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PYRATE STORY
A TALE OF ANNE BONNY, MARY READ AND JACK RACKAM
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A collaboratively developed play.
Written and Directed by Gary Graves
Show opened June 4th, 1999 and ran through July 3rd at Jack London Square in Oakland.
Cast included: Rica Anderson, David Parr*, Louis Parnell*, and Jan Zvaifler.
*appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association
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Women Pirates? It is true, throughout history many women have taken to sea. Some when disguised as men or boys, and some even sailed under the black flag. The two most famous cross-dressing female pirates were Anne Bonny and Mary Read. These two sailed with the flamboyant Captain Jack Rackam, plundering the Caribbean together until their capture off the coast of Jamaica. All three were tried for piracy in 1720, and sentenced to death. But there this strange tale takes an even stranger turn.
Based on the actual trial transcripts, and the fantastic tale of the "Women Pyrates" in Captain Charles Johnson's, General History of the Pyrates, Central Works has developed this wildly theatrical look at the romance and the reality behind the two most notorious women pirates in history.
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"Fascinating and impeccable produced…Loaded with talent and intriguing historical details "
-- Chad Jones, The Oakland Tribune
"A delightful tale, interestingly wrought through the collaborative workshop method developed by the theater...The play is delightful and full of strong performances"
--Nanette Dillard, Urban View
" Both Zvaifler and Anderson's performances are assured, detailed, and full of passion...Parr, in a variety of roles, does subtle but impressive work"
--Kerry Reid, Express
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