My Imaginary Pirate – six (6) actor version

  • Jeff Sundheim & Michael Vine
    Photos Courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Michael Vine
    Photos Courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • James Hendley, Michael Vine, Sarah Vishnev, & Angie Fisher
    Photos Courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Jenna Haimes & James Hendley
    Photos Courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • James Hendley & Angie Fisher
    Photos Courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Jeff Sundheim & Sarah Vishnev
    Photos Courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Jenna Haimes & Sarah Vishnev
    Photos Courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • James Hendley, Michael Vine, & Jeff Sundheim
    Photos Courtesy of Barter Theatre

Synopsis

Jesse McCall has moved to a new town and is having trouble making friends at school. But Jesse isn’t lonely; he’s too busy going on adventures with his imaginary pirate, the Terrible One-Eyed Jack. Jesse and One-Eyed Jack are determined to find the buried treasure – but run into all sorts of trouble; the Outlaw Pirate, Red Legs Ricky, is trying to steal their treasure map, Jesse’s mom is trying to come to grips with an imaginary pirate living in her house and Jesse’s teacher, Mrs. Pierce, is trying to teach her class their multiplication tables! But everything works out in the end and – with a little help from his dad and One-Eyed Jack – Jesse comes to realize that friendship is the greatest treasure of them all.

Cast

Jesse McCall a nine-year-old boy with a vivid imagination
Janet McCall Jesse’s mother
Henry McCall Jesse’s father
One-Eyed Jack Jesse’s imaginary pirate
Red-Legs Ricky the Outlaw Pirate
Mrs. Alma Pierce Jesse’s 3rd grade teacher, wise and unflappable
Mr. Jones the first mate on Jesse's ship
La Pugh the helmsman on Jesse's ship
Brawny Bart the master gunner on Jesse's ship
Socrates the first mate on Red Legs Ricky's ship
Cheryl Buckingham Jesse's classmate; lacks imagination, likes to fish
Jeff Kalinosky has a bad thumb-sucking habit, loves a slingshot
Phoebe Petrucco vivid imagination, wears glasses, hopscotch champion

Specs

Cast Size: 6 (3m, 3w) with doubling
Approximate Run Time: 50m
Number of Acts: One
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Production History

My Imaginary Pirate (6 actor version) was first produced in 2016 by the Barter Players (Abingdon, VA), Katy Brown, Artistic Director


Casting Notes:
The same actor plays the following roles:
Janet McCall/Red Legs Ricky/Cheryl Buckingham
Phoebe Petrucco/La Pugh
Henry McCall/Jeff Kalinosky/Brawny Bart/Socrates
Mrs. Alma Pierce/Mr. Jones
Cast Size: 6 (3m, 3w) with doubling
Approximate Run Time: 50m
Number of Acts: One
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Synopsis

Jesse McCall has moved to a new town and is having trouble making friends at school. But Jesse isn’t lonely; he’s too busy going on adventures with his imaginary pirate, the Terrible One-Eyed Jack. Jesse and One-Eyed Jack are determined to find the buried treasure – but run into all sorts of trouble; the Outlaw Pirate, Red Legs Ricky, is trying to steal their treasure map, Jesse’s mom is trying to come to grips with an imaginary pirate living in her house and Jesse’s teacher, Mrs. Pierce, is trying to teach her class their multiplication tables! But everything works out in the end and – with a little help from his dad and One-Eyed Jack – Jesse comes to realize that friendship is the greatest treasure of them all.

Cast

Jesse McCall
a nine-year-old boy with a vivid imagination
Janet McCall
Jesse’s mother
Henry McCall
Jesse’s father
One-Eyed Jack
Jesse’s imaginary pirate
Red-Legs Ricky
the Outlaw Pirate
Mrs. Alma Pierce
Jesse’s 3rd grade teacher, wise and unflappable
Mr. Jones
the first mate on Jesse's ship
La Pugh
the helmsman on Jesse's ship
Brawny Bart
the master gunner on Jesse's ship
Socrates
the first mate on Red Legs Ricky's ship
Cheryl Buckingham
Jesse's classmate; lacks imagination, likes to fish
Jeff Kalinosky
has a bad thumb-sucking habit, loves a slingshot
Phoebe Petrucco
vivid imagination, wears glasses, hopscotch champion
Casting Notes:
The same actor plays the following roles:
Janet McCall/Red Legs Ricky/Cheryl Buckingham
Phoebe Petrucco/La Pugh
Henry McCall/Jeff Kalinosky/Brawny Bart/Socrates
Mrs. Alma Pierce/Mr. Jones


Production History

My Imaginary Pirate (6 actor version) was first produced in 2016 by the Barter Players (Abingdon, VA), Katy Brown, Artistic Director

Script Sample
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