Uncle Pirate
by Ben H Winters, Drew Fornarola

Name: Uncle Pirate
Brand: Ben H Winters
SKU: 9780573600739
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Uncle Pirate Book Cover — Uncle Pirate Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

60 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American

Synopsis

Young audience

Characters: 3 male 3 female

With help from Uncle Pirate and his faithful talking penguin maybe just maybe Wilson can survive the fourth grade.

Wilson is just your average kid.

Then one day he finds out his uncle is a pirate... like a REAL pirate!

Grab yer eye patches and pirate hats mateys!

The adventure begins now!

"At heart Uncle Pirate proves more of a Boy Scout than a buccaneer but that won't distress theatergoers under 12 this diverting and often fun

Press Reviews

"There's a talking penguin and plenty of ‘arrrs!’ for the young’uns, while elementary schoolers and their parents will appreciate the sarcastic dialogue and clever songs... a whimsical adaptation of the eponymous kids book is Jolly Roger fun."
— Time Out New York

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
WILSON A nervous eight year-old with glasses. Very smart, very kind, very scared of the world	—	—	A nervous eight year-old with glasses. Very smart, very kind, very scared of the world
UNCLE PIRATE A tough-talking, barrel-chested, sword-rattlin’, sea-garglin’ old salt; eye patch optional, heart of gold required	male	—	A tough-talking, barrel-chested, sword-rattlin’, sea-garglin’ old salt; eye patch optional, heart of gold required
CAPTAIN JACK A wise-cracking penguin; played by an actor in a penguin suit	male	—	A wise-cracking penguin; played by an actor in a penguin suit
WOMAN 1	—	—	—
(Mom, Carla, various pirates and kids) Mom is the sensible long-suffering mother of Wilson; Carla is a bullying eight-year-old with pigtails and a perpetual scowl	female	—	Mom is the sensible long-suffering mother of Wilson; Carla is a bullying eight-year-old with pigtails and a perpetual scowl
WOMAN 2	—	—	—
(Miss Quern, various pirates and kids) Miss Quern is a secretary who looks and acts like a librarian; prim and proper, hair in a bun, etc.	female	—	Miss Quern is a secretary who looks and acts like a librarian; prim and proper, hair in a bun, etc.
MAN	—	—	—
(Dad, Principal Purvis, Mr. Twissel, various pirates and kids) Dad is the sensible long-suffering father of Wilson; Principal Purvis is a shifty-eyed middle-aged man whose great love is making life hard for children; later, Purvis is revealed to be a pirate; Mr. Twissel is terrified of everything, especially fourth graders	male	—	Dad is the sensible long-suffering father of Wilson; Principal Purvis is a shifty-eyed middle-aged man whose great love is making life hard for children; later, Purvis is revealed to be a pirate; Mr. Twissel is terrified of everything, especially fourth graders