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Cast of Lady Pirates of the Caribbean: Alexa Bodner and Kendra Libby

Get to know Kendra Libby (Lucretia) and Alexa Bodner (Wilma), two 8th-graders, with big roles in the show by checking out the videos.

Members of Francis Walsh Intermediate School's Musical Theater have been busy preparing for their production of Lady Pirates of the Caribbean with performances on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 6 at 3 p.m.

Get to know Kendra Libby (Lucretia) and Alexa Bodner (Wilma), two 8th-graders, with big roles in the show by checking out the videos. And if you missed it, eighth-graders Jack Nelson (ensemble) and Andrew Salerno (Don Juan Futon) took a break from rehearsal to tell us more about their roles and what is special about this show.

According to an announcement posted, the play is about "a spirited family-friendly musical about the adventures of the Lawless Lady pirates. A chest of gold doubloons sent by the Queen to care for orphaned children on Parrot Isle has been stolen. Will the Lawless Ladies be able to uncover who stole the gold?  

Jeffrey Rizzo, a 7th-grade science teacher at Walsh, directs the play, which features Kirsten Bjork as Esmeralda, Kendra Libby as Lucretia and Andrew Salerno as Don Juan Futon. 
 
Tickets ($10) are available by calling 203-418-PLAY.
 

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