Audition
JEREMY JACOB
(a boy of about 10 or thereabouts)
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”)
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 Melina 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.
How I Became a Pirate is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, Ne York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com