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Blow Me Down! The Daring Exploits of Spanish John, Pirate is an original play about pirates written by St. John Frizell. The play was originally performed on June 3 and 4, 2005, at the Coffey Street Theater (a backyard in Red Hook, Brooklyn) and directed by David Teague.

Original Cast

The Crewe of the Merrie Widow

Captain Spanish John…Ben Schneider

Marengo…Bill Coelius

Dublin…Jeremy Carr

Alvar…Francis Kerrigan

The Crewe of the Black Eyed Susan

Captain Plum (Pauline)…Okwui Okpokwasili

Rampart…Sohui Kim

Dauphine…Jean Brassard

The Governour’s Navie

Captain Valence…Jenny Williams

Bosun Lesseps…Linden Elstran

Narrator…Jean Brassard

Magnolia, a barmaid…Lauren Allison

Louisa, the Governour’s wife…Priscilla Tsang

Balaban, an ape…Dan Reiners

Music by Nick Delgado and the Damn Torpedoes

Karen Codd…cello

Nick Demas…guitar, bouzouki

St. John Frizell…keyboards

Steve Johnson…bass

Scott Murchison…drums

Heath Winborn…accordion

Set Construction

Linden Elstran

St. John Frizell

Karin

Jim Law

Barry O’Meara

Dan Reiners

Ben Schneider

Stage Hands/Puppeteers…Jim Law, Dan Reiners

Puppet Design…Daisy

Costume Design…Linden Elstran

Print Design…Linden Elstran, Steve Merola

Stage Director…Annie Wedekind

Lighting Director…Tracy Izatt

Musical Director…Nick Demas

Directed by David Teague

Written by St. John Frizell