Black Pearl Cabaret
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- Port Townsend Washington
 Aidan McClave as Kreepy H. Krawler, R. O'Donnell as The Kreep, Misha Cassella-Blackburn as Parthenia Goste, and Ares Altamirano as Jack Frost | |
| Formation | 2012 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Cabaret Theater |
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| Members | DJ Adams Jason (Ares) Altamirano Holly Stone Cabe Alanna Dailey Misha Cassella-blackburn Aidan McClave Amy McKenzie (Assoc. producer) R. O'Donnell Marla Overman Thomas Overman Joey Ripley Amanda Steurer |
Artistic director | Richard O'Donnell |
| Website | blackpearlcabaret |
Black Pearl Cabaret is an American troupe of actors, variety artists, and musicians founded by Richard O'Donnell. They performed only original musical comedies of a Gothic, humorous and macabre nature, and were located in Port Townsend, Washington.
Black Pearl Cabaret originally opened at the Undertown Coffee and Wine Bar, situated literally undertown at 211 Taylor St., in the heart of the picturesque Victorian seaport, Port Townsend, Washington, in October 2012. Later, they relocated above ground to the Victorian Manresa Castle at 651 Cleveland St, Port Townsend, WA.
Theatrical Genre
Black Pearl Cabaret genres: musical theatre, satire, interactive theatre, improvisational theatre, variety show, circus, and vaudeville. BPC incorporated these genres in all-original musical comedies penned by Richard O'Donnell under his pen name B. R. Kreep.
Productions
- An Evening with the Kreep - book, music, lyrics by B. R. Kreep
- Kreepmas - book, music, lyrics by B. R. Kreep
- Bite Me! A Twilight Musical Satire - book, music, lyrics by Richard O'Donnell
- Kreepshow - book, music, lyrics by B. R. Kreep
The Undertown Productions
An Evening With The Kreep
Black Pearl Cabaret presented An Evening With The Kreep, a 90-minute theatrical with book, music, and lyrics accredited to Richard O'Donnell's pen name B. R. Kreep. It was presented by the Black Pearl Cabaret on October 25–27, 2012.
An Evening With The Kreep featured poetry and song and summons a variety of haunting characters from the Kreep's darkest dreams.[1] Characters included The Kreep performed by O'Donnell, Parthenia Goste performed by Alanna Dailey, Jack Frost performed by Jason Altamirano, Ms. Autumn performed by Holly Stone-Cabe, and Kreepy H. Krawler performed by cellist Aidan McClave.
Songs included Welcome To My Lighthouse, See Me, Wish Myself, I'm Lamenting, and Halloween. The production was directed by Amanda Steurer.
Kreepmas
Kreepmas is a Gothic, macabre twist on the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol" with book, music, and lyrics accredited to Richard O'Donnell's pen name B. R. Kreep. It was presented on December 20–23, 2012.
Characters included The Kreep performed by R O'Donnell, Albert T. Krumb performed by Jason "Ares" Altamirano, Kreepy H. Krawler performed by cellist Aidan McClave, Thaddeus Plum performed by Joey Ripely, Matilda Pift performed by Misha Cassella-blackburn and the two-headed Twipple Twins, Twinkle & Dinkle, performed by Cassella-blackburn and Ripley.[2]
Kreepmas included Cellist arrangements by Aidan McClave, costumes designed by O'Donnell and built by Mara Palmen, stage managed and by D.J. Adams. Songs included Kreepmas Celebration, Drink Up For Kreepmas, I'm the Ghost of Been There Done That, The Bells, Why Not For Me, and We Wish You a Merry Kreepmas. The production was produced and directed by O'Donnell.
The Pope Marine Building Production
Bite Me!
Black Pearl Cabaret presented "Bite Me," a musical spoof on the vampire film Twilight with book, music, and lyrics by Richard O’Donnell. It was presented on February 14, 15, 16, 2013 at the Pope Marine Building on the pier in Port Townsend, WA.. Characters included Joey Ripley as Willy White, Misha Cassella-Blackburn as Ella Bran, Thomas Overman as Otis Bran, Ares Altamirano as Billy Sullen, Aidan McClave as Brody Sullen, R O’Donnell as Dr. Sullen, and Marla Overman as Asthma Sullen. Costumes were by Lynne Cassella-Blackburn, Set by Thomas Overman, stage managed by D.J. Adams, and directed and produced by Richard O’Donnell.[3] Songs included Dear Diary, Sparkly, Like Me, So Very Hard To Be, and Bite Me.
