How I Became A Pirate

How I Became A Pirate
Inspire Creative
PACE Center
Parker, CO 
March 9, 2018

While not a classic musical, How I Became a Pirate is a show many parents chose to introduce their children to live theatre. It was set up perfectly for that - the subject matter was definitely kid-friendly, the run time was only and hour and there was a question and answer session afterwards. So the audience was filled with young families.

The story followed the adventures of Jeremy Jacob after a chance meeting with the pirate Braid Beard. He quickly found himself as a valuable member of the crew as they searched for buried treasure.

It was unfortunate that the cast did not contain any female characters. After all, there were female pirates. The only female onstage was portraying Jeremy Jacob. She did a convincing job of portraying a boy. The rest of the cast were enjoyable to watch with all their quirks.

The storyline was easy to follow, however the song lyrics did tend to contain more robust language that smaller children might have had trouble understanding.

The set seemed amateurishly simple until the curtain opened to reveal an impressive pirate ship. Even more enjoyable was hearing the cast discuss how they assemble and reassemble it on every stop on their tour.

While not the perfect show for little ones, How I Became a Pirate, was a fun show for families.