| Spring 2017 – The Grand Duke |
| Apr. 21, 22, 28 & 29, 2017 at 8pm Apr. 23 & 29, 2017 at 2pm Stage Director: Kate Nealley Music Director: Alan Paller |
| A troupe of actors conspires to take political power from the tyrannical Grand Duke Rudolph, and via a series of legal maneuvers (statutory duels), one of the actors, Ludwig, assumes all the Grand Duke’s rights and obligations. Soon he finds himself with far more wives, and prospective wives, than he knows what to do with. Never fear: once again, a lawyer steps in to solve the problem, and all ends happily.
The Grand Duke is the last of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, and one of the most ambitious in terms of plot, music, and staging. Our directors have kept all the very best bits, condensing the show to a reasonable length (~2.5 hours), while remaining true to the spirit of the G&S original. We know you’ll be happy with the result! |
| CAST | |
| RUDOLPH (Grand Duke of Pfennig Halbpfennig) |
John Dennison |
| ERNEST DUMMKOPF (a Theatrical Manager) |
Jay Anstee |
| LUDWIG (His Leading Comedian) |
Ed Nealley |
| DR. TANNHAUSER (a Notary) |
Bryan Henry |
| THE PRINCE OF MONTE CARLO |
Richard Brenner |
| BEN HASHBAZ (a Costumier) |
George Bourrie |
| HERALD |
Doug Kurtze |
| THE PRINCESS OF MONTE CARLO(betroved to Rudolph) | Paula Gonzalez |
| THE BARONESS VON KRAKENFELDT (betroved to Rudolph) |
Carol Connolly |
| JULIA JELLICOE (an English Comedienne) |
Andrea Broido |
| LISA (a Soubrette) |
Alexis Droke |
| Olga, Gretchen, Elsa, Bertha (Members of Ernest Dummkopf’s Company) |
Ellie Knickman, Sue Hudson, Helene Furlong & Victoria Brown |
| Chamberlains | George Bourrie, Laura Carrasco, Felicia Gaus-Woollen, Lynda Gillow, Pete Norris, John Trexler, Lisette Walker |
| Supernumeraries | George Bourrie, Leslie Leach, Jessica Morgan-Moss, Pete Norris, Carina Waldeck, Lisette Walker |
| Sausage Roll Vendor | Pat Zevnik |
Chorus of Theater Troupe Members: George Bourrie, Richard Brenner, Victoria Brown, Laura Carrasco, Helene Furlong, Felicia Gaus-Woollen, Lynda Gillow, Paula Gonzalez, Jennifer Heller, Sue Hudson, Ellie Knickman, Doug Kurtze, Leslie Leach, Emily Moore, Jessica Morgan-Moss, Pete Norris, Erica Santos, John Trexler, Justine Wagaman, Carina Waldeck, Lisette Walker, Pat Zevnik, Veroncée Zevnik
