Poor Sailor is a multidisciplinary fever dream about going to sea and the innocence, arms, and small change lost along the way.
It follows the story of a man who is tempted to leave his wife and home to go to sea, and the excitement and tragedy of his journey and return. Featuring eerie lights among the rocks, sea-shanties, sirens, pirates, kraken, and gnawing doubt, Poor Sailor asks what is gained and what is lost in the gamble for adventure.
Poor Sailor is a short duet turned epic voyage. The play is based on Sammy Harkham’s graphic novel of the same name, which itself is based upon Guy de Maupassant’s 19th-century story, “At Sea”. Tugboat’s Poor Sailor directly adapts Harkham’s tiny and spare square panels to the stage, mixing with them a series of real old sea chanteys sung and danced by many performers.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY thru MONDAY @ 8 PM
