Comedy Children's Play/Story
DURATION: 45 mins (1 Act)
STORY
Polly dreams of being a pirate; the captain of her own ship - the Pollyanna! The life of sailing the high seas in search of treasure; which is far from the reality of being stuck in a boring history lesson at school. However Polly’s imagination won’t let her down, as she finds her way to Pirate School. As she learns the tricks to being a feisty buccaneer from a quirky bunch of characters, she soon finds herself in deep waters as her crew are drawn into the battle against the ominous Snowbeard.
CAST (16)
Classroom
POLLY: Quick witted, bubbly and eager.
JAKE: Polly’s best friend who looks out for her.
MISTER CUTTLE: Monotone school teacher who doesn’t move quickly but is very authoritarian.
BULLY 1&2: Just your average meanies
STUDENTS: the students adopt the same personality as their pirate persona - e.g. Actors playing Snowbeard and Scrubbers are the bullies, actor playing Anchor is studious, Barnacles keeps talking a lot etc
Cutlass Crew
CAPTAIN CUTLASS (played by same actor as Mister Cuttle): Loves being the boss and tries a bit too hard to prove it.
XAVIER (played by same actor as Jake): Good heart but trying to be tough
MAGNUS: Hard of hearing weapons expert
BARNACLE: An astute history buff who loves a good story FEATHERS: She’s off with the birds, dreamy, and trains all the parrots ANCHOR: A strict rule maker, stickler for workplace safety FINGERS: The resident pickpocket Snowbeard Crew
CAPTAIN SNOWBEARD (played by same actor as Bully 1): Classic bad guy at the end of his tether; desperate to win SCRUBBERS (played by same actor as Bully 2): Snowbeard’s first mate; trying to make a name for him (/her) self - who’s getting sick of being second to Snowbeard.
CLAW: Has 2 claws for hands. PATCH: Wears an eye patch and potentially is the smallest one BOOTLACE: Ropes expert. BLADE: Great with a sword.
SPLINTERS: Has a lot of bandaids on the finger tips.
KEVIN: The new guy - on probation.
DURATION: 45 mins (1 Act)
STORY
Polly dreams of being a pirate; the captain of her own ship - the Pollyanna! The life of sailing the high seas in search of treasure; which is far from the reality of being stuck in a boring history lesson at school. However Polly’s imagination won’t let her down, as she finds her way to Pirate School. As she learns the tricks to being a feisty buccaneer from a quirky bunch of characters, she soon finds herself in deep waters as her crew are drawn into the battle against the ominous Snowbeard.
CAST (16)
Classroom
POLLY: Quick witted, bubbly and eager.
JAKE: Polly’s best friend who looks out for her.
MISTER CUTTLE: Monotone school teacher who doesn’t move quickly but is very authoritarian.
BULLY 1&2: Just your average meanies
STUDENTS: the students adopt the same personality as their pirate persona - e.g. Actors playing Snowbeard and Scrubbers are the bullies, actor playing Anchor is studious, Barnacles keeps talking a lot etc
Cutlass Crew
CAPTAIN CUTLASS (played by same actor as Mister Cuttle): Loves being the boss and tries a bit too hard to prove it.
XAVIER (played by same actor as Jake): Good heart but trying to be tough
MAGNUS: Hard of hearing weapons expert
BARNACLE: An astute history buff who loves a good story FEATHERS: She’s off with the birds, dreamy, and trains all the parrots ANCHOR: A strict rule maker, stickler for workplace safety FINGERS: The resident pickpocket Snowbeard Crew
CAPTAIN SNOWBEARD (played by same actor as Bully 1): Classic bad guy at the end of his tether; desperate to win SCRUBBERS (played by same actor as Bully 2): Snowbeard’s first mate; trying to make a name for him (/her) self - who’s getting sick of being second to Snowbeard.
CLAW: Has 2 claws for hands. PATCH: Wears an eye patch and potentially is the smallest one BOOTLACE: Ropes expert. BLADE: Great with a sword.
SPLINTERS: Has a lot of bandaids on the finger tips.
KEVIN: The new guy - on probation.
