How I Became a Pirate

Casting

3 male, 5 gender flexible featured roles

Possible expansion

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 – who 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 – talks with a French accent – the ship’s cook – 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”

Orchestral Information

Accompaniment CD

Piano-Vocal Score

Credits

HOW I BECAME A PIRATE

Book, Music and Lyrics by JANET YATES VOGT AND MARK FRIEDMAN

Based upon the book “How I Became a Pirate” Written by Melinda Long and Illustrations by David Shannon

Performed by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and The Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. HOW I BECAME A PIRATE received its world premiere at First Stage Children’s Theatre, Milwaukee, WI.