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McCook Community College Theater Department will present the third in a series of swashbuckling shows this weekend with 鈥淟ies, Gales and Mermaid Tales鈥�.鈥� Its two-week run opens Friday at the Yard & Loop Brewing Co. Taproom in McCook.

Performances will be at the Yard (801 West C, Suite 5B, McCook) Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m. It continues April 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. and April 21 at 6 p.m. You can buy tickets at The Yard & Loop Brewing Company Taproom (tickettailor.com)

This is the third swashbuckling performance directed by MCC Theater Instructor Mark Hardiman.

鈥淟ies Gales and Mermaid Tales鈥︹�� is the story of pirates and sailors stuck in a magical island inhabited by Calypso, the Greek Goddess famous for trapping Odysseus in the Odyssey. She does the same in a pub on a mystical island. She stipulates that the sailors that entertain her best with exciting stories of the sea get to go free.

Those attending are encouraged to attend dressed like a pirate for a nightly costume contest. Following the show the winners will be announced and receive a little treasure from the Loop, a swashbucklin鈥� lesson with 鈥淐apn鈥� Mark鈥� usin鈥� cutlasses and yarrs, and pirate talkin鈥� lessons from August Roy, the show鈥檚 pirate interpreter and dialect designer.

Here are the members of the cast:

Malachi Bogardus-Chance, Candy, Midnight Crew, Finn

Caleb Cochran-Sean, Old/Young Seanan, Squirrel

Jack Cochran-Hammer, Bilge, Arthur, Captain

Kevin Cochran-Hamish, Anutti/Kraken, Captain Moorehouse, Roan

Brady Hall-Michael, Joseph, Brady

Andrew Hawke-Merriweather, Stark, Andrew

Erin Herron-Mairad, Bergdis, Marian

Patrick Herron-Snarkey, Snype, Pub Guy

Laci Ingels-Norway, Cookie, Ama, Cara

Marcus Ingels-Clark, Stewart, Stanton

Ruth Malcom-Molly, Sprite

Eden McPherson-Mermaid, crew

Liz Meyers-Calypso

Adalaide Miller-Sileas, Ingrid, Heather, Sprite

Leanne Miller-Lauren, Mermaid, Mrs. Moorehouse, Terehenet盲r/Vellamo

Yael Miller-M贸rag. Astrid, Anabel, Sprite

Ashlyn Roth-Mermaid, Shelley, Crow

Crew:

Director-Mark Hardiman

Dialect Design-August Roy

Dialect Assistant-Ruth Malcom

Dialect Captains-Caleb Cochran, Kevin Cochran, Leanne Miller

Music-Leanne Miller

Fight Captain-Leanne Miller

Dramaturg-Dr. Cassandra Pfeifer

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