The Pirates of Penzance at Carpenter Performing Arts Center

Lovably wacky and filled with catchy tunes, The Pirates of Penzance has all the ingredients for the perfect farce: a damsel in distress, a brash pirate king, an adorably dopey Major-General, and a series of delightfully absurd mix-ups. Expecting to be released from servitude on his 21st birthday, pirate apprentice Frederic falls for the beautiful young Mabel. But due to a leap-year technicality, the poor lad soon discovers that he must be away from the love of his life and continue his apprenticeship for another 63 years! Will he ever be free? Can he win the hand of Mabel? Find out when the acclaimed New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players bring one of the funniest musicals of all time to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.