In this relatively true story, we follow the 18th-century tale of Mary Read, a woman dressed as a boy since childhood. The day she is captured by pirates, she meets Anne Bonny. The two share a unique, piratey love story until their end.
In Pirate Queens, three players perform the entire play on a four-foot-by-three foot old, wooden crate. Using only their bodies in this small space, they mime all of the props, set pieces and effects and each play many characters.
Pirate Queens was presented at Cannonball's Miniball Festival in March 2024 as a part of the Cannonball Crash series. In the days leading up to that event, Brooke Shilling was announced as a semi-finalist for the Terrence McNally Award for Philadelphia playwrights after sharing this play with the awarding committee. Pirate Queens then premiered at the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, featuring Brooke Shilling, Elena Nahrmann and Connor Hogan. It was a 2024 Week Two Philly Fringies Frontrunner.
This production will also feature performances by Brooke Shilling, Elena Nahrmann and Connor Hogan.
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Linda Eder
Keswick Theatre (3/27 - 3/27) | |
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Sesame Street Live! Say Hello
Keswick Theatre (3/26 - 3/26) | |
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Pirate Queens
Philly Theatre Week (4/4 - 4/5) | |
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Hedgerow Theatre Company presents ‘Nora: A Doll's House'
Hedgerow Theatre (3/12 - 4/6) | |
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Leon Thomas
Eisenhower Auditorium (3/25 - 3/25) | |
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Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Latino Theatre Night
Bristol Riverside Theatre (4/5 - 4/5) | |
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Stolen
Bird-in-Hand Stage (8/12 - 10/22) | |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Quintessence Theatre (2/27 - 4/26) | |
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John Cassidy • Comedy & Magic May 30th & 31st 2025 - 8pm Tickets $35 to $45 | Ages 16+ • BYOB 21+
Smoke & Mirrors Theater in House of Magic (5/30 - 5/31) | |
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