Conductor Beth Everett directs the singing of actors during practice for Pirates of Penzance, which is being put on as a part of the Natchez Festival of Music. The musical comedy by William Schwenck Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan depicts a love story between Frederic, a young man indentured to pirates, and Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley. The show will be on May 16 at 7:00 p.m. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)