Shadow Supporters

Our pyrate crew consists of more than just our Players. We are thankful for the support and friendship of the following businesses, organizations and performance groups:

With locations in New Bern and Jacksonville North Carolina, get ready to go on an adventure of a lifetime! Named for one of the most notorious pirates to ever sail the high seas, Blackbeard’s Restaurant & Sports Bar will be serving up huge doses of excitement 7 days a week! Whether you enjoy live music, or just want great food and a place to relax and watch the game with friends, they have exactly what you’re looking for.

Thank you to both Blackbeard’s, and your New Bern sister companies Pirate’s Cove and Bootleggers & Barrels Distillery, for sponsoring The Shadow Players this season. We value your partnership with us, and are grateful for your hospitality, especially for The Siren Sorsha at your new location in Jacksonville!

Colonial Seaport Foundation (Luna)

Colonial Seaport Foundation is an educational charitable organization (501c3) focused on preserving facets of America’s Colonial (17th-18th Century) Maritime Heritage by providing historically accurate living history presentations and education to the public.


Many thanks to CSF, and Dutch & Grace Collamore of the Luna Project

  • The Luna Project

Rusty Cutlass

Rusty Cutlass is the world’s most notorious pirate band, and has played more festivals, corporate, and international events than there is time to mention.

If you are lookin’ for a one of a kind pirate band then look no further. You want Rusty Cutlass. That’s Rusty with an ARRRRRR!!!!

Motley Tones

Pirates for hire, the Mid-Atlantic’s premiere purveyors of Music & Mayhem

They have pub shows, stage shows, and can perform as strolling minstrels to entertain adults and children alike.

The Cannon Crew

The Cannon Crew of Beaufort, North Carolina, is a volunteer pirate entertainment/educational group.

They are responsible for the Beaufort Pirate Invasion, an annual event that reenacts the 1747 Spanish Attack on Beaufort, while also commemorating Blackbeard and his ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge.