The Pirates of Penzance
May 31 - June 16, 2009
By: W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Directed by: Bryna Wasserman
Translated by: Al Grand
Presented by Reitmans (Canada) Limited
The Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre and Reitmans (Canada) Ltd. present the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre (DWYT) in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, Gilbert and Sullivan’s misadventure on the high seas, from May 31 to June 16, in Yiddish with English and French supertitles. The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre is proud to bring this Canadian Yiddish premiere to Montreal in celebration of its 50th anniversary.
DID YOU KNOW?
Jean Lafitte, a Jewish pirate, was born around 1780. In his prime, he ran not just one pirate ship but a whole fleet! In 1814, the British sought his aid in their pending attack on New Orleans. However, he passed the plans on to the Americans and helped General Andrew Jackson, future president, to beat the British in 1815. To this day there is a town of Jean Lafitte and a Jean Lafitte National Historical Park in Louisiana.
