Thespis
Spring 2004
Gilbert & Sullivan
The Gods on Mount Olympus are old and tired, so decide to take a vacation to earth while a group of traveling actors take their place. (Most of the music for this opera has been lost, so it is played today only in reconstructions using either other Sullivan music, or original music.) (Summary taken from the Gilbert and Sullivan archive.)
Come see how topsy-turvy the world can be when a troupe of actors takes over while the Gods are on vacation!
Librettist: William S. Gilbert
Composers: Arthur Sullivan and Colin Johnson
Stage Director: David C. Jedlinsky '89
Orchestrator and Music Director: Todd Neal
Producers: Garry Zacheiss '00 and Ruth Jedlinsky W'90
In Thespis, the gods on Mount Olympus have grown old and tired, so they decide to take a vacation to Earth while a group of traveling actors take their place.
Thespis was the first collaboration by Gilbert and Sullivan. Because most of its original music has been lost, it has very rarely been presented since its original production in 1871.
This version of Thespis will consist of two existing Sullivan tunes, "Climbing Over Rocky Mountain" and "Little Maid of Arcadee." All other music has been specially composed for this show by Colin Johnson and orchestrated by Todd Neal, and MITG&SP are pleased to be presenting the world premiere of this new work.
| The Gods | |
|---|---|
| Jupiter | Rishi Basu |
| Apollo | Ion Freeman G |
| Mars | Robert Morrison '96 |
| Diana | Mary A. Finn '81 |
| Mercury | Tracy Hammond G |
| The Thespians | |
| Thespis Faux Jupiter |
Andrew Sweet |
| Sparkeion Faux Apollo |
Len Giambrone '92 |
| Nicemis Faux Diana |
Ashley H. Kim '04 |
| Daphne Faux Calliope |
Sonya Tang '04 |
| Daphne (Understudy, Saturday 4/10 8pm performance) | Vanessa Quinlivan '06 |
| Sillimon Faux Pluto |
Nick Bozard '02 |
| Timidon Faux Mars |
Bradley Timmers C |
| The Star (Alcyone) Stupidas Faux Cupid |
Noelani Kamelamela '05 |
| Tipseion Faux Bacchus |
Randi Kestin C |
| Preposteros Faux Hymen |
Sheldon Brown |
| Pretteia Faux Venus |
Sarah Pearcey CMI'05 |
| Cymon Faux Father Time |
Brie Frame '05 |
| Prolixia Faux Clio |
Rebecca Burstein |
| Locutus Faux Vulcan |
Matthew Morse |
| Innocua Faux Thalia |
Jesse Sullivan C |
| Dyslexia Faux Minerva |
Kendell Timmers G |
| Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| Violin | Johanna Bobrow '99 Amittai Axelrod '01 Steve Alpert '05 Yelena Tsitkin '06 Elise Olson '05 |
| Viola | Ken Allen Leo Mayer |
| Cello | Angelo Spinosa Jenny Meanwell G Anisa Schardl '06 |
| Bass | Sarah Hudson '05 |
| Oboe | Eliot Polk '78 |
| Flute | Jennie Hango '98 Matt Sakai '97 |
| Clarinet | Eric Mumpower '03 Ian Shay '92, '01 |
| Bassoon | Thomas Dawkins |
| Trumpet | Joy Nicholson '98 |
| Horn | Tracy Walsh Bill Sommerfeld '88 |
| Trombone | Bob Piankian '72 Esther Horwich '77 |
| Percussion | Carol Novitsky '81 Carolyn Jean Smith '87 |
| Rehearsal Pianists |
Jeremy Sawicki Thomas Dawkins Carol Novitsky '81 Vanessa Quinlivan '06 |
| Crew | |
|---|---|
| Producers | Garry Zacheiss '00 Ruth Jedlinsky W'90 |
| Stage Director | David Jedlinsky '89 |
| Music Director | Todd Neal |
| Vocal Coach | Jessica Raine |
| Assistant Vocal Coach | Tracy Hammond G |
| Production Stage Manager |
Ky Lowenhaupt C |
| Assistant Stage Manager |
Deborah Gaz W'98 |
| Indispensible Assistant to Producers |
Robert Morrison '96 |
| Technical Directors | Ezra Peisach '89 Proven |
| Master Carpenter | Proven |
| Assistant Master Carpenter | Brie Frame '05 |
| Set Designer | Erin Tyndall '04 |
| Lighting Designer | Mike Bromberg '70 |
| Assistant Lighting Designer | Tiffany Reiter |
| Master Electrician | Joel Herda |
| Light Board Operators | Cheesy Tiffany Reiter |
| Gobo Cutters | *Hobbit* Joanne Handwerger |
| Costume Manager | Vanessa Quinlivan '06 |
| Costume Designer | Jenna Lourenco |
| Costumes | Stephanie Fried '03 |
| Props | Ruth Jedlinsky W'90 |
| Orchestra Manager | Jennie Hango '98 |
| House Manager | Ken Raeburn '88 |
| Ticker Manager | Mycroft |
| Publicity Manager | Sonya Tang '04 |
| Publicity Staff | Ashley Kim '04 Caitlin Smythe G Jesse Sullivan |
| Graphic Layout | Ruth Jedlinsky W'90 |
| Graphic Artist | Jacqueline Felton '04 |
| Program Manager | Robert Morrison '96 |
| Program Designer | Erica Schultz C |
| Makeup Manager | Esther Dubrovsky |
| Makeup Artist | Elizabeth R. Stone |
| Lighting Crew | Aaron "Pup" Block Cheesy Ky Lowenhaupt C Brian Trimmer G Shmike '00 Matti Klock Brie's Mom |
| Set Crew | Ross Hatton '05 Larry Stone C Brie's Mom Jonathon Weiss '93 Mycroft The Cast & Crew |
| Run Crew | Kevin DiGenova Matti Klock Ruth Jedlinsky W'90 Garry Zacheiss '00 Ezra Peisach '89 |
Performances
La Sala de Puerto Rico
- April 9, 2004, 8 p.m.
- April 10, 2004, 2 p.m.
- April 10, 2004, 8 p.m.
- April 15, 2004, 8 p.m.
- April 16, 2004, 8 p.m.
- April 17, 2004, 8 p.m.
- April 18, 2004, 2 p.m.
