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Listen to music samples of the score - see below!
ISBN 978-0-573-60073-9
Book by Ben H. Winters
Music and Lyrics by Drew Fornarola
Based on the Book Uncle Pirate
by Douglas Rees
Young audience, Musical
3m, 3f
With help from Uncle Pirate and his faithful
talking penguin, maybe, just maybe, Wilson
can survive the fourth grade. Wilson is just your
average kid. Then one day he finds out his uncle
is a pirate… like, a REAL pirate! Grab yer eye
patches and pirate hats, mateys! The adventure
begins now! “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.” –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.
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application Click below for additional materials:
Uncle Pirate (Logo Pack)Listen to music samples from the show:
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1. Done with Fourth Grade |
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2. Uncle Pirate's Story |
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3. I Wanna Read! |
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4. Pirate Lessons |
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5. Carla's Song |
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6. Pirate and Secretary |
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7. Pirate Code |
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8. Not Afraid |
Music rental package includes:
1 Piano/vocal scoreVocal scoreAccompaniment Tracks available (optional, additional licensing fee will apply)Character Descriptions: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 he is revealed to be a pirate. Mr. Twissel is terrified of everything, especially fourth graders.
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