It's kind of hard to explain exactly what Story Pirates are without seeing a show, but they are some sort of a mix of comedy troupe, improv group, farcical song and dance ensemble, and children's entertainment. Needless to say, our kids LOVED it. After each story skit, during the applause, Madeleine would loudly exclaim, "That was SO FUNNY!" She even went to far as to make a Tony the Tiger-like announcement during the final applause: "They're GREAT!"
The highlight of the performance was probably the point at which the Story Pirates took story ideas from the audience. Both Julia and Madeleine raised their hands with eager earnestness every time a call for plot or character ideas was posed to the spectators. Although Julia didn't get called on, Madeleine had her big chance come to life.
STORY PIRATE ON STAGE: Okay, so the flying alligator is going to pull the tree down to the ground so that Larry the Lion can get free. How long should this take?
STORY PIRATE WALKING THROUGH THE AUDIENCE: (pointing at Madeleine's fervently raised hand) How long does it take?
MADELEINE: (confidently) One minute.
That was it! Her big moment to shine. And she comes up with...one minute?!?
The Story Pirates played it out well, however, pantomiming their push and pull of the tree, with one of them exclaiming afterwards, "Wow, that was a full minute!" Madeleine was thrilled to hear her idea on stage.
To cap off the fun outing, we bought the girls each a Story Pirates tee-shirt, so you may be seeing Julia and Madeleine garbed in a skull and crossbones sometime soon. Arrrghh, ahoy, mateys!
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