Treasure Island (Hildreth)
John Hildreth
Treasure Island: A New Adventure
by A.J. Allegra, Alex Wallace, James I. Bartelle
Highlights
75 mins 18th Century Ensemble Cast Expandable Casting Flexible Cast Size Room for Extras Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy
Synopsis
It’s time to hit the seven seas and head straight to Skull Island for a bountiful booty of buried treasure!
Teenage Jim works at his mother Ruth’s inn, a favorite of sailors and pirates alike.
When a crusty, on-the-lam Old Sailor dies in one of their rooms, leaving behind a map to buried treasure, Jim and Ruth decide adventure and fortune are calling their names: they take the Old Sailor's map and get hired on a ship sailing west to the Caribbean.
Packed with ribald humor, puns aplenty and pirate antics, this zippy and fun adaptation of Treasure Island will shiver your timbers and provide you with a boundless fortune of big laughs and happy hearts.
Original music by Jack Craft is available as an option for performance.
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Press Reviews
"Full of rambunctious action, physical comedy, sea shanties, salty taunts, pirate shtick and a few surprises… The work allows all the pirates to shine with distinct personalities… The one thing pirates can be trusted with is to provide an entertaining story."
— New Orleans Gambit
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Jim An eager yet moody young teenager. |
| No-Good Nathan (Old Sailor) A rum-loving, surly pirate who just wants some alone time. Crew of Pew (All Women) |
| Margaret Pew A mostly blind, old, disgusting lady pirate. Maybe she was once joyful and lovely. Maybe. |
| Ursula A well-meaning idiot. |
| Gentle Mary A sweet and gentle lover of all Earth’s creatures but with a murderous temper. |
| Oxana Piranha A quiet and stealthy killer who can read people too well. |
| Stabbin’ Judy Just like the name says: a lady that loves the knife. |
| Mercy Mcfoul The smelly, rather grotesque one. Slow on land but quick in a fight. Crew of Smollett (All Men) |
| Captain James Smollett A no-nonsense captain that is kinda over it. |
| Long John Silver An excessively friendly cook. Maybe too friendly. |
| Mr. Elephant Small The muscle of the crew but a secret scaredy-cat. |
| Rider Onasis The gossipy mapmaker. Likes to think he is smarter than everyone. He’s not. |
| Hamhock Hannigan A greasy fella who indulges a bit too much in everything. |
| Steed Bonnet The gentleman pirate. A fop who prefers tea to rum. |
| Fat Phillip A rabble rouser, instantly killed. |
| Slender Brad His friend, instantly killed. Ensemble members may be added to either crew to accommodate a larger cast. |
| Ruth A proper British innkeeper with a hidden wild side. |
Publication
Treasure Island: A New Adventure is a comedy play written by A.J. Allegra and published by Playscripts .
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