THEATRE + COMEDY

Main Street Theater presents How I Became a Pirate.  Book, Music and Lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman. Directed by Mark Adams. LOCATION: MAIN STREET THEATER – CHELSEA MARKET, 4617 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006.

Family Performances: Saturdays, March 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2012 at 1pm and 4pm. Spring Break performances at 11:30am: March 12, 13, 14* & 16, 2012 (*Wednesday, March 14 is Target Family Day! Get 2-for-1 tickets and enjoy special pre-show activities and snacks!- starting at 10:30am).

AHOY, MATEY! When Captain Braid Beard and his crew invite Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, it’s the swashbuckling time of his life! No vegetables or table manners, and you get to have sword fights whenever you want. But Jeremy soon misses things like getting tucked into bed, goodnight kisses and story time.

A heave-ho, blow-the-man-down tale you won’t want to miss!

Mark Adams returns to direct How I Became a Pirate after directing Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells at MST earlier this season. Claudia Dyle is the Music Director. Rodrick Randall (Schoolhouse Rock, Live (Tour)) plays Captain Braid Beard and Richard Romeo (The BFG) plays Jeremy Jacob. The rest of the cast includes Philip Hays, Jessica Knapp, Luke Wright, and Zack Varela.

The design team includes Jodi Bobrovsky (set design), Kathryn Eader (lighting design), Macy Perrone (costume design), Shawn W. St. John (sound design), and Tina Montgomery (properties design). Lauren Dolk is the Choreographer. Kevin Zahradnik is the Production Stage Manager.

Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and up. No children under 3 allowed in the theater (including sleeping babies). 

SPECIAL EVENTS:
Wednesday, March 14 is Target Family Day! All tickets are half-price. Join us for snacks, face-painting, crafts, and photos with the actors at 10am before the 11:30am performance of How I Became a Pirate!

On Saturday, March 17, MST will hold its next Page to Stage book club meeting at the Blue Willow Bookshop at 10am. The club is meeting over the course of the season to talk about the books the MST Theater for Youth plays are based on, meet characters from the books, have a snack, make crafts, and hear a reading from the book. Children can bring their own copy of the book or purchase it at a discount at Blue Willow (located at 14532 Memorial Drive (at Dairy Ashford)).

To RSVP for the book club, send an email to vstjohn@mainstreettheater.com.

Saturday, March 24 is the Pirate Scavenger Hunt! Join us at 11:30am for a scavenger hunt, treats, and a cast meet & greet at Chelsea Market! $20 per child. (Raindate; March 31)

Pictured L-R are Braid Beard (Rodrick Randall) and Jeremy Jacob (Richard Romeo). (photo by www.RicOrnelProductions.com).