Treasure Island (Zimmerman)
by Mary Zimmerman

Name: Treasure Island (Zimmerman)
Brand: Mary Zimmerman
SKU: 9780573711800

Treasure Island (Zimmerman) Book Cover — Treasure Island (Zimmerman) Cover

Highlights

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90 mins 18th Century Ensemble Cast Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

Adventure beckons when a mysterious blind man delivers a dreaded Black Spot to an aging sea captain, plunging an innkeeper’s son into a desperate race for buried treasure.

Armed with only his wits against a dastardly crew of cutthroat pirates, young Jim Hawkins sets sail with the larger-than-life Long John Silver and a crew of swashbuckling rogues as Treasure Island explodes like a cannon ball onto the stage.

Thrill-seekers of all ages will find inventive adaptor Zimmerman’s version of the classic pirate tale both epic and intimate, hilarious and harrowing.

Press Reviews

"Treasure Island is visually sumptuous and packed with dialogue that is alternately playful and philosophical."
— TheaterMania

"What makes Zimmerman’s version remarkable is what she doesn’t do in it. She doesn’t tart it up with special effects, lots of dramatic music, or the sounds of the crashing waves on the high seaas. Instead, true to the book, she gives us a straight-on look at 18th-century life through the lens of late Victorianism."
— Chicago Reader

"Solid entertainment!"
— Berkeleyside

"[Zimmerman] just tells Stevenson’s story. Just the way Stevenson does. Simply. With dignity, and elegance, and a degree of restraint. Without a lot of complicated Dickensian ornamentation."
— Chicago Reader

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
JIM HAWKINS A boy of about fourteen	male	—	A boy of about fourteen
MRS. HAWKINS His mother, proprietor of the Admiral Benbow Inn	female	—	His mother, proprietor of the Admiral Benbow Inn
BILLY BONES An old buccaneer	—	—	An old buccaneer
BLACK DOG A buccaneer, missing two fingers	—	—	A buccaneer, missing two fingers
BLIND PEW An old, blind buccaneer	—	—	An old, blind buccaneer
CONSTABLE DANCE	—	—	—
DR. LIVESEY An educated man	male	—	An educated man
SQUIRE TRELAWNEY A wealthy landowner	—	—	A wealthy landowner
REDRUTH Servant to Squire Trelawney	—	—	Servant to Squire Trelawney
CAPTAIN SMOLLETT	male	—	—
JOHN SILVER A one-legged pirate, appearing first as a cook	—	—	A one-legged pirate, appearing first as a cook
CAPTAIN SILVER His parrot (also the name of the pirates' old commander)	male	—	His parrot (also the name of the pirates' old commander)
TOM A sailor	—	—	A sailor
ABRAHAM GRAY A sailor	—	—	A sailor
DICK A sailor who converts to piracy	—	—	A sailor who converts to piracy
ISRAEL HANDS A pirate	—	—	A pirate
MORGAN A pirate	—	—	A pirate
GEORGE MERRY A pirate	—	—	A pirate
JOHNNY A dim pirate	—	—	A dim pirate
JOB A pirate	—	—	A pirate
BENN GUNN A marooned man	male	—	A marooned man
VILLAGERS, MUSICIANS, UNNAMED SAILORS and	—	—	and
PIRATES	—	—	—