Book By: W.S. Gilbert
Music By: Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics By: W.S. Gilbert
Licensing: Music Theater International
Synopsis:
Frederic, a young man who was to be apprenticed to a ship's pilot, was mistakenly apprenticed to a pirate due to his hard-of hearing nursemaid, Ruth. Upon completion of this twenty-first year, Frederic announces that his sense of duty calls him to rid the seas of these rather simple scoundrels. Frederic and Ruth leave the pirates and return to shore where they encounter the beautiful young daughters of Major-General Stanley. The Pirate King, who is hurt by Frederic's departure arrives with his pirates and captures the girls.
| Song List | Sung By |
| Pour, O Pour the Pirate Sherry | Samuel & Pirate Chorus |
| When Frederic Was a Little Lad | Ruth |
| Oh, Better Far to Live and Die | Pirate King & Pirate Chorus |
| Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me | Frederic & Ruth |
| Climbing Over Rocky Mountain | Chorus of Girls |
| Stop, Ladies, Pray! | Edith, Kate, Frederic & Chorus of Girls |
| Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast | Frederic & Chorus of Girls |
| Poor Wandering One! | Mabel & Chorus of Girls |
| What Ought We To Do | Edit, Kate & Chorus of Girls |
| How Beautifully Blue the Sky | Mabel, Frederic & Chorus of Girls |
| Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses | Frederic & Chorus of Girls and Pirates |
| Hold, Monsters! | Mabel, Major-General, Samuel & Chorus |
| I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General | Major-General & Chorus |
| Oh, Men of Dark and Dismal Fate | Mabel, Kate, Edith, Ruth, Frederic, Samuel, Pirate King, Major-General & Chorus |
| Oh, Dry the Glistening Tear | Mabel & Chorus of Girls |
| Then, Frederic, Let You Escort Lion-Hearted | Frederic & Major-General |
| When the Foeman Bares his Steel | Mabel, Edith, Sergeant, Chorus of Policemen & Girls |
| Now For the Pirates Lair | Frederic, Ruth & Pirate King |
| When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold | Ruth, Frederic & Pirate King |
| Away! Away! My Heart's On Fire | Ruth, Frederic & Pirate King |
| All is Prepared | Mabel & Frederic |
| Stay, Frederic, Say | Mabel & Frederic |
| No, I Am Brave | Mabel. Sergeant & Chorus of Police |
| When A Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment | Sergeant & Chorus of Police |
| A Rollicking Band of Pirates We | Sergeant & Chorus of Pirates and Police |
| With Cat-Like Tread, Upon Our Prey We Steal | Samuel & Chorus of Pirates and Police |
| Hush, Hush! Not a Word | Frederic, King, Major-General, Chorus of Police & Pirates |
| Finale | Ensemble |
| Character | Role | Age | Sex | Voice | Dancing |
| Frederic: Sincere, honest, Pirate Apprentice | Lead | 15-25 | M | Tenor | Very Light |
| Mabel: Major-General Stanley's beautiful daughter | Lead | 15-25 | F | Soprano | Very Light |
| Ruth: Proper English Nanny | Lead | 45-60 | F | Mezzo | Very Light |
| Pirate King: Leader of rollicking band of pirates | Supporting | 30-60 | M | Baritone | Very Light |
| Major-General Stanley: Father of many pretty girls | Supporting | 40-60 | M | Baritone (comic) | Very Light |
| Edith: Mabel's sister | Supporting | 15-25 | F | Soprano | Very Light |
| Samuel: Pirate King's right hand man | Supporting | 20-40 | M | Baritone | Very Light |
| The Sergeant: Gangly police captain | Supporting | 20-40 | M | Bass/Baritone | Very Light |
| Kate: Mabel's sister | Cameo | 15-25 | F | Mezzo | Very Light |
| Isabel: Another sister | Cameo | 15-25 | F | Spoken | Very Light |
| Daughters | Chorus | 15-35 | F | Chorus | Very Light |
| Pirates | Chorus | 20-60 | M | Chorus | Very Light |
| Police | Chorus | 20-60 | M | Chorus | Very Light |
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