{"id":1143,"date":"2017-01-14T19:15:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T01:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.praeclara.org\/?page_id=1143"},"modified":"2018-03-24T17:15:52","modified_gmt":"2018-03-24T22:15:52","slug":"the-pirates-of-penzance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.praeclara.org\/?page_id=1143","title":{"rendered":"The Pirates of Penzance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Painting<\/a>Friday, March 31 at\u00a07:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\nSunday, April 2<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a03:00 p.m.<\/strong>
\nWildwood Park for the Arts
\n20919 Denny Rd., Little Rock, AR \u00a072223<\/p>\n

Tickets: $30 general public; $15 for students
\nPurchase tickets at the Wildwood Park for the Arts<\/a> website or call 501.821.7275<\/p>\n

Music by Arthur Sullivan\u00a0| Libretto\u00a0by\u00a0W.S. Gilbert
\nDirected\u00a0by Bevan Keating\u00a0| Choreography\u00a0by\u00a0Rebecca M. Stalcup<\/p>\n

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\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

For his entire childhood, young Frederic has been apprenticed to a band of pirates, living a sequestered life among them. However, everything will change for Frederic on his 21st birthday: a day that ends his bondage to the pirates and introduces him to the lovely Mabel and her bevy of sisters.<\/p>\n

Mabel quickly agrees to marry the smitten Frederic, and soon her sisters are also claimed by Frederic\u2019s pirate band. The girls\u2019 father, Major-General Stanley, does not approve. The major-general takes advantage of the pirates\u2019 well-known weakness to rescue his daughters.<\/p>\n

But the escape is short-lived, for the Pirate King discovers a loophole that means Frederic is not free after all. Frederic, again duty-bound to the pirates, betrays the lie that allowed the major-general to escape with the girls. Thus begins a series of confusions, mixups, and humorous twists that only Queen Victoria can bring to a happy ending.<\/p>\n

This delightful operetta, one of Gilbert and Sullivan\u2019s most popular, will please vocal arts connoisseurs and comedic theater fans alike. \u201cThis production mixes the vocal versatility of Praeclara with the innovative choreography of Rebecca Stalcup \u2014 always a powerful combination. The show\u2019s lighthearted take on romance combined with the beautiful setting of Wildwood Park makes for perfect springtime fare,\u201d\u009d says director Bevan Keating.<\/p>\n

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Photo credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

French ship being attacked by Barbary pirates:\u00a0Aert Anthonisz. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n

Drawing of Major-General Stanley courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
\nhttps:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3AMajGeneraldrawing.jpg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friday, March 31 at\u00a07:30 p.m. Sunday, April 2\u00a0at\u00a03:00 p.m. Wildwood Park for the Arts 20919 Denny Rd., Little Rock, AR \u00a072223 Tickets: $30 general public; $15 for students Purchase tickets at the Wildwood Park for the Arts website or call 501.821.7275 Music by Arthur Sullivan\u00a0| Libretto\u00a0by\u00a0W.S. Gilbert Directed\u00a0by Bevan Keating\u00a0|\u2026<\/p>\n

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