A Pirate's Life For Me


Book by Craig Sodaro
Music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur

Cast:  Flexible cast of 25 (about 6M, 11W, plus 8 that can be either), chorus
Set:  Two simple exterior sets
Time:  About 2 hours

Script:  $6.25           Move your mouse here to see additional items Piano score:  $20.00
Vocal score:  $8.00
Production/rehearsal CD set:  $65.00
CD sampler N:  $4.00
Orchestral Parts [Alto sax/tenor sax, Flute/piccolo, Trumpet I, Trumpet II, Trombone I,
Trombone II, French horn, String bass, Percussion, Keyboard (synthesized strings)]:  $6.00
Conductor score:  $50.00

Royalty:  $90 First performance/$80 Each additional performance

Get your peg leg tappin to this eclectic score of rollicking sea shanties and contemporary styles — a surefire audience-pleaser!  Aristocrat Roger Goodman has his heart set on a conventional life married to the wealthy Sarah Huffington and living happily ever after.  That is, until he finds out she thinks hes boring and would rather marry a brave and adventurous pirate!  Determined to prove himself to his beloved, Roger hires Long John Sliver to tutor him and his newly recruited motley crew in the field of piracy.  In exchange for his total pirate makeover (which includes the fearsome new name, Captain Blood!), Roger and his crew sail to Treasure Island seeking the chests of gold doubloons Long John buried there long ago.  Meanwhile, Sarah knows theres only one way to win the affections of a true pirate.  She dubs herself the Pirate Queen and sets sail with her own crew of lady pirates.  With messages in bottles that spread rumors faster than email, Captain Blood and the Pirate Queen learn of each others formidable reputations, not knowing, of course, each others true identity.  When Sarah gets the message that Captain Blood is holding her parents captive on Treasure Island, you can guess where the lady pirates are headed next!  But Bluebeard, a true pirate now retired and desiring nothing more than a chance to enjoy lounging in his beach chair, already occupies the island and is livin the good life with his crew.  Treasure Island is soon swimming with retired pirates, lady pirates and other pirate wannabes, including one character who thinks hes a parrot.  Its not a pirate convention, its a game of hide-and-seek!  Put this swashbuckling comedy on your stage for waves of laughter and the most comical musical pirate adventure yet!


Song samples
A Pirate's Life For Me

Captain Blood

The Pirate Queen

Livin' the Good Life

Anchors Aweigh

The Sweet Trade

Look Away-Hey!

'Tis a Black Day

I'll Marry the Wench

Different versions of the same or similar story:
Jolly Roger and the Pirate Queen


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Craig Sodaro



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