The director, Kate Bushmann, made resourceful use of the church in a semistaged production that relied on minimal props[…].

They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes.

Below, a concert is underway by Triton (Martin Lopez), the sea king’s Merdaughters (Dakota Booher, Lexi Jusino, Ashley Moller, Lara Monti, Clare Pepe, Sarah Vidal), written by court composer, Sebastian (Kenny Copeland).

Happily they were only sketchily armed, the group-leaders carried pistols and pick-helves.