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General Stanley’s harmonising daughters pursue the freshly-washed-ashore (and coincidently very handsome) Frederick, all the while fighting off a band of mischievous, swash-buckling pirates.

The pesky pirates are back by popular demand! Scranton power-duo Colin Holmes and Stephen Murphy (who both worked in our '14 production) return to Direct and Music Direct this heartwarming, wacky musical.

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Music and Lyrics

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Music Director

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Audio Engineering

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Gilbert and Sullivan

Colin Holmes

Stephen Murphy

Elizabeth Gumula

Grant Chamberlin

Jim Lawrenson

Meg Graff

Tiffany Lee

CAST

Ruth

Frederic

Mabel

The Pirate King

Major General Stanley

Annabel

Edith

Lilybel

Maribel

Sibel

Isabel

Samuel

Pirate 1

Pirate 2

Sargeant of the Police

Police Officer

Colleen Welsh

Stephen Murphy

Joanna Latini

Luke Antony Neville

Joe McGurl

Jane Logan

Billie Aken Tyers

Michele Conaboy

Logan T. Sutton

Ty Lane

Will Ormsby Cary

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DIRECTOR'S NOTE

As I’m sure you can imagine, executing any form of a socially distant, radio operetta is no small feat.

I am so proud of the work you’re about to listen to. This classic Gilbert & Sullivan is still just as funny, just as entertaining, and just as utterly melodramatic today as it was in its birth in 1879.

Needless to say, this show has been around for a LONG time. In fact, one of my earliest memories of Pirates was my grandfather recounting his performance as the “police sergeant” in his high school’s rendition of this show 60+ years ago.

The festival’s theme this year is “home”. I cannot tell you how much joy it brings me to be able to put together a version of this heartwarming musical for all of you, and especially my grandpa, to listen to from the comfort of home.

My gratitude and thanks goes out to our AMAZING voice artists, sound technicians, production team, and board of directors for making this show exceed any and all expectations.

In addition to this powerhouse team, an extreme debt of gratitude is due to our musical director, Stephen Murphy. Stephen worked tirelessly to record piano accompaniment tracks for our actors to perform to from home. Then he re-orchestrated the entire show, layered dozens and dozens of individual actors vocal tracks and somehow managed to make this sound seamless. You are an amazing artist, my favorite collaborator, and friend.

Please enjoy SSF’s radio rendition of “The Pirates of Penzance”.