During its first week opening, I went to go see Boise State’s production of Pirates of Penzance. It’s the classic well-known operetta by the writing duo of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, They are a pair or Victorian playwrights are known for their comedic style. As with their style of writing, they deal with the theme of this play with a sense of humor. The theme of this play is very clear when you look at the lesser known title of the play “The Slave of Duty”. The theme deal with the sense of duty a character has to do something, because it’s the right thing to do. They have the responsibly to do so, and in this play’s case, even if it were cause them to betray the ones they were loyal to. It’s interesting for this production that the optional title was absence …show more content…
Although I’ve often hear of this play and hear most it’s music before, the only experience I had with watching any part of this play was when I went to see a elementary school production of it many years ago. This style of play was far too advanced for kids acting, so I didn’t get out of it other than kids mumbling along to soundtrack. So, it was interesting for me because the Boise State production would be the first time I actually can see to a real production of this classic. The play follows the story a young man, named Frederic, who has just turn 18 and is about to be released from his pirate apprenticeship. He was originally was supposed to become the apprenticeship of a pilot, but his maid had mishear what his farther ordered her to take him to a pilot instead she took him to a pirate. So, thus until his 21st birthday has had lived the life of pirate. Upon his release from the pirates, he knows his sense of duty to right the wrong and return to the life was meant to have. He also tells the pirates that he will be forced to follow his duty to turn them in to the police. It seems that pirates understand that his duty is a burn he has to bare, and let him go. Upon his return to