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THE GONDOLIERS or, The King of Barataria

Libretto:SIR WILLIAM S. GILBERT Music: SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN First produced at the Savoy Theater, London , December 1889 Last produced by The Lamplighters, October-November 1993 This production doses our 48th season.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater January 5-21, 2001

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Cast (in order of appearance)

Fiametta ....... .... ..... ... ............... ............ ..... ..... ..... .. ....... .. ... DIANA MARIE FIR Vittoria . .... .... ... ...... .... ..... ....... .. ........ .. .......... ...... KATRINA HOLMES A COURT Giulia ............. ....... ... ........ ... ............ .... ... ... . .. ... . .................

LISA MARIE MAY Antonio . ..... . .. ...... ... .. ... . . ... .... .. ..... ... .. ...... . ............................

ROBERTSEIDEL Francesco. ....... ..... .. ....... .. ... .... .. .. ... ... ... .. ..... . ........ .. ..... . .. . ....... MARK BLATTEL Giorgio . ...... .. .. ..... ...... .... ....... ... ........... .... .. ............... ........... JIM MAcILVAINE Annibale ........ . . .... .. ............ .... ........ .. . ... ... ... .. . .... .... .. CHRISTOPHER SHUFORD Marco Palmieri ..... .. .. .. .... ..... ..... ...... .. ... ..... ....... . ...... . .... . .. .... . GARY RUSCHMAN GiuseppePalmieri .. ........ .... . ........... . .......... .... . .. .. .. . .. . . ... .... .. ..... KIRK BANGSTAD Gianetta ....... .... ...... .......... ..... .. .... ........ .... .. ....... .... .... .. .. ..... LINH KAUFFMAN Tessa................................................ .. ......... . ...... .... ...... DARLAWIGGINTON Cafe Owner ... .. .......... .. ... ....... .......... . ..... ... ... .. ..... . .. ....... . . ANNABELLE GRIMM The Duke of P/,aza-Toro,a Grandeeof Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DON TULL The Duchessof P/,aza-Toro , his wife .. ..... ... ......... .. ....... .. .. .... .. ROBERTA WAIN-BECKER Casilda,their daughter... .. ...... .. ... .... ... ....... .. ..... ... ................. .... ... LANIER Mc NAB Luiz, the Duke'sattendant ... ...... .. ..... ....... .... ... ... ... .. .......... .... JOHN EMERY SMYTH Don Alhambra del Bolero ..... ... . .. . .. ..... . ... . .... ............................... . JEREMIAH HILL I FratelliAzzuri ... ......... ... ... ...... ..... ... .. .... MATTHEW CALLAHAN, PHILIP LOWERY Inez, the King'sfoster mother ....... ... . .. .. .............................

SHELLEY LYNN JOHNSON Chorus of Gondoliers and Contadine John Blackwell, Mark Blattel, Reyna Calvo, Donal Coleman , Robert Dor sett, Annabelle Grimm , Sarah Heilbron , Sara Hurd, Laurie Keith, David Kirby, Brenna Macllvaine, Jim Macllvaine, Kimberly Matthies, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Dan Mortenson , Jeff Noll , Kelly Powers, Alex Shafer, Christopher Shuford, Jeffrey Trescott, Pete Whitney, Kathleen Yellin

SCENE: Act I: The piazzetta, Venice Act II: Pavilion in the Palace at Barararia, three months later TIME : circa 1960

Translation of the Italian section of the first act:

Dolcefor niente Contradicente Benvenuti Buon'giorno,signorine Gondoliericarissimi, siamo contadine

Servitoriumilissimi Perqui questifiori bellissimi?

Per voi, bei signori,o cccellentissimi!

0 ciel' Buon'giorno, cavalieri Siamogondolieri, poverigondolieri Signorina, io t'amo

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Sweet idleness Contradicting; oppos ing Welcome Good morning , ladies D earest gondoliers , we are only peasant girls We are your most humbl e servants For whom are th ese beautiful £lowers?

For you, kind sirs, most excellent ones!

Oh , heavens!

Good morning , gentlemen We are only gondolier s, poor gondoliers Young lady, I love you

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The Story group of contadine (peasant girls) are waiting for two of the most popular and charming gondoliers, singing sensations Marco and Giuseppe Palmieri, who are coming to the piazzetta in Venice to choose their brides. By a sort of blindman's bluff, the two brothers choose Tessa and Gianecca, after which the whole company happily dances off to the double wedding.

The Duke and Duchess of PlazaToro arrive from Spain, weary and rather seasick, with their daughter Casilda and their servant Luiz. The Duke reveals to Casilda the purpose of their visit to Venice: when she was a baby, Casilda was married by proxy to the infant son and heir of the king of Barataria, whose recent death now calls for the succession of his son. They have come to Venice at the instruction of Don Alhambra, the shadowy power behind the throne of Spain, who has cold them that they will find Casilda's husband here. Due to political complications, Don Alhambra had stolen the

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infant prince and sent him off to Venice to be raised by an old gondolier as his own son . Unfortunately , the old gondolier had a taste for grappa and never could quite tell which was his own son and which the prince in hiding, and the old man died without ever making it clear which was which. The brother s are, of course, Marco and Giuseppe Palmieri. In order to make a positive ID , Don Alhambra has sent for Inez (Luiz' mother), who nursed the infants.

Marco and Giuseppe return to the piazzetta with their new brides Gianetta and Tessa. Don Alhambra tells them that one of them is the King of Barataria. Appalled to realize that one of the gondoliers is a bigamist , Don Alhambra decrees that the cwo kings must depart for Barataria at once, there to reign jointly until Inez arrives to clear up the confusion, and that no women will be permitted at the Baratarian court umil the question of identity is resolved. With some reluctance, Marco and Giuseppe overcome

their republican scruples and set off for Barataria, with all their gondolier friends coming along.

The second act opens three months later, at the royal court of Barataria, where the brothers Palmieri are conducting an experiment in a sort of socialist monarchy. While it's fun to be kings, they miss their wives. Back in Venice, the women have taken matters into their own hands , chartered a boat , and now they arrive in Barataria, much to the delight of the men. Don Alhambra is not pleased with this turn of events and whisks the recently-arrived Inez off for interrogation to jog her memo ry.

He is forced co tell the cwo couples that neither Tessa nor Gianecta will be queen, and that in face one of chem is not married at all. This, understandably, causes a spat.

The Duke and Duchess arrive with Casilda. Casilda is no more eager to marry Marco or Giuseppe than they are to marry her. Inez, post-interrogation, finally sets the record straight, and all ends happily.

Director's Note bout eight or nine years ago, and I were legal secretaries together at a big downtown firm . We would often trade emails on matters Gilbertian and theatrical, and we once had fun casting an updated version of The Merry Widowwith film stars of the 60s. For me, this decade has always had associations of frivolity and idealism; as a girl growing up in a small town in Maine I was relatively unaffected by the more serious political

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issues of the time. I was dying to be a Mouseketeer, and although I lived on Maine 's coast, the California beaches where Frankie & Annette hung out seemed a different sort of world altogether from the slate-sanded beach just minutes from my front door.

I got the idea to re-set The Gondoliers about four years ago, when it again became a candidate for the Lamplighter season. The Venetian guys and girls with their "dolce far niente" and

"live-for-now" philosophy seemed to me another version of the Beach Parry gang, while the Spaniards evoked the world-weariness of Federico Fellini films. Add to this the instantly recognizable style of the late 50s to mid 60s, and the combination was, I thought, a potent one. The point? As Gilbert says in "Try We Lifelong," "Life's a pleasant institution, Let us rake it as it comes."

We hope you find "too much happiness" in our endeavors!

The Center is equipped with assisted listening systems. Please inquire at the coat check for headsets.

This production is dedicated to the memory of D r. Richard E. LeBlon d,

who contributedimmenselyto TheLamplightersin his elevenyearson our Board.

His recentdeath is a great lossto the entire Bay Area arts community.

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Actl List and learn ............... .. .. . ..... .. .... . .... . . . ............ .. ............ ... ........ .. ........ Fiametta and Contadine For the merriest fellows are we . . ......... . ......... ..... . ... ...... ... ............ . . .. . Antonio, Gondoliersand Contadine Buon' giorno, signorine .......... .. ... .. . .. ....... . . . . .. . ... . . ... ..... ........ ........ .... .... Marco, Giuseppeand Chorus We're called gondolieri ... . .......... . .......... . .............. . .......... . . . ...................... . .... Marcoand Giuseppe Thank you , gallant gondolieri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gianetta, Tessaand Ensemble From the sunny Spanish shore .................. .. .............. . ............ . . . ......... .. .. Duke, Duchess,Casilda, Luiz In enterprise of martial kind ...... ... ..... . .. ..... .......... ... ..... .. ... ..... ..... Duke, with Duchess , Casildaand Luiz 0 , rapture! When alone together .................................................................. . ...... Casildaand Luiz There was a time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casildaand Luiz I stole the prince ............. . ......... .. ... . ...... . . .. .......... .. ............ .. ............................

Don Alhambra Try we life-long . .. .. .... ...... ...... .. ......... ... ............. .. .... .. ... .. Casilda, Duchess, Luiz, Duke, Don Alhambra When a merry maiden marries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tessaand Ensemble Kind sir, you cannot have the heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gianetta Then one of us will be a queen .. .... ..... . .... . ..... . . . ... ..... .... .. ... .. ...... ... . .... Gianetta, Tessa , Marco, Giuseppe Finale Act I ... ...... ..... .. .................... .. ............. .. ....................... . ........... . ....... . .... . ... Ensemble

Fifteen-minuteintermission Act II Of happiness the very pith .. . .. .... ... .... . .... .. . .. .... . .. . . ...... ..... ........ ..... . . ... .. Marco, Giuseppeand the Men Rising early in the morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giuseppeand Men Take a pair of sparkling eyes ....... .... . . . .. .... .. ..... . . . . ........... .. ... . .. ... ... . ............. .. . . .. ... .. ... ...... Marco Dance a cachucha .. . ....... . ...................... . ......................... ... ................. .. .. . ........ . ..... Ensemble There lived a king ...... .. ........ .......... . .... .... .. . . .. .......... . . . .. ....... Don Alhambra, with Marcoand Giuseppe In a contemplative fashion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gianetta, Tessa , Marco, Giuseppe With ducal pomp ..... ........ .. ..... .. .......... . . ... ... ... . ....... .. .... .. ...... . .. ... ...... .. .. . Duke, Duchessand Men On the day when I was wedded . ..... .... . ..... . ............ ... ........ .. ........ .. . .... ....... ..... .... ... ... .. ... Duchess I am a courtier grave and serious . . ..... ........ ... ........... ........ . Duke, with Casilda, Duchess,Marcoand Giuseppe Here is a case unprecedented ... . ...... ... ........... . ... .... ...... ....... ... ... Casilda, Gianetta, Tessa , Marco, Giuseppe Finale Act II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble

ANNOUNCING OUR 2001/2002 SEASON A LITTLENIGHT MUSIC Our first Sondheim!

April 2001 At the Gershwin Theater

THE MIKADO Gilbert & Sullivan's topsy-turvy greatest hit July-August 2001 At Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the Dean Lesher

36th AnnualCHAMPAGNEGALA Our own original show, a world premiere every year November 2001 At the Gershwin Theater

PATIENCE G & S's lampoon of pretentious artists January/February 2002 At Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the Dean Lesher

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The Gondoliers January, 2001

Producer.. ... ...... .. ............... .... . .... .... .. ........ . ..... . ...... . .. .......... .. Barbara Heroux Director.................. .. .... ....... .. .. ............ ............. ........ .. .. ......... Jane Hanunett Conductor/MusicalDirector .. .. ... .... .... ..... ...... .. ... .... .............. .. .... .. Monroe Kanouse ScenicDesign .. . ... ... . .. ..... ... ... ..... .......... .. ....... .......... ....... ......... Peter Crompton LightingDesign .... ............. .... ....... . ................ .. ...... .............. ........ Ellen Brooks CostumeDesign .. ........... ..... . ...... ... . ......... .....................................

Jenica Laney Choreographer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F.Lawrence Ewing StageManager ..................... .......................................... ... ... Linda Van Winkle AssistantDirector ... .......... ................. .................................

Shelley Lynn Johnson Assistantto the Musical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew C. Callahan This production is supported in part by Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund.

Production Staff

Set Comtruction:Ric Koller, Matthew Puffer; ScenicPainters: Peter Crompton , Linda Kim CostumeComtruction:Judith Epstein Williams, Jennifer Dougherty , Karen Lee, Lee Friedman , Brenda Barnum Wigsand Hair: Yoshiko Nara ; Makeup: David Kirby GraphicDesign: Tim Dunn , Dunn@DunnGraphics.com

Boardof Trustees John J. Vlahos, President; David Whitehead , VicePresident; J. Geoffrey Colton , Treasurer ; John Emery Smyth, Secretary ; Dr. Ronald Cape, Peter J .L. de Vries, Richard Drossler, D . Michael Enfield, Richard E. LeBlond , John McGirr, Judith Norberg, Baker Peeples, Daniel E. Stone , Trustees; F. Lawrence Ewing, CompanyRepresentative Honorary Trustees Ann Pool Mac Nab, Orva Hoskinson, Co-Founders; Spencer S. Beman, Jerry D. Gere, John Martin Kahl, Adrian McNamara, Jill R. Thompson; DeceasedHonorary Trustees:Read Gilmore, Gilbert P. Russak, June Wilkins Searcy, Bernard E. Witkin Staff

GeneralDirector,Barbara Heroux ♦ Artistic Director,Baker Peeples DevelopmentDirector,Kathleen Dederian ♦ TechnicalDirector,Ric Koller Music Librarian, Diana Dorman ♦ Administration, Jennifer Dougherty

ABOUT THE COMPANY The Lamplighters is San Francisco's world-famous Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company. We have been producing the finest in operetta and musical theater since 1952. In addition to our core repertoire, the G&S operettas, we also perform the works of Strauss, Lehar, Kalman, the Gershwins and other operettas and musical theater classics. We have amassed one of the most remarkable performance records in the country: not only are we singular for our repertory , but also for our longevity and critically acclaimed artistic successes, including honors for Best Production and Best Overseas Society at the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England and many awards from the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle. We are also unique in combining the work of professional directors, designers, orchestra musicians and staff with the efforts of more than 200 "volunteer professional" singers and actors, all of whom are dedicated to creating first-rate musical entertainment. Our first recording, A Song to Sing, Of is now available on CD and cassette.

We welcome new members in all roles and chorus . We hold open auditions two or three times a year: please contact us to be notified of upcoming auditions. We also welcome volunteers in all capacities - sewing, sawing, data entry, envelope-stuffing please contact us if you can give us a few hours on a regular basis. Even three hours a month can do wonders!

The Lamplighters maintain and operate a complete scene shop, which is available for construction and painting of scenery, drops and props . For rental information, please call our Technical Director , Ric Koller, at 510.832 .7351.

Our administrative offices are located at 1766-A 18th Street, San Francisco 94107 Phone: 415.227.4797 ♦ Fax: 415.227.0332 Email: lampliters@aol.com ♦ Web site: www.lamplighters.org

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CONTRIBUTORS TO THE LAMPLIGHTERS

The Lamplighters is the producing company of the Opera West Foundation , a non-profit , tax-exempt corporation.

All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Contributions of any amount are gratefully welcomed. We list all donors of $50 or more in our programs .

We regret that space limitations prohibit listing all contributions.

Contributions received after October 1, 2000 will be listed in our programs for one year beginning with our next season.

If any corrections need to be made , please let us know in writing .

Thankyou to all our contributors!!

Endowment Fund Estate of James E. Harrold, Jr.

Daniel E. Stone

In Memory of Robert Kahn

Permanent Fund In Memory of Michael Avalos Spencer S. Beman, Ill Dr/M Ronald Cape & Family Michael & Patricia Flynn In Memory of Read P. Gilmore Donald T. Harve y, Sr. Memorial

Barbara E. Heroux Estate of John Thomas Howell,Jr. Michael C . Huckins In Memory of Lewis G. Jacobs M.D. Richard LeBlond In Memory of Walter Novas

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These funds represent gifts through wills, stocks, annuities , insurance policies and other types of planned giving.

For information, please contact the Lamplighters administrative office at 415.22 7.4797.

lmp.raarios ($50,000 and above) Grants For The Arts/Hotel Tax Fund

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Investors ($25, 000 and above) Dr/M Ronald Cape

Arcbangd., ($I 0,()()()andabove) Frank A. Campini Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund Philanthropic Ventures Foundation Patrick & Matti Rino David and Rene Whitehead

Patrons ($1000--$2499)

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Angels($5000 and above) California Arts Council Peter, Shelly& Sophia de Vries Estate of Lillian A. Kerrigan AlexanderStephen Foss Memorial Foundation Montgomery Development Corp.

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EEK! WE FORGOT THE BAND!!!

Being persons of no capacity whatever, we neglected to list the orchestra in the program.

They usually objected. That's so like a band.

OUR ORCHESTRA Lamplighters Music Theatre acknowledges the generous support of

The AmericanFederation of Musicians,Local #6.

Conduclor! Monro~ KanouM Violin I: Jean MacRobbie (Concertmaster),Loretta Taylor, Pamela Carey, Lynn Oakley; Violin II: Laurien Jones, Josepha Fath; Viola: David Bowes, Katy Juneau; Cello: Gwyneth Davis; Bass: Carl Stanley; Flute/Piccolo: Lucy Schoening, Mary Hargrove; Oboe: Kathleen Conner; Clarinet: Diana Donnan (Orchestra Contractor), Michael Wirgler; Bassoon: Kathleen Johannessen; French Hom: Richard Reynolds, Keith Bucher; Trumpet: Karen Baccaro; Trombone: Kurt Patzner; Percussion: Norman Peck.

While we're at it, we received two cast members' biographies too late for the printing of the "Meet the Lamplighters" program insert . Here they are:

KabinaHolmes a Court (Debut). Vittoria.

Katrina was born in Melbourne, Australia. She has studied in Vienna and New York and currently lives in San Francisco . Recently, Katrina performed two roles with Pocket Opera : Flower Girl in The Marriageof Figaro and Peasant in Smetana's Two Widows. She has also sung the roles of Sesto, Cherubino, Cenerentola, Mercedes and Julius Caesar in scenes programs. She was the Third Spirit in BASOTl's production of The MagicFlute in 1999, and this year at BASOTI will sing Endimione in Cavalli' s Ln Calistoand Jenny Hildebrand in Kurt Weill's Street Scene.

Shelley Lynn Johnson ('75). Assistant Director/Inez.

A longtime Lamplighter, Shelley has been seen as Lady Blanche (Princa;isIda), Mrs. Partlet (Sorcerer),Pitti-Sing (Mikado), Cecily (Ernest in Love)and many featured roles in our Galas.

This year, Shelley appeared in West Coast premieres of two shows at the New Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. She appeared in the Bay Area premiere of Craig Lucas' "Three Postcards" at the Cable Car Theatre, and has worked with companies all over the Bay Area playing leading musical roles including Desiree (A LittleNightMusic),Aldonza (Manof Lil Mancha),the title roles of Evita and Mame, Ilona (She LovesMe), Miss Hannigan (Annie), Golde (Fiddleron the Roof),and Monica (Romance/Romance). Non-musical stage roles include Lettice Douffet (Lettice& Lovage),Blanche duBois (A StreetcarNamed Desire),and many others.

Shelley is also active as a stage director and acting/ auditioning coach.

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Meet'the,; LCU!J,tpLujhter¥ Karen Baccaro ('90). Trumpet. Karen is principal with Women's Philharmonic and Napa Symphony . She play s with many other orchestras in the Bay Area including Western Opera and West Bay. An instructor of trumpet at U.C. Santa Cruz, she wants to continue to perform. She loves practicing with her cat, Otto, on her lap.

Kirk Bangstad (Debut). Giuseppe. I-Iailing from Stevens Point , Wisconsin , Kirk received his B.A. in Government from Harvard University in 1999. While at Harvard he was bas s soloist for Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Mozart's Requiem and was a member of the Harvard Krokodiloes (a twelve member a cappella group). In 1996 he sang the role of Alaska Wolf Joe in Kurt Weill's Rise and Fall of the CihJ of Ma/111gonny.Kirk currently hangs his hat in Palo Alto whe re he spends the little time he isn' t voca lizing as a management consu ltant .

John Blackwell ('98). Ensemble. John was in our recen t Pirates of Penzance and My Fair Lady and has performed with other Bay Area musical theatre companies. John is Chair of the Exercise and Sport Science Department at the University of San Francisco. Thanks to Samantha for her continual support through the audition pro cess.

Matthew Callahan ('94). Asst. to the Musical Director / Ensemble. Matt ha s had an avid int erest in conducting since first learning what an orchestra was in 1997. He has worked exte nsively w ith man y internation al conductors by learning how to pronounce their names and sending them expensive gif t baskets at holiday time. Though man y refuse to return his calls, Matt believes that perserverance is th e key. Sometimes, though , the key is A flat.

Reyna Calvo ('OO). Ensemble.

Reyna is glad to be participating in her second Lampli ght er production , after debuting with us in last summ er 's H.M.S. Pi11nfor e. Reyna' s past roles include Leeann (A Piece of My Heart - Marin Theatre), Helga Ten Dorp (Deathtrap - Broadway West), Mrs. Kendal (The Elephant Man), Rita (The Water Engine - Foothill College) and Pearl / Rosa (Summer and Smoke-Actor 's Theatre of San Francisco) .

Pamela Carey ('91). Violin.

Pamela has performed with Marin Opera, Berkele y Opera, Berkeley Symphony, Modesto Symphony , and other Bay Area musical ensembles. She is a member of the S.F. Starlight Orche str a. With her B.M. and M.M. degrees in performance from Dominican College , she is currently a music / math teacher at St. Anselm School. She also teaches vio lin and viola at Dominican College.

('93). Francisco. Mark, a frequent memb er of the Lamplighters Chorus, also perform s with groups throughout the Bay Area. His appearances elsewhere include Giuseppe (Gondoliers), the Lord Chancellor (Iolanthe),J.W. Wells (Sorcerer),Major-General (Pirates),Albert Lennox (Secret Garden) and The Wazir (Kismet). A computer game programmer by prof ession, he has acquired the occasional nicknam e 'Wolfy' due to his somewhat lycanthropic natur e.

Donal Coleman ('00). Ensemble. Donal was born and raised in Dublin , Ireland , where he sang in school choirs as a boy. He came to S.F. 10 years ago and has worked as a school psychologist since 1989. He has sun g in a local church choir and with S.F. City Choru s. Donal has wo rked in Japan, London, Algeria and Marseilles . He is a keen soccer fan and enjoys speak ing foreign languages and readi ng literatur e.

Kathleen Conner ('73). Oboe. Kath leen has performed David Bowes ('83). Viola. David pla ys with Philharmonia Baroque (also orchestra personnel mana ger/ music librarian), American Bach Soloists, and Midsummer Mozart. He has tour ed Europe, broadca st, recorded for Les Arts Florissa nt s and Amsterdam Baroque , and has play ed for S.F. Symphon y, S.F. Opera , and Santa Fe Opera orchestras. His passions are travel , downhill skiin g, country / western dancing , and cooking.

Ellen Brooks ('00). Lighting Designer. Ellen Brooks' work in stage direction and lighting design has been seen th roughout Northern Ca lifornia. In 1999 she directed the West Coast Premiere of Not Waving (Stage Three, Sonora) , Plaza Suite (University of SF), A Doll's House (RVP) and toured to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Tuju Tasku , a masked dance company . As a lighting designer she is in demand with Bay Area producers and has over 120 des ign credits in thea tre and dance. This season she ha s designed Solano College 's production of Mu sic Man, Terrence McNally's Love! Valor!

Compassion! (New Conservatory), On a Clear Day, Let's FaceIt, The Gmss Harp (42nd St. Moon) , Peer Gynt, The Spirit of Warrior, and A Dolf's House, as well as our most recent H.M.S. Pinafore.

with Monterey, Santa Rosa, Berkeley and Napa Symphonies and Pocket Opera. She coaches woodwind ensembl es at Benjamin Franklin Middle School and is artist-in-resid ence at School of the Arts. She is on the faculty at both the Capp St. and Richmond branche s of the Community Music Center.

Peter Crompton ('98). Scenic Designer. Peter designed and painted his first stage set in 1985 on a dare and hasn't looked back since . This is his four th desig n for us, following H.M.S. Pinafore, Ruddygore and Pirates. He has designed for Opera San Jose, D.L.O.C. , Santa Barbara Grand Opera , Bay Area Revels, Marin Thea ter Co., Summer Repertor y Theatre in Santa Rosa, The Willows Theater , West Bay Opera , Western Ballet, Jarvis Conserva tory, University of San ta Clara, Berkeley Opera and Sonoma City Opera , among others.

Recent local productions include A Midsumm er Night 's Dream for the L.ikeT.ihoeShti.ke opeare Feotivcrl and fLumyGirlat The Willows.

Gwyneth Davis ('88). Cello . Gwyneth has played wit h Uta h Symphony, S.F Opera , Women's Phi lharmonic and the trio I Gatti Freschi . She received her B.A. in music from Stanford. She lives in Albany with her sweetie , two cats and a dog. Her oth er job is as a cook at H ayes Street Grill.

Diana Dorman ('72). Orchestra Contractor/Music Librarian/ Clarinet. Dian a grew up in Ceres, Ca liforn ia, and attended S.F. Sta te, graduati ng with a B.M . and M.A. in performance. Since joining us 27 years ago for our first Ernest, she has played principal clarinet in all of our produ ctions. She is a prin cip al clar ineti st for Berkeley Symphony and Pocke t Opera, has performed w ith S.F. Opera , i11cluding the video record ing of Strau ss' Cap,-icciofor London / Decca, and has enjoyed nin e Western Opera Theatre nationa l tour s.

Robert Dorsett ('95). Ensemble. Robert appeared as the Doctor in Of Thee 1 Sing and w ith Stanford Savoryards as Major Murgatroyd in Patience.He has also appe ared in ensemb les with Lampli ght ers, Berkeley Opera, Diablo Light Opera an d w ith th e G&S Opera Co .'s pr em iere performance of Mikado. A San Francisco native, he sp lits his da ytim e as a licensed acup un ctur ist and as PC support technician for Dominican Colleg e of San Rafae l.

Jennifer Dougherty ('99) . Cutter. Jennif er is cur rentl y wo rking on her B.A. at S.F.S.U. This is her fifth production with Lamplighters. Most recently she costumed th e 2000 Ga la: Greece, the Musical. Her goa l is to become a costum e designer in film, televis ion, and theatre. Day times, she wo rks as Administrative Assis tan t at Lampl ighter World H eadqu art ers.

Judy Epstein ('92). Alterations. Judy ha s been wo rkin g in the costum e department since she helped stitch her ow n gowns for our 1992 My Fair Lady. She is particularly proud of her wo rk on the beaded and feathered jacke t worn by the characte r Diana Devereaux in 1999's Of Thee I Sing.

Favorit e costumes includ e: Dolly Levi's red gow n (sleeves). Alexis ' coat fro m The Sorcerer (collar, cuffs and cove red buttons) , as we ll as num erous bias hem s and altera tions. Jud y ha s appear ed ons tage in man y Lamplighters shows, does Gala commi ttee duty, and is married to patterman Rick Williams.

Lawrence Ewing ('89), Choreographer, As a prof essional danc er and perform er, Lawrence has happil y assis ted with choreograp hy in severa l Lamplighter p roduc tions ove r the years. H e has tour ed nati onally and intern ationally as prin cipal dan cer with Dan ce Throug h Time, a San Francisco based historical dance comp an y, of which he has serv ed as Executive Director since 1996. This past summer Lawrence was thri1led to have th e opportunit y to repri se the role of Sir Josep h Port er (H.M.S. Pinafore)with Lamplighters.

Ove r the pa st eleven seaso ns, he has performed man y other principal roles wi th th e company includin g such favor ites as Robin Oakap ple (R11ddygore) 1 Bunth orne (Aitience), Corneliu B (HelloDolly!)and Charley (Where 'g ChnrletJ?).OtherBayArea roles include Adam (7 Bridesfor 7 Brothers),Simon (Hay Fever) and va rious characte rs in Steve Silver ' s Beach Blanket Babylon.

Josepha Fath ('89), Violin. Josep ha receive d her mu sical tra inin g at S.F. State and the Manhattan School of Music in N.Y.C. She has participated in Tanglewood, Spoleto, Blosso m, and Mendocino Mu sic Festivals, an d ha s performed with the California and Berkeley Symphonies, Pocket Opera , Western Opera Theater, and S.F. Opera .

Josepha enjoys playing chamber mu sic and hikin g in the m ountain s.

Diana Fir ('00). Fiametta. Diana, a San Francisco native, received her B.M. and M.M. from the S.F. Conserva tory of Music. She was a soloist in S.FC.M. 's "Sing it Yourself Messiah" in 1995 and 1997. Roles include Zorah in our most recent Ruddygore, Fido in City Co Llege's Paul Bunyan, Susanna in S.F.C.M.'s Le Nozze di Figaro,and Marze llin e for Montere y Sym ph ony's Fidelio.

Diana enjoys teachin g mu sic at three parochial schools. She teaches piano and voice privatel y and studi es voice with Donald Stenberg.

Annabelle Grimm ('00). Ensemble. Annab elle is please d to be per formin g again wi th the Lampli ghters .

Previous produ ctions includ e Ruddygore (Lamp light ers), She Loves Me and Carousel (H aywa rd Little Theatre) , Kismet, Guys and Dolls, Evita (Pleasan ton Playhouse), La Boheme, Lucia di Lammermoor, L'Elisir d' Amore (Festival Opera), and Mountain Days (Willows Theatre) .

Annabe lle studi es voice with Elinor White and acting wi th Peter Tripp. She is a gra du ate of the Un ivers ity of Michigan CB.A.)and Golden Ga te University (M.B.A). A retired federal age nt , Annabe lle operates her ow n investigative company, Matrix Soluti ons.

Jane Hammett ('83). Director. Jane is delighted to direct once agai n for th e Lampli ghters, followi ng her direction of the 1999 Millen nium Ga la, Apocalypse Later. Since her 1983 d ebut as Mabel, Jane has sun g nearly eve ry comi c G&S soprano heroine for us , plu s many other opere tta and mu sical leadin g lad ies. She has performed across the U.S. and in San Francisco in tw o nati onal com pani es of The Phantom of Opera. The Bay Area thea trical communit y has recogni zed her outsta ndin g perform ances w ith two BATCC Awa rd s and a Drama-Logue Award , all for Lamplight er port rayals. With West Bay Opera she ha s recen tly been Jenn y in Kurt Weill's T/1e Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny an d Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw, plu s Ad ina, Olympi a, Rosina, and Ma rie. She is also we ll known to Pocke t Opera audiences as both singer and dir ector. Her first solo CD, Home, A Healing Journey, has recentl y been release d.

Mary Hargrove ('90), Flute. Ma ry was born in Palo Alto and received her BA in mu sic from CSU at Ha ywa rd . In twe nty yea rs of freelancing she has performed w ith the San Francisco Symphony, Opera and Ballet, as well as many other mu sical orga niza tion s th roug hout the Bay Area. She has also record ed for rndio, TY and m ovies . She lives in San Ma teo wi th her percussionis t hu sband and their two small sons.

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Sarah Heilbron ('00). Ensemble . Sarah was introduced to the Lamplighters by her parent s at the tender age of six.

She was thrilled to play a brid esmaid in our Ruddygore last yea r, and was equ ally proud of her role of Greek Choru s and the air head Poodl e-Toga'd Muff y in this yea r 's Gala . (She refuses to believe that th e above could have been typecas tin g.)

Sarah ha s appear ed tw ice w ith P.L.O.T. and has performed often wi th Piedmont Childrens' The ater.

Barbara Heroux ('74). General Director /Producer.

Barbara has wo rked her way throu gh the Lampli ghters' animal kin gdom from the chorus of our 1974 MemJ Widow to her current exa lted rank of General Directo r and Piratical Maid-Of-All-Work. Along the way, she has performed in m any choru ses, com prim ario rol es, and prin cip al roles includin g Josephin e (Pinafore),Rose Maybud and Mad Margare t (Ruddygore), Phoebe (Yeomen),Patience (Patie11ce), Don na Lucia (Where's Charley?), and Dolly Levi (Hello, Dolly'). She has dir ected man y of our G&S productions over the past ten years, including our awa rd- winnin g Pri11cess Ida, and has pla yed a major role in writin g our Ga las . She has also directed and perform ed w ith man y other Bay Area compani es, and ha s wo n four Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awa rd s.

Jeremiah Hill ('00). Don Alhambra del Bolero.

Jeremiah has been acting since 1989 and has studi ed th eat re at San Francisco State University. This is third on-sta ge Lampli ght ers show, follow ing app earances in las t yea r 's Ruddygore and las t su mm er's Pinafore. "All my love to Jenic a and my family, who remind me everyda y I'm alive, why I act, and w ithout them it could not be possible."

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Kathleen Johannessen ('77) . Bassoon. A Bay Area native , Kathleen is a freelance mu sician. She received a B.A. (Mus ic) from College of No tre Dame and an M.A. (Musi cal Performance) from C.S.U. Humboldt. Her int erest in G & S began w hen she saw her piano teacher as Ruth in Pirates.

She collects G & S memorabili a. A jewelry de signer /w riter , she lives in S.F. w ith her famil y and two cats.

Laurien Jones ('90). Violin. Laurien has perform ed with Diablo Ballet, Pocket Ope ra, Western Opera, Masterworks Chorale, S.F. Chamber Orches tra , and California Symp hony. She is a chamber musician and solois t. Her hobbi es are sew ing, biking , an d raising lovebi rd s.

Monroe Kanouse ('65). Musical Director/Conductor.

A well-know n Bay Area opera condu ctor / coach, Monroe was permanent condu ctor of Oakland Opera from 1981 throu gh 1986. He led over 20 productions of Sacra ment o Opera 1981-1998, and has also condu cted for San Dieg o, Milwaukee , Baltim ore, Lake George and West Bay Opera compan ies. His first Lampli ghters associa tion was lead ing a performance of Fledermaus(1965), and he has condu cted many productions during the las t thirt een yea rs.

A member of the faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music , he conduct s the annual opera production there. As an accomp anist, he has appea red w ith major artists includin g Giorgio Tozzi and Jess Thoma s, as we ll as wit h many singers on tour thro ughout the U.S., Canada and Australia. He has comp osed a comic opera, Gambling Jones, and an opera, Voices of Calnf(a,dealin g with California's m ythic que en.

Linh Kauffman (Debut). Gianetta . Originally from

Sara Hurd (Debut). Ensemble. Sara is very excited to be app earin g on th e Lamplight ers stage for the first time. She has most recentl y been see n in Penins ula Civic Light Opera 's pr oductions of The King nnd I and Yeston and Kopit' s Phn11to111 (dir ected by Barb ara Hero ux). Sara perform s frequentl y w ith th eater comp anies on th e Penin sula . Sara spends her day s as a marketing assistant and enjoys spendin g her free time w ith her friend s and family.

Conn ecticut , Linh has appea red wi th Pocket Opera , West Bay Opera , 42nd Street Moo n, BASOTI, Opera Vivent e, Pittsburgh Civic Light Op era, West Virginia Public Theat er, and Mill Mountain The ater, and was a winner in the 2000 Holt Memorial Scholars hip Competition .

Her opera tic roles includ e Parnina and Papagena (Die Zauberfliite),Hanna Glawar i (The Merry Widow), Ann io (La Clemenza di Tito), First Witch (Di do and Aeneas), and the title role of Hol st's Snvilri. Musical thea ter credits includ e Mary Magdalene (JesusChrist Superstar), Tzeitel (Fiddleron the Roof), Mary Jane (Big River), and Tuptim (The King n11d Linh wou ld like to thank everyo ne at Sutt er Securiti es Inc. for their encourage ment and supp ort.

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Irene Jerome ('79). Photographer. Irene do es many of the Lamplighter s pro gra m picture s and pr odu ction phot os. Man y of th e ph otos in th e Lampli ghter history books are credited to Irene. A post al empl oyee by day, Irene also enjoys doin g leath er craft , bowlin g, and attending G & S sho ws throu gho ut the Bay Area.

Laurie Keith (Debut). Ensemble. Laurie is delighted to be appear ing with the Lam plight ers for the first tim e. She has recently moved to the Bay Area from Los Angeles, w here she perform ed in the U.S. premier e of the new rock musical, Job and the Snake. She also has per form ed w ith th e S.F. Shakespeare Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festiva l, has tour ed nationally w ith the Na tiona l Th eatre of the Performing Arts and worked extensively off-Broadway with th e Atlantic Thea tre Co. in New York City. Laurie is a gra du ate of NYU - Tisch School of the Arts.

.. David Kirby ('98). Ensemble/Make-up.

Da vid has done makeup design for half a dozen Lyric Theatre G&S productions , a like number for the Stanford Savoyards, the International G&S Festival in England , and the Lamplighters ' 2000 Gala: Greece, The Musical. He is also a regular perform er with all thr ee G&S companies in the Bay Area, most recentl y appearing in Iolanthe wi th the Stanford Savoyards , H.M.S. Pinafore with the Lamplighters , and The Sorcerer with Lyric Theatre of San Jose.

Ric Koller ('99). Technical Director. Ric moved from the Adirondacks fifteen years ago and hasn't regretted a single warm winter! First theatrical experience: building scene ry and playing trombone for My Fair Lady. Bay Area companies include TheatreWorks, West Bay Opera, Palo Alto Players, California Conservatory Theatre , C.C.M.T., and Shakespeare at the Beach. When not wo rking , he searches CD bins , spices up recipes , or hik es in regiona l parks wit h Toby and true love K.C.

Jenica Laney ('99). Costume Designer /Cos tumer.

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Jenica returns for her fourth Lamplight ers production after working on My Fair Lady, Ruddygore, and H.M.S. Pinafore. As an MFA candidate at S.F.S.U. she was a part-time lecturer in costume and make-up. She has worked as a freelan ce desi gner for Berkeley Opera, Peninsula Center Stage, West Bay Opera, Thick Description and served as a designer-inresiden ce for Oakland Lyric Opera for two years . Favorite past desi gns include : Roshomo11 , The Glass Menagerie, Gianni Sc/1icchiand Blade to the Heart.

Jean MacRobbie ('80). Violin. Jean has played with many Bay Area orchestras, including Berkeley Symphony , for the past 15 years. She received her B.M. from Boston University and is a research associate for Berlex Bio Sciences.

She has two children. Her goa ls are to get her masters in biochemistry and play with Lamplighters for 25yea rs .

Kimberly Matthies (Debut). Ensemble. Kimberl y attended San Jose State University for Creative Arts and Music with a minor in English, stud ying wi th th e late Jeanne Garson and singing with the world renown ed SJSU Choraliers. She is a member of the Board of Lyric Theatre , th e G&S Society of San Jose, and has performed with them in several G&S and light opera productions. Kimberly has perform ed in The Gondoliersonce before with Lyr ic Opera, as Giulia . Other roles include Brunnhilde in Orpheus in the Underworld, Mrs . Partlett in The Sorcaer, and Ruth in Pirates.

Lisa Marie May ('99). Giulia. Gondoliersmarks Lisa's fifth production with the Lamplighters, beginning with Of Thee I Sing. She has performed throughout the Bay Area and in Chicago , where she completed her Master of Music degree at Northwestern University.

This past November, Lisa performed the role of Buttercup in H.M.S. Pi11afore for The Stanford Savoyards. Lisa has also just served as Musical Director for Pleasanton Civic Arts' production of Here's Love by Meredith Willson. She currently teaches music for San Mateo County 's special education program.

Leontyne Mbele-Mbong ('98). Ensemble. Leontyne Brenna Macllvaine ('96). Ensemble. Brenna is very please d to be back on stage with The Lamplighters , where, thank s to her par ents , she has been han ging around most of her life.

When she was 9, she got her chance to shin e onstage as Amaryllis in The Music Man, with Piedmont Light Opera Theater. The following year, she performed wi th PLOT again in The King and I as a dancer. Her past Lamplighter shows include our 1996 Sorcerer and 1997 Gala.

At Bishop O'Dowd H.S., Brenna was in the chorus of Fiddler011 the Roof. She also plays piano and sings with her church choir.

received her B.A. in theatre from Macalester College in St. Paul , Minnesota and has also studied at the British American Drama Academy in London. Roles include Juno in The Tempest, Idella in Purlie Victorious,Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream,Juliet in Romeo nnd J11/i el, Mistress Quickl y in Mary Wives of Windsorand Arletta in Gypsy Baron.

She studied ballet for nine years and modern dance for three.

Lanier McNab (Debut). Casilda. Lane is delighted to be Jim Macllvaine ('78). Giorgio. Jim concludes his 21st season with the Lamplighter s, having performed in all G&S choruses includin g the concert version of The Grand Duke. Ov er that span he has been seen as a peer (thrice), a gondolier (a quad ), a pirate / cop (thri ce), a sai lor (two and a little bit over), a ghost (thrice) , a first life guard , a buck or a blade , various soldi ers, generic village folk, and as the otary in Sorcerer and the Midshipmate in H.M.S. Pinafore. One of Jim' s proudest moments was performing in our award -winning Princess Ida at the G&S Festival in Buxton in 1995. Daytime s, he plays the part of the Marketing

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makin g her debut with Lamplighter s. She received her Master's in vocal performan ce from the S.F. Conservatory of Music in 1999, where she perform ed the role of Abigail Williams in The Crucible. Most recently she was Beatrice in Berkeley Opera ' s production of Beatriceand Benedickand received glowing reviews i.n Cinnabar Opera's production of Dido and Aeneus. This past spring she was Fiordiligi in West Bay Opera 's production of Cos(fan Tuite and in 1998 she was Donn a Elvira in BASOTl's Don Giovni111i.

She has also sun g the role of The Countess in The Marriage of Figaro and ha s performed with the Memphis Vocal Arts Ensemble featuring Kallen Esperian . Last year she received the Jan Popper Award in the Henry and Maria Holt competition. Future engagements include the title role in Suor Angelica.

Dan Mortenson (Debut). Ensemble. Dan is ap pea rin g on the Lampli ght ers stage for th e first tim e.

He hails from Southern California, where he has p erfo rmed in produ ction s of Kismet, Lady in

the Dark, The Most Happy Fella, Merrily We Roll Along, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Four Saints in ThreeActs, TrialBy Jury, The Music Man, South Pacific(Pro fesso r), Pippin, Evita, and Bye, Bye Birdie (Albert ). Dan's d ay job is in Hum an Resources for a d ow nt ow n San Francisco bank , and in hi s spa re time , he like s to wo rk out , read, and tr avel.

Yoshiko Nara ('99). Wigs /Hair. Thi s is Yoshiko ' s fifth Lamplighter production. She is currentl y a stud en t at S.F.S.U. preparing to grad u ate in th e fall with her bachelor 's in Th ea tre Art s. She has wo rked in m any different cap acities includin g cutt er, stitch er, d ye r, w ig sty list and millin er. She also has worked as a designer for S.F.S.U. Student One-Acts and as an ass ista nt for Cabaret. She is returnin g to Lampl ig ht ers after a shor t stint with Santa Rosa Rep. It is her d eep est w ish to design cos tum es, w igs and m ake- up for drag queens or samurai m ov ies.

Kelly Powers (Debut). Ensemble. Though initiall y stunned by her goo d fortune , Kelly is now compl etely thrilled to be makin g her debut w ith th e Lampli ghter s. An activ e participant in Bay Area chor al music for man y yea rs, she has p erform ed with th e San Fra ncisco Symphony Chorus and is a long-tim e memb er of both th e U.C. Alumn i Choru s and Chamb er Sing ers.

Kelly was pri vilege d to be the soprano so loist for Mozart's Requi em in D Minor when pr esente d by the Alumni Ch oru s in 1998. A recen tly burn ed out Informati on Technol ogy Profess ional , she 's curr entl y enjoy in g a we ll-pl anned mid-lif e crisis.

Richard Reynolds ('76). Horn. Richard is a member of the Berk eley and Fremont Symph oni es. He ha s played with Marin and Oakland Operas and Sant a Rosa, Oa kland and Mar in Syphonies. He is communications dir ector for Mother Jones Magazine and has w ritt en articles on mu sic and oth er subj ects for man y Bay Area publications.

Gary Ruschman (Debut). Marco. A Kentu cky native, Ga ry Lynn Oakley ('81). Violin. A gra du a te of S.F.S.U. wi th a d egree in music performance, Lynn has been a memb er of Marin Symph ony sin ce 1973 and is a m ember of Villa String Quartet and Ch amb er Orchestra , which partic ip a ted in the Munich Int ern ation al Fes tival of Music. She and hu sba nd Roy are co-d irec tors of Oakle y Violin Studio , a go ld m edal w inn er at the 1994 Hawaii Pacific Basin Music Fes tiva l.

Norman C. Peck ('77). Percussion . Our own beloved Lui z, Nor m an has been banging th e brasses , imitatin g a farm ya rd , and m an u fact urin g musi cal ma yhem in our orchestr a for twenty yea rs. Th e dram atis p erso nae of the Sav oy oper as offer th e following: That ' s th e Lord Hi gh Drummer Boy! Modified Raptur e !

Basings toke!

Baker Peeples ('75). Artistic Director. In addition to almost all th e G&S tenor lea d s, Baker has pla yed Danilo / Camill e (Widow), Eisenstein / Alfred (Fledermaus),Tassilo (Maritza), Paris (Helene), Karl Fran z (Student Prince),and th e Defendant in our KQED Trial. He perform ed with S.F. Ballet in Balanchine 's Liebeslieder Walzer, and has appeared with numerou s Bay Area opera com panie s, sy mph onie s and choral grou ps. Baker was vo ted best m ale singer in the 1995 and 1997 Int ern a tional G&S Festiva ls. He has con duct ed eve ry Gala sin ce 1986, a nd eve ry G&S show (except Sorcerer)at lea st once, as we ll as Merry Widow, Something's Afoot, Ln Peric/10 le and Hello, Dolly! Baker and his wife Ellen Kerrigan oversee the SF Opera Guild 's Op era a la Cart e program , whi ch takes live opera to 125 Bay Area schoo ls.

is d elig ht ed to join th e Lamplighters for hi s first tast e of Gi lbert & Sullivan 's zany anti cs. One of the Bay Area ' s busiest yo un g artists , he has performed m ore than twenty tenor roles w ith San Fran cisco Opera Gui ld , West Bay Op era, Pock et Opera , Berkele y Op era , BASOTI, the San Fran cisco Con serva tor y of Music and local musi c theatre. He concentra tes on earl y and baro qu e musi c, Mozart , Rossi ni , new mu sic, and jazz. H e app ears regul a rly w ith Amer ica n Bach Soloists, Music Theatr e Collective , and as a soloist with area chora l organ iza tions. Recent favo rit es includ e th e titl e role of Ross ini's Count Ory, Benedi ck (Berlioz' Beatriceand Benedick),Lind oro (Italian Girl in Algiers), Tamin o (Die Za11berflote), Fer rando (Casi fan Tutte), and Mercury (Orpheus in the Underworld). Gary ha s premiered 35 new works, and recently cove red th e role of Mayor Upfold in the S.F. Opera Cen ter's 2000 production of

Albert Herring.

Lucy Schoening ('74). Flute. Lu cy was principal flut e for th e Aries Chamb er Or ches tra , and has p erformed wi th S.F. Symp hony and Pocket Op era.

She teaches fifth grad e and is m oth er of two so ns . The older , Matth ew, has been a Lamplighter fan since he was a toddler and has see n each show several time s. His brother Tristan isn' t far behind .

Jr.('98). Antonio. This is Robert' s fifth show with u s: he was most recen tly seen as H ercul es in th e 2000 Ga la, Greece:The Musical an d before th at as Richard Dauntl ess in Ruddygore. H e has also perform ed with Stan ford Savoya rds , Lyric Theat er of San Jose, a nd West Bay Opera. Previous roles for Robert include Nanki-Poo in The Mikado, Cy ril in PrincessIda, Lui z in The Gondoliers,and Duk e in Patience. H e has also perform ed in th e choru ses (in public ) of The Piratesof Penzance, H.M .S. Pinafore, Don Pasquale and The Magic Flute.

Robert E. Seidel

Alex Shafer ('82). Ensemble . Alex has happily return ed to The Lamplight ers after a 17 year hiatu s from th e thea tre. Th e last tim e he was see n on stage was in the choru s of Lamplighter productions of Ruddygore and The Piratesof Penzance (19821983). He perform ed and studied acting , voice, and d ance at th e Cambridge Art Theatre (Boston, MA) , and the Union College Mounte-

banks(Schenectady, Y). He alsospenta year with th e Barbersh op Quart et Society in .. Oakland. He is a self-emplo yed ga rdener and a writer.

Linda VanWinkle ('98). Stage Manager . This is Linda 's third and a half producti on with the Lampli ght ers (the half being a ship wreck with Pirates), and first tim e stage managing a G&S show . Lind a has bee n invo lved backstage in thea ter since 1988 and start ed stage managing in 1997 in college. By day, Lind a is a full tim e secre tary at Bentley School. And like ot her

Lamplighters,Linda misses David Promessi's presence in and ou t of th e orchestra.

Christopher Shuford ('96). Annibale/Ensemble.

An aspirin g classica l/ opera singer , Chris has perform ed Mozart's Casi fan Tuite (Guglielmo), Ne d Rorem's Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters (Sylves ter), and Conrad Susa's Transformations (#7) . With Lamplighters, he's app eared as Brasset t in Where's Charley?, Foreman in Trial

by Jury, Mr. Blushington in Utopia Ltd., Chief Justice in Of Thee I Si11g,and most recent! y as Sisyphu s in the 2000 Gala, Greece;The Musical.

With th e U.C. Santa Barbara Schubertians, he toured Russia, Pola nd , Eng land , Canada an d Riverside, CA.

John Emery Smyth ('97). Luiz. Having started his G&S affliction by appearing as Leonard Meryll in Yeomen wit h th e Savoy Company in Philadelphia, John has continued hi s "amateur tenor " career wit h us. lie ha s played Nan ki-Poo in Mikado, Defendant in Trial, Frederic in Pirates, Jack in Where's Charley?, an d Richard Dauntl ess in Ruddygore. John is a native of Chicago and a gradua te of No rth wes tern . His goa l is to keep Gilbert & Sullivan works alive. Daytimes, he run s Spencer Smyth Galleries , purveyors of fine poster art.

Carl Stanley ('81). Bass. With a B.A. in music from U.C. Davi s and an M.A. in music (perform ance) from S.F.S.U., Carl teac hes music in Berkeley. He some tim es lectur es on th e strin g bass at Cal State Ha ywar d . H e is a member of Oakland-East Bay Symphony and the California Symphony, and in the pas t he ha s also played with th e Cabrillo Music Festival.

Loretta Taylor ('85). Violin. Loretta ha s wo rked w ith orchestras in Pu ert o Rico and Australia. She has performed with many orchestr as in the Bay Area, and is prin cipal second violin with Santa Cruz Symphony. She is on the facu lty of Comm unity Music Center , artist-in-re sidenc e at School for the Art s, and teaches pri va tely. She enjoys Jazze rcise and need lepoi nt .

Despar d Murgatroyd in the Lampli ght ers' produ ction of Ruddygore last seaso n . He also wo rks with Lyric Thea tre in San Jose and recentl y conducted their production of The Mikado. To finance his the atrical end eavo rs, Don wo rks as the Finance Officer for th e autilu s Institut e for Security and Sustainable Deve lopment , a high level think tank with inter ests in th e Pacific Rim.

Roberta Wain-Becker ('87). Duchess of Plaza-Toro.

Roberta returns to the Lampli ght ers stage after perform ing thi s season in Italy w ith New Opera Festiva l di Roma as Dame Quickly in Falstaff. Rober ta was recentl y seen as The Witch in Hansel and Gretel (Golden Ga te Opera), Little Buttercup in H.M.S. Pinafore (Whitewater Opera) , La Cieca in La Gioconda(Arizo na Opera Co mpany ), and as the Alto Soloist in Beethoven's 9th Symphony New Years Eue wi th Communi ty Music Center Orchestra . She is on the voice facult y w ith C.M.C., found ed Go lden Ga te Opera 's Ou treach Opera-Tunities program for childr en, and is a recipient of a Wag ner Society of North ern Ca liforn ia Award and a B.A.T.C.C. Awar d for her Katisha with the Lampli ght ers. This March , Roberta can be heard in conce rt wi th the S.F. Com munit y Music Cent er an d wi th Golden Gate Opera in !ta/inns in Laue 2.

Pete Whitney (Debut). Ensemble. Pete is delighted to app ear w ith the Lamplight ers for the first time.

This summ er he enjoyed the role of a Protean in A Ft11111y Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum wi th the Mountain Play in Mar in County. In Februar y, he w ill perform as the king in Rodgers and Hamm erst ein's Cinderella. Pete enjoys his jobs as singing wai ter and cantor. In his spare tim e, he pur sues his first love, musical th eatre.

Darla Wigginton ('87). Tessa. Darla has been praised for a voice of" ... sultr y richness , strengt h and silve ry radiance" (The Rutland Herald ) as we ll as her " ... vocal refinem en t and gen uin e comic timing" (The San Franci sco Chronicle). She has su ng with Portland Opera, Connecticut Op era, Opera Illin ois, Na tchez Opera Festival , Opera San Jose, As h Lawn- Highland Summer Festival, Opera The atre of Lu cca (Italy), Opera at Florham, Pocket Op era, Jefferson Performin g Arts Society, Eugene Opera, South Florida Op era, Bronx Opera, West Bay Opera , II Piccolo Teatro and Amer ican Op era Projects. Roles include th e title roles in Carmen, La Cenerentola, Hansel and Gretel, and Offenbach 's La Perichole, Rosin a (The Barberof Seville), Cherubin o (Le Nozze di Figaro), the mother (Amal,/ and the Night Visitors), Elmire (Mechem's Tartuffe), Mrs. Mclean (Susannah), Mercedes (Carmen), Mrs. No lan (The Medium), Second and Third Ladie s (The Magic Flute) and Bulotte (Bluebeard).

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Michae l Wirgler ('79). Clarinet. Michael is a comp oser,

Kathlee n Yellin (D ebu t). Ense mble . Kathleen stud ies

arrange r, and conductor, and conducts the Golden Ga te Park Band . He received his Mas ters from S.F. State Unive rsity, and is curr entl y a mu sic teacher with th e Oak land publi c schools. He ha s two cats, loves bow ling, and has two dr eams: to bow l

voice at the San Francisco Conserva tory of Music and is m aking her stage debut with th e Lampli ght ers in this produ ction . Born and raised in New Zea land , Kathl een has been living in the U.S. since 1981. Professionall y, Kathleen m anages a br anch of a nationwide

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GLOSSARY with thank s to "The Gilbert and Sullivan Lexicon" by Harry Benford Castilian hidalgo:

A nobleman from Castile , a region of Spain noted for its haug htin ess. ("A Castilian hidalgo of nine ty-five quarterings")

Quarterings:

The numb er of famili es included in

one's coat of arms. You would need a magnifying glass to appreciate the full exten t of the duke's family connections.

Stipulated for a trifle on account : They wan ted a down payment.

Jimp: Bear away the bell:

Slender and elegant.

Take first pri ze.

The term is of Scottish origin.

Legal fiction:

Something assumed und er the law even thou gh it is obviousl y untru e in any litera l sense.

Shalloo humps and Shalloo hoops :Transcri pti on of a drill sergean t's barked orders , p erhaps "shoulder arms!"

("Titiva tin g all our gentl emen-in-waitin g") Putting th e finishing tou ches on one' s

Titivating:

personal appearance.

Cachu cha:

A lively Andal usia n dance.

Xeres:

("Old Xeres we'll drink") Sherries , such as Manzanilla.

Small beer:

("Small beer we re Lords-Lieutenant deemed " ) Trivial or p etty. We' d say "sma ll potatoes."

Lords-Lieutenant :

High officials ap p oin ted dir ectly by a sovere ign to represent the sovere ign in each county.

Vulgar fraction:

("One can't marry a vul gar fraction ") A common fraction , i.e. wit h a num era tor above and a denominator below, as op posed to a decimal fraction.

Tartar:

("To the thund er of this Tartar, I knocked under like a mart yr") A p erson of bad temp er and savage habits .

Double-shotted guns and colors nailed unto the mast: Ready for battle; cannons loaded with a d ouble qu antity

of shot , and th e ship's nation al flag nailed to the mas t to ensure that it w ill not be

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