4 p.m. The 7:30 p.m. performance will also include a tribute to Scott Joplin, classical ballet variations, and the Olympics.

Mariah Murphy, a junior at Thousand Oaks High School, stars in the title role along with a cast of 135 members of California Dance Theatre, the official training school of Pacific Festival Ballet.

Guest artists include Mark Reyes as Mr. Smee, and Gary Franco as Captain Hook.

For tickets, call the box office at (805) 449-ARTS, or go through Ticketmaster. For more information visit the website www .californiadancetheatre.com.

Now in its 22nd year, Pacific Festival Ballet is the resident ballet company of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Countrywide Performing Arts Center.