Sail The high Seas of Fun!
Painted Sky Opera presents The Pirate Project!, a 40-minute interactive opera for children performed in English!
The Pirate Project! tells the real-life history of famous pirates using the music of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. With fun games and participatory dancing and singing, this show will bring kids of all ages an exciting look into the real stories behind pirate lore.
Bring The Pirate Project! to your school, camp, or venue! Contact us for more information.
Our pirate performers Buccaneer Betty, Calico Kate, and Salty Peggy will perform at libraries and other locations across central and southwestern Oklahoma in 2026! Take a look at show dates below and join us! All performances are free.
Performances of The Pirate Project:
June 1, 2 pm: Library Lab (The Well), 210 James Garner Ave, Norman
June 2, 2 pm: Shawnee Public Library, 101 N Philadelphia Ave, Shawnee
June 3, 10:30 am: Blanchard Public Library, 205 NE 10th St, Blanchard
June 4, 11 am: American Legion Post 244, 126 N Main St, McLoud
June 4, 2 pm: Tecumseh Public Library, 114 Broadway, Tecumseh
June 5, 10:30 am: Moore Public Library, 225 S Howard Ave, Moore
June 8, 10:30 am: Crescent Public Library, 205 N Grand, Crescent
June 11, 2 pm, Norman West Library, 300 Norman Center Ct, Norman
June 11, 6 pm, South OKC Library, 2201 SW 134th St, Oklahoma City
June 12, 2 pm, Newcastle Public Library, 705 NW 10th St, Newcastle
June 16, 1:30 pm, Elgin Public Library, 108 Thoma Dr, Elgin
June 17, 2 pm, Walters Public Library, 202 N Broadway St #1226, Walters
June 18, 2 pm, Duncan Public Library, 3785 US-81, Duncan
June 30, 6 pm, Mabel C. Fry Public Library, 1200 Lakeshore Dr, Yukon
July 6, 10:30 am, Southern Oaks Library (Neighborhood Arts), 6900 S Walker Ave, Oklahoma City
July 6, 2 pm, Midwest City Library (Neighborhood Arts), 8143 E Reno Ave, Midwest City
July 7, 2 pm, Downtown OKC Library (Neighborhood Arts), 300 Park Ave, Oklahoma City
July 8, 10 am, Del City Library (Neighborhood Arts), 4330 SE 15th St, Del City
July 8, 2 pm, Nicoma Park City Hall (Neighborhood Arts), 2221 Nichols Dr, Nicoma Park
July 9, 10 and 11 am, Edmond Library (Neighborhood Arts), 10 S Blvd, Edmond
July 9, 2 pm, Capitol Hill Library (Neighborhood Arts), 327 SW 27th St, Oklahoma City
July 10, 10:30 am, Choctaw Library (Neighborhood Arts), 2525 Muzzy St, Choctaw
July 10, 3 pm, Warr Acres Library (Neighborhood Arts), 5901 NW 63rd St, Warr Acres
July 13, 1 pm, Harrah Senior Center (Neighborhood Arts), 19791 Summers Ave, Harrah
July 14, 10 am, Belle Isle Library (Neighborhood Arts), 5501 N Villa Ave, Oklahoma City
July 14, 2 pm, Almonte Library (Neighborhood Arts), 2727 SW 59th St, Oklahoma City
July 15, 10 am, Bethany Library (Neighborhood Arts), 6700 NW 35th St, Bethany
July 15, 2 pm, Ralph Ellison Library (Neighborhood Arts), 2000 NE 23rd St, Oklahoma City
July 16, 10:30 am, Jones Library (Neighborhood Arts), 9295 Willa Way, Jones
July 16, 2 pm, Village Library (Neighborhood Arts), 10307 N Pennsylvania Ave, Oklahoma City
July 17, 10 am, Rodeo Cinema (Neighborhood Arts), 2221 Exchange Ave, Oklahoma City
July 17, 2 pm, Northwest Library (Neighborhood Arts), 5600 NW 122nd St, Oklahoma City
July 18, 10 am, Scissortail Park (Neighborhood Arts), 300 SW 7th St, Oklahoma City
July 24, 5 pm, Guthrie Public Library, 201 N Division St, Guthrie
July 29, 10 am, Chickasha Public Library, 527 W Iowa Ave, Chickasha
Many of our performances in July are a part of Neighborhood Arts, a collaboration between the Metropolitan Library System and Arts Council Oklahoma City that provides performances for families across the OKC metro area.
More about The Pirate Project!:
The Pirate Project! is a 40-minute interactive opera for children in English featuring tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance with rewritten lyrics and text to tell about the real-life history of pirates in the Atlantic Ocean in the 16th through 18th centuries. The opera is appropriate for all ages and aimed at pre-K to 6th grade students. The opera features interactive elements such as games and dancing to involve students in the show.
Cast of The Pirate Project!:
Calico Kate - Katherine Kimbrough, Raeslyn Miller
Buccaneer Betty - Olivia Flores, Salma Peña
Salty Peggy - Kaytlyn Eagleton, Maureen Morrissey
Swing - Ella Maliszewski
Staff
Director - Rob Glaubitz
Tracks - Joe Fitzgerald
Adaptation and libretto - Rob Glaubitz
PSO Education Director - Savannah Gordon
Painted Sky Opera provides free performances of The Pirate Project! to schools, libraries, or other organization. If you are interested in setting up one of these performances or licensing The Pirate Project! for a new production, please contact us.
The Pirate Project! is supported in part by funding from a community arts grant from the Oklahoma Arts Council, which is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.
