In The Pirates of Penzance, Frederic was as a child apprenticed to a band of tenderhearted, orphaned pirates by his nurse who, being hard of hearing, had mistaken her master's instructions to apprentice the boy to a pilot. Frederic, upon completing his 21st year, rejoices that he has fulfilled his indentures and is now free to return to respectable society. But it turns out that he was born on February 29 in leap year, and he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday. By the end of the opera, the pirates, a Major General who knows nothing of military strategy, his large family of beautiful but unwed daughters, and the timid constabulary all contribute to a cacophony that can be silenced only by Queen Victoria's name.

Note: auditions are by appointment. Contact the director at 610-558-2409 for an appointment. Those auditioning for leads should be prepared to sing the song noted for the role.

Dates:

auditions: February 26, 2007 7:00 PM	lead roles, by appointment
February 28, 2007 7:00 PM	lead roles, by appointment
March 03, 2007 2:00 PM	chorus, by appointment
performance: June 01, 2007 8:00 PM
June 02, 2007 8:00 PM
June 03, 2007 2:00 PM
June 08, 2007 8:00 PM
June 09, 2007 8:00 PM
June 10, 2007 2:00 PM
June 15, 2007 8:00 PM
June 16, 2007 8:00 PM

Open roles:

Major-General Stanley	male	50-80	baritone	actor singer	1 part	retired military, widower, raising his daughters alone. song: "I am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General"
Pirate King	male	30-40	baritone	actor singer	1 part	Noble bearing, but with a boyish enthusiasm for adventure. song: "Oh, better far to live and die"
Samuel (pirate lieutenant)	male	26-40	baritone	actor singer	1 part	2nd pirate in command, but not terribly bright. song: "Pour, o pour the Pirate sherry"
Frederic (the Apprentice)	male	18-23	tenor	actor singer	1 part	"The Slave of Duty", handsome but not the smartest cookie in the jar. song: "Oh, is there not one maiden breast"
Sergeant of Police	male	20-39	bass	actor singer	1 part	Leader of Policemen, but not the bravest of men. song: "When the foeman bares his steel"
Mabel	female	20-30	soprano	actor singer	1 part	oldest of General's daughters
Edith	female	20-29	soprano	actor singer	1 part	a ringleader of General Stanley's daughters & mischief-maker. song: "Climbing over Rocky Mountain"
Kate	female	20-30	soprano	actor singer	1 part	a follower & more sympathetic to others than Edith or Mabel
Isabel	female	20-29		actor singer	1 part	the fanciful one, quick of imagination. no solo song
Ruth	female	42-55	alto	actor singer	1 part	ex-nursery maid to Frederic & hard of hearing. song: "Oh, false one, you have deceived me!"
chorus parts	M/F	20-40		actor singer	8 parts	pirates, policemen, daughters