THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, JR.

Overview

Presented by the 2014 LTG Summer Youth Workshop

Book and Lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert

Music by Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan

Get ready for a unique swashbuckling musical journey! The wit and whimsy of Gilbert and Sullivan's classic score is suffused with a modern sensibility in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, JR., a hilarious musical farce that centers on a host of colorful characters – including sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted young lovers, dewy-eyed daughters and an eccentric Major-General, all morally bound to the often-ridiculous dictates of honor and duty. Set on the rocky coast of Cornwall, England, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, JR. begins with a group of pirates who are celebrating the birthday of one of their own, Frederic, who has reached his twenty-first year. Finally having served the full length of his required time with the pirates, he decides to strike off on his own and become an upstanding citizen – which may even mean bringing the pirates to justice. Thus turns out to be a tricky prospect indeed, especially when Frederic’s freedom is called into question!

Join the 2014 Summer Youth Workshop participants in the culmination of 4 weeks of hard work, in a thrilling, professional-level production, with an incredibly talented group of young people.

running time: 80 minutes, without intermission

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