The High Desert Community Theater will soon be sailing the high sea's aboard the merchant ship "Kayla May".
The Lady Pirates of
Captain Bree
A musical comedy in Two Acts
Book by Martin A. Follose
Music & Lyrics by Bill Fancoeur
Stage Direction - Steve Gibson & Marsha Casey
Music Director - Sharon Gibson
Auditions:
Wednesday - August 29th, 2012 - 6:30pm Culver City Hall, Culver
Thursday - August 30th, 2012 - 6:30pm Living Hope Church, Madras
Come to the audition no later than 6:20, be prepared to sing 16 bars a cappella, a song of your choice. There will also be cold readings from sides.
(side = short excerpts from the script provided by director.)
Rehearsals:
Rehearsals will be 3 days a week immediately following the auditions , dates to be determined after the cast has been assembled. Around the middle of October rehearsals will increase in number, and then there will be 5 performances over two weekends as follows.
Performances:
Friday & Saturday - October 26th & 27th - 7pm
Friday & Saturday - November 2nd & 3rd - 7pm
Sunday - November 4th - 2pm
Cast of Characters
# of Lines
n/a Old Pirate..........weather-beaten, begins and ends the tale
Lady Pirates
198 Captain Bree......tough and hard on the outside yet soft on the inside
58 Jane.....................second in command and close to Capt. Bree
35 Molly...................new recruit, still doesn't think like a pirate wants everyone to get along
27 Josephine..........can never remember the rules of pirating
26 Gabriella...........very talkative
57 Shawna...............man crazy, especially for Samuel
25 Patty...................from Ireland
34 Maggie...............mean and tough
31 Georgia...............feels men are nothing but trouble
n/a Extra Lady Pirates..........as desired
The Captives
100 Madam Prescot......wife of British ambassador, snooty upper-crust
74 Samuel Prescot......nephew of Madam Prescot, "Aunties boy"
73 Julia Prescot...........Samuel's sister; longs for adventure
133 Capt. Jennings........captain of the ship transporting the Prescots
50 Fergus.......................Irish sailor who can't swim
44 Professor Bidwell...Pompous old man and famous writer
8 Thomas......................cabin boy
6 Cook......speaks with a Swedish accent heavier than his meatballs
8 John...........................prisoner; more brawn than brains
8 Jack............................another prisoner
7 George...................... another prisoner
n/a Extra Prisoners........as desired.
The Royal Navy
32 Admiral Moore.........admiral of the British fleet
n/a Officers One-Four.....under Admiral Moore's command
n/a Extra Officers..............as desired
For a short synopsis of the play please visit:
Fair Winds Ye Land Lubbers!
For further information email Kimberly at highdesertcommunitytheater@gmail.com, or visit our booth Aug. 18th at the Crawdad Festival in Culver!
