'Pirates of Penzance' Reimagined--At The Beach

When Gilbert and Sullivan wrote their comic operetta "The Pirates of Penzance" they probably pictured actors with eye patches — not beach shorts.

They probably didn't imagine an open bar on stage, either.

But that's exactly how the Chicago-based Hypocrites theater company has staged their version of "Pirates of Penzance," now on stage at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge through June 2.  It's a boundary-busting, provocative, and raucous 80 minutes — a Gilbert and Sullivan production like you've never seen.

Rob McLean, Pirate King
Zeke Sulkes, Frederic
Christine Stulik, Mabel/Ruth

The ARTery:  Gilbert and Sullivan Meet Mumford and Sons, Sort Of