Theatre Rhinoceros

December 4 – 13, 2025
8:00PM, 3:00PM Matinee

4229 18th St.,
San Francisco, CA 94114

PIRATES!

John Fisher’s frightening new play Pirates!, ripped from the world’s headlines, tells the story of husbands Danny and Dennis, who are sailing around the world. They are abducted by pirates off East Africa and held for ransom. A psychological battle ensues wherein they try to suppress their gayness and their love for each other so their captors will not use one of them against the other. Eventually, Dennis’ queerness comes out and the relationship is exposed, forcing them to confront the limits of their ability to solve all problems. Pirates! is written and directed by John Fisher, performed by Fisher and longtime Fisher collaborators Rudy Guerrero, John-Thomas Hanson, Daria Hepps, and Ma’Sherrod Swinson, and made possible by generous contributions from honorary producers John Thomas Hanson, Anna Mimran, Amy and Derek Morgenstern, and Henry Rosenthal, produced by Theatre Rhinoceros.

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