Synopsis and Characters

Synopsis

Synopsis: Harry Krabbe has a rare gift for finding and catching lobsters. He’s been a big fish in his small lobstering town of Crusty Island but he’s started to feel like there might be something more for him out there. He wonders what else he could be if not a seventh generation lobsterman in a town that seems frozen in time. He unwittingly attracts the attention of Doctor Izzy Mundt, a world-famous marine biologist with plans to turn the town into an eco-friendly amusement park to house her research on the world’s largest Superlobster, who is skirting the coast in search of her next mate. Thrilled for the possibility of something new, Harry starts to enlist the community to get on board, starting with his hapless friend Seth. If only he could convince his mother, Caroline, and her town council that it won’t destroy the town. Meanwhile, Harry’s sister (and sternman) Kitty is tired of being in Harry’s shadow and dreams of having her own boat. She finds love and someone to fuel her own dreams with Izzy’s assistant, Butch, while Harry and Izzy find themselves drawn to each other despite being so different. 

As it turns out, behind the Lobsterworld development is billionaire Billy Divagio, who’s driven by two desires - his latest exotic catch, the Superlobster, and the work obsessed Izzy. Through Izzy, he convinces Harry and the town to sign over their livelihood to Lobsterworld. 

Suddenly, Harry and Izzy find themselves in a tacky new reality of a town turned into an amusement park. At first, Harry is delighted by his new role as the spokesperson for the made-over town, but he and Izzy begin to see that Lobsterworld is destroying his family, his friends and everything special about Crusty Isle. Harry realizes that his choices have doomed the town. His mother won’t speak to him, his sister Kitty is leaving the island, Izzy is unhappy - and he’s even lost his Spokesperson job. With nothing more to lose, Harry recognizes that missteps are part of growing and decides to save the town. He reveals his feelings for Izzy and they team up to stop Billy before he feasts on the Superlobster. Together with the town, they foil Billy’s plans, and he meets his fate in the claws of the Superlobster. In the end, the town returns to its former state, with a few improvements (like Wifi - and happier citizens who are free to follow their heart.) 

Cast

7 Performers

Harry Krabbe - A handsome and good-natured lobsterman who has an unnatural gift for catching lobster. He enjoys being a big fish in a small pond but he’s starting to feel trapped and is craving something new.  He’s been so good at what he does for so long that he’s terrified of failing at anything else, even while he craves anything else.

Isabella Mundt - (Izzy) A Marine Biologist and lobster expert. Stymied by glass ceilings and the politics of the scientific community, she struggles to reach the success she deserves and get what she really wants: A place to belong and people to belong with.

Kitty Krabbe - Harry’s younger sister who lives and works in Harry’s shadow but dreams of having a boat of her own. 

Caroline Krabbe - The wise and inflexible town matriarch. She is Harry & Kitty’s overprotective mother, determined to keep her children and the town safe after the tragic death of her husband years before. She feels compelled to hold things just as they are, but it turns out she’s sitting on some long-hidden dreams of her own. 

Butch - Izzy’s assistant. She’s a tough-talking, leather-clad survivor who tends to make trouble and get out of town before anybody discovers her checkered past. It turns out that she has a soft spot for Kitty, the first person to get under her shell. 

Billy Divagio - A self-obsessed, self-made billionaire developer with eyes on Crusty Isle (and Izzy) as his next ‘project.’ He holds a Captain Ahab-level obsession with the Superlobster. 

Seth - Your average lobsterman-next-door who looks after Harry and Caroline. He is Harry’s best friend, as he was to Harry’s father before. He’s the father-figure in Harry’s life in more ways than one: his affection for Caroline has grown for decades, making him her willing fixit man. 

Titania - A Superlobster who’s ready to meet her soul-mate.