HOW I BECAME A PIRATE Kicks Off Victoria Theatre Association Family Series

Victoria Theatre Association kicks off the 2017-2018 Morris Furniture Company Family Series with a swashbuckling musical presentation of HOW I BECAME A PIRATE, Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., at the historic Victoria Theatre. Tickets are on sale now at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, located inside the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center in downtown Dayton, via phone 937-228-3630 or online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

Based on the New York Times best-selling children's book of the same name, HOW I BECAME A PIRATE, follows Jeremy Jacob on his trip to becoming a pirate. Jeremy Jacob has a blast learning how to speak pirate and pirate manners, but Jeremy Jacob quickly learns that becoming a pirate is not always fun and games. The production includes terrific songs such as "A Good One to Boot," "Green Teeth," and "Pirates Dot Arrgh!" Fun for the whole family, HOW I BECAME A PIRATE is sure to have all the young mateys in the audience singing and dancing after the show!

Tickets for HOW TO BECOME A PIRATE are $15 each.

DON'T FORGET OUR HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AND STORYTIME!

Hands-On Rolling Workshops are $5 per child!

• For this interactive workshop, our young pirates-in-training will make their very own pirate hat and pet parrot. Then, they will use their imaginations to embark on a swashbuckling pirate adventure to solve the mystery of where Braid Beard's treasure is buried.
• Appropriate for ages 5 - 10.
• Parents may watch for free.
• Morris Family Series workshops are conducted by Victoria Theatre Association teaching artists and are not conducted by cast or crew of HOW I BECAME A PIRATE.

The free interactive Storytime in the Kettering Reception Room begins at 3:15 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now through Ticket Center Stage, and may be purchased at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office in downtown Dayton or by phone, at 937-228-3630 or toll free 888-228-3630. Ticket Center Stage hours are Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, noon - 4 p.m., and two hours prior to each performance. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

Morris Furniture Company is the official sponsor of the Morris Family Series.

Victoria Theatre Association is one of Dayton's premier arts organizations, presenting the Premier Health Broadway Series, the Morris Furniture Company Family Series, the Cool Films Series, Projects Unlimited Star Attractions, National Geographic Live Series, sponsored by Subaru of American and Wagner Subaru and The Discovery Series, which features curriculum-enhanced live theatre productions for school children. In addition to the performances it presents, Victoria Theatre Association also manages the historic Victoria Theatre, the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, and the Metropolitan Arts Center, which houses The Loft Theatre. Victoria Theatre Association receives funding from a variety of diverse public, corporate, individual and private sources, including the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District and the Ohio Arts Council. The Ohio Arts Council and The National Endowment for the Arts helped fund this program or organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.