Jollyship the Whiz-Bang: Sleepless Fishes An Electro-Accordion Pyrate Puppet Sea Odyssey

Jollyship the Whiz-Bang, Pyrate Puppet Rock Opera Consortium, continues their ongoing live musical sea saga with Sleepless Fishes, episode five of an eventual 10. Performances are at The Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery. (between Bleecker and Houston) beginning previews on May 14th, opening on June 4th, and ending August 13th, running every Friday night at 10pm. There will be weekly drink specials sponsored by Michter's Straight Rye Whiskey. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door or at http://www.virtuous.com/

(PRWEB) July 5, 2004 -- Sleepless Fishes is a multi-media production with a five piece rock band, singing miscreant puppets, video projected backgrounds and elaborate sets. Sleepless Fishes tells the story of a young clown who is rescued from a carnival slave ship by pirates and becomes the darling of their outlaw captain. But as the boy grows older and begins to rebel against this cutthroat lifestyle, the captain is torn between his love of debauchery and the responsibilities of parenthood. It is not long before the boy meets Glenn, a film producer and mollusk, whose bohemian lifestyle offers an attractive alternative to the savage ways of men. But can he adapt to life underwater, and fulfill the demands of Glenn's "experimental romance" film project? Nine original songs include Pyrate Love, Cabin Boye Fever and Kill it if it Dont Got Feet.

Starting July 1st, Whiz Bang will host a monthly variety show, Tudley's Reef: Whiz-Bang Variety Night Every first Thursday of the month starting June 3rd at 10:00 PM also at the Bowery Poetry Club. Acts will range from acrobats, aerialists, puppets, out of town musical guests, and other boisterous performances. Events will also include record releases, video debuts and many special guest appearances. Ticket are $5.00 and can be purchased at the door or at http://www.virtuous.com/ .

For more information on the above events, please call 212-614-1224 (no reservations), or visit http://www.bowerypoetry.com/ and http://oojamadome.org/pirates.html

Written and directed by Nick Jones, based on characters created by Nick Jones and Raja Azar, performed by Raja Azar, Nick Jones, Keith Fredrickson, Dan Kutcher, Tim Hoey, and Jed Clarke. Music Direction by Raja Azar. Sound, light and video design by Kris Anton. Puppet and set design by Nick Jones and Raja Azar.

Writer/Director Nick Jones was born and raised in Alaska, and now lives in Brooklyn. He is one half of Jollyship the Whiz-Bang and a vigorous writer of plays, songs, and performance art. His work has been seen at Performance Space 122, Chashama, Flux Factory, Galapagos, the Coney Island Siren Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and with the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus.

Music Director Raja Azar has been collaborating on musical theater projects with Nick Jones for over 4 years, adding musical sophistication to their forays into comedic absurdism. He has also composed music for such downtown fixtures as Scotty the Blue Bunny, Murray Hill and the Wau Wau Sisters, and is the current bandleader for the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus.