The Yeomen of the Guard
Spring 2011
Gilbert & Sullivan
Colonel Fairfax, sentenced to die in an hour on a false charge of sorcery, marries Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer. But then he escapes, causing complications. At the end Elsie's boyfriend, Jack Point, dies of a broken heart. Or does he? The nearest that Gilbert and Sullivan working together came to grand opera. (Summary taken from the Gilbert and Sullivan archive.)
Performances
La Sala de Puerto Rico
- April 29, 2011, 8 p.m.
- April 30, 2011, 8 p.m.
- May 1, 2011, 2 p.m.
- May 5, 2011, 8 p.m.
- May 6, 2011, 8 p.m.
- May 7, 2011, 2 p.m.
Staff
- Producer: Paul Quimby ('12)
- Stage Directors: Ky Lowenhaupt (C), Garry Zacheiss ('00)
- Asst. Stage Director: Michael DeFillippi
- Music Director: Barratt Park (G)
- Asst. Music Director: Ian Garvie
- Technical Director: Garry Zacheiss ('00)
- Set & Lighting Designer: Paul Quimby ('12)
- Scenic Artist: Ethan Tyndall ('04)
- Costume Designer: Kelsey Peterson (W '05)
- Master Electrician & Assistant Lighting Designer: Andrea Dubin (G)
- Program Manager: Laura Baldwin
- Publicity Manager: Cathy Zhang
- Ticket Manager: Betsy Flowers ('12)
Cast
- Fairfax: Mark Tempesta
- Jack Point: Andrew Sweet
- Wilfred: John Abbott
- Sgt. Meryll: Thaddeus Bell
- Lieutenant: Adrian Packel
- Leonard Meryll: Peter Boettcher
- 1st Yeomen: Peter Boettcher
- 2nd Yeomen: Dan Salomon
- 3rd Yeomen: Jimmy Liu
- 4th Yeomen: Malte Jansen
- Elsie: Jessica Taylor
- Phoebe: Deana Dres
- Dame Carruthers: Jaie Deschene
- Kate: Lizi George ('12)
- 1st Citizen: Kelsey Peterson (W '05)
- 2nd Citizen: Matthew Pinson (G)
- Chorus: Samantha Attaguile, Stefano Attardi, Laurie Brunner, Kristen Clough, Danielle Gaz, Deborah Gaz (W '98), Robert Morrison ('96), Jesse Nicole, Jessica Raine, Jessica Rossi, Gail Terman, J Young
Orchestra
- Violin I: Rossana Chung, Cimone Phillips, Sophia Snyder
- Violin II: Irene Brockman (G), Kenneth Mok
- Viola: Brendan Banerdt, Abbey Kruger, Kirsten Peltz
- Violoncello: Cecile Huttenhower
- Contrabass: Emily Hanna ('00)
- Flute: Jennifer Kelley, Megan Lotz
- Oboe: Ian Cohen, Carol Louik
- Clarinet: Allison Chang (PhD '12), Sharon Greene
- Bassoon: Eric Salas
- Trumpet: Jimi Michiel, Jared White
- Horn: Rachel Hands, Janine May, Eric Riedl
- Trombone: Nick Bozard ('02), Esther Horwich ('77), Bob Piankian ('72)
- Percussion: Rebecca Ochoa
- Bassoon Sub: David Halpert
- Trumpet Sub: Max Sabor