The Pirate Musical! - Buccaneer's Edition
Michael Tester
The Pirate Musical!
by Michael Tester
Highlights
Present Day Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American
Why we like it
"This whimsical adventure on the high seas captivates with its catchy tunes and playful spirit, all achievable on a shoestring."
From: Low-Budget MusicalsSynopsis
12 actors (possible doubling/extras as desired), 24+speaking roles Unit set.
Optional Intermission
The Pirate Musical!
opens with the promise of adventure.
A book is pulled from a treasure chest and we spin the tale of Hoagy and Shirley.
Once in a blue moon, these best friends find themselves shipwrecked in their imaginations, this time on the mystical island of Wacky Tacky Boo.
Once a paradise, the island's natural resources have been plundered by Pollution Pirates.
The local animals enlist the aid of our heroes in preventing the pirates from devastating their habitat.
After harrowing chases, Shirley and Hoagy meet The Big Mermaid, a Seaweed Siren who has sprouted legs in time to compete in the island's annual talent show: Wacky Tacky Idol.
By the end of Act One, everyone armed with their own agenda are on their way to compete in the extravaganza
Act Two is a show within a show which enables each production to showcase the unique talents of their cast.
Who will win Wacky Tacky Idol?
Will the pirates clean up their act?
All is revealed in the all singing, all dancing finale!"As fine a theatrical treat for children as you're likely to find on any enchanted island!
Cleverly written on both parent and kid levels.
Its loony landscape finds infectious pop diversity."
-Steve Park, New York Newsday.
Press Reviews
"As fine a theatrical treat for children as you’re likely to find on any enchanted island! Cleverly written on both parent and kid levels. Its loony landscape finds infectious pop diversity."
— New York Newsday
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| SHIRLEY A stage-struck misfit who, when faced with adversity, transports herself and her comrades into her creative spirit. (Soprano Belt) |
| HOAGY Shirley’s fellow adventurer. A bespectacled, would-be Indiana Jones. (Character Baritone) |
| ANNA MARIE The benevolent diva whose alter ego is AQUA MARIE, the Big Mermaid. (Soulful Soprano Belt) |
| BUBBA Class clown. (Baritone) |
| DIRECTOR GOLD HUNTER Flamboyant president of his own drama club, whose alter ego is pirate CAPT. KING. (Bari-tenor) |
| JILL Myopic Goth girl. (Alto) |
| JOE Russian exchange student. (Bari-tenor) |
| MARY JANE The cutthroat diva. (Alto Belt) |
| PEARL Local fashion aficionado. (Soprano Belt) |
| SABER Local bully. (Bass or Contralto) |
| SAL Italian, operatic cook. (Lyric Tenor) |
| TOMMY/TAMMY Hip-hopper. (Rapper) |
| BARNACLE JILL The Fleet’s myopic, eye-patched navigator. |
| BUBBA THE PIRATE A.k.a. “Jolly Dodger,” ́ the French jester who dreams of being a stand-up comic. |
| CAPT. KING Self-proclaimed pirate leader, intent on plundering more fame and fortune than his rival, pirate producer Long John Gold. |
| JACK DUSTY Keeper of The Piratical Articles. (Either a skeleton puppet that pops out of a treasure chest, or a skull which sits atop the shoulder of a pirate like a parrot, Jack is voiced with a Spanish accent.) |
| THE MARY JANE TRAPPER First Mate and control freak. |
| PIRATE PEARL Self-involved socialite and Fashion Designer to the Spanish Maine. |
| TOMMY PIPES/TAMMY PIPES The Piratical Rapper. |
| THE SABERTOOTH CRUSHER Single-toothed guard. |
| SALMAGUNDI The singing Italian galley master who uses a rolling pin for a sword. |
| SCURVY JO The sweet Ukrainian bug collector who wields a butterfly net. |
| AQUA MARIE The Cher-esque, showstopping Big Mermaid. (Soulful soprano belt) |
| CHARLIE BALANAS The See-No-Evil Ape. (Baritone) |
| FLAMINGOS A GO GO Pink feathered dancers. (One Alto, the other Soprano) |
+ 3 more characters
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 2010
Binding Paperback
Pages 60
Place Quincy, MA
Language English
ISBN-13 9780874402605
ISBN-10 0874402603
LCCN 2007563232
LCC ML50.T358 P57 2006
DCC 782.1/40268
The Pirate Musical! is a American play written by Michael Tester and published by Samuel French in Quincy, MA (2010).
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