Grab your peg legs and eye patches and get ready to set sail for Pirate School at the Merced Theatre on Friday, Nov. 22.
“Pirate School: Sea Dreams” is a madcap, swashbuckling solo show created and performed by veteran New York actor David Engel. Set to an original cartoon-inspired musical score, complete with sound effects, Pirate Professor Billy Bones teaches the finer points of lighthearted mischief and offers up zany lessons on how to stand, talk, sing and laugh like a boisterous buccaneer, all while promoting good manners, polite behavior and social courage.
For 13 years David Engel worked as a clown doctor bringing stress-reducing humor to pediatric hospitals with the Big Apple Circus’ world-renowned in-hospital Clown Care Program. David continues to offer outreach at pediatric hospitals and sensory sensitive shows. His shows resonate with patrons in part because he respects the instincts of his audiences and intuitively connects with kids in fundamental ways. Because children crave to be part of the action, all of Mr. Engel’s shows harken back to outdoor play and feature immersive full-audience active participation.
Parents and educators especially appreciate the wholesome, inclusive, nonviolent content and pro-social messaging subtly woven throughout his shows.
The show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and they are on sale now. Go online to: mercedtheatre.org or visit the Merced Theatre Box Office at 301 W. Main St. in downtown Merced. Box Office is open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Friday. Purchase tickets over the phone at (209) 381-0500.