Berkeley Playhouse Presents The Pirates of Penzance

Get ready for the swashbuckling shenanigans of poetic pirates and karate-kicking “maidens” in a Gilbert & Sullivan with a touch of rock n’ roll! With hip dance choreography and hilarious stage combat, “this zany production of Pirates of Penzance will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter, if not, bopping along to the beats. Great for all ages!

In scenes reminiscent of Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil” and with music and choreography that mash “American Idiot” and “Glee”, this zany production of Pirates… Show more of Penzance gives you Gilbert & Sullivan with a touch of post-atomic punk - you’ll be smiling ear to ear – or at least wanting to pogo. While exciting fight choreography, swirling romance, and soaring songs with hilarious lyrics is the usual fare for this famous operetta, Director, Jon Tracy and Music Director, Jonathan Fadner, give you all those elements and more: coiffed and duck-tailed, Teddy Boy Pirates; strong and willful women; a Major General who is the poster child for the 1%, and a score enlivened with the riffs of rock, punk, and ska! Don’t be the only family on the block to miss this hip re-imagining of the show!

P.S. Dress up as a pirate or a punk – or a punk pirate. There’s a parade on stage before Meet & Greets after Saturday and Sunday matinees.

Pirates of Penzance is presented through special arrangement with MTI. Books and Lyrics by William Schwenck Gilbert / Music by Arthur Seymour Sullivan / Directed by Jon Tracy / Music Direction by Jonathan Fadner / Choreography by Emily Morrison / Fight Choreography Dave Maier / Scenic Design Nina Ball / Costume Design Abra Berman / Lighting Design Michael Palumbo.

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