DANCE ON THE MOON is the new title of my play set in the hey-day of Piracy. I have developed the theme and given the piece the depth it deserves. It is a moving story of redemption wrapped in a coming of age tale.
A young boy, Tristan, is trapped in a curio shop in the Old Town of Hastings overlooking the Sea Gate, run by his ex-pirate farther. The boy longs to get away, to go to sea. What holds him is his father's iron will and the boy's love for a fisherman's daughter. There are flashbacks to his father's days under Sir Henry Morgan, the infamous Pirate/Privateer and his desperate sacking of Panama City.
The drama has 15 original songs written and composed by William Lawrence.