<p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Launch your holidays by celebrating a beloved model of a modern major comedic opera! On his 21st birthday, a dashing young pirate apprentice prepares to finally be freed from servitude. Arriving back on land for the first time, he plans to live a dutiful and honorable adulthood. But there’s a snag - check his birth certificate! A bevy of local beauties,&nbsp; conscientious pirates and their King, a wily and witty old waiting woman, an incompetent madcap Major General, a troop of troglodyte policemen, and a parade of ingenious paradoxes all portend to make Quintessence your delightful winter destination!&nbsp;</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>NOV 19, 2025 - JAN 4, 2026</strong></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>ABOUT TREVOR MARTIN</strong></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Trevor Martin is a versatile actor, singer, and musician currently based in NYC. Described as a “classically-trained baritone, perfect for the Golden Age of musical theater,” Trevor has made a comfortable home both in the operatic and musical theater genres. He was winner of the prestigious Lotte Lenya Competition sponsored by the Kurt Weill Foundation in 2019, and was selected as a quarterfinalist for the American Traditions Competition for 2021.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Most recently, Trevor performed in two back-to-back productions of&nbsp;<em>My Fair Lady</em> as Henry Higgins — one with Union Avenue Opera, and the other at Ivoryton Playhouse. Earlier this year, he made his role debut as Dan Goodman in <em>Next to Normal</em> with Revival Theatre Company and as Nick/Low Righteous Brother in <em>Beautiful </em>at Riverside Theatre. Last year he performed&nbsp;the role of Thomas Andrews in <em>Titanic </em>with North Shore Music Theatre and&nbsp;in two back-to-back productions of <em>Carousel</em> as Billy Bigelow — one with Intermountain Opera Bozeman, and the other at The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton, FL.&nbsp; He opened the Global Tour of Jack O’Brien’s production of <em>The Sound of Music</em> as Captain Von Trapp in 2022 and 2023 and made his Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra debut as Commander Harbison in their concert performance of <em>South Pacific</em>, as well as covering Nathan Gunn as Emile and Nick Adams as Lt. Cable.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Chapters</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guests</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">02:26 Exploring the Joy of Performing Pirates of Penzance</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">05:58 Trevor's Journey from Music to Theater</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">08:38 Thematic Elements of Pirates of Penzance</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">11:32 The Humor and Social Commentary in the Show</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">15:43 Rehearsal Dynamics and Cast Interactions</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">18:55 Audience Reactions and Engagement</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">24:29 The Impact of Live Theater in a Digital Age</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">29:13 Trevor's Future Projects and Experiences in Philadelphia</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: <a href="https://www.quintessencetheatre.org/pirates">https://www.quintessencetheatre.org/pirates</a> </p>