The Loose Cannon Company / Mister Willis

Virginia Beach, VA

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Travels up to 60 miles

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The Loose Cannon Company

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Teaser for the movie Hands

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Beaufort Pirate Invasion

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When I played Blackbeard in the movie “Hands”

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On the cover of a international Pirate Magazine

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The Pirate King film support team

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Tough Love

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The whole crew at Yorktown

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Gone to the birds

Overview

The Loose Cannon Company
We are a group of living historically accurate attired reenactors located in the Tidewater area of Virginia, which specialize in birthday parties, special events, educational programs, business openings and fundraisers.

We have period correct reproduction artifacts and props to provide you with a fun and genuine educational type experience.

We would love to perform at your next event to bring an air of piratical fun.


Reviews

3 reviews

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Kayla R.

August 17, 2018
Verified review

Awesome Pirate!

Mister Willis did an amazing job at our Preschool Pirate Party! He engaged with all the kids and parents. Everyone loved him!

Hired as: Pirate Entertainment

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The Loose Cannon Company / Mister Willis

It was a lot of fun, I had a great time. The party was well thought out with games set up all over the place. Thank you for inviting me !
Mister Willis


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Michelle P.

May 22, 2018
Verified review

Don't even bother looking further - this is it!!

If you're looking for a good show, this is it. Mister Willis was super easy to deal with, and everybody absolutely loved interacting with him and Mister Brown while on site. Everyone is still going on about how entertaining they were! The Loose Cannon Company completely made our night.

Don't waste any more time browsing through - these are your guys.

Michelle P.

Hired as: Pirate Entertainment


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Megan

March 11, 2018
Verified review

6 year old pirate party

Mr willis was easy to work with, engaging with the children, timely and was great at communicating with me prior to event. He was also an excellent pirate! I would use him again!!!!

Hired as: Pirate Entertainment

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Gig length: 60 - 120 minutes

Insurance: $2,000,000.00 - Liability insurance through : (link hidden), DBA: The Reenactors Performance Group a member of the SLE RPG 32408 Orange Blossom Dr Winchester CA 92596 With: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co Description : James Willis Aka "Mister Willis" is included in the above policy effective 7/26/14 to 7/26/15. proof of Insurance.

What to expect

The Loose Cannon Company

If your having a small or large event, we can cater to your needs. For larger events The LCC can supply black powder demonstrations to include period correct cannons and small arms with safety always at the forefront. We can do historic re enactments, to include black powder and sword play and encampment with living history displays that are extremely educational based. With the availability of all ages of professional living historians.

For smaller events we will gear up to suit your needs.

We are a group of living historically accurate attired reenactors located in the Tidewater area of Virginia, which specialize in birthday parties, special events, educational programs, business openings and fundraisers.

We have period correct reproduction artifacts and props to provide you with a fun and genuine educational type experience.

We would love to perform at your next event to bring an air of piratical fun.

Additional booking notes

The LCC can supply black powder demonstrations to include period correct cannons and small arms with safety always at the forefront.

Upcoming booked events

August 2026

08

Saturday

Festival

4:00pm - 8:00pm

Hudgins, VA

Past booked events

November 2021

14

Sunday

Children’s Birthday Party

4:30pm - 6:00pm

Norfolk, VA

May 2021

29

Saturday

Festival

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Virginia Beach, VA

January 2020

16

Thursday

School Assembly

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Newport News, VA

August 2018

16

Thursday

Personal Occasion

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Virginia Beach, VA

June 2018

02

Saturday

Corporate Event

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Virginia Beach, VA

May 2018

20

Sunday

Corporate Event

5:30pm - 9:30pm

Norfolk, VA

March 2018

11

Sunday

Children's Birthday Party

5:30pm - 5:45pm

Virginia Beach, VA

Influences and inspiration

The golden age of piracy.

Setup requirements

Space enough to accommodate our services

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