The Hypocrites' PIRATES OF PENZANCE Brings Beach Party to NYU Skirball Tonight

A raucous, zany beach party, complete with swimming pools, Tiki Bar and beach balls, awaits audiences in an 80-minute holiday adaptation of Pirates of Penzance having its New York premiere tonight, November 29, through December 10 at NYU Skirball.

The entire audience will be seated on stage (or in beach chairs!), immersed in the action alongside sappy pirates, dewy-eyed damsels, bumbling bobbies and one very stuffy Major General. And if anyone gets thirsty along the way - the Tiki Bar is opened throughout the show with special drinks for kids and adults.

The Hypocrites theater company's Pirates is directed and adapted by Sean Graney, with book by W.S. Gilbert and music by Arthur Sullivan, and a cast of ten actors playing all the instruments and multiple roles.

Pirates of Penzance will play tonight, November 29, through December 10: Wednesday - Fridays at 7:30pm; Saturdays at 11 am, 3 pm & 7:30 pm; and Sundays at 3 pm. Tickets start at $65. A special $ 99 package is available for one adult and child with the code FAMILY. Tickets may be purchased online at www.nyuskirball.org, by phone at 212.998.4941, or in person at the NYU Skirball Box Office: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-6:00 P.M. NYU Skirball is located at 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square, New York, New York 10012.

The Hypocrites, founded in 1997 Artistic Director Sean Graney, is one of Chicago's premier off-Loop theater companies, specializing in mounting bold productions that challenge preconceptions and redefine the role of the audience. The company has a reputation for creating exciting, surprising, and deeply engaging theater as it re-interprets classics and tackles ambitious new works. The American Theatre Wing, best known as the creator of the Tony Awards, presented The Hypocrites with one of its 2013 National Theatre Company awards. The company's smash-hit production of Our Town, directed by David Cromer, transferred in 2009 to Off-Broadway, Los Angeles and Boston. Since the company's founding, The Hypocrites have produced over sixty mainstage productions and a dozen festival pieces, securing thirty-one Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson awards, six Equity Joseph Jefferson awards and two After Dark Awards. Go to the-hypocrites.com for more.

NYU Skirball, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, is one of New York City's major presenters of international work, and has been the premier venue for cultural and performing arts events in lower Manhattan since 2003. The 860-seat state-of-the art theater, led by Director Jay Wegman, provides a home for internationally renowned artists, innovators and thinkers. NYU Skirball hosts over 300 events annually, from re-inventions of the classics to cutting-edge premieres, in genres ranging from dance, theater and performance arts to comedy, music and film.

NYU Skirball's unique place as a vibrant cultural center within New York University enables it to draw on the University's intellectual riches and resources to enhance its programming with dialogues, public forums and conversations with artists, philosophers, scientists, Nobel Laureates and journalists. Learn more at www.nyuskirball.org.

Jay Wegman is responsible for the direction and leadership of the Center's artistic programming. He previously served as director of the Abrons Art Center at Henry Street Settlement from 2006-2016, where he curated a balance of local, international, emerging and established multi-disciplinary artists. During his tenure, Abrons was awarded a 2014 OBIE Award for Innovative Excellence and a 2015 Bessie Award for Best Production.

Pictured: The Hypocrites: PIRATES OF PENZANCE by Evgenia Eliseeva

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