45-60 Min.
Adventure / Fantasy
3M, 8 Any, Ensemble
Musical
How I Became A Pirate: Adaptive Edition
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Synopsis
Sail off on a fantastic musical excursion when a band of comical pirates lands at North Beach looking for an expert digger to join their crew. Braid Beard and his mates enlist young Jeremy Jacob as they look for the perfect spot to bury their treasure. Jeremy finds that adventuring can be lots of fun, but also learns that love and home are treasures you can’t find on any map! The whole family will love this delightful and swashbuckling musical adventure.
HOW I BECAME A PIRATE: Adaptive Edition has been adapted from the original Off-Broadway production. With the permission of the original authors, the Adaptive Edition has been carefully tailored by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman to make the show performance-ready for youth and adults with physical, developmental, and intellectual disabilities. Script and song lengths have been shortened, and tempos have been adjusted to sit more comfortably for performers. Stage movement and interaction between cast members have been set at a comfortable level, based on pilot productions developed alongside a team of professionals at Metzcor Community Campus in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Casting & Production
Casting
JEREMY JACOB – A boy of about 10
BRAID BEARD – The Pirate Captain – a man of girth with a “braided beard” on his chin
SWILL THE PIRATE – Slight build with wire-rim eyeglasses, philosophical, intellectual, and gets blamed for everything that goes wrong
SHARKTOOTH THE PIRATE – Foreboding, scowling grin, wears a patch on eye, but yet, he’s a “sensitive guy”
PIRATE PIERRE – The ship’s cook, talks with a French accent and enjoys fine French cuisine
MAX THE PIRATE – He wears a stuffed Parrot on his shoulder – “he’s only a stuffed, plush Parrot but we don’t have the heart to tell ‘im ‘ees not real”
PIRATE SEYMOUR BRAUNSCHWAGGER – A typical Pirate First Mate
PIRATE SCURVY DOG – A typical Pirate Second Mate – with a tendency to “bark”
