The Pirates! July 20, 2013

A century and a half after their invention, the Pirates of Penzance have landed at Shell Beach and seized the Dance Palace in Point Reyes Station for the weekend. This beloved Gilbert & Sullivan operetta is the third production in an annual series by the West Marin Players and effervesces with dedicated local talent.  Last summer I had attended their Mikado, an operetta in which I had performed decades ago, and I vowed that this summer I would try to immerse myself in the fun.  Thank you, thank you to Susie Stitt and Deborah Benedict, the stage and music directors, respectively, for offering me the chance to frolic as a daughter of the modern Major General, and thank you to the entire Pirates cast and crew and to the West Marin community for their warm embrace.