Uncle Pirate – The Musical

by Ben H Winters & Drew Fornarola from Douglas Rees

Published by Samuel French Inc

3 Male 3 Female

Musical Comedy for Children

Wilson is just your average kid

Then one day he finds out his uncle is a pirate

Yes – a REAL pirate!

With help from Uncle Pirate and his talking penguin, maybe, just maybe, Wilson can survive the fourth grade

So grab yer eye patches and pirate hats, mateys!

The adventure begins now!

Songs:

Done with Fourth Grade

Uncle Pirate’s Story

I Wanna Read!

Pirate Lessons

Carla’s Song

Pirate and Secretary

Pirate Code

Not Afraid

Piano Score available to Rent – Runs about an hour

CHARACTERS

WILSON a nervous eight year-old with glasses. Very smart, very kind, very scared of the world

UNCLE PIRATE a tough-talking, barrel-chested, sword-rattlin’, sea-garglin’ old salt; eye patch optional, heart of gold required

CAPTAIN JACK a wise-cracking penguin; played by an actor in a penguin suit

WOMAN 1 (Mom, Carla, various pirates and kids) – Mom is the sensible long-suffering mother of Wilson; Carla is a bullying eight year-old with pigtails and a perpetual scowl

WOMAN 2 (Miss Quern, various pirates and kids) – Miss Quern is a secretary who looks and acts like a librarian; prim and proper, hair in a bun, etc

MAN (Dad, Principal Purvis, Mr. Twissel, various pirates and kids) – Dad is the sensible long-suffering father of Wilson; Principal Purvis is a shifty-eyed middle-aged man whose great love is making life hard for children; later Purvis is revealed to be a pirate; Mr. Twissel is terrified of everything, especially fourth graders

EXTRA PIRATES if required

REVIEWS

“At heart Uncle Pirate proves more of a Boy Scout than a buccaneer, but that won’t distress theatergoers under 12, this diverting and often funny musical’s ideal audience … Theatergoers at a recent performance particularly enjoyed a classroom duel in which Uncle Pirate bravely wields first a pointer, then a ruler and finally a book. Education, it seems, really is the way to win life’s battles” ~ The New York Times

“There’s a talking penguin and plenty of ‘arrrs!’ for the young’uns, while elementary schoolers and their parents will appreciate the sarcastic dialogue and clever songs … a whimsical adaptation of the eponymous kids book is Jolly Roger fun” ~ Time Out, New York