'Los Tres Balceneros' return to Lycian Centre

Sugar Loaf — The Air Pirates Radio Theater continues its 2011 season with “Los Tres Balceneros: I’d Rather Be Grateful Than Dead,” the third of its series of live radio plays at the Lycian Centre in Sugar Loaf on Saturday, May 21 at 8 p.m. The group performs live in front of an audience while broadcasting live on the radio. An ensemble of five actors portrays all the characters in each episode while the audience is asked to produce all the sound effects. A cue card girl lets the audiences know when it’s time to slam a door, make the footsteps and even shoot the guns during the shows. The pirates even perform the radio commercials live asking the audience to supply the necessary sounds. In the third episode , the Air Pirates pay tribute to the cult rock band the Grateful Dead with parodies of the band’s most popular songs. The story of Sonny, Ringo and the Kid is typical cowboy fare with bad guys, saloon girls and horses. With gunshots, running horses and commercial breaks the audience has plenty to do to move the action along. Prior to the performance all the necessary toys are made available to the audience and they are given a brief review of what they are to do. One of the unique features of Air Pirates Radio is the inclusion of commercials. During each performance the cast takes commercial breaks and they perform real advertisements of Air Pirates sponsors. For information and to order tickets call 469-7563 or visit www.airpirateradio.com.