Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore 2019 - Lamplighters Music Theatre

Stage Director ELLEN BROOKS | Conductor/Music Director BAKER PEEPLES

Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek | August 3 & 4 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts | August 10 & 11 Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA, San Francisco | August 17 & 18 Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center | August 24 & 25

— MUSIC A L NUMBER S — OVERTURE The Lamplighters Orchestra ACT I We sail the ocean blue....................................................................................................................................Sailors I’m called Little Buttercup.......................................................................................................................Buttercup The nightingale/A maiden fair to see....................................................................................Ralph and Sailors My gallant crew/I am the Captain of the Pinafore......................................................Captain and Sailors Sir, you are sad...................................................................................................................Buttercup and Captain Sorry her lot.................................................................................................................................................Josephine Over the bright blue sea.......................................................................................... Sisters, Cousins and Aunts Sir Joseph’s barge is seen/Gaily tripping..........................................................................................Full Chorus I am the monarch of the sea/When I was a lad...................................................... Sir Joseph and Chorus A British tar.......................................................... Ralph, Boatswain’s Mate, Carpenter’s Mate and Sailors Refrain, audacious tar.........................................................................................................Josephine and Ralph Finale Act I.................................................................................................................................................... Ensemble

— TWENTY-MINUTE INTERMISSION — ACT II Entr’acte..................................................................................................................... The Lamplighters Orchestra Fair moon, to thee I sing.............................................................................................................................. Captain Things are seldom what they seem...........................................................................Captain and Buttercup The hours creep on apace.......................................................................................................................Josephine Never mind the why and wherefore....................................................Josephine, Captain and Sir Joseph Kind Captain, I’ve important information........................................................ Dick Deadeye and Captain Carefully on tiptoe stealing.................................................................................................................... Ensemble Farewell, my own!............................................................................................Josephine, Ralph and Ensemble A many years ago.............................................................................................................. Buttercup and Chorus Finale Act II................................................................................................................................................... Ensemble

Listening Aid Devices are available — please see the House Manager The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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— THE STORY — Scene: Quarterdeck of H.M.S. Pinafore, off Portsmouth Time: Mid-Nineteenth Century Sometime before the beginning of the action, Ralph Rackstraw, an able seaman aboard the H.M.S. Pinafore, has fallen in love with Josephine, the daughter of his commanding officer, Captain Corcoran. Likewise, Mrs. Cripps, a bumboat woman commonly known as “Little Buttercup”, has fallen in love with the Captain himself. Class pride, however, stands in the way of the natural inclinations of both Corcorans to reciprocate Ralph’s and Buttercup’s affections.

The Captain has, in fact, been arranging a marriage between his daughter and Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty, which would improve Josephine’s social standing considerably.

As the curtain opens, the crew of the Pinafore is preparing for the arrival of Sir Joseph.

Buttercup comes on board to sell her wares, and hints that she is hiding a dark secret. Ralph enters, singing a lovelorn plaint about his hopeless infatuation with Josephine. The crew agrees that Ralph and Josephine are too far apart socially for this love ever to have a happy ending. One sailor in particular, the unattractive Dick Deadeye, voices these sentiments strongly. Captain Corcoran comes on deck, is greeted by the crew, and then has an exchange with Buttercup. They see Josephine coming and leave her to her solitary thoughts which, like Ralph’s, revolve around unrequited, hopeless love. Josephine confesses to her father that she loves one of his sailors, but reassures him that her pride will never allow her to confess her love to one so far beneath her. The Captain advises his daughter to prepare for the arrival of Sir Joseph, who is expected to officially ask for Josephine’s hand during this visit.

Sir Joseph arrives, accompanied by his adoring throng of female relatives led by his cousin Hebe, and explains how he became Lord of the Admiralty—a process that had nothing to do with ability and everything to do with politics. He encourages the sailors to consider themselves any man’s equal—except, of course, his—and demands an extreme level of politeness and “no strong language of any kind” from the sailors. Josephine finds Sir Joseph insufferable, and nearly succumbs to Ralph’s declaration of love, but pride forces her to spurn the sailor’s advances. Ralph threatens suicide, which shocks Josephine into admitting that she loves him. They arrange to elope this very night. The act ends with all rejoicing, except Dick Deadeye, who warns that trouble is coming.

The second act opens with the Captain in a pensive mood, finding his crew demoralized and his daughter adamantly cold towards Sir Joseph. Buttercup enters and predicts that a change is in store. Josephine agonizes over her choice—love or money? Sir Joseph complains to the Captain about Josephine’s attitude; the Captain suggests that perhaps his daughter feels socially inferior. When Sir Joseph assures Josephine that “love levels all ranks,” she appears happy to accept a proposal from a man of different rank. Little do the Captain and Sir Joseph know that she has taken Sir Joseph’s advice as a reaffirmation of her decision to marry Ralph.

Deadeye confronts the Captain and warns him of the upcoming elopement. When the Captain sees that his daughter is indeed running off with a common sailor, he is so upset that he says “damme!” Unfortunately, the punctilious Sir Joseph overhears this shocking language, and banishes the Captain to his quarters. But when Sir Joseph learns the cause of the Captain’s swearing, he furiously orders Ralph sent to the brig. Just when all looks blackest, Buttercup makes a dramatic confession that changes everything!

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— C A ST — Josephine Corcoran....................................................................................... Ellen Leslie and Jennifer Mitchell Ralph Rackstraw.................................................................................... Jackson Beaman* and Patrick Hagen Captain Corcoran........................................................................................................................ Michael Grammer Buttercup............................................................................................................................................. Sonia Gariaeff Sir Joseph Porter.........................................................................................................................F. Lawrence Ewing Dick Deadeye.......................................................................................................................................William Neely Cousin Hebe........................................................................................................................................... Elana Cowen Boatswain’s Mate.............................................................................................................................Steven Kahlich Carpenter’s Mate..................................................................................................................... Chase Kupperberg* Sir Joseph u/s...............................................................................................................................Nicholas Dahlman Dick Deadeye u/s......................................................................................................................................Colin Raab Chorus of Sailors: Nicholas Dahlman, Duc Duong*, Chris Focht, Don Hardwick, Jason Jia*, Nick Main, Eric Ratner, Alan Roberts Chorus of Sisters, Cousins and Aunts: Miranda Ashlock*, Laura Barragán*, Natalie Buck-Bauer, Mary Coleston*, Abigail Green, Angela Jajko*, Rachel Krah*, Camille Lake, Bridget Maguire-Colton, Liz Pasha, Genevieve Saldanha*, Sarah Szeibel*, Karen-Meredith Wolf* *Lamplighters debut

— THE L A MPL IGHTER S ORCHESTR A — Concertmaster: Pamela Faw 1st Violin: Lynn Oakley, Josepha Fath, Baker S. Peeples, Christine Meals, Nicola Gruen, Marcella Schantz 2nd Violin: Laurien Jones, Gregory Sykes, Sara Chazin, Rebecca Wishnia Viola: Kathryn Juneau, Stacey Bauer, Nancy Ewing, Jill Van Gee Cello: Gwyneth Davis, David Wishnia Bass: Carl Stanley Flute: Lucy Schoening, Kris Palmer Flute/Piccolo: Mary Hargrove Oboe: Kathleen Conner, Ryan Zwahlen Clarinet: Mara Plotkin, Michael Wirgler, Wayne Van Lieu, Larry London Bassoon: Carolyn Lockhart, Amy Duxbury Horn: Alison Sawyer, Daniel Wood, Katie Dennis, Wayne Van Lieu Cornet: William Harvey, Graham Taylor Trombone: Kurt Patzner, Craig McAmis Percussion: Norman Peck

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— PRODUC TION & TECHNIC A L STA FF — Stage Director: Ellen Brooks Conductor/Music Director: Baker Peeples Assoc. Conductor: Robert Stafford Asst. Stage Director: Katherine Feller Stage Manager: Sarah Terman Production Manager: Nicolas Aliaga Garcia Costume Design: Judy Jackson Costumer: Nika Cassaro Costume Interns: Jess Adler, Silvia Montoya Costume Crew: Noëlle Clary-Thompson, Judy Epstein, Judy Jackson, Ellen Kerrigan, Shelley Lynn Johnson, Miriam Lewis, Miranda Orellana, Jackquelin Pedota Scenic Design: Peter Crompton Properties Manager: Frances Silcox Asst. Properties Manager: Elisabeth Reeves Lighting Design: Brittany Mellerson Wigs Design: Kerry Rider-Kuhn Makeup Design: David Kirby Choreographer: Nicholas Dahlman Supertitles Manager: Joe Giammarco Supertitle Operators: Nancy Benson, Judy Epstein, Joe Giammarco, Shelley Lynn Johnson Graphic Design: Sarah Khorey, Susan Weeks Photography: Lucas Buxman, Joe Giammarco Special thanks to the Theater Costuming Class of the Fashion Department of Cañada College

— GLOSSA RY — 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 H.M.S. Pinafore. Mr. Benford’s lexicon is on sale at the Lamplighters store in the lobby along with other fun stuff.

Baby-farming: The practice of sending a baby out to be wet-nursed to a person who, for a fee, cared for a relatively large number of infants in this way.

Cat-o’-nine-tails: A whip with nine leadtipped leather thongs joined at a handle, used by the navy until 1879.

Boatswain: A non-commissioned naval officer who supervises work ordered by a higher ranking officer.

Celerity: Haste.

Catchy-catchies: Babies.

Cimmerian (“the Cimmerian darkness of tangible despair”): In Homer, the land of the Cimmerians was a place where the sun never shone.

Brown right hand: Implies an outdoor life indicative of lower working class conditions.

Bumboat (Buttercup is identified as a bumboat woman): A boat that goes from ship to ship in a harbor, selling articles to seafarers.

Damme: A contraction of “damn me!”

Fain: Gladly.

Farthing: A coin worth a quarter of a penny, withdrawn in 1960. Gilding one was a common method of deceiving foreigners and drunks as it could pass for half a sovereign (a gold coin worth half a pound sterling).

Canker-worm: A destructive grub or caterpillar (used figuratively).

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— Glossary, continued from previous page — Fell (with this sailor fell): Villainous.

Pinafore: A child’s apron such as that worn

by Alice from Alice in Wonderland. Ships of the Royal Navy are generally named things like Victory, Majestic, Warrior…

Fo’c’sle (“love burns as brightly in the fo’c’sle”): Forecastle - a raised deck in the bow of a ship.

Pocket borough: A town that was effectively under the voting control of an individual or family.

Foremast hand: A common sailor.

Ganglion: A center of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.

Portsmouth: The chief naval base in Great Britain, 64 miles southwest of London.

Gillow’s (“and everything that isn’t old, from Gillow’s”): a smart London store.

Quarterdeck: The part of the upper deck extending from the main mast to the stern.

Officers were housed aft (near the stern) so the quarterdeck was “officer territory.”

H.M.S.: Her, or His, Majesty’s Ship. Signifies a ship of the Royal Navy.

Highlows: Everyday shoes polished to look like more expensive dress shoes.

Ribald: A vulgar person that uses coarse language.

Hymen (“Hymen will defray the fare”): The Greek god of marriage and nuptial solemnities.

Roundelays: Simple songs with recurring themes, often associated with dance circles.

Jackdaws (“Jackdaws strut in peacock’s feathers”): A kind of crow.

Seven bells: A naval tradition (before reliable and affordable timekeeping) to tell the crew the time. It would occur half an hour before the changing of the watch (guard).

Jacky: Chewing tobacco.

Jove’s armoury: Bolts of lightning, the favorite weapon of Jove, aka Jupiter.

Sixes or sevens: a state of confusion.

Solecisms: Badly worded, ungrammatical expressions that range from the absurd to the vulgar. A breach of etiquette.

K.C.B.: Knight Commander of the Bath, one of the highest orders of knighthood. Sir Joseph, while First Lord of the Admiralty, is not an Admiral, but a politically appointed civilian.

Tar: A slang term for a common sailor.

Nine-pounders (“Bang bang the loud ninepounders go”): Cannon firing a ninepound ball or, as in this case, a blank, as a salute.

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— MEE T THE L A MPL IGHTER S — ELLEN BROOKS (‘00) Stage Director. Ellen directed both The Mikado (2004) and The New Mikado (2016) for Lamplighters. Her recent productions include Legacy of Light for The Western Stage, La Belle Hélène and Doctor In Spite of Himself for Pocket Opera and Incidents in the Wicked Life of Moll Flanders. She has also helmed From Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill, Oh Coward, A Doll’s House, among many others. Ellen is also an established lighting designer with over 250 production credits.

NICOLAS ALIAGA GARCIA (‘98) Production Manager. Nicolas moved to the Bay Area eighteen years ago to begin his operatic career after graduating from Tufts University.

Since then, he has performed roles with many companies including Opera San Jose, Pocket Opera, Festival Opera, Berkeley Opera, Oakland Lyric Opera, Oakland Opera Theater, Boston Publick Theater, The Jarvis Conservatory, Lamplighters, TheatreWorks, Golden Gate Opera, and San Francisco Lyric Opera.

He began his directing career with one-act operas for Pocket Opera, where he now serves as Artistic Director.

NATALIE BUCK-BAUER (‘18) Chorus. Natalie has performed with many theater groups including Contra Costa Civic Theater and San Jose Lyric Theater. Her favorite roles include Sister Sophia in The Sound of Music and Frasquinella in La Périchole. When Natalie is not performing she is an elementary school music teacher.

MIRANDA ASHLOCK (Debut) Chorus.

Miranda joins us in the chorus today.

LAURA BARRAGÁN (Debut) Chorus. Laura joins us in the chorus today.

STACEY BAUER (‘09) Viola. Stacey has been performing with the Lamplighters since three Mikados ago. She enjoys the creativity and diversity each new cast and band brings to the stage. A native of California, Stacey has played with orchestras throughout the state and works diligently to bring up the next wave of musicians through teaching and coaching young musicians.

NIKA CASSARO (‘19) Costumer. Nika is the head costumer for HMS Pinafore, and has worked on three other shows for Lamplighters Music Theatre. She has also done costume work for Pocket Opera and TheatreWorks of Silicon Valley. She would like to thank Melissa, Judy, Miriam, Cathleen, Jill, Noah, her partner David, and her parents Laurie and Vincent, for all their guidance, love, and support.

JACKSON BEAMAN (Debut) Ralph. Jackson makes his company debut with Lamplighters, singing the role of Ralph in H.M.S. Pinafore.

He has recently appeared as Nathaniel (Tales of Hoffmann), Rabonier (La rondine) and Tonik (Two Widows) with Pocket Opera, and Advisor 2 to LBJ (Lady Bird: First Lady of the Land) with Bay Shore Lyric Opera. He has sung with West Bay Opera as Morales, Dancairo (Carmen), First Prisoner (Fidelio), Third Jew (Salome), Tinca (Il tabarro), and Ruiz (Il trovatore).

SARA CHAZIN (Debut) Violin II. Sara joins the orchestra on violin today.

MARY COLESTON (Debut) Chorus. Mary is very happy to be performing HMS Pinafore with the Lamplighters. Though she has performed in most of the G&S operettas, and directed a few, HMS holds a special place in her heart. She has acted in SAG film and television, but theatre is her first love.

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GWYNETH DAVIS (‘88) Cello.

Gwyneth has played with most of the regional orchestras and opera companies in the Bay Area, and, as a member of the Eloquence String Quartet, provided music for hundreds of weddings in the Napa and Sonoma valleys. She lives in Sebastopol with her partner and Labradoodle. A former pastry chef, she now enjoys performing on viola da gamba and baroque cello with her early music group, the Alphabet Baroque Club.

KATHLEEN CONNER (‘73) Oboe.

Kathy has performed all of the G&S shows in her 40+ happy years of playing for the Lamplighters.

She also performs regularly with the SF Chamber Orchestra, the SF Opera Merola program and other Bay Area groups. A personal goal is to play oboe on all of the recordings in the Lamplighters recording project.

ELANA COWEN (‘15) Hebe. Elana, mezzo-soprano, has performed with many companies internationally including on the West Coast: Opera San José, Philharmonia Baroque, L.A. Philharmonic, Bay Area Children’s Theater and San Francisco Lyric Opera to name a few.

Operatic roles performed include Olga in Eugene Onegin, Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Lidio in L’Egisto and Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti.

With Lamplighters, Elana performed the roles of Baroness von Krakenfeldt in The Grand Duke and Pizzi in The (New) Mikado.

KATIE DENNIS (‘17) Horn. SF Bay Area native. Education: Northwestern, NYU, Manhattan School of Music. NYC credits: 15 Broadway shows; tours with NYC Opera, Barbra Streisand; New York Pops, Opera Orchestra of New York, Mostly Mozart, OKMozart, American Composers Orchestra. Local affiliations: SF Chamber Orchestra, Oakland Symphony, Merola Opera, SHN productions, Lamplighters and Pocket Opera. Teacher/ music copyist.

PETER CROMPTON (‘98) Scenic Designer. Peter started as a fine artist. In 1990, on a dare, he designed and painted his first stage set and hasn’t looked back since. Other designs for Lamplighters include The Gondoliers, The Pirates of Penzance, The Yeomen of the Guard and Princess Ida. He has won BACC, Shellie, and Goodman Choice awards. Peter resides in Santa Rosa where he teaches design and stagecraft at SRJC, and tends an increasingly bizarre sculpture garden with his wife Robyn.

DUC DUONG (Debut) Chorus. Duc is ecstatic to be making his Lamplighters debut in this year's production of HMS Pinafore. He thanks his friends and family for their love and support through his second G&S adventure (and hopefully many more to come!). Outside the theatre, Duc enjoys traveling and tinkering on his piano.

AMY DUXBURY (Debut) Bassoon. Amy joins the orchestra on bassoon today.

F. LAWRENCE EWING (‘89) Sir Joseph. Celebrating 30 years with Lamplighters, Lawrence is grateful to have had the opportunity to play many roles with the Company. His roster of G&S “friends” includes The Learned Judge, Duke of Plaza Toro, Jack Point, Bunthorne, Koko/Coco, Lord Chancellor, Sir Joseph Porter, Major General Stanley, and Robin Oakapple.

Lawrence serves as Vice President of the Lamplighters Board, and is the Executive Director of Marin Ballet in San Rafael.

NICHOLAS DAHLMAN (‘12) Chorus, Sir Joseph u/s, Choreographer. Nicholas is honored to play a British tar, to help with the choreography, and to understudy the inimitable Mr. Ewing in this, his twenty-third production with Lamplighters. He recently portrayed Jack Point in Lyric Theatre’s Yeomen of the Guard and looks forward to embodying young Ebenezer Scrooge at Dickens Fair this holiday season.

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NANCY EWING (‘77) Viola. Nancy started as a violist in 1977 and left in 1989 only to return as librarian and viola sub in 2017! A graduate of SFCM and a lover of the Bay Area, Nancy raised a family in Grass Valley and played up and down all the valley orchestras. She is thrilled to be back as part of the Lamplighters family.

CHRIS FOCHT (‘67) Chorus. Chris was in the 4th grade when he saw his first Lamplighters show. Since joining the company as a teenager, he has performed in every G&S show multiple times. Professionally, Chris is a Doctor of Audiology and teaches at SFSU. He’s married and has two grown sons and a cocker/poodle pup named Phoebe.

JOSEPHA FATH (‘90) Violin I. Josepha is so happy (modified rapture!) to be a violinist with the Lamplighters since the 1990s. She currently performs with the California Symphony, SF Opera’s Merola, and can be seen and heard in many other symphony orchestras in and around the Bay Area.

Josepha teaches at both the SF Community Music Center, and the French American International School. She is an avid chamber music player, with both the Fath Chamber Players, and the Liberty Street Trio.

BRUCE FOSTER (Debut) Clarinet.

From 2010-2016 Bruce lived in Beijing, China where he was Principal Clarinet for the China National Center for the Performing Arts. In 2012 he performed with the Berlin Philharmonic in a co-operation concert with the NCPA under the direction of Maestro Lorin Maazel performing Maazel’s transcription of music from Wagner’s Ring Cycle.

SONIA GARIAEFF (‘03) Little Buttercup. Sonia made her Lamplighters debut in the title role of Iolanthe in 2003. Since then, she has performed roles such as Katisha (The Mikado), Ruth (The Pirates of Penzance), and Lady Jane (Patience). A three-time Metropolitan Opera National Council regional finalist, Sonia completed the Portland Opera’s apprentice artist program, and was a fellow with Carmel Bach Festival. Roles include Juno (Semele), La Zia Principessa (Suor Angelica), and The Marquise (The Daughter of the Regiment).

PAMELA FAW (‘91) Violin I, Concertmaster. Pamela is Director of Music at St. Hilary Parish where she also teaches music in their elementary school. She is on the faculty at Dominican University. Pamela is a freelance violinist performing throughout the Bay Area.

She has several dogs and two cats named Gilbert and Sullivan.

KATHERINE FELLER (‘10) Asst.

Stage Director. Kat is a San Francisco native who grew up with music and theatre in her life. After many years of being on the Lamplighters stage, she is taking on a new role as assistant director! Kat studied directing during her time as a Musical Theatre major at CSU Chico, and directed one of the student-directed one-acts. She is delighted to assist Ellen Brooks in directing HMS Pinafore!

MICHAEL GRAMMER (‘19) Captain Corcoran. Michael made is debut earlier this year in Trial By Jury/ Trial By Jury Duty. As the “slightly imbalanced” Mrs. Danville, Michael finally found a role where “over the top” is a quality to aspire to rather than repress.

Michael could not have asked for a warmer welcome from the Lamplighters and hopes this production will lead to many more in the future.

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ABBY GREEN (‘18) Cabin Boy, Chorus. Abby is thrilled to rejoin Lamplighters! A professional flutist/music teacher with MM and BM degrees (Music Performance) from SFSU and UCD, Abby has G&S in her blood: her grandmother performed G&S roles, her mother is a longtime violist in the orchestra, and her brother Andrew often joins the chorus. Abby owns all Lamplighters socks!

the Masterworks and Stanford Chorales. She plays flute and piccolo for Opera San José, Ballet San Jose, and the San Francisco Opera Merola program.

WILLIAM HARVEY (‘95) Cornet.

William has been tootling on the cornet-à-piston with the Lamplighters for two decades. He also serves as Principal Trumpet with both Oakland Symphony and Opera San José, and is an adjunct faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley. William lives in Oakland with his wife, fellow Lamplighters musician Josepha Fath and their little cat Charlie. Much of his time is enjoyably spent on home renovations.

NICOLA GRUEN (‘16) Violin I. Nicola performed for several years in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and with the Halle Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony and English National Ballet. Nicola graduated from UC Berkeley and the Royal Academy of Music. She currently performs with several Bay Area orchestras and works at UC Office of the President.

JUDY JACKSON (‘72) Costume Designer. Judy has had a long love affair with HMS Pinafore; it was her first show with Lamplighters in 1972. Much later, in 2011, she designed a new look for it, which she now completes with new costumes for the Tars of the Pinafore.

These uniforms were made in conjunction with Judy’s Costuming class at Cañada College. Endless thanks to those dedicated students and to Nika Cassaro for steering the costume shop while Judy was in the sick bay.

PATRICK HAGEN (‘16) Ralph.

Patrick is a lyric tenor originally from Northern New Jersey. He received a Bachelor’s from Penn State, and a Master’s from the SF Conservatory. Patrick has been seen in a multitude of operatic productions, including Menotti’s The Consul (The Magician) Puccini’s La Bohème (Rodolfo) and Tosca (Spoletta), Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (Don Basilio), Copland’s The Tender Land (Martin), Britten’s Albert Herring (Albert), and Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Tebaldo).

ANGELA JAJKO (Debut) Chorus.

Roles include Carmen, Ruth, Tessa, Buttercup, Phoebe, Katisha, Fairy Queen, Theodorine, Augusta, Marcellina, Hermia, Savitri, Pirate Jenny, La Zia Principessa, Miss Hannigan, and Lady of the Lake with Greater Worcester Opera, New England Light Opera, Longwood Opera, Sudbury Savoyards, Odyssey Opera, PORTopera, Granite State Opera, and Theater at the Mount.

DON HARDWICK (‘07) Chorus.

Don has served onstage or backstage in 18 previous Lamplighters productions. He is an actor, director, producer, music director, propmaster, stage manager with companies throughout the Bay Area, including Berkeley Playhouse, Morrisson, Left Coast Theatre and several independent ventures. He is President of Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco. donhardwick.name.

JASON JIA (Debut) Chorus. Jason is very excited to join the Lamplighters for the first time. A native of Shanghai, China, he studied music and philosophy at Wesleyan University and moved to Bay Area in 2015. He is currently the organist at St. Francis Episcopal Church of San Francisco.

MARY HARGROVE (‘90) Flute, Piccolo. Mary is principal flute with Nederlander Broadway productions in San Jose as well as 10

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.

Philadelphia Story), Rosalind/ Ganymede (As You Like It), and Kate/Lilli (Kiss Me, Kate!).

CHASE KUPPERBERG (Debut) Carpenter’s Mate. Chase is playing the role of Carpenter’s Mate today.

CAMILLE LAKE (‘16) Chorus.

Camille is thrilled to perform in Pinafore, her 10th Lamplighters production. Camille is a mezzo-soprano, a student of San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a lover of musical theater.

KATHRYN JUNEAU (‘87) Viola.

Katy received her BM from the SFCM. She is Principal Viola of Lamplighters Orchestra, Fremont Symphony, West Edge Opera Festival, acting Asst. Principal for California Symphony, and plays with the FSQ String Quartet. aty is thrilled that the family tradition of G & S continues as her son and daughter regularly join the Lamplighters chorus.

ELLEN LESLIE (‘14) Josephine.

Two-time winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (SF District), Ellen has recently performed in Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and New York. Last seen with Lamplighters as Patience, other credits include Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Adina (Elixir of Love), Micaëla (Carmen), and Jane (Pride & Prejudice). Next up: Ida (Die Fledermaus) with Opera San Jose. She’s a real captain’s daughter, having grown up on a sailboat in Sausalito and circumnavigated with her family. ellenlesliesoprano.com

STEVE KAHLICH (‘06) Boatswain.

Born with saltwater in his veins and a song in his heart, Steven is irresistibly drawn to all nautical musical comedies. Apparently there’s a treatment for it, but his healthcare won’t cover it. Steven previously appeared with the Lamplighters in The Mikado and Iolanthe as a bass baritone, and one Gala as a parlour maid. When he’s not singing lusty tunes of the briny deep, Steven can be found dandling his twin daughters on his knees.

CAROLYN LOCKHART (Debut) Bassoon.

Carolyn joins the orchestra on bassoon today.

LARRY LONDON (‘07) Clarinet. Larry joins the orchestra on clarinet today.

KERRY KIDER-KUHN (‘13) Wig Designer.

Kerry does our wigs!

BRIDGET MAGUIRE-COLTON (‘17) Chorus. Bridget is thrilled to be joining the Lamplighters again. She was last seen on stage in last year’s Pirates of Penzance and is represented

by Stars the Agency as a voice actor.

DAVID KIRBY (’98) Makeup Designer. David has been a Lamplighter for over 20 years, and has done makeup for nearly every show during that time. As a former performer, he filled his G&S bingo card years ago.

During the day, he sells whoopee cushions.

NICK MAIN (‘17) Chorus. A student at SF’s SOTA, Nick studies voice (baritone and countertenor) under Sam Faustine. Nick also studies composition with Matthew Cmiel through Crowden’s composition program. His music has been performed by: Friction Quartet, Wild Rumpus, and Ensemble Dal Niente. He directs Formerly Known as Classical, a student new music ensemble.

RACHEL KRAH (Debut) Chorus.

Rachel studied Theatre and Vocal Performance at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy of New York and has performed with several NYC theaters, opera companies, and regional theaters around the country. Credits include: Sob Sister (Ragtime,) Tracy Lord (The 11

CRAIG McAMIS (‘03) Trombone.

Craig received his bachelor’s degree in music from UOP and a Master’s degree from the New England Conservatory. He is an active performer and teacher in the greater Bay Area with two teaching studios and a full schedule of performances with groups including the Marin Symphony, San Francisco Opera and Oakland Municipal Band.

Jennifer is an AGMA member of SF Symphony Chorus and adjunct professor of voice at SJSU. jenniferalexismitchell.com WILLIAM NEELY (‘78) Dick Deadeye. This year, Bill celebrates 41 years with Lamplighters, where he's sung most baritone roles in the G&S repertoire, as well as Danilo (Merry Widow) and Falke (Fledermaus). He's performed with many Bay Area groups— West Edge, Cinnabar, Livermore, West Bay, North Bay, Pocket Opera, Santa Rosa Players, in title roles in Sweeney Todd, Man of La Mancha, and Don Giovanni, plus Voltaire/ Pangloss (Candide), Scarpia (Tosca), Count Almaviva (Marriage of Figaro), Papageno (Magic Flute).

CHRISTINE MEALS (Debut) Violin I. Christine Meals has been an active freelance violinist in the Bay Area for over 20 years and has performed with many outstanding orchestras, chamber groups and theater companies during that time. She holds a degree in Violin Performance from California State University, Hayward, and is an Aspen Music Festival alumna.

LYNN OAKLEY (‘80) Violin I. Lynn performs with the Villa Sinfonia orchestras, the VSF string quartet, the Marin Oratorio and teaches violin and viola. She has written two biographies and an Arcadia neighborhood book about San Francisco’s Twin Peaks. She had her first introduction to G&S in the third grade in Heidelberg, Germany where her dad was stationed. The high school students put on H.M.S. Pinafore for the younger students and Lynn was hooked from that point on!

BRITTANY MELLERSON (‘15) Lighting Designer. Brittany is an East coast native and a graduate of Point Park University’s Conservatory Program, with a BFA in Theatrical Lighting & Sound design. Recent credits include lighting design for the revival of Roger Grunwald’s The Obligation, the 2018 PlayGround Festival of New Works, The Gondoliers and Pirates of Penzance with Lamplighters, Graveyard Shift with SF Playhouse’s Sandbox Series, the 45th Annual Telluride Film Festival and Seen/By Everyone with Theatre of Yugen.

KRIS PALMER (‘11) Flute. Kris holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Rice University, and her awards include second prize in the National Flute Association Young Artist Competition, first prize in the Carmel Chamber Music Society Competition, first prize in Houston’s Ruth Burr Awards, and a Carnegie Hall Recital Debut Award from Artists International.

JENNIFER MITCHELL (‘13) Josephine. Jennifer Mitchell is delighted to return to the Lamplighters’ stage, where she has appeared as Jane Eyrehead, Patience, and Ida (Die Fledermaus). Jennifer recently made her SF Symphony solo debut in Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang. Other credits: Sweeney Todd (Johanna), Hillbarn Theatre; The Music Man (Marian) and Oklahoma! (Laurey), BBBay; Beach Blanket Babylon (Snow White); Le nozze di Figaro (Barbarina), Opera San José.

LIZ PASHA (‘06) Chorus. After six years and many adventures, Liz is proud and grateful to be back on the boards with the Lamplighters clan, having performed as the criminal Misty Foggerton in our 2016 Gala, A Night at the Mint.

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KURT PATZNER (‘77) Trombone.

Originally from Palm Springs, Kurt has performed with every major orchestra in the Bay Area, is currently a member of the Santa Rosa, Berkeley, and Marin Symphonies, and is on the faculty at The College Preparatory School in Oakland. He has a wife and three sons, all of whom are musicians.

MARA PLOTKIN (Debut) Clarinet.

Mara enjoys an active career as an orchestral and chamber musician, performing frequently with Opera San Jose, Oakland Symphony, and Monterey Symphony Orchestra. Mara has a Doctorate of Musical Arts from University of Toronto and is looking forward to launching her first published book this fall.

NORMAN PECK (‘77) Percussion.

Norman currently holds the Principal Percussion Chair with the Santa Cruz Symphony and West Bay Opera. He plays jazz with a big band every Monday night when he isn’t working, teaches a large class of private students, and provides instrumental contracting services to a variety of clients. In addition, Norman is passionately fond of science fiction, cooking and his cat Alex. In January 2016, he and his wife Lynda celebrated their 34th anniversary.

COLIN RAAB (‘16) Dick Deadeye u/s. Colin trained in the G&S Scenes Program between 20132016, debuted in The (New) Mikado chorus, and was in last summer’s The Pirates of Penzance. He has also performed in productions with the Stanford Savoyards, Hillbarn Conservatory Theatre and Menlo School. Colin studies voice with Samuel Faustine.

ERIC RATNER (‘12) Chorus. Eric is returning to the Lamplighters after a seven-year absence, having previously appeared in The Gondoliers (2012) and The Mikado (2012). He also appeared in Utopia, Limited (San Jose Lyric Theater) and Iolanthe (Stanford Savoyards). In his alter ego, Eric is a staff attorney at the California Supreme Court.

BAKER A. PEEPLES (‘75) Music Director, Conductor. Baker has sung almost all the G&S tenor leads, as well as Eisenstein/Alfred (Fledermaus), Tassilo (Countess Maritza), Paris (La belle Hélène), Karl Franz (Student Prince), and the Defendant in our KQED Trial. Baker has conducted almost all Galas since 1986, as well as hundreds of performances of G&S and other operettas and musicals. Baker was voted best male singer in the 1995 and 1997 International G&S Festivals. He maintains an active voice studio in San Francisco.

ELISABETH REEVES (‘13) Asst.

Properties Manager. Elisabeth recently performed in A Little Night Music, but she is usually behind a curtain on headset. Past Stage Manger credits include: Ruddygore (‘15), Yeomen (‘17), and Gondoliers (‘18). Elisabeth was nominated for a TBA Award for Best Props for Pirates (‘18). When not working with Lamplighters, Elisabeth can be found at TAP Plastics, Dickens Christmas Fair, or the Renaissance Faire.

BAKER S. PEEPLES (‘04) Violin I. “Little” Baker was wed in babyhood to the shows of G&S, with no surprise or indignation regarding his fate. While some Lamplighter offspring have graced the stage, he fell into the pit.

Baker regularly performs with Symphony Silicon Valley, the Oakland Symphony, and the Sacramento Philharmonic. He teaches at Reeder Music Academy. Go, Giants!

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ALAN ROBERTS (‘12) Chorus.

Since Alan joined the Lamplighters in 2012, he has performed in all but three of the operettas from the Gilbert and Sullivan canon. He is also a member of Her Majesty’s Royal Opera, which performs annually at The Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party.

FRANCES SILCOX (‘16) Properties Manager. Easily pulled in to a witty story, what “inestimable treasure” it is for France to take part in G&S stories accompanied by Lamplighters’ voices. France comes to Lamplighters carrying a love of objects and stories across the bridge from the museum world to Lamplighters. She holds an M.A. in Museum Studies from The George Washington University and a B.A. from her favorite city’s University of San Francisco.

GENEVIEVE SALDANHA (Debut) Chorus. Genevieve is making her debut with Lamplighters. She currently attends University at Denver and is majoring in vocal performance and business management there. She also enjoys being a part of the UOD Figure Skating Team and plays clarinet in the pep band. She is glad to be back and performing in the Bay Area!

ROBERT STAFFORD (‘09) Assoc.

Conductor. Robby was an 8th grade tenor, singing Richard Dauntless in Ruddigore under Barry Mineah at Marin Country Day School (1983).

Moving to baritone at San Francisco University High School, Robby was Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (1985) and Pooh-Bah in The Mikado under Bruce Lamott (1986). At Oberlin he sang Papageno in The Magic Flute under Robert Spano (1991), and at the SF Conservatory, Bottom in Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream under Monroe Kanouse (1997).

ALISON SAWYER (‘15) Horn.

Alison Sawyer is a professional horn player, music teacher and mother. She has been freelancing since 2003, and teaches music through BUSD. A 2003 graduate of SFCM, she holds masters degrees from Northwestern and USC. She enjoys traveling, working with plants, creating macrame art, being in nature, and spending time with her family.

CARL STANLEY (‘73) Bass. Carl performs professionally with orchestras and theater groups throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. He first played bass with the Lamplighters Orchestra in the mid 1970s and served as Orchestra Personnel Manager and Education Coordinator for the Oakland Symphony from 1996 to 2015. He was an instrumental music teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District for many years.

MARCELLA SCHANTZ (Debut) Violin I. Marcella graduated with honors from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. She performs regularly with many Bay Area orchestras, including California Symphony, Oakland Symphony and the Fremont Symphony. Along with a busy teaching studio, Marcella also conducts two ensembles for the San Jose Youth Symphony.

GREGORY SYKES (‘93) Violin II. Gregory has been studying violin and making music in the SF Bay Area since elementary school. He holds a BM from UC Berkeley and has studied privately with Mariko Smiley, Charles Meacham and Elizabeth Gibson. Gregory has performed with the Berkeley, Napa, Oakland East Bay, Santa Rosa and Vallejo Symphonies and has played in the pit accompanying

LUCY SCHOENING (‘74) Flute.

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

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musical theater productions for numerous dramatic troupes, most especially the Lamplighters! Thanks for all the memories!

has recently retired conducting the Golden Gate Park Band, and continues conducting the Alameda Community Band. He joined the Lamplighters Orchestra as clarinetist in 1979, which has been an important part of his life.

SARAH SZEIBEL (Debut) Chorus.

A native of Dubuque, Iowa, Sarah received her Bachelor’s at Oklahoma City University and her masters at SFCM. She has performed with Land of Enchantment Opera, Prague Summer Nights Festival, and Seagle Music Colony.

Favorite roles include Zerlina (Don Giovanni) and Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi). She is thrilled to embark on her maiden voyage with Lamplighters.

DAVID WISHNIA (‘15) Cello. David plays cello.

REBECCA WISHNIA (‘19) Violin II. Rebecca appears this season with the Berkeley, Napa, Vallejo and Merced Symphonies; Pocket Opera, and many more. She is also the violin instructor at Las Positas College in addition to teaching at the Crowden School and Villa Sinfonia. In 2017, her teaching was featured

by SFGovTv.

GRAHAM TAYLOR ('12) Cornet.

Graham is an active freelance musician in the San Francisco Bay Area who performs with a wide variety of ensembles. He teaches music at the San Francisco Day School, has a private studio at home, and enjoys working with his brass quintet, Tamalpais Brass.

KAREN-MEREDITH WOLF (Debut) Chorus. Karen-Meredith is a Bay Area native who studied at San Francisco Ballet, A.C.T. and Northwestern University (BA French). Favorite activities include laughing at and with her family, being a singer/songwriter, traveling, eating, and dressing up in lovely costumes while singing, jumping and dancing around.

This is her first Lamplighters production.

SARAH TERMAN (‘14) Stage Manager.

Sarah is delighted to be back at Lamplighters, where she previously worked on shows such as Candide, The (New) Mikado, and last summer’s Pirates of Penzance. She has also worked at West Bay Opera, Lyric Theatre, and Hillbarn Theatre. She has stage managed every single surviving G&S operetta, and is on her second time through the repertoire.

DANIEL WOOD (‘07) Horn.

Member of the Quadre horn quartet, Teal Crane trio and Avenue Winds quintet as well as chair of Musicianship and Composition for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music PreCollege Division, he’s a SF Bay Area composer and horn player dedicated to championing new work and thrilled to perform with Lamplighters!

JILL VAN GEE (Debut) Viola.

Violist Jill Van Gee is the Assistant Principal Violist of the Santa Cruz Symphony, a member of the Austin Symphony, and was recently a featured soloist for Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante with the Mission College Symphony. Jill is looking forward to her first Lamplighters production!

RYAN ZWAHLEN (Debut) Oboe.

Ryan is second oboe of the Santa Cruz Symphony, Pacific Chamber Orchestra, and One Found Sound.

He has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Opera San Jose, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Silicon Valley, Oakland Symphony, Marin Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, California Symphony, among others.

WAYNE VAN LIEU (‘16) Horn. Wayne plays horn.

MICHAEL WIRGLER (‘79) Clarinet.

Michael is retired from Oakland Public Schools where he taught music for more than 30 years. He 15

— CONTRIBUTOR S TO THE L A MPL IGHTER S — This list reflects gifts made in the 12-month period ending 15 July 2019.

The Illuminators The Illuminators are those individuals and families who have demonstrated their belief in the value of the Lamplighters for future generations by including the Lamplighters in their estate plans.

Connie Barnett Tom Barrett Barbara L. Bessey & Kevin J. Gilmartin Bill Brice Melvin & Anna Brown Agnes Chen Brown Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Cape & Family Bruce Carlton & Richard McCall Mary & Dan Decious Peter & Shelly de Vries Joan P. Dedo Mark & Debra Fuller Michele Garside Barbara E. Heroux Daniel B. Howard Michael C. Huckins William & Margaret Kaplan Jon W. Kirchanski Kathleen Owen Karl Pister & Roger Renn Rich Pryor Theodore Savetnick Renee Shepherd Andrew Taines Jill R. Thompson Sarah Vardigans John & Martha Vlahos Autumn Wagner Marguerite & Gerry Wallace Rick Williams & Judith Dara Epstein John & Jean Cardin Ziaja Corporate, Government, and Foundational Support AmazonSmile Foundation The Bernard Osher Foundation Chevron Humankind Google Inc. Grants for the Arts

IBM International Foundation iGive.com Intel Corporation Intuit "We Care & Give Back" Program Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation Microsoft Philanthropies Nikon Research Corporation of America PayPal Holdings Inc Texas Instruments Foundation Veeva Systems Visa Inc. The Mikados ($10,000 and above) Anonymous In Memory of David & Lanice Clark Keith Doerge The Fieldwood Fund Kaplan Trust Gus Manning & Rena Kirkpatrick Joan & David O’Reilly John D. Rouse Administrative Trust The Pirate Kings ($5,000 to $9,999) Steve Bauman & Delia Voitoff-Bauman David Cole & Emily Gladstone Cole Ellen & Barry Levine Edwin H. McDonald Trust Dr. James Nestor - In Memory of Rebecca Adams-Nestor Marion & Emmett Stanton The Grand Dukes ($2,500 to $4,999) Willa B. & Henry Anderson Dr. Barbara L. Bessey Mark Blattel Edith Carlston Lawrence & Helene Edelman Gini & Philipp Frings - In Memory of John Vlahos Will Giammona * Maybud Club, monthly giving 16

Edith Gladstone, The Gladstone Family Fund for Artistic Excellence Dennis M. Lickteig & Will Giammona Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Cary Ann Rosko & Matthew Hancher* Alan J. Smith & Helen Lew Anne C. Spencer & Jonathan S. Spencer In Memory of Dr. William H. Spencer (1925-2017) Chris Uzelac David & Rene Whitehead The Major Generals ($1,000 to $2,499) Mr. & Mrs. David J. Allard* Claire & Kendall Allphin Katie Bauman Cheryl Blalock & Randy Schlesinger Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Knell Bill Brice - In Memory of Lee & Max Brice Audrey Carstensen & Geordan Rosario Gretchen & John Clatworthy* Marilyn Berg Cooper Peter, Shelly & Sophia de Vries* Drexler Estate Fund Dick Drossler* Adrienne Duckworth - In Memory of Keith Bucher Deborah Finch & Martin Isaacs - In Memory of Mel Gladstone Joel Greene - In Memory of Dr. Marshall A. Greene Scott & Kitty Hayes Charles & Ethel Hopkins* Paul S. Jones Jon Keller & Susan Jorgenson Mary J. Kelley Susan Kelley DeGrado & Bill DeGrado Korbholz-Ring Family Fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Anon Y. Mouse Mr. John Lee Ian Stockdale & Ruth Leibig Anson & Anita Moran Ron & Fran Oremland Jim & Marilyn Palmer Baker Peeples & Ellen Kerrigan Neil & Elsa Pering Louise M. Pescetta Samuel Rabinowitz Nina D. Schwartz, M.D. - In Honor of Mrs. Bunnie Finkelstein James & Patricia Scofield Lynn & Joan Seppala - In Honor of John Smyth John Emery Smyth Chris Sunseri* Daniel Rabinowitz & Ann Thomas Maggie Thompson Martha Vlahos - In Memory of John J. Vlahos Barbara Waldeck Marguerite & Gerald Wallace Rick Williams & Judith Dara Epstein The Fairy Queens ($500 to $999) Anonymous (2) Jim & Judy Bangsund Stacey Bauer Nancy Benson Patty & Joe Beyer James B. Blume & Kathryn N. Frank Edith & David Cassel Gordon Chamberlain Linda Daniel Diane & Christopher Davies Charlotte Davis* - In Memory of Harold B. Davis Gwen Davis-Toso - In Memory of Robert Toso Michael Desnoyers Lawrence Dillon Dave & Ada Dorn* Daniel Drake F. Lawrence Ewing Lois Carroll Feller & Roland Feller Bunnie Finkelstein* - In Memory of Art Finkelstein Elliot Franks

Maureen & Donald Gardner* Carla X. Gladstone, The Gladstone Family Fund for Artistic Excellence Anne Harvey & Hartmut Fischer Charmly & Tucker Ingham Jon W. Kirchanski* - In Memory of Jaymes Mark Williams James Kleinrath & Melody Singleton Ronald & Sharon Krauss Camille & Tim Lake Marston & Anne Leigh Peter & Sharon Lingane - In Memory of Shirley Kalgaard Russell & Karen Merritt - In Memory of David Shepard Elizabeth R. Milano Susan Minger Mark Mitchell & Shefali Rajamannar Thomas O’Brien Laura & Steve Oliphant Karl Pister & Roger Renn Rich Pryor Kent Rasmussen & Celia Ramsay Martin & Mary Ratner Dennis Roberts Paul Rogers - In Memory of Lloyd Rogers Alan Galitz & Kathy Rosner-Galitz James Ross & Elizabeth Tough Konstantin & Natalia Shchuka Michael & Deborah Sosebee Dr. & Mrs. Monty C. Stanford Frank J. Kelly Dorothy Stivers Dean & Jeanice Tipps Autumn Wagner* - In Memory of Jean Ziaja, Will Connolly & Orva Hoskinson Ilana Walder-Biesanz Paul Werner Ed & Patti White John R. Williams - In Memory of William Kondrat Cheryl & Steve Wilske*

- In Honor of Jean Williams & Norman Gibbons

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The Yeomen ($250 to $499) Anonymous (5) Robert C. Anderson Mauna Arnzen & Nick Tarlson Charles Barrett Ruth Beering Adam Arthur Bier Ellen & Howard Brown Adelaide & Thomas M. Brunner Marguerite Buck-Bauer & Richard Bauer Nora-Lee Buckingham - In Memory of Alfred Buckingham Walter Burge & Siri Louie Alison Campbell John Paul Carobus II* J. Geoffrey Colton & Dana L. Gordon Marge & Jim Dean David & Barbara Dobrinen - In Honor of Scott & Kitty Hayes Bob Dockendorff Diana Dorman - In Memory of Keith Bucher Anne & F. John Draeger - In Honor of Ellen Kerrigan & Baker Peeples M. M. Feldman & Rick Morris Spencer & Rena Fulweiler* Michele Garside Joseph Giammarco & Claire Kelm Diane Green Joanna Henrichs Barbara Heroux & Bill Neely* Wilma S. Horwitz Linda Izquierdo Shelley Lynn Johnson & Paul Nocero* Reese & Margaret Jones - In Honor of Oliver & Hannah Jones Robert S. Klein* David & Sandra Knudson Harvey & Perla Kohs Kulp-Oreffice Philanthopic Fund Michael Lamm Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Larson

- In Honor of Baker Peeples & Ellen Kerrigan Ann Lawson Jesse M. Levy Arthur Levy Martin Lewis & Steve Siegelman

Deborah H. Loft Charitable Fund Antonia Lozon Chris Macomber Margaret L. McKinnon Hal M. Mickelson Henry Milich* Patricia Minger Rod & Freda Motto Kathleen & Bill Owen* Miriam & Charles Palm - In Memory of John & Martha Willits Barbara M. & Sterling Parks* Bruce Perry John Price & Judy Gillette Andrew Rudiak & Enid Sanders* Ed & Ruth Satterthwaite Colin & Cecile Schlesinger - In Memory of John & Val Gloyn David Schweisguth & Penelope Chua Renee M. Shepherd* - In Honor of David Morgenstern Katharine Snyder & Michael Howard Ronald L. Sparks Anita Stapen & Richard Granberg - In Memory of Bernice Block Reg & Marianne Steer Charles G. Stephenson & Charlotte J. Scherman - In Memory of Tracy Stephenson James P. Sullivan Andrew Taines C. L. Thomas Jill R. Thompson - In Memory of Keith Bucher John Tichenor Karen & Leon Traister - In Memory of Edward & Marjorie Jones Helena Troy Jennifer Vlahos Kessler & Gabriel Kessler* - In Memory of John J. Vlahos John Wallace & Ellen Rashbaum* Marilyn & Jack Whitcher Peter & Ann Whitehead* Ron & Melanie Wilensky Janet Wright - In Memory of Buff Wright George & Betsy Young Al Zemsky

The Minstrels ($100 to $249) Anonymous (6) Raymond & Pamela Aguilar Sandra J. Ahn B. Alder Becky Andersen Diane & Ben Anderson - In Memory of Cecilia Hobin Donald Andreini & Steven F. Crabiel Alvin & Linda Arata Jerry Arnold Abraham & Alice Aronow Harold & Dorothy Auerbach Peter & Noriko Balint Susan Barkan John & Marilyn Barker Tony & Araxy Bastian Anna & Robert Bauman Mary S. Baxter Michael & Pearl Bender Louise & Charles Benjamin Harriet Benson George & Dorian Bikle Char Blackford B. A. Brach Virginia L. Brown - In Memory of Norman J. Brown Tim & Peggy Brown Agnes Chen Brown - In Memory of Robert Elliott Brown Kaaren Strauch Brown Miguel & Sandy Buchwald Adele Bures Cecile Burfeind James Campbell Jacqueline Carroll Victoria Chang & Douglas Davidson Mel & Hella Cheitlin Leo & Rita Chick Nikki Chicotel & Ryan Schwartz EP Wealth Advisors Rosalee & Bob Clarke Robert Cook & Blanca L. Haendler Leonard & Anne Cottrell Jan Crago Cathy Cutler Mark & Laura Davis - In Memory of Frank & Maxine Davis Mike Dederian Joan Dedo - In Honor of Scott Hayes

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Dr. & Mrs. Fred Dias - In Memory of Dr. Leo Tamler Nina & John Dickerson Frank & Margaret Dietrich Robert Domergue - In Memory of Fanny Young Judith & Peter Duncan JosĂŠ Eguia John W. Elliott Jim Ensign & Wanda Jones Judith Dara Epstein* Frank Ettin & Marcella Gibbs Ettin Patrick & Betty Farrell Katherine Feller Miriam Feller Chris Focht & Janet Parker - In Memory of Paul & Doris Focht Louise Frankel - In Memory of Sydney Goldstein Janet Gabrielson Francis Garcia Diane Gilfether D. Gilson Larry & Robin Gordon Judy & Tom Gorman William & Karen Gourdin Harold Graboske Karen Grech* Eva & Gabriel Gregoratos Kenneth & Susan Gundry Patricia Hamak John Hansen Mary Hargrove Charles Harris Erich Gruen & Ann Hasse Ben Hemmen Daniel Hersh John Higgins Laura Hill & Neil Wilhelm Bruce & Linda Hobbs Michelle Hogan Roderick Hong Sue & Len Horowitz - In Memory of Marshall Greene, MD Jeanne Hsu Leigh Hurst Beatrice Isaacs Judy Jackson Kari & Dean Johnson Steve Johnson & Bonny Linnell Anne Johnston

Michael & Christine Kasman Sheila & Mark Kenney Joseph & Rosemarie Klems Leocadia Korzun & Geoffrey Gosling Claire Latham - In Memory of Orva Hoskinson Elena Lawson Richard Ledon Jack Leibman Emily Leider Marlene Levenson - In Memory of Dr. Marshall Greene Donna Lim William A. & Carol D. Loden Kathryn & Robert Lucchese Richard Lung Annette & Gilbert Lyle Felicie Marshall Susan L. McCreary George McLaughlin Joseph McMahon Elizabeth McMahon & Chuck Ehrlich David E. Meders Rebecca Miller Sabella Moreno Larry Morgan Rik Myslewski & Marilyn Bancel Andrew Naegeli Joseph C. Najpaver & Deana Logan William H. Neil Russell Nelson Judith Norberg Mr. & Mrs. D. Warner North Lynn & Roy Oakley Stephen & Bonnie Okonek

Robert & Donna Oliver Carol Patton Kurt Patzner & Carla Picchi Don & Judy Person Helene Pier Lon Poole & Karin Bliman Fred & Judy Porta Rom Portwood George Pursley Sean Randolph Ned & Joanne Rankin David L. Ratner Paul & Kay Regan Bill & Ray Riess Jillian C. Robinson Michelle & Eliezer Rosengaus Robert Ryon Letitia Sanders & Donn Downing* Adrienne & Ted Savetnick Janine Scancarelli Gretchen Elliott Jacqueline & Kurt Schmidt Richard Schneider Jan Schreiber & David Hudson George Schreiner Nona R. & Dolph C. Senasac Mary Anne Shattuck Montgomery Slatkin & Mary Prout J. Donald Smith Jane Sokolow* Leonard M. Sperry* Jane Standing - In Memory of Barry Standing John & Romer Stevenson Beverly & Walter Sykes - In Memory of Gilbert Russak Dylan Tatz & Shauna Drumright

Jim Tellefson Pat Terman & David Frydenlund Noel & Roberta Thompson Rod & Joanie Umscheid Meri Henriques Vahl John & Patricia Van Winkle Luke & Virginia Vania - In Memory of Charles Yanofsky Sarah Vardigans Jonathan Vlahos* - in Memory of John Vlahos Adrian & Katherine Wadley* Arthur & Susan Walenta Robert S. Way - In Memory of Carol Michelsen Way Daniel & Louise Weiler* Marlene Weiner Bill Werner George Westfall & Susan Adamson Kathleen Whaley Jay Williams & Holly Holter Michael Wirgler & Nancy Taylor Melissa Wortman Dr. R. P. Yaffe Mary G. Zahn - In Memory of Charles A. Zahn Mike Zimmerman* Carolynn & Robert Zuparko The Dragoon Guards ($1 to $99) We also deeply appreciate the members of the Dragoon Guards.

Every gift makes a difference.

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— UP NE X T AT L A MPL IGHTER S —

GALA

Champagne

Princess

You laughed uproariously at our recent TRIAL by JURY DUTY, which was created for a past gala.

This year the Lamplighters Champagne Gala will revisit a favorite theme with a new look at Downton Abbey; what will they do this time???

Join the fun and help us raise money, too!

Originally written as a satire on feminism, women’s education, and Darwinian evolution, Lamplighters’ own version modifies this slightly to reflect modern views. In this year with so many women running for president, it will be fun to see what Gilbert and Sullivan and Lamplighters will create together on these oh, so timely topics!

Herbst Theatre | San Francisco Sunday, October 20, 2019 Silent Auction at 2 pm, Performance at 3 pm

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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.

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.

— B OA RD OF TRUSTEES — James MacIlvaine, President; F. Lawrence Ewing, Vice President Jennifer Kiernan, Secretary; Laura Oliphant, Treasurer Donis Flagello, Trustee; Kathryn Fox Ma, Trustee Anson B. Moran, Trustee; Baker Peeples, Trustee; Samuel Rabinowitz, Trustee Chris Uzelac, Trustee; Ilana Walder-Biesanz, Trustee Cary Ann Rosko, Company Representative

— HONOR A RY TRUSTEES — J. Geoffrey Colton, Keith Doerge, Gini Stephens Frings, Jill R. Thompson, David Barry Whitehead

— A R TISTIC STA FF — Dennis Lickteig, Artistic Director; Baker Peeples, Resident Music Director; Barbara Heroux, Artistic Director Emeritus.

— A DMINISTR ATIV E STA FF — Cheryl Blalock, Executive Director; Kissa Mercado, Office Manager Phil Lowery, Production Coordinator; Jonathan Spencer, Properties Supervisor Melissa Wortman, Costume Shop Manager; Ellen Kerrigan, Education Director Norman Peck, Orchestra Contractor; Nancy Ewing, Music Librarian

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