CAPTAIN BREE AND HER LADY PIRATES
A Musical Comedy in One Act
Directed by Darin Hathaway
Choreographed by Penelope Caywood
Musically Directed by Darrin Doman
SETTING
Time: Late '1800s, over the course of one month.
Place: Aboard the merchant ship "Kayla May."
Captain Jennings’ crew jumps ship, leaving him with only a handful of prisoners and Fergus, a sailor who can’t swim, to protect his wealthy passengers from a pirate attack. Captain Bree and her lady pirates demand gold in exchange for the lives of the pretentious Madam Prescot; her nephew Samuel, who is masquerading as a girl to avoid becoming shark bait; and her niece Julia, bursting with desire to join the lady pirates—much to her aunt’s dismay! While waiting for a response from the English, the pirates entertain themselves by teaching Julia the ropes of pirating, such as threatening their prisoners with the plank. But what is in store when a British fleet arrives, set on both hanging the pirates for their deeds and punishing Captain Jennings for not fighting them off more effectively? With catchy sea shanties and other rousing musical numbers, your audience will be humming along all the way to the exciting surprise ending!