Story Pirates

Story Pirates don’t dress as pirates or make anybody walk the plank, but they do steal: they take their inspiration from kids themselves, creating an entire show adapted from stories penned by authors under the age of 12.

This literacy group’s official mission is to “honor the words and ideas of young people” by offering a hilarious glimpse of the world as seen through the minds of kids. The edgy style of their sketch comedy musical–mimicking kids’ own unfiltered logic–more closely resembles vintage Monty Python than “Blue’s Clues.” Called “crazy entertaining” by Jon Stewart, the Story Pirates ensemble is made up of some of the most talented professional actors, comedians and musicians in New York and Los Angeles, where the troupe is dually based.