The musical portrays Blackbeard as a compassionate person , who 's deeply in love with a woman on his ship named Mary Ormond .
The plot focuses on the notorious pirate Edward ' Blackbeard ' Teach , and his blockade of Charles Town in South Carolina in 1718 .
The musical portrays Edward ' Blackbeard ' Teach as a compassionate person , who 's deeply in love with a woman on pirate 's ship named Mary Ormond .
The plot focuses on the notorious pirate Edward ' Blackbeard ' Teach , and his blockade of Charles Town in South Carolina in 1718 .