Gilbert & Sullivan's THE GRAND DUKE 2015 | Lamplighters Music Theatre

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Join the party as we eat, drink, sing and make merry. We’ll celebrate and reprise the successes of our 62nd Season, preview our upcoming performances, and invite patrons to help us get next season off to a great start by supporting our raffle and auction.

The Lamplighters’ Annual Spring Party & Fundraiser

presents

Gilbert & Sullivan’s

Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Club, Oakland Tickets: 415-227-4797 • lamplighters.org Sunday, May 17, 2015, 4pm

Coming up next Season...

Season tickets available in April, single tickets available in June Lyrics: William S. Gilbert Music: Arthur Sullivan Stage Director: Barbara Heroux Music Director: Monroe Kanouse

or, The Lass that Loved a Sailor

Walnut Creek, Mountain View, San Francisco, Livermore July / August, 2015

San Francisco, Mountain View November, 2015

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, San Francisco April 25 - 26, 2015

Gilbert & Sullivan’s

Mountain View Center for Performing Arts April 30, 2015

or, The Witch’s Curse

Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Mountain View February, 2016

San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Mountain View March, 2016

Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek May 2, 2015

Cast

If you want to know who we are...

ELSA ................................................................................................................................................ Katherine Feller † BERTHA ......................................................................................................................................... Susanna Ketron OLGA ....................................................................................................................................... Kathryn Schumacher GRETCHEN ....................................................................................................................................... Shakira Searle* LISA ............................................................................................................................................... Michele Schroeder LUDWIG ............................................................................................................................................ Robby Stafford NOTARY TANNHAUSER ............................................................................................................... Jonathan Spencer ERNEST ....................................................................................................................................... Michael Desnoyers JULIA JELLICOE ........................................................................................................................... Jennifer Ashworth GRAND DUKE RUDOLPH .................................................................................................................. Chris Uzelac BARONESS ........................................................................................................................................... Elana Cowen* HERALD .............................................................................................................................................. Nick Volkert † PRINCE OF MONTE CARLO ........................................................................................................... William Neely PRINCESS OF MONTE CARLO .......................................................................................... Giovanna Hutchison

The mission of Lamplighters Music Theatre is to share our enthusiasm and love for the works of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan through productions of their comic operas and of other works of comparable wit, literacy and musical merit. Our company strives to enrich the lives of current and future theatre-goers with productions of the highest artistic quality, and to offer performance opportunities in the unique style of classic music theatre to established and emerging artists alike. Through youth training, programs in schools and community outreach, the Lamplighters aspire to develop young talent and encourage people of all ages to explore the comic appeal and deep musical rewards of this repertoire.

(in order of appearance)

Chorus of Chamberlains, Nobles, Actors and Actresses Jeffrey Beaudoin, Sharon Beltracchi*, Elijah Berry*, Abigail Colyer, Nicholas Dahlman, Glenn D’Mello, George Fernandez, Christopher Focht, Jeffrie Givens*, Max Glass*, James MacIlvaine, Amber Marsh, Kelcey Jay Poe, Richard Pryor, Karma Raines, Alan Roberts, Nick Volkert. * Lamplighters debut † Summer Music West Graduates

The Lamplighters Orchestra Violin I: Pamela Carey (Concertmaster), Lynn Oakley, Josepha Fath, Baker S. Peeples; Violin II: Laurien Jones, Gregory Sykes; Viola: David Bowes, Kathryn Juneau; Cello: Gwyneth Davis; Bass: Carl Stanley; Flute: Lucy Schoening; Flute/piccolo: Mary Hargrove; Oboe: Kathleen Conner; Clarinet: Diana Dorman (Contractor), Michael Wirgler; Bassoon: Kathleen Johannessen; French Horn: Keith Bucher, Daniel Wood; Cornet: William Harvey; Trombone: Craig McAmis; Percussion: Norman Peck.

Production & Technical Staff Choreographer: Tom Segal; Production/Stage Manager: Wayne Roadie; Costume Designer: Miriam R. Lewis; Associate Costume Designer: Judy Jackson MacIlvaine; Lighting Designer: Drew Kaufman; Make-up: David Kirby; Wigs & Hair: Kerry Rider Kuhn; Props Manager: George Ashworth; Dance Captain: Kelcey Jay Poe; Entrance of the Chamberlains, Slap-Dance Fight Choreographer: Nicholas Dahlman; Cutter/Draper: Sibilla Carini; Surface Design: Marina Polakoff; Costume Crew: George Ashworth, Judith Dara Epstein, Joanne Kay, Ellen Kerrigan, Hannah Velichko, Sarah Velichko, Melissa Wortman; Wedding Cake Prop: Alan Roberts; Orchestral Reduction: Monroe Kanouse; Supertitles Manager: Joe Giammarco; Supertitles Operators: Nancy Benson, Joe Giammarco, Sarah Vardigans; Photo Editing/Graphic Design/Media Contact: Joanne Kay; Graphic Design: Tim Dunn, Dunn@Dunn Graphic Design; Photography: David Allen; Archival Videography: Ted Helminski.

Critically acclaimed artistic successes for the Lamplighters include honors for Best Production and Best Director at the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England and local awards in nearly every performance, direction, and design category. The hallmarks of a Lamplighters production are lavish costumes and sets, live orchestra, excellent comic acting, and gorgeous unamplified singing that showcases the beauty and purity of the human voice.

Board of Trustees James MacIlvaine, President; F. Lawrence Ewing, Vice President; Richard Drossler, Treasurer; Keith Doerge, Secretary; John J. Vlahos, President Emeritus; Mark Fuller, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Anson B. Moran, Baker Peeples, Christopher M. Sunseri, John J. Vlahos, Trustees; Chris Uzelac: Company Representative.

Honorary Trustees Ann Pool Mac Nab, Orva Hoskinson, Co-Founders; Dr. Ronald Cape, J. Geoffrey Colton, Gini Stephens Frings, Daniel E. Stone, Jill R. Thompson, David Barry Whitehead.

In Memoriam: Spencer S. Beman, Jerry D. Gere, Read Gilmore, John Martin Kahl, Dr. Richard E. LeBlond, Adrian McNamara, Gilbert P. Russak, June Wilkins Searcy, Bernard E. Witkin.

Rick Williams, Artistic Director Baker Peeples, Resident Music Director Barbara Heroux, Artistic Director Emeritus

Staff Sarah Vardigans, Managing Director Amy Himes, Development Director Joanne Kay, Operations Manager Phil Lowery, Production Coordinator Melissa Wortman, Costume Shop Manager Diana Dorman, Music Librarian Ellen Kerrigan, Education Director Kissa Mercado, Development Assistant Our administrative offices are located at 469 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415-227-4797 d Fax: 415-896-2844 d info@lamplighters.org d www.lamplighters.org facebook.com/Lamplighters d pinterest.com/Lamplighters d twitter.com/LamplightersMT

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Musical Numbers Overture ............................................................................................................................................................... Orchestra

Act 1

Won’t it be a pretty wedding .............................................................. Chorus of Actors and Actresses, Ludwig and Lisa By the mystic regulation of our dark association ............................................................................. Ludwig and Chorus Were I a king in very truth ................................................................................................................. Ernest and Chorus How would I play this part? ................................................................................................................................ Julia My goodness me! what shall we do? Why, what a dreadful situation .......................................... Ludwig and Chorus About a century since .................................................................................. Notary with Julia, Lisa, Ernest and Ludwig Strange the views some people hold! ................................................................ Julia, Lisa, Ernest, Notary, and Ludwig Now take a card and gaily sing ...................................................................... Julia, Lisa, Ernest, Notary and Ludwig The good Grand Duke of Pfennig-Halbpfennig ................................................................................... Chamberlains A pattern to professors of monarchical autonomy ........................................................................................... Rudolph As o’er our penny roll we sing .................................................................................................. Baroness and Rudolph When you find you’re a broken-down critter ................................................................................................. Rudolph Come hither, all you people ........................................................... Rudolph, Ludwig, Julia, Lisa, Notary and Chorus (TWENTY MINUTE INTERMISSION)

Act 2

As before you we defile .................................................................................................................................. Chorus At the outset I may mention it’s my sovereign intention ..................................................... Ludwig and Chorus Take care of him-he’s much too good to live ................................................................................... Lisa and Ludwig Now Julia, come, consider it from .................................................................................................... Ludwig and Julia Your Highness, there’s a party at the door .................................................................. Chorus, Baroness and Ludwig Now away to the wedding we go .............................................................................................. Baroness and Chorus So ends my dream .................................................................................................................................................... Julia If the light of love’s lingering ember ................................................................................................ Ernest and Julia Now bridegroom and bride let us toast ..................................................................................................... Chorus Come bumpers—aye, ever so many ........................................................................................... Baroness and Chorus The Prince of Monte Carlo .................................................................................................................................. Herald Take my advice—when deep in debt ............................................................................................... Prince and Chorus Away to the wedding we’ll go .......................................................................................................................... Chorus Well, you’re a pretty kind of fellow ................................................................................................. Rudolph and Chorus Happy couples, lightly treading ......................................................................................................................... Chorus

Listening Aid Devices are available - please see the House Manager

Special Thanks

We would like to thank the extraordinary students of the Costuming for Theatrical Production class in the Cañada College Fashion Design and Merchandising Department: Kari Alexander, Claudia Barrero Matyovits, Kelly Bennett, Jim Bull, Lynne Craig, Tatiana Elliston, Summer Hill, Nora Holt, Jessica Hozanovic, Ashley L. Kan, Kimberly C. Liljequist, Jennifer M. Medrano, Susan S. Reeves, Sandra I. Rincon, Sarvenaz M. Saeed, Harold D. Thomas, Marion B. Van Heteren, Mary M. Wolper, Dawn E. Young. Thanks also to Lyric Theater of San Jose.

The Story The curtain rises on the market square of the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Pfennig-Halbpfennig. The theatrical company of Ernest Dummkopf is celebrating the wedding of two of its actors, Ludwig and Lisa, and preparing for their performance of Troilus and Cressida in the evening. A conspiracy is afoot among the actors to overthrow Rudolph, the Grand Duke of Pfennig-Halbpfennig, and replace him with their manager, Ernest. Ludwig reminds everyone that it is forbidden to allude to the conspiracy without first exchanging the secret sign – eating a sausage roll.

Ernest is in love with the company’s leading lady, the exotic English actress Julia, and he sees his chance of winning her – by the terms of her contract, she must always be offered the leading role in every production, so if Ernest becomes Grand Duke, Julia will play the Grand Duchess.

Ludwig returns, pursued by the angry chorus. He has inadvertently betrayed the conspiracy to the Grand Duke’s detective.

The Notary (the legal advisor to the company) suggests a solution: the Statutory Duel, whereby two disputants draw cards from the pack, and the person with the higher card wins. The person with the lower card “dies a civil death,” becomes a “legal ghost” and all his assets, as well as his debts and obligations, pass on to the winner. The Notary advises Ernest and Ludwig to fight a statutory duel. The loser (Ernest) “dies;” the winner (Ludwig) is to go to the Grand Duke and denounce the “dead” man as the head of the conspiracy. Since no legal action can be taken against a dead man, the Grand Duke will have no means of taking retribution.

Unaware of the intrigue surrounding him, Grand Duke Rudolph prepares for his wedding to the Baroness von Krakenfeldt.

The Baroness discovers that Rudolph was betrothed in infancy to the Princess of Monte Carlo, but Rudolph assures her that he has no interest in marrying the penniless Princess. The betrothal agreement expires tomorrow, so as long as the Princess does not arrive by tomorrow – she cannot afford to travel, so there is no chance – Rudolph will be free to marry the Baroness.

Ludwig approaches Grand Duke Rudolph but gets a new idea – rather than denouncing Ernest as the head of the conspiracy, Ludwig offers to take Rudolph’s place as Grand Duke – by means of another Statutory Duel – and thus save Rudolph from behind killed by the revolution. Rudolph agrees; the two men fight a statutory duel, Rudolph loses, and Ludwig becomes the new Grand Duke. Ludwig’s first act as Grand Duke is to amend the law. The statute covering Statutory Duels was due to expire tomorrow – at which point everyone would have gone back to their original places in life – but Ludwig extends the law for another century. All rejoice at their new ruler – except Lisa, who is heartbroken when Julia steps in to claim the role of the Grand Duchess, which is hers by contractual right.

As the curtain rises on Act II, the next day, everyone has donned the Troilus and Cressida costumes; Ludwig intends to run Pfennig-Halbpfennig as a classical Greek republic. Complications ensue when first the Baroness, and then the Princess of Monte Carlo, arrive to marry the Grand Duke. Finally the Notary returns, with Ernest and Grand Duke Rudolph in tow, denouncing Ludwig as an imposter. A legal oversight is revealed and all is happily resolved.

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The Yeomen $250 - $499

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Glossary

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Ethan Andelman & Laura Mytels In Honor of Dr. Robert Andelman Willa & Henry Anderson Alvin & Linda Arata Connie Barnett Katie Bauman James F. Beatty Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Bernstein Dr. Barbara L. Bessey Patty & Joe Beyer Linda Blum - In Honor of Aviva Raskin Adam Bosworth Michael & Denine Butcher Edith & Perry Carlston Vance Carney John Paul Carobus II Gordon B. Chamberlain J. Geoffrey Colton & Dana Gordon-Colton Marilyn Berg Cooper Mary & John Cumberpatch Lawrence & Helene Edelman José Eguia Laura Ehrlich Judy Epstein Williams Bunnie Finkelstein - In Memory of Art Finkelstein Joseph Giammarco & Claire Kelm Les & Louise Gill Carla X. Gladstone Ruth Levine & Steven Goodman Dr. & Mrs. Marshall A. Greene Brenna & Andrew Gustafson Thure Gustafson Steve & Laura Hahn Michael A. Harrison & Susan Graham Harrison Sean & Anna Harvey Charmly & Tucker Ingham Kristen Jones Clint Joste Susan Kelley DeGrado & William DeGrado Jon W. Kirchanski In Memory of Jaymes Mark Williams Ronald & Sharon Krauss Carol Lapsley Marston & Anne Leigh Rosalin Levitt - In Memory of Marshall A. Greene Jesse M. Levy Miriam Lewis & Douglas Mandell Hal M. Mickelson Carolyn L. Miller In Honor of Katherine Miller & David Reyna Judith & Walter Miller In Honor of Daniel E. Stone Patricia Minger Susan Minger Mark Mitchell & Shefali Rajamannar Kenneth A. Moore In Memory of Ralph P. Countryman Anon Y. Mouse Kelly Powers Carla & Philip Reed Adam & Christina Richards Mara Robinson John D. Rouse, M.D. Don & Peggy Satterlee Adrienne & Ted Savetnick Will & Linda Schieber Konstantin Shchuka

With thanks to The Gilbert & Sullivan Lexicon by Harry Benford, here’s a little help with some of the more obscure Victorian references you’ll hear in The Grand Duke. Mr. Benford’s lexicon is on sale at the Lamplighters store in the lobby along with other fun stuff.

Attic: A region of south-east Greece, where Athens is located.

Get up our hay: Variation on “make hay while the sun shines”.

Repining: Sad reflections on the past or present.

Captious: Ill-tempered, fault-finding.

Gibbet: A frame for either hanging criminals or displaying them after they are dead.

Choregus: The leader of the chorus in Greek theatre.

Rook the pigeon and the gull: Delude the suckers.

Gorges (“Our offended gorges rise”): Throats.

Rubs: A difficulty or obstacle.

Grig: A pleasant companion.

Square the press: Bribe some critics to write favorable reviews (something the Lamplighters would never do, of course, but MY you are looking well!).

Choreutae: Plural of choreuta, a chorus member in the Greek theatre.

Civil death: An imaginary death based on a legal sleight-of-hand.

Hoydens: Boisterous, ill-bred, rude girls.

Hyporchematic: A song accompanied by dancing and mime.

Coan: From the Greek island of Cos or Koa.

Leman: Paramour, lover.

Criticaster: A really bad critic.

Lesbian wine: Wine from the Aegean island of Lesbos, now called Mylitine.

Solicitor: Legal adviser.

Sposo: Italian word for a male spouse.

Millstone nether: The lower of two stones made for grinding flour.

Statutory Duel: A legally prescribed method for settling a grievance. In this case, a duel that happens in theory, but has some of the effects of happening in fact.

Miminy-piminy: Excessively affected or fastidious.

Tetter: A skin disease causing itchy or pustular patches.

Muff: A bungler.

Till all is blue: Until daylight.

Pommery: A fabulous 1874 champagne.

Tol the riddle lol: Nonsense words reflecting mock sorrow.

Fell (What folly fell): Terrible.

Rate (“Should he rate you rightly—leftly”): Berate, scold.

Tollolish: Tolerable.

Gainsay: Contradict or dispute.

Reck: Care, heed.

Turtle: Turtle dove.

Defile (as before you we defile): In this case it means to parade in single file.

Diegerticon: A rousing song or anything stimulating or exciting.

Doughty: Brave.

Exigence: Urgent need.

Falchion: A short broad, curved sword.

Notes from the Lamplighters editors: We started from the very comprehensive edition compiled by Marc Shepard in 2009, and compared it with his earlier draft from 2005 and with performance tapes from the Seattle G&S Society, the Ohio Light Opera, and the Lyric Theatre of San Jose. We are greatly indebted to all of these sources. We also thank and acknowledge Bruce Hoard, who had done substantial work several years ago in paring The Grand Duke down to a one-act version that was ultimately never performed by the Lamplighters.

Our goal was to cut The Grand Duke down to about two hours of performing time, retaining as much of the original as possible while creating an eveninglength entertainment that will not strain the patience of our 21st century audience. We have written a few new words of our own, but only a very few, in order to clarify obscure text or assist in a transition necessitated by a cut.

- Barbara Heroux, Monroe Kanouse, Rick Williams

Meet The Lamplighters GEORGE ASHWORTH (‘11) Props Manager. After terrifying crowds as a merciless headsman, enticing audiences as a strapping seaman and lusty pirate, and moping about as a love-sick gondolieri and ensorcelled villager; George has decided to go hide backstage. First as Production Manager for the 2014 Gala and Candide, and now as Props Manager. He occasionally comes out to sweep.

JENNIFER ASHWORTH (’01) Julia Jellicoe. Since joining the Lamplighters 15 years ago for A Little Night Music, Jennifer has had the good fortune to play almost every Gilbert & Sullivan soprano lead. She is proud to have also been a part of such productions as Candide, Carousel and The Secret Garden, and looks forward to this summer’s show, HMS Pinafore. Jennifer performs with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the San Francisco Opera Guild, SF Lyric Chorus, the Bay Choral Guild, Pocket Opera and made her solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony last December. She co-founded Presto!

Interactive Opera, which performs a Christmas spectacular at Grace cathedral, and is co-director of the Lamplighter Community Chorus, which is accepting new members this summer. For the past 17 years, Jennifer has directed the MAD Band, an instrumental program for 4th - 8th graders.

JEFFREY BEAUDOIN (‘87) Chorus. Last seen as Yvan in Die Fledermaus, Jeff has appeared in all of the G&S operas from Trial to Utopia plus The Merry Widow, La Périchole, Where’s Charley? and many Galas. He has also appeared with us as The Notary (The Sorcerer), Lt. Solo (Galas ‘91 & ‘09), Max (Gala ‘94), Dances With Weasels (Gala ‘96) and as Scynthius in our award-winning Princess Ida in England. Jeff was also seen as Giorgio (The Gondoliers) in NYC, Lane (Importance of Being Earnest) in SF and in the ensemble of Mame in Petaluma.

SHARON BELTRACCHI (Debut) Chorus. Sharon is a recent Stanford graduate excited to be performing in her very first Lamplighters show! She is an avid Gilbert & Sullivan fan, and also performs with Stanford Savoyards and Lyric Theater of San Jose.

ELIJAH BERRY (Debut) Chorus. Elijah is a fresh transplant from Jonesborough, TN, having earned his BFA in Commercial Art with East Tennessee State University.

This marks his first production with the Lamplighters. “A very special thank you to the cast and crew for letting me join the Lamplighters family.”

DAVID BOWES (’81) Viola. David is a principal player for Philharmonia Baroque and The American Bach Soloists. Summertime sees him in the Midsummer Mozart Orchestra. He is a coach for the Golden Gate Philharmonia, a youth orchestra in San Francisco. Life’s pleasures include trying to grow heirloom tomatoes, propagating roses, reading, cooking, and travel. In 2011 he celebrated his thirtieth year playing with Lamplighters! It’s been amazing to see so many different casts for so many different productions.

KEITH BUCHER (’77) French Horn. Keith was delighted to return to the Lamplighters Orchestra in 2000 after having spent 12 years in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana.

He studied at Northwestern University, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and started his musical career in the US Marine Band. From 1978 to 1987 he was a fixture in the pit orchestras for major San Francisco musical theatre productions and is currently a freelance musician who performs with organizations from the Bay Area to Sacramento.

PAMELA CAREY (’91) Violin I/Concertmaster. Pam is a freelance musician who performs frequently throughout the Bay Area with such groups as The Mountain Play, Contemporary Opera Marin, Woodminster, Cinnabar, and CCMT. She is currently on the faculty at Saint Hilary School and Dominican.

ABIGAIL COLYER (’07) Chorus. An SF native, Abigail is a former student of Baker Peeples and went on to receive her Bachelor’s of Music from the SF Conservatory of Music, in Vocal Performance, under the guidance of Pamela Fry. She has performed with Bay Area companies, including Lamplighters (HMS Pinafore ‘07 and The Mikado ‘08), BASOTI, Opera Academy of California, Opera San Jose, and the San Francisco Opera. Her favorite roles include Amy (Mark Adamo’s Little Women), Elsa (The Sound of Music), and Mame (Mame).

KATHLEEN CONNER (’73) Oboe. Kathleen has performed with Monterey, Santa Rosa, Berkeley and Napa Symphonies and Pocket Opera. She coaches woodwind ensembles at Benjamin Franklin Middle School and is artist-in-residence at School of the Arts. She is on the faculty at both the Capp St. and Richmond branches of the Community Music Center.

ELANA COWEN (Debut) Baroness. Elana has performed not only in the United States, but internationally as well. She has worked with many companies on the West Coast, including Opera San José, Philharmonia Baroque, LA Philharmonic, Bay Area Children’s Theater and San Francisco Lyric Opera to name a few. Elana has performed roles in musical theater and opera alike. Operatic roles performed include Olga in Eugene Onegin, Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Lidio in L’Egisto and Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti. Upcoming, Elana will perform the roles of Ganymede in My Fair Galatea with Pocket Opera.

GLENN D’MELLO (‘12) Chorus. Glenn was recently seen as Lt. Munoz in the musical City of Angels at Studio ACT. He resides in San Francisco; has performed Improv; salsa for half time shows at Raiders games; and amateur ballroom competitions. He has an engineering degree.

NICHOLAS DAHLMAN (’12) Chorus. Nicholas has played a role (mostly of the chorus bass/baritone variety) in seven of the last eight Lamplighters productions. Before 2012, he performed in dozens of shows in Western Massachusetts. He now works for Netblaze Systems in Walnut Creek.

Dolly!), Spettigue (Where’s Charley?), Lutz and Toni (Student Prince) and George Grossmith in Gilbert & Sullivan à la Carte. Rick is the winner of three other BATCC Awards for Best Actor in a Musical, for the title role of Man of La Mancha and twice for John Adams in 1776, all with the Willows Theatre, as well as the 2010 Arty Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama (Dodge in Buried Child, with Bay Area Stage). He has appeared with Shotgun Players, Ross Valley Players, 42nd Street Moon, West Bay Opera, Pocket Opera, Berkeley Contemporary Opera, Peninsula Civic Light Opera, Piedmont Light Opera Theater, Hayward Little Theater, and the Palo Alto Players.

MICHAEL WIRGLER (’79) Clarinet. Michael is a composer and an arranger, as well as conductor of the Golden Gate Park Band. He received his masters from San Francisco State University, and is currently a music teacher with the Oakland public schools. He has two cats, loves bowling, and has two dreams: to bowl a 300 game, and to conduct an orchestra.

DANIEL WOOD (’07) French Horn. Daniel graduated from UCLA in music, founded the horn quartet QUADRE in 1998 and has performed over 700 concerts with them throughout the US. He recorded, composed and produced 3 albums with the group, has lectured on the “Business of Music” at numerous conferences and institutions and was one of the participants in the US Classical Music Leadership Think Tank of 2005 and 2007. Daniel is a current faculty member at the Community School of Music and Arts and SF Conservatory, prep division.

MELISSA WORTMAN (’80) Costume Shop Manager. In addition to designing 30+ shows for the Lamplighters, Melissa has designed costumes for ACT, Circus Circus Hotels, KITKA, Abydos Theater, Dance Through Time, Marin Ballet, and numerous private clients. She is the resident costume designer for Bracebridge Dinner Theater created

by Ansel Adams, and held annually in the historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite. Melissa is the recipient of 5 BATCC nominations, 2 BATCC awards, and 2 Drama Logue Awards.

Contributors To The Lamplighters

Lamplighters Music Theatre is deeply grateful to the following donors, who have provided important support for our programs. Lamplighters Music Theatre is a 501(c) 3 tax-exempt non-profit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Contributions listed below were received in the 12 month period ending March 31, 2015.

Contributions received after that will be listed in later programs.

LAMPLIGHTERS MUSIC THEATRE IS SPONSORED IN PART BY GENEROUS GRANTS FROM:

GRANTS FOR THE ARTS/SAN FRANCISCO HOTEL TAX FUND with additional support from

The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation The Gladstone Family Fund for Artistic Excellence Hanson Bridgett The Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation The Gorter Family Foundation King & Spalding The McKesson Foundation

The Bernard Osher Foundation Renee’s Garden Silicon Valley Bank Foundation

Sing For America Foundation Tangram Insurance Services Xilinx Community Fund‡

‡Corporate advised funds of Silicon Valley Community Foundation

The Lamplighters receive employer matching gifts from Apple Matching Gift Program, Chevron Humankind, Genentech Matching Gift Program, Google Matching Gift Program, Hewlett Foundation, IBM, Itron, McKesson, and the Millipore Corporation

as well as gifts through AmazonSmile, Benevity, and iGive.

The Illuminators

The Illuminators are those individuals and families who have demonstrated their belief in the value of the Lamplighters for future generations by making a gift to the Endowment Fund or by including the Lamplighters in their estate plans. For information on how to make a tax-deductible gift to the Lamplighters through stocks, annuities, insurance policies, bequest, or other forms of planned giving, please contact Development Director Amy Himes.

In Memory of Michael Avalos, Connie Barnett, Tom Barrett, Spencer S. Beman, III, Barbara L. Bessey & Kevin J. Gilmartin, Melvin & Anna Brown, Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Cape & Family, Bruce Carlton & Richard McCall, Peter & Shelly de Vries, Joan P. Dedo, Estate of David B. Felch, Michael & Patricia Flynn, Francis K. Geballe Charitable Trust, In Memory of Read P. Gilmore, Estate of James E. Harrold, Jr., Donald T. Harvey, Sr. Memorial, Barbara E. Heroux, Daniel B. Howard, Estate of John Thomas Howell, Jr., Michael C. Huckins, Inverlochy Foundation/Daniel E. Stone Fund In Memory of Robert Kahn, In Memory of Lewis G. Jacobs, M.D., William and Margaret Kaplan, Estate of Richard E. LeBlond, Jr., In Memory of Walter Novas, In Memory of Sebastian Pallat, Karl Pister and Roger Renn, Estate of Helen Pollack, Estate of Lawrence W. Reinecke, Estate of Charles Lincoln Rose, Theodore Savetnick, Renee Shepherd, Estate of Fred Schildmacher, Arthur Sullivan, Estate of Connie Ruth Thompson, Jill R. Thompson, Emmanuel Uren, Sarah Vardigans, John & Martha Vlahos, Autumn Wagner, Marguerite & Gerry Wallace, John & Jean Cardin Ziaja.

KATHRYN SCHUMACHER (’98) Olga. Kathryn is very happy to be performing with the Lamplighters again after a 3-year absence. Previously, she performed in The Gondoliers, HMS Pinafore and The Yeoman of the Guard. She has also performed with the San Francisco Symphony, Diablo Light Opera, and Michigan Opera Theatre.

When she isn’t on stage she is the General Manager of Yankee Pier in Lafayette, CA. SHAKIRA SEARLE (Debut) Gretchen. Shakira was born at a very young age, and has been alive ever since. Despite an initial inability to walk or speak, she has triumphed to become a responsible adult, learning as much as possible and singing anything she could along the way. Shakira has been performing Gilbert & Sullivan for over 20 years, and is delighted to join the Lamplighters.

LUCY SCHOENING (’74) Flute. Lucy was principal flute for the Artea Chamber Orchestra and performed with San Francisco Symphony, Pocket Opera, SF Chamber Players, Oakland Opera and many chamber music groups. She teaches fifth grade and is the mother of two sons.

TOM SEGAL (‘14) Choreographer. Tom has performed, choreographed and directed locally, nationally and abroad.

Other Bay Area directing and choreography credits include SF Opera, Ensemble Paralelle, Word for Word, Marin Theatre Youth Co, Berkeley Playhouse, The Rat Pack show, Theatre Artaud, Theatre Rhinoceros, Opera Frontier, Pacific Alliance Stage, Santa Rosa Actor’s Theatre, Bracebridge Christmas show, SF University, San Jose State Theatre, Santa Rosa Jr. College, Solano Community College, Adelphi University. He is the recipient of numerous awards and was co-choreographer for SF Playhouse’s Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party, which was named “Best Play” at the 2009 NYC Fringe Festival, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Choreography. Others include 2 Dean Goodman Choice Awards, finalist in International Dance Competition of the Americas, “Outstanding Choreographer” – National Assoc. of Ballet, 3 Arty Awards.

CARL STANLEY (’73) Bass. Carl performs professionally with orchestras and theater groups throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. He currently serves as Orchestra Personnel Manager and Education Coordinator for the Oakland East Bay Symphony and was an instrumental music teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District for many years.

GREGORY SYKES (’93) Violin. Gregory has been studying violin and making music in the Bay Area since elementary school. He holds a Bachelor’s in Music from UC Berkeley and has studied privately with Mariko Smiley, Charles Meacham and Elizabeth Gibson. He has also studied voice with Erin Neff. Gregory has performed classical music and pops with the Berkeley, Napa, Oakland East Bay, Santa Rosa and Vallejo Symphonies and has accompanied productions for numerous dramatic troupes, most especially the Lamplighters! Thanks for all the memories!

CHRIS UZELAC (‘04) Grand Duke Rudolph. Lamplighters: KoKo, Grosvenor, Jack Point, Boatswain, Giuseppe Palmieri, Florian, John Wellington Wells. Galas: Harry Patter, Datum, Jekyll/Hyde, Sherlock. Recordings: Princess Ida, The Sorcerer, The Pirates of Penzance.

Elsewhere: Cat in the Hat in ‘Seussical’ (Ray of Light), Charley Kringas in ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ (Altarena), Charles Guiteau in ‘Assassins’ (Custom Made). Chris has also helped write six Lamplighters’ Galas and he sits on the Board as the Company Representative.

SARAH VARDIGANS (’06) Managing Director. For 27 years Sarah worked as Company and Touring Manager for numerous performing artists from all over the world, including Luciano Pavarotti, Boston Ballet and Rudolf Nureyev, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Moscow Circus, Astor Piazzolla, and 10 years with San Francisco Ballet. She has also managed international touring Broadway productions of A Chorus Line, Evita, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, and The American Dance Machine. She currently moonlights as Stage Manager for the Music at Kohl Mansion Chamber Music series and the New Century Chamber Orchestra.

JONATHAN SPENCER (’90) Notary Tannhauser. Jonathan is celebrating his 24th season with the Lamplighters.

Favorite G&S roles have included: The Learned Judge, Major General, Pirate King, Pooh-Bah, and Sgt. Meryll.

Outside the canon, he has enjoyed playing Sir Arthur Sullivan (G&S: Straight Up with a Twist), Mr. Lindquist (A Little Night Music), and The Playwright (Enter the Guardsman). Elsewhere he has been seen as Father in Ragtime (ACLO); The Innkeeper in Man of La Mancha (Willows Theatre); Taddeo in Italian Girl in Algiers (Pocket Opera); and Turai in Rough Crossing (Actors Ensemble of Berkeley). He is also a Jeopardy! champion.

NICK VOLKERT (’08) Herald. Nick is thrilled to be joining the Lamplighters once again. His previous romps were in The Secret Garden and as Freddy in My Fair Lady, and he is overjoyed to play, at long last, in a Gilbert & Sullivan production with this fantastic team. Nick sings classically in and around his native Bay Area, and is joining the San Francisco Opera Chorus in this season’s Les Troyens. Favorite past roles include Leporello in Don Giovanni, Aenas in Dido and Aeneas, Father in Hansel & Gretel, and the Third Billy Goat Gruff in first grade. Other pursuits include cartooning, playing the violin, and long hikes with his dog, Lily.

ROBBY STAFFORD (’09) Ludwig. A San Francisco native, Robby’s favorite roles have included Don Pasquale with Sonoma City Opera, Mozart’s Figaro with Livermore Valley Opera, the Four Villains in Les contes d’Hoffman with West Bay Opera, and Pooh-Bah in The Mikado with Lamplighters Music Theater. Robby has enjoyed singing Bach, Handel, and Monteverdi with many leading Baroque orchestras, and directed a performance of Guillaume de Machaut’s Messe de Nostre Dame at Notre Dame des Victoires in San Francisco, where he is Cantor and Director of Music Liturgy.

RICK WILLIAMS (’78) Artistic Director. Rick has performed every Gilbert & Sullivan patter role with the Lamplighters, often multiple times. He won a Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Ko-Ko (The Mikado) and appeared as Gama in our award-winning Princess Ida. He performed Higgins (twice) in My Fair Lady and Fredrik in A Little Night Music, for each of which he was nominated for BATCC Awards. Other roles with the Lamplighters include Dick Deadeye (HMS Pinafore), Baron Zeta and Njegus (Merry Widow), Pangloss (Candide), Andy (Show Boat), Frosch (Fledermaus), Horace (Hello,

GWYNETH DAVIS (’88) Cello. Gwyneth lives on a minifarm in Sebastopol with her partner and an ever-changing cast of animals. She has played with most regional orchestras in the Bay Area. As a member of the Eloquence String Quartet she has provided wedding music for hundreds of couples, mostly in the Napa and Sonoma wine country. She also enjoys performing with the VOT early music ensemble on baroque cello and viola da gamba and works as a professional pastry chef. An incorrigible Anglophile, she seizes any opportunity to travel to England.

MICHAEL DESNOYERS (‘10) Ernest. Michael has performed leading and supporting roles across the Bay Area, favorites including Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Albert (Albert Herring), Tamino (Zauberflöte), Ferrando (Così fan tutte), Belmonte and Pedrillo (Entführung), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Frederic (The Pirates of Penzance), and Nanki-Poo (The Mikado). As a concert soloist, he has sung Bach’s Johannes-Passion and Matthäus-Passion, Handel’s Messiah, and Mozart’s Requiem. Michael is featured on the Lamplighters’ CD recordings, singing the role of Cyril in Princess Ida and the role of Lord Tolloller in Iolanthe.

DIANA DORMAN (‘72) Clarinet/Music Librarian/Contractor.

Since joining us 38 years ago for our first Ernest in Love, Diana has played principal clarinet in all our productions. She also performs with Berkeley Symphony and Pocket Opera, has performed with SF Opera, including the video recording of R Strauss’ Capriccio for London/Decca and has performed and toured nationally with Western Opera Theater since 1989. As librarian Diana restored the Broadway orchestra parts for our 2008 production of The Secret Garden. She is on the faculty of Dominican University.

JOSEPHA FATH (’89) Violin I. Josepha received her musical training at SF State University and the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. She has participated in Tanglewood, Spoleto, Blossom and Mendocino Music Festivals, and has performed with the California and Berkeley Symphonies, Pocket Opera, Western Opera Theatre, Cinnabar Opera and San Francisco Opera.

KATHERINE FELLER (’10) Elsa. Katherine (or Kat for short), is a native San Franciscan who grew up with music surrounding her. In this environment, she discovered her immense passion for singing and has dedicated her life to it. Some favorite roles have been Mademoiselle Silberklang (The Impresario), Adele (Die Fledermaus), and Valencienne (The Merry Widow). She has been a Lamplighter since 2010.

GEORGE FERNANDEZ (’96) Chorus. George returns with the Lamplighters always learning and understanding the world of G&S. He always considers himself a student of musical theatre. He completed the Musical Theatre Conservatory at Notre Dame de Namur University in 2013.

Besides music, he studies ballroom dancing and Argentine Tango.

CHRISTOPHER FOCHT (‘67) Chorus. Last seen as Dr. Blind in our recent Die Fledermaus, Chris was in the 4th grade when he saw his first Lamplighters show. After joining the company as a teenager, he is now into his 48th year with us and has performed in every G&S show multiple times.

Over the years, Chris has been seen as Francisco (The Gondoliers),

St. Brioche (Merry Widow), Sir Rupert (Ruddygore), Toni (Student Prince), as well as playing a variety of zany roles in our annual Gala productions. He is a Doctor of Audiology and teaches at SF State.

JOE GIAMMARCO (‘05) Supertitles Manager. Joe has performed numerous supernumerary roles with San Francisco Opera over the past 17 years, where he was recently seen in the role of the Foreman in their 2014 production of Show Boat. His Lamplighters debut was as the Headsman in The Yeomen of the Guard, in which his wife, Claire Kelm, played Elsie Maynard. Joe also appeared as William in the Lamplighters’ The Secret Garden in 2008. He creates, and often runs, the supertitle projections seen at Lamplighters performances.

JEFFRIE GIVENS (Debut) Chorus. Since making her stage debut in 2009, Jeffrie has performed in 15 shows, including a one-woman show called Retard! and she is grateful for every chance she gets to perform. She couldn’t have chosen a more fun show than The Grand Duke for her Lamplighters debut.

MAX GLASS (Debut) Chorus. Max has been serious about singing his entire life except for a short 30-years break after retiring from a childrens chorus. During the break he took his time to learn how to read music. Finally abandoning all formal music education attempts, Max artfully compensates the lack of theory by singing loud. Hoping to be heard Max joins the Lamplighters for The Grand Duke and as Bob Beckett in HMS Pinafore.

MARY HARGROVE (‘90) Flute/Piccolo. Mary is principal flute with Cadenza Chamber Orchestra, St. Peters Chamber Orchestra and Nederlander Broadway productions in San Jose. She plays flute and piccolo for Opera San Jose, Ballet San Jose, and the San Francisco Opera Merola program, as well as freelancing with Santa Cruz Symphony and many other Bay Area orchestras.

WILLIAM HARVEY (’95) Cornet. William is currently Principal Trumpet of the Oakland East Bay Symphony, Opera San Jose and Festival Opera, and is also a member of the California Symphony. He has been Principal Trumpet of Western Opera Theater, Sub-Principal Trumpet with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the Modesto Symphony, Sarasota Opera, the Spoleto Festival and the Epic Brass Quintet.

BARBARA HEROUX (‘74) Stage Director/Artistic Director Emeritus. In 40 seasons with the Lamplighters (which is astonishing as she’s only 39), Barbara has played virtually every role, from singing in the chorus to General Director and everything in between. She is delighted to direct her (and the Lamplighters’) first Grand Duke, having sung the role of Elsa in our 1981 condensed concert version. Favorite Lamplighter roles include Rosalinda (Die Fledermaus), Josephine (HMS Pinafore), Rose Maybud and Mad Margaret (Ruddygore), Phoebe (The Yeomen of the Guard), Donna Lucia (Where’s Charley?), and the title roles in Patience and Hello, Dolly! The winner of four BATCC awards, Barbara has also performed and/or directed for Midsummer Mozart, Cinnabar Opera, West Bay Opera, 42nd Street Moon, Livermore Valley Opera, BBBay, DLOC and others, and has been one of the guiding forces behind

at least 30 Lamplighter Galas. She spends most of her time now as Executive Director of Volti, the award-winning 20-voice professional chamber chorus specializing in leading-edge contemporary music.

AMY HIMES (’12) Development Director. Amy is a Certified Fundraising Executive who has provided fundraising leadership and support for Bay Area cultural organizations for over a decade. She is also a singer and theatrical director, and holds a BA and MA in Theatre Arts from Florida State and San Jose State Universities, respectively.

She lives in San Jose and enjoys taking the train to work.

GIOVANNA HUTCHISON (’14) Princess of Monte Carlo. A graduate of SJSU, Hutchison has been singing soprano lead in Opera San Jose’s outreach program for the past several years. Mainstage performances include Papagena (Die Zauberflöte), Gianetta (L’Elisir d’Amore), Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro), Betty Paris (The Crucible) and Gretel with Bel Cantanti Summer Opera Theater among others.

JUDY JACKSON MACILVAINE (’70) Associate Costume Designer. In 1970, while a junior at Presentation High School, Judy participated in her first Lamplighters show as the prop mistress and costume volunteer for Die Fledermaus.

Soon she found herself onstage performing in the chorus and the rest is history. In the interim 44 years Judy has performed in every G&S operetta and many others. She has designed new costumes for productions of The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Ruddygore, Bittersweet, Die Fledermaus, and our recent version of HMS Pinafore. By day, Judy teaches Apparel Design and Theater Costuming at Cañada College and is pleased to have her students assisting on this show.

KATHLEEN JOHANNESSEN (’77) Bassoon. A Bay Area native, Kathleen is a freelance musician. She received a BA in Music from College of Notre Dame and an MA in Musical Performance from CSU Humboldt. Her interest in Gilbert & Sullivan began when she saw her piano teacher as Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance.

LAURIEN JONES (‘90) Violin II. Laurien has performed with Diablo Ballet, Pocket Opera, Western Opera, Masterworks Chorale, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and California Symphony. She is a chamber musician and soloist.

KATHRYN JUNEAU (’87) Viola. Katy received her BM from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She enjoys playing with a myriad of music groups in the Bay Area including orchestra, chamber music, music theatre and opera. Katy comes from a family tradition of music and G&S. In 2011, the tradition was extended as her daughter played flute for a G&S production in Sacramento, and her son joined the Lamplighter’s chorus.

MONROE KANOUSE (’65). Musical Director/Conductor.

Monroe actually remembers when the Lamplighters were founded in 1952. His first professional connection with them was when he played substitute second piano in performances at the Harding Theater in the mid 1960’s. In more recent years, since 1986, he has conducted some runs of most of the repertory. He was the permanent conductor of Oakland Opera from

1981 through 1986. He made his San Francisco Opera House conducting debut leading four performances of The Nutcracker for the San Francisco Ballet in 1979. He led over 20 productions of Sacramento Opera from 1981 to 1998, and has also conducted for the Milwaukee, San Diego, Baltimore, Lake George, West Bay, and Livermore Opera companies. His last conducting appearance with the Lamplighters was with 2012’s production of The Mikado. He was a member of the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 1992 to 2003, where he conducted the annual opera production. He has composed a comic opera, Gambling Jones, and an opera, Voices of Calafia, dealing with California’s mythic queen. He has just put the finishing touches on an opera for children, Coyote and the Human People.

ANDREW KAUFMAN (Debut) Lighting Designer. Drew is a scenic and lighting designer for theatre, dance, and opera. His designs have been seen across the country and internationally. Upcoming designs include the regional premiere of Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea (set and lighting) at Oregon Contemporary Theatre, My Fair Lady (lighting) at Broadway by the Bay, and Fiddler on the Roof (lighting) directed by Jon Tracy at Berkeley Playhouse.

JOANNE KAY (’07) Operations Manager. Joanne has business and marketing degrees from Glasgow and Paisley universities, a Master of Makeup Diploma, and is studying Dick Smith’s 3D Makeup Course. She moonlights as a freelance graphic designer and FX/makeup artist.

SUSANNA KETRON (’12) Bertha. Susanna is officially hooked on the Lamplighters after joining for Princess Ida in 2012. Her favorite opera roles include Nicklausse in Les contes d’Hoffmann, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, performed with One World Symphony, NYC. DAVID KIRBY (‘98) Makeup Design. David paints faces for several theatre and opera companies in the Bay Area, most recently The Magic Flute, with West Bay Opera, Utopia, Ltd., with Lyric Theatre, and the Lamplighters’ Candide. During the day, he sells whoopee cushions.

MIRIAM R. LEWIS (‘04) Costume Designer. Miriam has worked in theater as long as she can remember; she has costumed many shows for the Lamplighters, including Yeomen, The Gondoliers, and Pirates, and, for other companies, A Little Night Music (Goat Hall Productions), The Paris Letter (NCTC), Floyd Collins and City of Angels (SFSU), Sweeney Todd (Ray of Light Theatre), She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange (Crowded Fire), and, most recently, Harry Thaw Hates Everybody (Shotgun Players). Miriam received her MFA in Theatrical Design from San Francisco State University, where she now also lectures in costume. Miriam is delighted to have played her cards right in order to be able to design costumes for Lamplighters’ first staged production of The Grand Duke.

PHIL LOWERY (’94) Production Coordinator. Phil holds a BA with Honors in Music & Theatre from Lewis & Clark College, and an MA in Dramatic Art from UC Berkeley.

In 1991 he co-founded Berkeley Contemporary Opera and served as its Artistic Director for three years and eight productions. He has since directed for Berkeley Opera, Pocket

Opera, North Bay Opera, the Altarena Playhouse, Dreamweavers and the Drama Mamas. Phil lives happily in Oakland with his beloved Kelcey and their four beloved cats.

JAMES MACILVAINE (‘78) Ensemble. Jim has performed in all of the Gilbert & Sullivan choruses including Utopia Limited and the concert version of The Grand Duke with the Lamplighters. He has also been seen as the Carpenter’s Mate in HMS Pinafore, Scynthius in Princess Ida and the Notary in The Sorcerer. Other Lamplighters performances include countless Galas, Candide and Showboat. During the day, he plays to the part of the Special Events Coordinator for the City of Oakland.

AMBER MARSH (‘13) Chorus. Amber is thrilled to be returning to the Lamplighters for The Grand Duke.

She began her private vocal training at the Colburn School in Los Angeles and was a featured soloist on Engelbert Humperdinck’s Greatest Hits Album in the song Jerusalem. She is now in her last year at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying vocal performance under Barbara Honn, previously Daniel Mobbs.

CRAIG MCAMIS (’03) Trombone. Craig received his bachelor’s degree in music from the University of the Pacific and a Master’s degree from the New England Conservatory in Boston. He is an active performer and teacher in the greater Bay Area with two teaching studios and a full schedule of performances with groups as diverse as the Marin Symphony, San Francisco Opera and Oakland Municipal Band.

WILLIAM NEELY(’78) Prince of Monte Carlo. Last seen with the Lamplighters as King Hermann Augustus (Candide), Bill has sung most of the baritone roles in the G&S repertoire, as well as Dr. Falke (Die Fledermaus), Danilo (Merry Widow) and Carl-Magnus (A Little Night Music). He has also performed with many groups around the Bay Area such as Cinnabar, Berkeley, Livermore, West Bay, North Bay and Pocket Operas, in such roles as Sweeney Todd, Man of La Mancha, Don Giovanni; Voltaire/ Pangloss, Scarpia, Count Almaviva, Sharpless, Escamillo, Ford and Malatesta. Bill teaches an online music appreciation course, Adventures in Classical Music.

LYNN OAKLEY (’80) Violin I. Lynn is also a violinist in Villa String Quartet, Villa Sinfonia and Villa Chamber Orchestra, Marin Oratorio as well as other groups. She and her husband Roy are founders of the Villa Sinfonia Foundation, a nonprofit music organization for students of all ages and abilities.

The Villa Sinfonia has performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Washington D.C. Kennedy Center, toured Germany, Austria, England, Ireland, Scotland and France and Hawaii and was presented with the Governor’s Award at the 2001 Recording Academy’s Grammy Awards.

NORMAN PECK (’77) Percussion. Along with playing for the Lamplighters, Norman currently holds the Principal Percussion Chair with the Santa Cruz County Symphony and West Bay Opera. He plays jazz with a big band every Tuesday night when he isn’t working, teaches a large class of private students, and provides instrumental contracting services to a variety of clients. When he’s not working, Norman is passionately fond of science fiction, cooking and his cats Alex and Kesa.

BAKER PEEPLES (’75) Resident Music Director. Baker has sung almost all the G&S tenor leads, as well as Eisenstein/ Alfred (Fledermaus), Tassilo (Countess Maritza), Paris (La belle Helene), Karl Franz (Student Prince), and the Defendant in our KQED Trial. Baker has conducted every Gala since 1986, as well as hundreds of performances of G&S and other operettas and musicals. He sang onstage with SF Ballet in Balanchine’s Liebeslieder Walzer. A favorite of Pocket Opera audiences, he has also appeared with numerous other Bay Area opera companies, symphonies, ballets, and choral groups. Baker was voted best male singer in the 1995 and 1997 International G&S Festivals for his portrayals of Hilarion and Alexis. Baker and his wife Ellen Kerrigan oversee the SF Opera Guild’s Opera a la Carte program, which takes live opera to 130 Bay Area schools. He is music director for the Lamplighters/SF Conservatory G&S scenes program, and maintains an active voice studio in SF. KELCEY JAY POE (’01) Chorus. Kelcey is always thrilled to be back with Lamplighters! She just completed Candide with us, as well as at the Douglas Morrisson Theatre. She also recently performed as Scotty in Merrily We Roll Along at Pinole Community Playhouse, and danced her heart out in Die Fledermaus. Kelcey thanks her wonderful husband, Phil Lowery, for getting her into all this!

RICHARD PRYOR (‘83) Chorus. With this production, Rich has now been seen in at least one of every G&S done by the Lamplighters. He has appeared as the Solicitor (Patience), MacGrave (Czardas Princess) and has performed elsewhere as Bert Healy (Annie), Jamie (My Fair Lady) and Allen (Play it Again Sam). He has conducted and directed several shows and teaches orchestra at Aptos Middle School in SF. KARMA RAINES (’95) Chorus. Karma is very happy to be performing with the Lamplighter’s again and singing about sausage rolls. A long time Gilbert & Sullivan fan, previous G&S roles include Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance and Elsie Maynard in The Yeoman of the Guard with West Wickham Operatic Society, UK, and Aline in The Sorcerer with the Stanford Savoyards.

WAYNE ROADIE (Debut) Production/Stage Manager.

Wayne is humbled by the opportunity to work with this fabulous group of folks. A few recent exploits are; Candide, Cabaret, 110 in the Shade, Annie, The Music Man, and Little Shop of Horrors. He prides himself in his uncanny ability to not take himself too seriously. Wayne likes coffee.

ALAN ROBERTS (‘12) Chorus. Alan sang his first solo at age ten. He has been involved with multiple musical theatre troupes and performed in productions of The Mikado (his Lamplighters debut in 2012), Amahl and the Night Visitors, Die Fledermaus, Three Penny Opera, Les Mamelles de Tirésias, and Princess Ida, to name a few.

MICHELE SCHROEDER (’09) Lisa. Mezzo-Soprano Michele was thrilled to perform Edith with us in The Pirates of Penzance last summer. She received her Bachelor of Music in Classical Voice from SF State University in 2010. Other performances with the Lamplighters include: the title role in Iolanthe, Phoebe Meryll in The Yeomen of the Guard, Cousin Hebe in HMS Pinafore, and Melissa in Princess Ida.

at least 30 Lamplighter Galas. She spends most of her time now as Executive Director of Volti, the award-winning 20-voice professional chamber chorus specializing in leading-edge contemporary music.

AMY HIMES (’12) Development Director. Amy is a Certified Fundraising Executive who has provided fundraising leadership and support for Bay Area cultural organizations for over a decade. She is also a singer and theatrical director, and holds a BA and MA in Theatre Arts from Florida State and San Jose State Universities, respectively.

She lives in San Jose and enjoys taking the train to work.

GIOVANNA HUTCHISON (’14) Princess of Monte Carlo. A graduate of SJSU, Hutchison has been singing soprano lead in Opera San Jose’s outreach program for the past several years. Mainstage performances include Papagena (Die Zauberflöte), Gianetta (L’Elisir d’Amore), Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro), Betty Paris (The Crucible) and Gretel with Bel Cantanti Summer Opera Theater among others.

JUDY JACKSON MACILVAINE (’70) Associate Costume Designer. In 1970, while a junior at Presentation High School, Judy participated in her first Lamplighters show as the prop mistress and costume volunteer for Die Fledermaus.

Soon she found herself onstage performing in the chorus and the rest is history. In the interim 44 years Judy has performed in every G&S operetta and many others. She has designed new costumes for productions of The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Ruddygore, Bittersweet, Die Fledermaus, and our recent version of HMS Pinafore. By day, Judy teaches Apparel Design and Theater Costuming at Cañada College and is pleased to have her students assisting on this show.

KATHLEEN JOHANNESSEN (’77) Bassoon. A Bay Area native, Kathleen is a freelance musician. She received a BA in Music from College of Notre Dame and an MA in Musical Performance from CSU Humboldt. Her interest in Gilbert & Sullivan began when she saw her piano teacher as Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance.

LAURIEN JONES (‘90) Violin II. Laurien has performed with Diablo Ballet, Pocket Opera, Western Opera, Masterworks Chorale, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and California Symphony. She is a chamber musician and soloist.

KATHRYN JUNEAU (’87) Viola. Katy received her BM from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She enjoys playing with a myriad of music groups in the Bay Area including orchestra, chamber music, music theatre and opera. Katy comes from a family tradition of music and G&S. In 2011, the tradition was extended as her daughter played flute for a G&S production in Sacramento, and her son joined the Lamplighter’s chorus.

MONROE KANOUSE (’65). Musical Director/Conductor.

Monroe actually remembers when the Lamplighters were founded in 1952. His first professional connection with them was when he played substitute second piano in performances at the Harding Theater in the mid 1960’s. In more recent years, since 1986, he has conducted some runs of most of the repertory. He was the permanent conductor of Oakland Opera from

1981 through 1986. He made his San Francisco Opera House conducting debut leading four performances of The Nutcracker for the San Francisco Ballet in 1979. He led over 20 productions of Sacramento Opera from 1981 to 1998, and has also conducted for the Milwaukee, San Diego, Baltimore, Lake George, West Bay, and Livermore Opera companies. His last conducting appearance with the Lamplighters was with 2012’s production of The Mikado. He was a member of the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 1992 to 2003, where he conducted the annual opera production. He has composed a comic opera, Gambling Jones, and an opera, Voices of Calafia, dealing with California’s mythic queen. He has just put the finishing touches on an opera for children, Coyote and the Human People.

ANDREW KAUFMAN (Debut) Lighting Designer. Drew is a scenic and lighting designer for theatre, dance, and opera. His designs have been seen across the country and internationally. Upcoming designs include the regional premiere of Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea (set and lighting) at Oregon Contemporary Theatre, My Fair Lady (lighting) at Broadway by the Bay, and Fiddler on the Roof (lighting) directed by Jon Tracy at Berkeley Playhouse.

JOANNE KAY (’07) Operations Manager. Joanne has business and marketing degrees from Glasgow and Paisley universities, a Master of Makeup Diploma, and is studying Dick Smith’s 3D Makeup Course. She moonlights as a freelance graphic designer and FX/makeup artist.

SUSANNA KETRON (’12) Bertha. Susanna is officially hooked on the Lamplighters after joining for Princess Ida in 2012. Her favorite opera roles include Nicklausse in Les contes d’Hoffmann, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, performed with One World Symphony, NYC. DAVID KIRBY (‘98) Makeup Design. David paints faces for several theatre and opera companies in the Bay Area, most recently The Magic Flute, with West Bay Opera, Utopia, Ltd., with Lyric Theatre, and the Lamplighters’ Candide. During the day, he sells whoopee cushions.

MIRIAM R. LEWIS (‘04) Costume Designer. Miriam has worked in theater as long as she can remember; she has costumed many shows for the Lamplighters, including Yeomen, The Gondoliers, and Pirates, and, for other companies, A Little Night Music (Goat Hall Productions), The Paris Letter (NCTC), Floyd Collins and City of Angels (SFSU), Sweeney Todd (Ray of Light Theatre), She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange (Crowded Fire), and, most recently, Harry Thaw Hates Everybody (Shotgun Players). Miriam received her MFA in Theatrical Design from San Francisco State University, where she now also lectures in costume. Miriam is delighted to have played her cards right in order to be able to design costumes for Lamplighters’ first staged production of The Grand Duke.

PHIL LOWERY (’94) Production Coordinator. Phil holds a BA with Honors in Music & Theatre from Lewis & Clark College, and an MA in Dramatic Art from UC Berkeley.

In 1991 he co-founded Berkeley Contemporary Opera and served as its Artistic Director for three years and eight productions. He has since directed for Berkeley Opera, Pocket

Opera, North Bay Opera, the Altarena Playhouse, Dreamweavers and the Drama Mamas. Phil lives happily in Oakland with his beloved Kelcey and their four beloved cats.

JAMES MACILVAINE (‘78) Ensemble. Jim has performed in all of the Gilbert & Sullivan choruses including Utopia Limited and the concert version of The Grand Duke with the Lamplighters. He has also been seen as the Carpenter’s Mate in HMS Pinafore, Scynthius in Princess Ida and the Notary in The Sorcerer. Other Lamplighters performances include countless Galas, Candide and Showboat. During the day, he plays to the part of the Special Events Coordinator for the City of Oakland.

AMBER MARSH (‘13) Chorus. Amber is thrilled to be returning to the Lamplighters for The Grand Duke.

She began her private vocal training at the Colburn School in Los Angeles and was a featured soloist on Engelbert Humperdinck’s Greatest Hits Album in the song Jerusalem. She is now in her last year at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying vocal performance under Barbara Honn, previously Daniel Mobbs.

CRAIG MCAMIS (’03) Trombone. Craig received his bachelor’s degree in music from the University of the Pacific and a Master’s degree from the New England Conservatory in Boston. He is an active performer and teacher in the greater Bay Area with two teaching studios and a full schedule of performances with groups as diverse as the Marin Symphony, San Francisco Opera and Oakland Municipal Band.

WILLIAM NEELY(’78) Prince of Monte Carlo. Last seen with the Lamplighters as King Hermann Augustus (Candide), Bill has sung most of the baritone roles in the G&S repertoire, as well as Dr. Falke (Die Fledermaus), Danilo (Merry Widow) and Carl-Magnus (A Little Night Music). He has also performed with many groups around the Bay Area such as Cinnabar, Berkeley, Livermore, West Bay, North Bay and Pocket Operas, in such roles as Sweeney Todd, Man of La Mancha, Don Giovanni; Voltaire/ Pangloss, Scarpia, Count Almaviva, Sharpless, Escamillo, Ford and Malatesta. Bill teaches an online music appreciation course, Adventures in Classical Music.

LYNN OAKLEY (’80) Violin I. Lynn is also a violinist in Villa String Quartet, Villa Sinfonia and Villa Chamber Orchestra, Marin Oratorio as well as other groups. She and her husband Roy are founders of the Villa Sinfonia Foundation, a nonprofit music organization for students of all ages and abilities.

The Villa Sinfonia has performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Washington D.C. Kennedy Center, toured Germany, Austria, England, Ireland, Scotland and France and Hawaii and was presented with the Governor’s Award at the 2001 Recording Academy’s Grammy Awards.

NORMAN PECK (’77) Percussion. Along with playing for the Lamplighters, Norman currently holds the Principal Percussion Chair with the Santa Cruz County Symphony and West Bay Opera. He plays jazz with a big band every Tuesday night when he isn’t working, teaches a large class of private students, and provides instrumental contracting services to a variety of clients. When he’s not working, Norman is passionately fond of science fiction, cooking and his cats Alex and Kesa.

BAKER PEEPLES (’75) Resident Music Director. Baker has sung almost all the G&S tenor leads, as well as Eisenstein/ Alfred (Fledermaus), Tassilo (Countess Maritza), Paris (La belle Helene), Karl Franz (Student Prince), and the Defendant in our KQED Trial. Baker has conducted every Gala since 1986, as well as hundreds of performances of G&S and other operettas and musicals. He sang onstage with SF Ballet in Balanchine’s Liebeslieder Walzer. A favorite of Pocket Opera audiences, he has also appeared with numerous other Bay Area opera companies, symphonies, ballets, and choral groups. Baker was voted best male singer in the 1995 and 1997 International G&S Festivals for his portrayals of Hilarion and Alexis. Baker and his wife Ellen Kerrigan oversee the SF Opera Guild’s Opera a la Carte program, which takes live opera to 130 Bay Area schools. He is music director for the Lamplighters/SF Conservatory G&S scenes program, and maintains an active voice studio in SF. KELCEY JAY POE (’01) Chorus. Kelcey is always thrilled to be back with Lamplighters! She just completed Candide with us, as well as at the Douglas Morrisson Theatre. She also recently performed as Scotty in Merrily We Roll Along at Pinole Community Playhouse, and danced her heart out in Die Fledermaus. Kelcey thanks her wonderful husband, Phil Lowery, for getting her into all this!

RICHARD PRYOR (‘83) Chorus. With this production, Rich has now been seen in at least one of every G&S done by the Lamplighters. He has appeared as the Solicitor (Patience), MacGrave (Czardas Princess) and has performed elsewhere as Bert Healy (Annie), Jamie (My Fair Lady) and Allen (Play it Again Sam). He has conducted and directed several shows and teaches orchestra at Aptos Middle School in SF. KARMA RAINES (’95) Chorus. Karma is very happy to be performing with the Lamplighter’s again and singing about sausage rolls. A long time Gilbert & Sullivan fan, previous G&S roles include Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance and Elsie Maynard in The Yeoman of the Guard with West Wickham Operatic Society, UK, and Aline in The Sorcerer with the Stanford Savoyards.

WAYNE ROADIE (Debut) Production/Stage Manager.

Wayne is humbled by the opportunity to work with this fabulous group of folks. A few recent exploits are; Candide, Cabaret, 110 in the Shade, Annie, The Music Man, and Little Shop of Horrors. He prides himself in his uncanny ability to not take himself too seriously. Wayne likes coffee.

ALAN ROBERTS (‘12) Chorus. Alan sang his first solo at age ten. He has been involved with multiple musical theatre troupes and performed in productions of The Mikado (his Lamplighters debut in 2012), Amahl and the Night Visitors, Die Fledermaus, Three Penny Opera, Les Mamelles de Tirésias, and Princess Ida, to name a few.

MICHELE SCHROEDER (’09) Lisa. Mezzo-Soprano Michele was thrilled to perform Edith with us in The Pirates of Penzance last summer. She received her Bachelor of Music in Classical Voice from SF State University in 2010. Other performances with the Lamplighters include: the title role in Iolanthe, Phoebe Meryll in The Yeomen of the Guard, Cousin Hebe in HMS Pinafore, and Melissa in Princess Ida.

KATHRYN SCHUMACHER (’98) Olga. Kathryn is very happy to be performing with the Lamplighters again after a 3-year absence. Previously, she performed in The Gondoliers, HMS Pinafore and The Yeoman of the Guard. She has also performed with the San Francisco Symphony, Diablo Light Opera, and Michigan Opera Theatre.

When she isn’t on stage she is the General Manager of Yankee Pier in Lafayette, CA. SHAKIRA SEARLE (Debut) Gretchen. Shakira was born at a very young age, and has been alive ever since. Despite an initial inability to walk or speak, she has triumphed to become a responsible adult, learning as much as possible and singing anything she could along the way. Shakira has been performing Gilbert & Sullivan for over 20 years, and is delighted to join the Lamplighters.

LUCY SCHOENING (’74) Flute. Lucy was principal flute for the Artea Chamber Orchestra and performed with San Francisco Symphony, Pocket Opera, SF Chamber Players, Oakland Opera and many chamber music groups. She teaches fifth grade and is the mother of two sons.

TOM SEGAL (‘14) Choreographer. Tom has performed, choreographed and directed locally, nationally and abroad.

Other Bay Area directing and choreography credits include SF Opera, Ensemble Paralelle, Word for Word, Marin Theatre Youth Co, Berkeley Playhouse, The Rat Pack show, Theatre Artaud, Theatre Rhinoceros, Opera Frontier, Pacific Alliance Stage, Santa Rosa Actor’s Theatre, Bracebridge Christmas show, SF University, San Jose State Theatre, Santa Rosa Jr. College, Solano Community College, Adelphi University. He is the recipient of numerous awards and was co-choreographer for SF Playhouse’s Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party, which was named “Best Play” at the 2009 NYC Fringe Festival, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Choreography. Others include 2 Dean Goodman Choice Awards, finalist in International Dance Competition of the Americas, “Outstanding Choreographer” – National Assoc. of Ballet, 3 Arty Awards.

CARL STANLEY (’73) Bass. Carl performs professionally with orchestras and theater groups throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. He currently serves as Orchestra Personnel Manager and Education Coordinator for the Oakland East Bay Symphony and was an instrumental music teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District for many years.

GREGORY SYKES (’93) Violin. Gregory has been studying violin and making music in the Bay Area since elementary school. He holds a Bachelor’s in Music from UC Berkeley and has studied privately with Mariko Smiley, Charles Meacham and Elizabeth Gibson. He has also studied voice with Erin Neff. Gregory has performed classical music and pops with the Berkeley, Napa, Oakland East Bay, Santa Rosa and Vallejo Symphonies and has accompanied productions for numerous dramatic troupes, most especially the Lamplighters! Thanks for all the memories!

CHRIS UZELAC (‘04) Grand Duke Rudolph. Lamplighters: KoKo, Grosvenor, Jack Point, Boatswain, Giuseppe Palmieri, Florian, John Wellington Wells. Galas: Harry Patter, Datum, Jekyll/Hyde, Sherlock. Recordings: Princess Ida, The Sorcerer, The Pirates of Penzance.

Elsewhere: Cat in the Hat in ‘Seussical’ (Ray of Light), Charley Kringas in ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ (Altarena), Charles Guiteau in ‘Assassins’ (Custom Made). Chris has also helped write six Lamplighters’ Galas and he sits on the Board as the Company Representative.

SARAH VARDIGANS (’06) Managing Director. For 27 years Sarah worked as Company and Touring Manager for numerous performing artists from all over the world, including Luciano Pavarotti, Boston Ballet and Rudolf Nureyev, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Moscow Circus, Astor Piazzolla, and 10 years with San Francisco Ballet. She has also managed international touring Broadway productions of A Chorus Line, Evita, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, and The American Dance Machine. She currently moonlights as Stage Manager for the Music at Kohl Mansion Chamber Music series and the New Century Chamber Orchestra.

JONATHAN SPENCER (’90) Notary Tannhauser. Jonathan is celebrating his 24th season with the Lamplighters.

Favorite G&S roles have included: The Learned Judge, Major General, Pirate King, Pooh-Bah, and Sgt. Meryll.

Outside the canon, he has enjoyed playing Sir Arthur Sullivan (G&S: Straight Up with a Twist), Mr. Lindquist (A Little Night Music), and The Playwright (Enter the Guardsman). Elsewhere he has been seen as Father in Ragtime (ACLO); The Innkeeper in Man of La Mancha (Willows Theatre); Taddeo in Italian Girl in Algiers (Pocket Opera); and Turai in Rough Crossing (Actors Ensemble of Berkeley). He is also a Jeopardy! champion.

NICK VOLKERT (’08) Herald. Nick is thrilled to be joining the Lamplighters once again. His previous romps were in The Secret Garden and as Freddy in My Fair Lady, and he is overjoyed to play, at long last, in a Gilbert & Sullivan production with this fantastic team. Nick sings classically in and around his native Bay Area, and is joining the San Francisco Opera Chorus in this season’s Les Troyens. Favorite past roles include Leporello in Don Giovanni, Aenas in Dido and Aeneas, Father in Hansel & Gretel, and the Third Billy Goat Gruff in first grade. Other pursuits include cartooning, playing the violin, and long hikes with his dog, Lily.

ROBBY STAFFORD (’09) Ludwig. A San Francisco native, Robby’s favorite roles have included Don Pasquale with Sonoma City Opera, Mozart’s Figaro with Livermore Valley Opera, the Four Villains in Les contes d’Hoffman with West Bay Opera, and Pooh-Bah in The Mikado with Lamplighters Music Theater. Robby has enjoyed singing Bach, Handel, and Monteverdi with many leading Baroque orchestras, and directed a performance of Guillaume de Machaut’s Messe de Nostre Dame at Notre Dame des Victoires in San Francisco, where he is Cantor and Director of Music Liturgy.

RICK WILLIAMS (’78) Artistic Director. Rick has performed every Gilbert & Sullivan patter role with the Lamplighters, often multiple times. He won a Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Ko-Ko (The Mikado) and appeared as Gama in our award-winning Princess Ida. He performed Higgins (twice) in My Fair Lady and Fredrik in A Little Night Music, for each of which he was nominated for BATCC Awards. Other roles with the Lamplighters include Dick Deadeye (HMS Pinafore), Baron Zeta and Njegus (Merry Widow), Pangloss (Candide), Andy (Show Boat), Frosch (Fledermaus), Horace (Hello,

GWYNETH DAVIS (’88) Cello. Gwyneth lives on a minifarm in Sebastopol with her partner and an ever-changing cast of animals. She has played with most regional orchestras in the Bay Area. As a member of the Eloquence String Quartet she has provided wedding music for hundreds of couples, mostly in the Napa and Sonoma wine country. She also enjoys performing with the VOT early music ensemble on baroque cello and viola da gamba and works as a professional pastry chef. An incorrigible Anglophile, she seizes any opportunity to travel to England.

MICHAEL DESNOYERS (‘10) Ernest. Michael has performed leading and supporting roles across the Bay Area, favorites including Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Albert (Albert Herring), Tamino (Zauberflöte), Ferrando (Così fan tutte), Belmonte and Pedrillo (Entführung), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Frederic (The Pirates of Penzance), and Nanki-Poo (The Mikado). As a concert soloist, he has sung Bach’s Johannes-Passion and Matthäus-Passion, Handel’s Messiah, and Mozart’s Requiem. Michael is featured on the Lamplighters’ CD recordings, singing the role of Cyril in Princess Ida and the role of Lord Tolloller in Iolanthe.

DIANA DORMAN (‘72) Clarinet/Music Librarian/Contractor.

Since joining us 38 years ago for our first Ernest in Love, Diana has played principal clarinet in all our productions. She also performs with Berkeley Symphony and Pocket Opera, has performed with SF Opera, including the video recording of R Strauss’ Capriccio for London/Decca and has performed and toured nationally with Western Opera Theater since 1989. As librarian Diana restored the Broadway orchestra parts for our 2008 production of The Secret Garden. She is on the faculty of Dominican University.

JOSEPHA FATH (’89) Violin I. Josepha received her musical training at SF State University and the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. She has participated in Tanglewood, Spoleto, Blossom and Mendocino Music Festivals, and has performed with the California and Berkeley Symphonies, Pocket Opera, Western Opera Theatre, Cinnabar Opera and San Francisco Opera.

KATHERINE FELLER (’10) Elsa. Katherine (or Kat for short), is a native San Franciscan who grew up with music surrounding her. In this environment, she discovered her immense passion for singing and has dedicated her life to it. Some favorite roles have been Mademoiselle Silberklang (The Impresario), Adele (Die Fledermaus), and Valencienne (The Merry Widow). She has been a Lamplighter since 2010.

GEORGE FERNANDEZ (’96) Chorus. George returns with the Lamplighters always learning and understanding the world of G&S. He always considers himself a student of musical theatre. He completed the Musical Theatre Conservatory at Notre Dame de Namur University in 2013.

Besides music, he studies ballroom dancing and Argentine Tango.

CHRISTOPHER FOCHT (‘67) Chorus. Last seen as Dr. Blind in our recent Die Fledermaus, Chris was in the 4th grade when he saw his first Lamplighters show. After joining the company as a teenager, he is now into his 48th year with us and has performed in every G&S show multiple times.

Over the years, Chris has been seen as Francisco (The Gondoliers),

St. Brioche (Merry Widow), Sir Rupert (Ruddygore), Toni (Student Prince), as well as playing a variety of zany roles in our annual Gala productions. He is a Doctor of Audiology and teaches at SF State.

JOE GIAMMARCO (‘05) Supertitles Manager. Joe has performed numerous supernumerary roles with San Francisco Opera over the past 17 years, where he was recently seen in the role of the Foreman in their 2014 production of Show Boat. His Lamplighters debut was as the Headsman in The Yeomen of the Guard, in which his wife, Claire Kelm, played Elsie Maynard. Joe also appeared as William in the Lamplighters’ The Secret Garden in 2008. He creates, and often runs, the supertitle projections seen at Lamplighters performances.

JEFFRIE GIVENS (Debut) Chorus. Since making her stage debut in 2009, Jeffrie has performed in 15 shows, including a one-woman show called Retard! and she is grateful for every chance she gets to perform. She couldn’t have chosen a more fun show than The Grand Duke for her Lamplighters debut.

MAX GLASS (Debut) Chorus. Max has been serious about singing his entire life except for a short 30-years break after retiring from a childrens chorus. During the break he took his time to learn how to read music. Finally abandoning all formal music education attempts, Max artfully compensates the lack of theory by singing loud. Hoping to be heard Max joins the Lamplighters for The Grand Duke and as Bob Beckett in HMS Pinafore.

MARY HARGROVE (‘90) Flute/Piccolo. Mary is principal flute with Cadenza Chamber Orchestra, St. Peters Chamber Orchestra and Nederlander Broadway productions in San Jose. She plays flute and piccolo for Opera San Jose, Ballet San Jose, and the San Francisco Opera Merola program, as well as freelancing with Santa Cruz Symphony and many other Bay Area orchestras.

WILLIAM HARVEY (’95) Cornet. William is currently Principal Trumpet of the Oakland East Bay Symphony, Opera San Jose and Festival Opera, and is also a member of the California Symphony. He has been Principal Trumpet of Western Opera Theater, Sub-Principal Trumpet with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the Modesto Symphony, Sarasota Opera, the Spoleto Festival and the Epic Brass Quintet.

BARBARA HEROUX (‘74) Stage Director/Artistic Director Emeritus. In 40 seasons with the Lamplighters (which is astonishing as she’s only 39), Barbara has played virtually every role, from singing in the chorus to General Director and everything in between. She is delighted to direct her (and the Lamplighters’) first Grand Duke, having sung the role of Elsa in our 1981 condensed concert version. Favorite Lamplighter roles include Rosalinda (Die Fledermaus), Josephine (HMS Pinafore), Rose Maybud and Mad Margaret (Ruddygore), Phoebe (The Yeomen of the Guard), Donna Lucia (Where’s Charley?), and the title roles in Patience and Hello, Dolly! The winner of four BATCC awards, Barbara has also performed and/or directed for Midsummer Mozart, Cinnabar Opera, West Bay Opera, 42nd Street Moon, Livermore Valley Opera, BBBay, DLOC and others, and has been one of the guiding forces behind

Meet The Lamplighters GEORGE ASHWORTH (‘11) Props Manager. After terrifying crowds as a merciless headsman, enticing audiences as a strapping seaman and lusty pirate, and moping about as a love-sick gondolieri and ensorcelled villager; George has decided to go hide backstage. First as Production Manager for the 2014 Gala and Candide, and now as Props Manager. He occasionally comes out to sweep.

JENNIFER ASHWORTH (’01) Julia Jellicoe. Since joining the Lamplighters 15 years ago for A Little Night Music, Jennifer has had the good fortune to play almost every Gilbert & Sullivan soprano lead. She is proud to have also been a part of such productions as Candide, Carousel and The Secret Garden, and looks forward to this summer’s show, HMS Pinafore. Jennifer performs with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the San Francisco Opera Guild, SF Lyric Chorus, the Bay Choral Guild, Pocket Opera and made her solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony last December. She co-founded Presto!

Interactive Opera, which performs a Christmas spectacular at Grace cathedral, and is co-director of the Lamplighter Community Chorus, which is accepting new members this summer. For the past 17 years, Jennifer has directed the MAD Band, an instrumental program for 4th - 8th graders.

JEFFREY BEAUDOIN (‘87) Chorus. Last seen as Yvan in Die Fledermaus, Jeff has appeared in all of the G&S operas from Trial to Utopia plus The Merry Widow, La Périchole, Where’s Charley? and many Galas. He has also appeared with us as The Notary (The Sorcerer), Lt. Solo (Galas ‘91 & ‘09), Max (Gala ‘94), Dances With Weasels (Gala ‘96) and as Scynthius in our award-winning Princess Ida in England. Jeff was also seen as Giorgio (The Gondoliers) in NYC, Lane (Importance of Being Earnest) in SF and in the ensemble of Mame in Petaluma.

SHARON BELTRACCHI (Debut) Chorus. Sharon is a recent Stanford graduate excited to be performing in her very first Lamplighters show! She is an avid Gilbert & Sullivan fan, and also performs with Stanford Savoyards and Lyric Theater of San Jose.

ELIJAH BERRY (Debut) Chorus. Elijah is a fresh transplant from Jonesborough, TN, having earned his BFA in Commercial Art with East Tennessee State University.

This marks his first production with the Lamplighters. “A very special thank you to the cast and crew for letting me join the Lamplighters family.”

DAVID BOWES (’81) Viola. David is a principal player for Philharmonia Baroque and The American Bach Soloists. Summertime sees him in the Midsummer Mozart Orchestra. He is a coach for the Golden Gate Philharmonia, a youth orchestra in San Francisco. Life’s pleasures include trying to grow heirloom tomatoes, propagating roses, reading, cooking, and travel. In 2011 he celebrated his thirtieth year playing with Lamplighters! It’s been amazing to see so many different casts for so many different productions.

KEITH BUCHER (’77) French Horn. Keith was delighted to return to the Lamplighters Orchestra in 2000 after having spent 12 years in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana.

He studied at Northwestern University, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and started his musical career in the US Marine Band. From 1978 to 1987 he was a fixture in the pit orchestras for major San Francisco musical theatre productions and is currently a freelance musician who performs with organizations from the Bay Area to Sacramento.

PAMELA CAREY (’91) Violin I/Concertmaster. Pam is a freelance musician who performs frequently throughout the Bay Area with such groups as The Mountain Play, Contemporary Opera Marin, Woodminster, Cinnabar, and CCMT. She is currently on the faculty at Saint Hilary School and Dominican.

ABIGAIL COLYER (’07) Chorus. An SF native, Abigail is a former student of Baker Peeples and went on to receive her Bachelor’s of Music from the SF Conservatory of Music, in Vocal Performance, under the guidance of Pamela Fry. She has performed with Bay Area companies, including Lamplighters (HMS Pinafore ‘07 and The Mikado ‘08), BASOTI, Opera Academy of California, Opera San Jose, and the San Francisco Opera. Her favorite roles include Amy (Mark Adamo’s Little Women), Elsa (The Sound of Music), and Mame (Mame).

KATHLEEN CONNER (’73) Oboe. Kathleen has performed with Monterey, Santa Rosa, Berkeley and Napa Symphonies and Pocket Opera. She coaches woodwind ensembles at Benjamin Franklin Middle School and is artist-in-residence at School of the Arts. She is on the faculty at both the Capp St. and Richmond branches of the Community Music Center.

ELANA COWEN (Debut) Baroness. Elana has performed not only in the United States, but internationally as well. She has worked with many companies on the West Coast, including Opera San José, Philharmonia Baroque, LA Philharmonic, Bay Area Children’s Theater and San Francisco Lyric Opera to name a few. Elana has performed roles in musical theater and opera alike. Operatic roles performed include Olga in Eugene Onegin, Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Lidio in L’Egisto and Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti. Upcoming, Elana will perform the roles of Ganymede in My Fair Galatea with Pocket Opera.

GLENN D’MELLO (‘12) Chorus. Glenn was recently seen as Lt. Munoz in the musical City of Angels at Studio ACT. He resides in San Francisco; has performed Improv; salsa for half time shows at Raiders games; and amateur ballroom competitions. He has an engineering degree.

NICHOLAS DAHLMAN (’12) Chorus. Nicholas has played a role (mostly of the chorus bass/baritone variety) in seven of the last eight Lamplighters productions. Before 2012, he performed in dozens of shows in Western Massachusetts. He now works for Netblaze Systems in Walnut Creek.

Dolly!), Spettigue (Where’s Charley?), Lutz and Toni (Student Prince) and George Grossmith in Gilbert & Sullivan à la Carte. Rick is the winner of three other BATCC Awards for Best Actor in a Musical, for the title role of Man of La Mancha and twice for John Adams in 1776, all with the Willows Theatre, as well as the 2010 Arty Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama (Dodge in Buried Child, with Bay Area Stage). He has appeared with Shotgun Players, Ross Valley Players, 42nd Street Moon, West Bay Opera, Pocket Opera, Berkeley Contemporary Opera, Peninsula Civic Light Opera, Piedmont Light Opera Theater, Hayward Little Theater, and the Palo Alto Players.

MICHAEL WIRGLER (’79) Clarinet. Michael is a composer and an arranger, as well as conductor of the Golden Gate Park Band. He received his masters from San Francisco State University, and is currently a music teacher with the Oakland public schools. He has two cats, loves bowling, and has two dreams: to bowl a 300 game, and to conduct an orchestra.

DANIEL WOOD (’07) French Horn. Daniel graduated from UCLA in music, founded the horn quartet QUADRE in 1998 and has performed over 700 concerts with them throughout the US. He recorded, composed and produced 3 albums with the group, has lectured on the “Business of Music” at numerous conferences and institutions and was one of the participants in the US Classical Music Leadership Think Tank of 2005 and 2007. Daniel is a current faculty member at the Community School of Music and Arts and SF Conservatory, prep division.

MELISSA WORTMAN (’80) Costume Shop Manager. In addition to designing 30+ shows for the Lamplighters, Melissa has designed costumes for ACT, Circus Circus Hotels, KITKA, Abydos Theater, Dance Through Time, Marin Ballet, and numerous private clients. She is the resident costume designer for Bracebridge Dinner Theater created

by Ansel Adams, and held annually in the historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite. Melissa is the recipient of 5 BATCC nominations, 2 BATCC awards, and 2 Drama Logue Awards.

Contributors To The Lamplighters

Lamplighters Music Theatre is deeply grateful to the following donors, who have provided important support for our programs. Lamplighters Music Theatre is a 501(c) 3 tax-exempt non-profit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Contributions listed below were received in the 12 month period ending March 31, 2015.

Contributions received after that will be listed in later programs.

LAMPLIGHTERS MUSIC THEATRE IS SPONSORED IN PART BY GENEROUS GRANTS FROM:

GRANTS FOR THE ARTS/SAN FRANCISCO HOTEL TAX FUND with additional support from

The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation The Gladstone Family Fund for Artistic Excellence Hanson Bridgett The Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation The Gorter Family Foundation King & Spalding The McKesson Foundation

The Bernard Osher Foundation Renee’s Garden Silicon Valley Bank Foundation

Sing For America Foundation Tangram Insurance Services Xilinx Community Fund‡

‡Corporate advised funds of Silicon Valley Community Foundation

The Lamplighters receive employer matching gifts from Apple Matching Gift Program, Chevron Humankind, Genentech Matching Gift Program, Google Matching Gift Program, Hewlett Foundation, IBM, Itron, McKesson, and the Millipore Corporation

as well as gifts through AmazonSmile, Benevity, and iGive.

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With thanks to The Gilbert & Sullivan Lexicon by Harry Benford, here’s a little help with some of the more obscure Victorian references you’ll hear in The Grand Duke. Mr. Benford’s lexicon is on sale at the Lamplighters store in the lobby along with other fun stuff.

Attic: A region of south-east Greece, where Athens is located.

Get up our hay: Variation on “make hay while the sun shines”.

Repining: Sad reflections on the past or present.

Captious: Ill-tempered, fault-finding.

Gibbet: A frame for either hanging criminals or displaying them after they are dead.

Choregus: The leader of the chorus in Greek theatre.

Rook the pigeon and the gull: Delude the suckers.

Gorges (“Our offended gorges rise”): Throats.

Rubs: A difficulty or obstacle.

Grig: A pleasant companion.

Square the press: Bribe some critics to write favorable reviews (something the Lamplighters would never do, of course, but MY you are looking well!).

Choreutae: Plural of choreuta, a chorus member in the Greek theatre.

Civil death: An imaginary death based on a legal sleight-of-hand.

Hoydens: Boisterous, ill-bred, rude girls.

Hyporchematic: A song accompanied by dancing and mime.

Coan: From the Greek island of Cos or Koa.

Leman: Paramour, lover.

Criticaster: A really bad critic.

Lesbian wine: Wine from the Aegean island of Lesbos, now called Mylitine.

Solicitor: Legal adviser.

Sposo: Italian word for a male spouse.

Millstone nether: The lower of two stones made for grinding flour.

Statutory Duel: A legally prescribed method for settling a grievance. In this case, a duel that happens in theory, but has some of the effects of happening in fact.

Miminy-piminy: Excessively affected or fastidious.

Tetter: A skin disease causing itchy or pustular patches.

Muff: A bungler.

Till all is blue: Until daylight.

Pommery: A fabulous 1874 champagne.

Tol the riddle lol: Nonsense words reflecting mock sorrow.

Fell (What folly fell): Terrible.

Rate (“Should he rate you rightly—leftly”): Berate, scold.

Tollolish: Tolerable.

Gainsay: Contradict or dispute.

Reck: Care, heed.

Turtle: Turtle dove.

Defile (as before you we defile): In this case it means to parade in single file.

Diegerticon: A rousing song or anything stimulating or exciting.

Doughty: Brave.

Exigence: Urgent need.

Falchion: A short broad, curved sword.

Notes from the Lamplighters editors: We started from the very comprehensive edition compiled by Marc Shepard in 2009, and compared it with his earlier draft from 2005 and with performance tapes from the Seattle G&S Society, the Ohio Light Opera, and the Lyric Theatre of San Jose. We are greatly indebted to all of these sources. We also thank and acknowledge Bruce Hoard, who had done substantial work several years ago in paring The Grand Duke down to a one-act version that was ultimately never performed by the Lamplighters.

Our goal was to cut The Grand Duke down to about two hours of performing time, retaining as much of the original as possible while creating an eveninglength entertainment that will not strain the patience of our 21st century audience. We have written a few new words of our own, but only a very few, in order to clarify obscure text or assist in a transition necessitated by a cut.

- Barbara Heroux, Monroe Kanouse, Rick Williams

The Story The curtain rises on the market square of the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Pfennig-Halbpfennig. The theatrical company of Ernest Dummkopf is celebrating the wedding of two of its actors, Ludwig and Lisa, and preparing for their performance of Troilus and Cressida in the evening. A conspiracy is afoot among the actors to overthrow Rudolph, the Grand Duke of Pfennig-Halbpfennig, and replace him with their manager, Ernest. Ludwig reminds everyone that it is forbidden to allude to the conspiracy without first exchanging the secret sign – eating a sausage roll.

Ernest is in love with the company’s leading lady, the exotic English actress Julia, and he sees his chance of winning her – by the terms of her contract, she must always be offered the leading role in every production, so if Ernest becomes Grand Duke, Julia will play the Grand Duchess.

Ludwig returns, pursued by the angry chorus. He has inadvertently betrayed the conspiracy to the Grand Duke’s detective.

The Notary (the legal advisor to the company) suggests a solution: the Statutory Duel, whereby two disputants draw cards from the pack, and the person with the higher card wins. The person with the lower card “dies a civil death,” becomes a “legal ghost” and all his assets, as well as his debts and obligations, pass on to the winner. The Notary advises Ernest and Ludwig to fight a statutory duel. The loser (Ernest) “dies;” the winner (Ludwig) is to go to the Grand Duke and denounce the “dead” man as the head of the conspiracy. Since no legal action can be taken against a dead man, the Grand Duke will have no means of taking retribution.

Unaware of the intrigue surrounding him, Grand Duke Rudolph prepares for his wedding to the Baroness von Krakenfeldt.

The Baroness discovers that Rudolph was betrothed in infancy to the Princess of Monte Carlo, but Rudolph assures her that he has no interest in marrying the penniless Princess. The betrothal agreement expires tomorrow, so as long as the Princess does not arrive by tomorrow – she cannot afford to travel, so there is no chance – Rudolph will be free to marry the Baroness.

Ludwig approaches Grand Duke Rudolph but gets a new idea – rather than denouncing Ernest as the head of the conspiracy, Ludwig offers to take Rudolph’s place as Grand Duke – by means of another Statutory Duel – and thus save Rudolph from behind killed by the revolution. Rudolph agrees; the two men fight a statutory duel, Rudolph loses, and Ludwig becomes the new Grand Duke. Ludwig’s first act as Grand Duke is to amend the law. The statute covering Statutory Duels was due to expire tomorrow – at which point everyone would have gone back to their original places in life – but Ludwig extends the law for another century. All rejoice at their new ruler – except Lisa, who is heartbroken when Julia steps in to claim the role of the Grand Duchess, which is hers by contractual right.

As the curtain rises on Act II, the next day, everyone has donned the Troilus and Cressida costumes; Ludwig intends to run Pfennig-Halbpfennig as a classical Greek republic. Complications ensue when first the Baroness, and then the Princess of Monte Carlo, arrive to marry the Grand Duke. Finally the Notary returns, with Ernest and Grand Duke Rudolph in tow, denouncing Ludwig as an imposter. A legal oversight is revealed and all is happily resolved.

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Musical Numbers Overture ............................................................................................................................................................... Orchestra

Act 1

Won’t it be a pretty wedding .............................................................. Chorus of Actors and Actresses, Ludwig and Lisa By the mystic regulation of our dark association ............................................................................. Ludwig and Chorus Were I a king in very truth ................................................................................................................. Ernest and Chorus How would I play this part? ................................................................................................................................ Julia My goodness me! what shall we do? Why, what a dreadful situation .......................................... Ludwig and Chorus About a century since .................................................................................. Notary with Julia, Lisa, Ernest and Ludwig Strange the views some people hold! ................................................................ Julia, Lisa, Ernest, Notary, and Ludwig Now take a card and gaily sing ...................................................................... Julia, Lisa, Ernest, Notary and Ludwig The good Grand Duke of Pfennig-Halbpfennig ................................................................................... Chamberlains A pattern to professors of monarchical autonomy ........................................................................................... Rudolph As o’er our penny roll we sing .................................................................................................. Baroness and Rudolph When you find you’re a broken-down critter ................................................................................................. Rudolph Come hither, all you people ........................................................... Rudolph, Ludwig, Julia, Lisa, Notary and Chorus (TWENTY MINUTE INTERMISSION)

Act 2

As before you we defile .................................................................................................................................. Chorus At the outset I may mention it’s my sovereign intention ..................................................... Ludwig and Chorus Take care of him-he’s much too good to live ................................................................................... Lisa and Ludwig Now Julia, come, consider it from .................................................................................................... Ludwig and Julia Your Highness, there’s a party at the door .................................................................. Chorus, Baroness and Ludwig Now away to the wedding we go .............................................................................................. Baroness and Chorus So ends my dream .................................................................................................................................................... Julia If the light of love’s lingering ember ................................................................................................ Ernest and Julia Now bridegroom and bride let us toast ..................................................................................................... Chorus Come bumpers—aye, ever so many ........................................................................................... Baroness and Chorus The Prince of Monte Carlo .................................................................................................................................. Herald Take my advice—when deep in debt ............................................................................................... Prince and Chorus Away to the wedding we’ll go .......................................................................................................................... Chorus Well, you’re a pretty kind of fellow ................................................................................................. Rudolph and Chorus Happy couples, lightly treading ......................................................................................................................... Chorus

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Special Thanks

We would like to thank the extraordinary students of the Costuming for Theatrical Production class in the Cañada College Fashion Design and Merchandising Department: Kari Alexander, Claudia Barrero Matyovits, Kelly Bennett, Jim Bull, Lynne Craig, Tatiana Elliston, Summer Hill, Nora Holt, Jessica Hozanovic, Ashley L. Kan, Kimberly C. Liljequist, Jennifer M. Medrano, Susan S. Reeves, Sandra I. Rincon, Sarvenaz M. Saeed, Harold D. Thomas, Marion B. Van Heteren, Mary M. Wolper, Dawn E. Young. Thanks also to Lyric Theater of San Jose.

Cast

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ELSA ................................................................................................................................................ Katherine Feller † BERTHA ......................................................................................................................................... Susanna Ketron OLGA ....................................................................................................................................... Kathryn Schumacher GRETCHEN ....................................................................................................................................... Shakira Searle* LISA ............................................................................................................................................... Michele Schroeder LUDWIG ............................................................................................................................................ Robby Stafford NOTARY TANNHAUSER ............................................................................................................... Jonathan Spencer ERNEST ....................................................................................................................................... Michael Desnoyers JULIA JELLICOE ........................................................................................................................... Jennifer Ashworth GRAND DUKE RUDOLPH .................................................................................................................. Chris Uzelac BARONESS ........................................................................................................................................... Elana Cowen* HERALD .............................................................................................................................................. Nick Volkert † PRINCE OF MONTE CARLO ........................................................................................................... William Neely PRINCESS OF MONTE CARLO .......................................................................................... Giovanna Hutchison

The mission of Lamplighters Music Theatre is to share our enthusiasm and love for the works of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan through productions of their comic operas and of other works of comparable wit, literacy and musical merit. Our company strives to enrich the lives of current and future theatre-goers with productions of the highest artistic quality, and to offer performance opportunities in the unique style of classic music theatre to established and emerging artists alike. Through youth training, programs in schools and community outreach, the Lamplighters aspire to develop young talent and encourage people of all ages to explore the comic appeal and deep musical rewards of this repertoire.

(in order of appearance)

Chorus of Chamberlains, Nobles, Actors and Actresses Jeffrey Beaudoin, Sharon Beltracchi*, Elijah Berry*, Abigail Colyer, Nicholas Dahlman, Glenn D’Mello, George Fernandez, Christopher Focht, Jeffrie Givens*, Max Glass*, James MacIlvaine, Amber Marsh, Kelcey Jay Poe, Richard Pryor, Karma Raines, Alan Roberts, Nick Volkert. * Lamplighters debut † Summer Music West Graduates

The Lamplighters Orchestra Violin I: Pamela Carey (Concertmaster), Lynn Oakley, Josepha Fath, Baker S. Peeples; Violin II: Laurien Jones, Gregory Sykes; Viola: David Bowes, Kathryn Juneau; Cello: Gwyneth Davis; Bass: Carl Stanley; Flute: Lucy Schoening; Flute/piccolo: Mary Hargrove; Oboe: Kathleen Conner; Clarinet: Diana Dorman (Contractor), Michael Wirgler; Bassoon: Kathleen Johannessen; French Horn: Keith Bucher, Daniel Wood; Cornet: William Harvey; Trombone: Craig McAmis; Percussion: Norman Peck.

Production & Technical Staff Choreographer: Tom Segal; Production/Stage Manager: Wayne Roadie; Costume Designer: Miriam R. Lewis; Associate Costume Designer: Judy Jackson MacIlvaine; Lighting Designer: Drew Kaufman; Make-up: David Kirby; Wigs & Hair: Kerry Rider Kuhn; Props Manager: George Ashworth; Dance Captain: Kelcey Jay Poe; Entrance of the Chamberlains, Slap-Dance Fight Choreographer: Nicholas Dahlman; Cutter/Draper: Sibilla Carini; Surface Design: Marina Polakoff; Costume Crew: George Ashworth, Judith Dara Epstein, Joanne Kay, Ellen Kerrigan, Hannah Velichko, Sarah Velichko, Melissa Wortman; Wedding Cake Prop: Alan Roberts; Orchestral Reduction: Monroe Kanouse; Supertitles Manager: Joe Giammarco; Supertitles Operators: Nancy Benson, Joe Giammarco, Sarah Vardigans; Photo Editing/Graphic Design/Media Contact: Joanne Kay; Graphic Design: Tim Dunn, Dunn@Dunn Graphic Design; Photography: David Allen; Archival Videography: Ted Helminski.

Critically acclaimed artistic successes for the Lamplighters include honors for Best Production and Best Director at the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England and local awards in nearly every performance, direction, and design category. The hallmarks of a Lamplighters production are lavish costumes and sets, live orchestra, excellent comic acting, and gorgeous unamplified singing that showcases the beauty and purity of the human voice.

Board of Trustees James MacIlvaine, President; F. Lawrence Ewing, Vice President; Richard Drossler, Treasurer; Keith Doerge, Secretary; John J. Vlahos, President Emeritus; Mark Fuller, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Anson B. Moran, Baker Peeples, Christopher M. Sunseri, John J. Vlahos, Trustees; Chris Uzelac: Company Representative.

Honorary Trustees Ann Pool Mac Nab, Orva Hoskinson, Co-Founders; Dr. Ronald Cape, J. Geoffrey Colton, Gini Stephens Frings, Daniel E. Stone, Jill R. Thompson, David Barry Whitehead.

In Memoriam: Spencer S. Beman, Jerry D. Gere, Read Gilmore, John Martin Kahl, Dr. Richard E. LeBlond, Adrian McNamara, Gilbert P. Russak, June Wilkins Searcy, Bernard E. Witkin.

Rick Williams, Artistic Director Baker Peeples, Resident Music Director Barbara Heroux, Artistic Director Emeritus

Staff Sarah Vardigans, Managing Director Amy Himes, Development Director Joanne Kay, Operations Manager Phil Lowery, Production Coordinator Melissa Wortman, Costume Shop Manager Diana Dorman, Music Librarian Ellen Kerrigan, Education Director Kissa Mercado, Development Assistant Our administrative offices are located at 469 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415-227-4797 d Fax: 415-896-2844 d info@lamplighters.org d www.lamplighters.org facebook.com/Lamplighters d pinterest.com/Lamplighters d twitter.com/LamplightersMT

Coming up next...

Join the party as we eat, drink, sing and make merry. We’ll celebrate and reprise the successes of our 62nd Season, preview our upcoming performances, and invite patrons to help us get next season off to a great start by supporting our raffle and auction.

The Lamplighters’ Annual Spring Party & Fundraiser

presents

Gilbert & Sullivan’s

Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Club, Oakland Tickets: 415-227-4797 • lamplighters.org Sunday, May 17, 2015, 4pm

Coming up next Season...

Season tickets available in April, single tickets available in June Lyrics: William S. Gilbert Music: Arthur Sullivan Stage Director: Barbara Heroux Music Director: Monroe Kanouse

or, The Lass that Loved a Sailor

Walnut Creek, Mountain View, San Francisco, Livermore July / August, 2015

San Francisco, Mountain View November, 2015

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, San Francisco April 25 - 26, 2015

Gilbert & Sullivan’s

Mountain View Center for Performing Arts April 30, 2015

or, The Witch’s Curse

Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Mountain View February, 2016

San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Mountain View March, 2016

Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek May 2, 2015