Gilbert & Sullivan's RUDDYGORE 2016 - Lamplighters Music Theatre

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First Unitarian Universalist Church, SF

Sunday, March 13, 2016, 4pm Tickets: 415-227-4797 0 brownpapertickets.com

Gilbert & Sullivan’s

Mountain View Center for Performing Arts Saturday, March 19, 2016, 8pm Tickets: 650-903-6000 0 mvcpa.com

Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek Sunday, March 20, 2016, 4pm Tickets: 925-943-7469 0 lesherartscenter.org

Celebrate the leap year birthday of Frederic, the Pirate Apprentice, with our audiences’ favorite quadrennial event: The Pirates of Penzance Singalong. Join our principal performers and full orchestra, and sing along with any or all parts! Come in costume, or come as ye are. Prizes for the best costumes. Arrr!!!

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Our Annual Spring Fundraiser Herbst Theatre Green Room, San Francisco Sunday, April 24, 2016, 4pm Tickets: 415-227-4797 0 brownpapertickets.com

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Join the Lamplighters for our annual Spring Fun Fundraiser as we reprise some of our favorite excerpts from the 2015/16 Season (HMS Pinafore, Return of the Deadeye, Ruddygore and The Pirates of Penzance Singalong) and showcase sneak preview performances from our upcoming 2016/2017 season. Your ticket price will include a delicious buffet including wine, a brief auction and raffle, and some other fun surprises.

or, The Witch’s Curse Lyrics: William S. Gilbert Music: Arthur Sullivan Stage Director: Jane Erwin Hammett Music Director/Conductor: Baker Peeples

All proceeds will directly benefit the Lamplighters’ programming and education. It’s too much happiness!

Community Chorus Seeking New Members

Our 3rd Annual Community Chorus will be held in Spring 2016 under the baton of Lamplighter principal Robby Stafford (double cast as Sir Roderic Murgatroyd in this production of Ruddygore).

Rehearsals:

(Mostly) Thursday evenings, 7-9 PM March 3, 10, 16 (Weds), 24, 31; April 7, 14 Lamplighters Rehearsal Studio, 469 Bryant Street, San Francisco Dress Rehearsal: April 19 (Tues) Notre Dame des Victoires Church, 566 Bush Street, San Francisco

Concert:

7pm, Thursday, April 21 Notre Dame des Victoires Church, 566 Bush Street, San Francisco Cost to join is $95 per annum. Music provided. Fun guaranteed!

If you are interested in joining us please contact us at 415-227-4797, info@lamplighters.org or sign up through our website.

Lesher Center for the Arts Walnut Creek February 12-14, 2016 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts San Francisco February 19-21, 2016 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts February 27-28, 2016

Cast

(in order of appearance, alphabetically within roles)

ZORAH (a Professional Bridesmaid) .................................................................. Giovanna Hutchison, Ashten Smith* RUTH (a Professional Bridesmaid) .................................................................................................... Hannah Velichko DAME HANNAH (Rose’s Aunt) ....................................................................... Deborah Rosengaus, Cary Ann Rosko ROSE MAYBUD (a Village Maiden) .................................................................. Megan Fleischmann†, Erin O’Meally SIR RUTHVEN MURGATROYD (disguised as Robin Oakapple) .................. .. Samuel Faustine, Samuel Rabinowitz OLD ADAM (Robin’s Faithful Servant) ......................................................................... Wm. H. Neil, Rick Williams RICHARD DAUNTLESS (Robin’s foster brother) .................................................... Michael Desnoyers, Robert Vann MAD MARGARET ..................................................................................... Jennifer Ashworth, Deborah Rosengaus SIR DESPARD MURGATROYD (a Wicked Baronet) ............................................... Charles Martin, Chris Uzelac SIR RODERIC MURGATROYD (the Twenty-first Baronet)..................................... William Neely, Robby Stafford

Chorus of Off i cers, Ancestors, Professional Bridesmaids and Villagers Chloë Angst, Magnus Asbo, George Ashworth, Kristin Avila, Amanda Renee Baines, Elijah Berry, Tim Bessie*, Elizabeth Bivens-Logan*, Walt Burge, Audrey Carstensen, Nicholas Dahlman, Peter J. L. De Vries, Robert Dorsett, Kevin Dunning, Katherine Leah Feller†, George Fernandez, Christopher Focht, Daniel A. Galpin, Isaac Goldberg*, Hannah Heumann†, Haley Hoffdahl*, Paul Hogarth*, Lindsey Rae Johnson, Veronique Kherian, Jennifer Kiernan, Hestia Lucchese Warren, Jim MacIlvaine, Sarah Heilbron Pipkin, Kristen Tansey*, Francis Upton V, Layla Wilkinson Wallerstein*†, Paul Zawilski.

* Lamplighters debut † Gilbert & Sullivan Scenes Program Graduates

The Lamplighters Orchestra

Violin I: Pamela Carey (Concertmaster), Lynn Oakley, Josepha Fath, Yasushi Ogura; Violin II: Laurien Jones, Gregory Sykes; Viola: David Bowes, Kathryn Juneau; Cello: Gwyneth Davis; Bass: Carl Stanley; Flute: Lucy Schoening; Flute/piccolo: Mary Hargrove; Oboe: Kathleen Conner; Clarinet: Diana Dorman (Contractor), Michael Wirgler; Bassoon: Kathleen Johannessen; French Horn: Keith Bucher, Alison Sawyer; Cornet: William Harvey; Trombone: Kurt Patzner; Percussion: Norman Peck

Production & Technical Staff

Director: Jane Erwin Hammett; Music Director/Conductor: Baker Peeples; Production Manager: Nicolas Aliaga; Technical Director: Rooster Productions; Stage Manager: Elisabeth Reeves; Scenic Design: Ric Tringali; Additional Scenic Design: Peter Crompton; Costume Design: Judy Jackson MacIlvaine; Lighting Design: Jack Buettler; Make-up Design: David Kirby; Wig & Hair Design: Kerry Rider-Kuhn; Properties Manager: Kathy Rosner-Galitz; Stitchers: Jim Bull, Sibilla Carini, Judy Epstein Williams, Ellen Kerrigan, Koledon Lambright, Miriam Lewis, Naz Saeed, Susan Szegda, Sarah Velichko, Melissa Wortman; Costume Intern: Jennifer Talbert; Make-up Assistant: Evelyn Ivy; Supertitles Manager: Joe Giammarco; Supertitles Operators: Nancy Benson, Judith Dara Epstein; Production Intern: Gabe Seidman; Development Intern: Owain Heyden; Graphic Design: Tim Dunn, Dunn@Dunn Graphic Design, Joanne Kay; Photography: David Allen; Photo Editing: Joanne Kay; Publicity/Media Contacts: Joanne Kay, Sarah Vardigans.

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If you want to know who we are...

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.

Board of Trustees

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

Honorary Trustees

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

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

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

Staff

Sarah Vardigans, Managing Director; Amy Himes, Development Director; Joanne Kay, Operations Manager; Phil Lowery, Production Coordinator; Melissa Wortman, Costume Shop Manager; Ellen Kerrigan, Education Director; Diana Dorman, Music Librarian; Kissa Mercado, Development Assistant.

Our administrative offices are located at 469 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415-227-4797 0 Fax: 415-896-2844 0 info@lamplighters.org 0 www.lamplighters.org

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Musical Numbers Overture .............................................................................................................................. The Lamplighters Orchestra

ACT I: Rederring, a picturesque fishing village in Cornwall Fair is Rose ....................................................................................................... Bridesmaids, Village Women and Zorah Sir Rupert Murgatroyd ..................................................................................................... Dame Hannah and Women If somebody there chanced to be .......................................................................................................................... Rose I know a youth ........................................................................................................................................... Robin and Rose From the briny sea ......................................................................................................................... Richard and Women Hornpipe ............................................................................................................................................................ Orchestra My boy, you may take it from me .................................................................................................... Robin, with Richard The battle’s roar is over ....................................................................................................................... Richard and Rose If well his suit has sped ................................................................................................................................. Bridesmaids In sailing o’er life’s ocean wide .............................................................................................. Rose, Richard and Robin Cheerily carols the lark .................................................................................................................................... Margaret Welcome, gentry .................................................................................................................................................... Chorus Oh, why am I moody and sad? ............................................................................................... Sir Despard and Chorus You understand? I think I do ................................................................................................. Richard and Sir Despard Hail the bride of seventeen summers .............................................................................................................. Ensemble h Twenty minute intermission g

ACT II: The Picture Gallery in Ruddygore Castle I once was as meek as a newborn lamb .......................................................................................... Robin and Adam Happily coupled are we .................................................................................................. Richard, Rose and Bridesmaids In bygone days ........................................................................................ Rose, with Bridesmaids, Richard and Robin Painted emblems of a race .......................................................................................... Ancestors, Robin and Sir Roderic When the night wind howls .................................................................................................. Sir Roderic and Ancestors He yields! ............................................................................................................................................................ Ancestors I once was a very abandoned person .............................................................................. Sir Despard and Margaret My eyes are fully open (“The Matter Trio”) .............................................................. Robin, Margaret and Sir Despard Melodrama .......................................................................................................................................................... Orchestra There grew a little flower ........................................................................................... Dame Hannah and Sir Roderic When a man has been a naughty baronet (Finale) ...................................................................................... Ensemble

Listening Aid Devices are available - please see the House Manager Special Thanks: The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston for the loan of the Ruddygore set.

The Story

On a fine morning in the village of Rederring, early in the 19th Century, the town’s corps of professional bridesmaids bemoan the fact that Rose Maybud, the prettiest girl in the village, is so prim and proper that all the young men are afraid to court her. Until she gets married, it seems that no one else will, and the bridesmaids will remain both idle and single. They try to convince Dame Hannah to marry, but Hannah explains that as a young woman she had had her heart broken when she learned that her betrothed was none other than Sir Roderic Murgatroyd, Baronet of Ruddygore. Hannah tells the breathless girls of the Witch’s Curse on the House of Ruddygore. Centuries ago, the first Baronet, Sir Rupert, had condemned a witch to death. As she was burning at the stake, she called down a curse on Sir Rupert and all his descendants: Each Lord of Ruddygore must commit a crime every day of his life. If he fails to do so, he perishes that very day, in “inconceivable agony.” Of course no self-respecting young lady could marry a man with such a curse on his head, and so Hannah left Roderic and never saw him again. Roderic died ten years later; his nephew, Sir Despard Murgatroyd, inherited the title Baronet of Ruddygore -- and the curse.

A prosperous young farmer, Robin Oakapple, is in love with Rose but between his shyness and her extreme propriety the courting isn’t going very well. Robin’s faithful servant, Old Adam, sees that they are alone and calls Robin by his rightful title: Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd. Robin is the rightful Baronet of Ruddygore but fled his home at an early age to avoid the curse and is living under an assumed name. Old Adam tells Robin that his foster-brother, Richard Dauntless, has arrived home after ten long years at sea.

Robin tells Richard (or Dick) of his love for Rose. Dick offers to woo her for Robin, who happily accepts. But when Dick sees Rose, all thoughts of speaking on Robin’s behalf evaporate, and soon Dick has proposed to Rose himself, bringing great joy to the bridesmaids and great grief to poor Robin. When Rose learns that Dick was supposed to be speaking on Robin’s behalf, she manages to let Robin know that she really prefers him, and happily leaves Dick for Robin.

Mad Margaret, “a caricature of theatrical madness,” arrives on the scene. She is convinced that Sir Despard (formerly Margaret’s beloved) is in love with Rose, and Margaret is prepared to take drastic action to keep them apart. Rose attempts to convince Margaret that it is Robin whom she will soon be marrying.

Meanwhile, Sir Despard arrives to commit today’s crime: “Carry off Rose Maybud.” He is interrupted

by Dick, who, upset that Robin has won Rose, spills the secret that Robin is really Despard’s older brother, and should by rights be the current Baronet. If Robin has to become the Bad Baronet, Dick reasons, then Rose will turn to him. Dick and Despard agree to work together to foil the wedding and force Robin to face his responsibilities.

The whole town gathers for Rose and Robin’s wedding. Dramatically, Sir Despard interrupts and identifies Robin as the Bad Baronet of Ruddygore. As predicted, Rose throws Robin over and as the act ends, Despard is reunited with Margaret, and Rose with Dick, as Robin, in despair, returns to Ruddygore Castle to take on the mantle of the Witch’s Curse.

The second act finds Robin miserably trying to fulfil the duties of a Bad Baronet. Led by Sir Roderic (Robin and Despard’s uncle, and Hannah’s former beloved), portraits of the past baronets come to life and accuse Robin of evading the terms of the Curse. After a sample of the “inconceivable agonies” which await him, Robin reluctantly agrees to commit a crime that lives up to his ancestors’ standards: he will carry off a maiden.

He sends Old Adam off to town to bring him a maiden -- any maiden!

Despard and Margaret arrive, reformed and repentant, and seeking to convince Robin to cease his wicked ways and do good. Robin declares that he will repent.

Before he can do so, Old Adam arrives with the abducted maiden -- Dame Hannah! She turns out to be so capable of self-defense that Robin cries out to the portrait of Sir Roderic for aid. When Roderic sees that it is Hannah who has been abducted, he is most displeased and sends Robin away. Hannah touchingly tells Roderic that she never stopped loving him, despite his crimes. Robin re-enters, thrilled to have hit upon a solution to all of their problems. He points out that, as refusal to commit a crime is tantamount to suicide, and suicide is itself a crime, the Witch’s Curse is inoperative! So a “practically alive” Roderic reunites with Hannah, Robin is free to marry Rose, Dick moves on to the head bridesmaid, and all ends in general rejoicing.

The Illuminators

The Illuminators are those individuals and families who have demonstrated their belief in the value of the Lamplighters for future generations by making a gift to the Endowment Fund or by including the Lamplighters in their estate plans.

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

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The Mikados

The Pirate Kings

The Major-Generals

HANNAH VELICHKO (’11) Ruth. As a little girl, Hannah always loved singing, but it wasn’t until she saw kids like herself onstage that she discovered her inspiration to perform. Since then, she has explored the art of stagecraft through dozens of shows from a myriad of onstage and offstage perspectives, including vocal performance, stage acting, tap dance, ballet, scenic painting, lighting and costume design. She joined Lamplighters in 2011 and has since performed with them in over 10 productions.

LAYLA WILKINSON WALLERSTEIN (Debut) Chorus. Layla, 11, has always loved musical theater, and has been in various classes and programs including Lamplighter’s Gilbert and Sullivan Scenes summer camp for the last two years, and the children’s chorus at the SF Community Music Center for the past four. This is her first professional production.

RICK WILLIAMS (’78) Artistic Director/ Old Adam.

Rick has performed every G&S patter role with the Lamplighters, often multiple times. He won a Bay Area Critics Circle Award for Ko-Ko (The Mikado) and appeared as Gama in our award-winning Princess Ida. He performed Higgins (twice) in My Fair Lady and Fredrik in A Little Night Music, for each of which he was nominated for BATCC Awards. Other roles with the Lamplighters include Dick Deadeye (HMS Pinafore), Baron Zeta and Njegus (Merry Widow), Pangloss (Candide), Andy (Show Boat), Frosch (Fledermaus), Horace (Hello, Dolly!), Spettigue (Where’s Charley?), Lutz and Toni (Student Prince) and George Grossmith in Gilbert & Sullivan à la Carte. Rick is the winner of three other BATCC Awards for Best Actor in a Musical, for the title role of Man of La Mancha and twice for John Adams in

1776, all with the Willows Theatre, as well as the 2010 Arty Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama (Dodge in Buried Child, with Bay Area Stage). He has appeared with Shotgun Players, Ross Valley Players, 42nd Street Moon, West Bay Opera, Pocket Opera, Berkeley Contemporary Opera, Peninsula Civic Light Opera, Piedmont Light Opera Theater, Hayward Little Theater, and the Palo Alto Players.

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

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

PAUL ZAWILSKI (‘83) Chorus. Paul was The Usher in Trial By Jury (1989), Lt. Duke of Dunstable in Patience (1995), Lord Tolloller in Iolanthe (1996), and conducted a few performances of The Pirates of Penzance (1998).

He has also performed with Lyric Theatre of San Jose, Berkeley Opera, Oakland Opera, Pocket Opera, and San Francisco Opera. Retired from full-time teaching music in the public schools, Paul plays piano and organ at Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo, and is a single dad to three teenagers.

Contributors To The Lamplighters

The Lamplighters are deeply grateful to our many donors. This list reflects gifts made in the past 12 month period. We regret any errors or omissions; please contact us if you have questions or wish to make a change to your listing.

Lamplighters Music Theatre is sponsored in part by generous grants from:

Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund with additional support from

The Al Garren Fund The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Center for Cultural Innovation Alexander S. Foss Memorial Foundation Hanson Bridgett LLP

The Gladstone Family Fund for Artistic Excellence The Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation

The McKesson Foundation The Bernard Osher Foundation The Silicon Valley Bank Foundation

Sing For America Foundation Xilinx Community Fund‡

Glossary

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 Ruddygore. Mr. Benford’s lexicon is on sale at the Lamplighters store in the lobby along with other fun stuff.

A-cockbill: Out of sorts.

Abandoned person: Someone who yields to unrestrained impluses.

Barley-water: Thin barley soup.

Bart: A standard abbreviation for Baronet.

Binnacle light: Compass light.

Bishopric: The diocese/office of a Bishop.

Bites his bread: In those days a refined person would never bite into bread but would instead break off a morsel and delicately pop it into one’s mouth.

Blameless dances: In Victorian England extreme social reformers condemned all dancing as improper. Despard and Margaret know they are skating on thin ice.

Lubberly: clumsy, inexperienced, unworthy of gallant seamen.

Cot: Cottage.

Crichton: James Crichton, a Scottish scholar, adventurer and linguist of the 16th century - both a genius and a gentleman.

Dickens (the dickens may take him): A euphemism for the devil.

Fain: Like to.

Fal-lal: A derisive term implying affectation in dress and manner.

Fen: Low marshy land or bog.

Fish (fish you two together): Join.

Gainsaid: Contradicted.

Indiwiddle: A humourous way of mispronouncing “individual” so that it rhymes with idyll.

Revenue sloop: A patrol boat that cruises the coast to discourage smugglers intent upon evading customs.

Roué: Dissolute person.

Spleen and vapours: Melancholy and nervous weakness.

Squeamer: A person who is squeamish.

Stiles: Steps over a fence or wall.

Stump: Boast or swagger.

Mickle: Much, many.

Taradiddles: White lies.

Mop and a mow: Gestures and grimaces.

Thraldom: Serfdom.

O’erplied (until, with guilt o’erplied): Short for “overplied”. Sir Rupert was overcome by his guilty concience.

To’-gall’n’m’st: Topgallant mast, the 3rd, usually uppermost segment of a mast.

Peppermint rock: Peppermint flavored hard candy usually found at seaside resorts.

Gaffer: A common prefix to the name of elderly men in rural communities.

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Lantern chaps: Long, thin cheeks.

Clodhoppers: Rustic boots.

The Lamplighters receive employer matching gifts from

as well as gifts through

Lady-bird: Ladybug.

Palsied: Afflicted with palsy, trembling.

Forestay: Part of the standing rigging of a ship that prevents a mast from falling back.

Google Matching Gift Program, The Hewlett Foundation, IBM, Intuit “We Care & Give Back” Program, Itron

Jawin’ tackle (I’ll just stow my jawin’ tackle): This means he’ll stop talking.

Bumptious: Rude, overly self-oriented.

‡Corporate advised funds of Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Apple Matching Gift Program, Chevron Humankind, CSAA Insurance Group, Genentech Matching Gift Program,

Intramural: Indoors, or within city walls.

Refers to the enticements of refined city ladies as distinct from the unsophisticated attractions of the country women.

Pipe my eye: Cry. Poltroon: A wretched coward.

Poniard: A slender dagger.

Rederring: Imaginary fishing village in Cornwall; a pun on “red herring”.

Tom-Tit (his ship the Tom-Tit): A small bird similar to a chickadee. As in HMS Pinafore, Gilbert is poking fun at the British Navy’s inclination toward naming their fighting ships awe-inspiring names such as “Goliath”, “Audacious”, or “Minotaur”.

‘Vast heavin’: Stop sighing.

Ween (what took place, I ween): Think, fancy, imagine, or believe­—one by one, or all at once.

Welkin: Heavens.

Meet The Lamplighters

NICOLAS ALIAGA (’98) Production Manager. Nicolas is glad to return to the Lamplighters. He has been Production Manager at Pocket Opera for the last seven years, and has been a director as well. He was the assistant director for Les Pêcheurs de Perles at Michigan Opera Theatre and has worked as an assistant director at San Francisco Opera Center and Opera San Jose. In 2013 he directed Gianni Schicchi for Sacramento Opera.

CHLOË ANGST (‘15) Chorus. Chloë is happy to be back with the Lamplighters after the recent HMS Pinafore.

She received her BM from CSUS. Favorite roles have been Martha (The Secret Garden), Belle (Beauty & the Beast) and Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz). She is a chorister of the San Francisco Symphony, a pre-med student, and works as a mortician in her free time.

MAGNUS ASBO (‘12) Chorus. Magnus comes to the Lamplighters from choirs in the North and East Bay, where he sings music with several medieval and classical ensembles. This is his third performance of anything as modern as Gilbert & Sullivan.

GEORGE ASHWORTH (‘11) Chorus. Spending too long in the dark backstage as either Production Manager or Technical Director for the 2015 Gala, Candide and The Grand Duke, George has bounded back into the light as a tortured soul from beyond the grave. In his sixth appearance on the Lamplighters stage, George is excited to horrify Bay Area audiences once more.

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

Interactive Opera, which performs a Christmas spectacular at Grace cathedral. For the past 17 years, Jennifer has directed the MAD Band, an instrumental program for 4th - 8th graders.

KRISTIN AVILA (‘14) Chorus. Kristin is thrilled to return to the Lamplighters! She has a BA in Theatre from the University of Southern California. Favorite shows: Spamalot, CCCT; On The Town, John Rubinstein, USC. Favorite choreography: Starting Here, Starting Now, The White Barn; Hairspray, Bancroft Musical Theatre. Thanks and love to Mom, Dad, Eric, boyfriend Mike, and friends.

AMANDA RENEE BAINES (’12) Chorus. Amanda has been a regular on the Lamplighters stage since joining us for The Mikado, after graduating from San Diego State University with a Music degree. She won 1st place in the 2012 Avocational Division at the National Association

of Teachers of Singing competition. Amanda enjoys both recital work and concertizing and has performed in many venues throughout the Bay Area.

ELIJAH BERRY (’15) Chorus. Elijah is thrilled to join the Lamplighters again, in his third Gilbert & Sullivan outing (after back-to-back The Grand Duke and HMS Pinafore, plus Return of the Deadeye). New to the Bay Area, via Tennessee, he wishes to thank the cast and crew. Love and best wishes to you all!

TIM BESSIE (Debut) Chorus. Although he thought singing was ‘for girls’ when he was 13, at 15 Tim nonetheless joined his high school choir, leading to a life-long love of song and singing. Tim has performed in various college and community light opera choruses. In recent years he has sung with The San Francisco Choral Society and The San Francisco Lyric Chorus.

ELIZABETH BIVENS-LOGAN (Debut) Chorus. Elizabeth is a soprano from Springfield, IL. She holds a BM in Vocal Performance from Webster University and an MM in Vocal Performance from the University of North Texas.

She sang as a Resident Artist with Winter Opera of St. Louis for their 2014-2015 season and returned to sing Kate in their recent production of The Yeomen of the Guard.

CARY ANN ROSKO (’06) Hannah. Mezzo-soprano Cary Ann is delighted to appear with the Lamplighters once again. Previous roles with the company include Old Woman (Candide), Fairy Queen (Iolanthe), Lady Blanche (Princess Ida), Tessa (The Gondoliers), Phoebe Merryll (The Yeomen of the Guard), Lady Angela (Patience), Iolanthe (Iolanthe), Katisha (The Mikado), Cousin Hebe (HMS Pinafore), and Julie (Show Boat). Favorite operatic roles include Cherubino (The Marriage of Figaro), Lola (Cavalleria Rusticana), Tisbe (La Cenerentola), Siebel (Faust), and Olga (Eugene Onegin). Cary’s contemporary opera credits include Tobias Picker’s Emmeline (Aunt Hannah), Mary Watkins’ Dark River (Sheriff’s Wife), Philip Glass’ Les Enfants Terribles (Dargelos/Agathe), Anthony Davis’ X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (Reporter), and Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s La Curandera (Dionisia).

ALISON SAWYER (’15) French Horn. Alison is a professional horn player, music teacher, and new mother. She has been freelancing on the horn throughout areas such as Chicago, LA, Minneapolis and the Bay Area and teaches music with the Berkeley Unified School District. Alison is a 2003 graduate of the SF Conservatory of Music, and holds a masters degree in horn performance from Northwestern University as well as a masters in teaching music from the University of Southern California.

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

DAVID BOWES (’81) Viola. David is a principal player for Philharmonia Baroque and The American Bach Soloists. Summertime sees him in the Midsummer Mozart Orchestra. He is a coach for the Golden Gate Philharmonia, a youth orchestra in San Francisco. Life’s pleasures include trying to grow heirloom tomatoes, propagating roses, reading, cooking, and travel. This year he celebrates his 35th year playing with the Lamplighters! It’s been amazing to see so many different casts for so many different productions.

ASHTEN SMITH (Debut) Zorah. A SoCal native, Ashten recently relocated to the Bay Area and is thrilled to be performing with the Lamplighters! Recently, Ashten was named a finalist in the David W. Scott Memorial Vocal Competition, the David Weiss Competition and the Classics Alive Competition. In August, she performed at Davies Hall in The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses with the Skywalker Symphony. She has also been a featured soloist in the Bakersfield Master Chorale’s performance of Ceremony of Carols (Britten).

KEITH BUCHER (’77) French Horn. Keith was delighted to return to the Lamplighters Orchestra in 2000 after having spent 12 years in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana. He studied at Northwestern University, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and started his musical career in the US Marine Band. From 1978 to 1987 he was a fixture in the pit orchestras for major San Francisco musical theatre productions and is currently a freelance musician who performs with organizations from the Bay Area to Sacramento.

ROBBY STAFFORD (’09) Sir Roderic. A San Francisco native, Robby’s favorite roles have included Don Pasquale with Sonoma City Opera, Mozart’s Figaro with Livermore Valley Opera, the Four Villains in Les Contes d’Hoffmann with West Bay Opera, and Pooh-Bah in The Mikado with the Lamplighters. Robby has enjoyed singing Bach, Handel, and Monteverdi with many leading Baroque orchestras, and directed a performance of Guillaume de Machaut’s Messe de Nostre Dame at Notre Dame des Victoires in San Francisco, where he is Cantor and Director of Music Liturgy. He is also director/conductor of the Lamplighters Community Chorus, now accepting new members.

JACK BUETTLER (’14) Lighting Design. A Bay Area native, Jack studied philosophy at UC Berkeley and made the rational pivot into lighting design. A few companies he’s designed for include Project B, ODC/School, Gerald Casel Dance, LINES Training Program, Post:Ballet, LEVYdance, and Dance Theater SF. He’s also worked for Oakland Ballet, ODC/Dance, Margaret Jenkins Dance, Fluid HugHug, REDCAT and others as a Production Manager, Stage Manager and Technical Director. He’s currently the Production Manager for the Sun Valley Summer Symphony in Idaho and a freelance designer in San Francisco.

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

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

KRISTEN TANSEY (Debut) Chorus. Kristen received her Bachelor of Music from UC Santa Barbara in 2013. After moving to SF earlier this year, she is thrilled to be a part of the Lamplighters! Past shows range from musicals to operas and favorites include Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy), Poppea (Damigella), and Le Nozze di Figaro (Susanna).

FRANCIS UPTON V (’15) Chorus. Francis is studying at California State University East Bay and will achieve a BA in Music. He has been in many productions including The Threepenny Opera (Mr. Peachum), Sweeney Todd (Mr. Fogg/ensemble), and Beauty and the Beast (Mon. D’Arque). This is Francis’ third show with the Lamplighters and he’s thrilled to be a part of it.

CHRIS UZELAC (’04) Sir Despard Murgatroyd.

Lamplighters: KoKo, Grosvenor, Jack Point, Boatswain, Giuseppe Palmieri, Florian, John Wellington Wells, Samuel, Grand Duke Rudolph, Sir Joseph Porter. Lamplighter Galas: Harry Patter, Datum, Jekyll/Hyde, Sherlock, D’arth Vader. Lamplighters Recordings: Princess Ida, The Sorcerer, The Pirates of Penzance, The Grand Duke, HMS Pinafore. Elsewhere: Cat in the Hat, Seussical (Ray of Light), Charley Kringas, Merrily We Roll Along (Altarena), Charles Guiteau, Assassins (Custom Made). Chris has helped write seven Galas and sits on the Board as Company Rep.

ROBERT VANN (‘10) Richard Dauntless. Performance highlights include solos in Carmina Burana with Sacramento Ballet, The Coffee Cantata with California Baroque and Bach’s Cantata No. 61 with Apollo Symphony.

Robert has been described as possessing “an effortless, beautiful tenor” by SF Classical Voice, and that his “glorious B-flat... is a true showstopper from a singer that easily packs the vocal goods for the part”

by Opera News. Recent engagements include Nadir in The Pearl Fishers, Alfredo in La Traviata, Pollione in Norma (Pocket Opera), and Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Seviglia with California Opera. He has performed most tenor roles in the G&S canon with the Lamplighters and Light Opera Theatre of Sacramento. Robert can be heard on three Lamplighters recordings (The Pirates of Penzance, The Sorcerer, and Princess Ida) and can be seen in the feature film, My Brother’s Shoes, with R & R Stage & Screen. He resides in Sacramento with his wife, soprano Carley Neill.

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

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

WM. H. NEIL (’65) Old Adam. If Bill had not already had a family of his own, he would have found a delightful surrogate in the Lamplighters. In what other opera company could he have seen families begun and generations grown up on the same stage? And the audience as part of the same family? Not in any history he knows of. And so. Even if his talents decline to the point where his last role is as Bunthorne’s solicitor, he will still take the same pure pleasure in the company as ever.

LYNN OAKLEY (’80) Violin I. Lynn is also a violinist in Villa String Quartet, Villa Sinfonia and Villa Chamber Orchestra, Marin Oratorio as well as other groups. She and her husband Roy are founders of the Villa Sinfonia Foundation, a non-profit music organization for students of all ages and abilities. Lynn teaches violin and viola and has written two biographies and an Arcadia Neighborhood book about San Francisco’s Twin Peaks.

Lynn had her first introduction to Gilbert & Sullivan in the third grade in Heidelberg, Germany. She was hooked from that point on.

YASUSHI OGURA (’09) Violin. Yasushi is concertmaster of Napa Valley Symphony and Pocket Opera. He often performs for Broadway shows in San Francisco, acts as guest concertmaster with various regional orchestras, and was concertmaster/soloist with Diablo Ballet. He is frequently called to record film soundtracks at Skywalker Studios and other recording venues. Yasushi has been working as head coach of the Napa Valley Youth Symphony since its inception and is a tireless educator.

ERIN O’MEALLY (’15) Rose Maybud. Erin is studying for her Masters at the SF Conservatory of Music and has performed in a variety of genres ranging from Baroque to Contemporary. Noted performances are Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro with Concerts at the Presidio, Drusilla in L’Incoronazione di Poppea at SFCM, #2 in Conrad Susa’s Transformations and “La Chatte” in L’Enfant et les Sortilèges performed at the Boston Conservatory, where she completed her undergraduate degree. Erin has performed title roles in many scenes including Ophelia from Hamlet, Lakmé from Lakmé, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Dame Doleful from Too Many Sopranos, Catalina from Los Diamantes de la Corona, Petra from A Little Night Music, and the second lady in Die Zauberflöte.

Achievements include performing at OperaWorks Advanced Artist program, and placing first in the regional Classical Singer Competition. She studies with Jane Randolph and works as a voice teacher in the Bay Area.

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.

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

BAKER PEEPLES (’75) Music Director/Conductor. Last seen as Voltaire/Conductor in Candide, Baker has sung almost all the G&S tenor leads, as well as Eisenstein/Alfred (Fledermaus), Tassilo (Countess Maritza), Paris (La belle Helene), Karl Franz (Student Prince), and the Defendant in our KQED Trial. Baker has conducted every Gala since 1986, as well as hundreds of performances of G&S and other operettas and musicals. He sang onstage with SF Ballet in Balanchine’s Liebeslieder Walzer.

A favorite of Pocket Opera audiences, he has also appeared with numerous other Bay Area opera companies, symphonies, ballets, and choral groups. Baker was voted best male singer in the 1995 and 1997 International G&S Festivals for his portrayals of Hilarion and Alexis.

Baker and his wife Ellen Kerrigan oversee the SF Opera Guild’s Opera a la Carte program, which takes live opera to 130 Bay Area schools. He is music director for the Lamplighters/SF Conservatory G&S scenes program, and maintains an active voice studio in San Francisco.

SARAH HEILBRON PIPKIN (’99) Chorus. Sarah delightedly returns to the Lamplighters reprising her first chorus role from their 2000 Ruddygore production. She also performed in The Gondoliers, Greece; the Musical, and The Mikado, before taking a decade to dabble in offstage adventures. Presently, Sarah appears on the Party City website, energetically publicizing birthday party tutorials.

SAMUEL RABINOWITZ (’13) Sir Ruthven/Robin. Samuel, a baritone from NYC, graduated from Haverford College with a BA in Political Science. He has also studied Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. Samuel finished his Master’s at Manhattan School of Music in 2012, studying with Maitland Peters. There, he sang the English Ambassador in The Ghosts of Versailles, Marcello in La Bohème, and Papageno in The Magic Flute. Other credits include Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and Willie Conklin in Ragtime. Since moving to San Francisco, Samuel has sung Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and the title role in Don Giovanni with Pocket Opera.

ELISABETH REEVES (’13) Stage Manager. Elisabeth has a degree in Chemistry but would quickly go crazy if she didn’t surround herself with good music. In addition to her work with the Lamplighters she sings with the Vocal Art Ensemble in Davis, CA. This is her third show with the Lamplighters as part of the stage management team.

DEBORAH ROSENGAUS (’14) Hannah/Mad Margaret.

Deborah has performed in: Tokyo’s Santori Hall, Disney Hall, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Last November she was a featured soloist at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing. Deborah has given recitals in Mexico, Europe and across the US and is a member of chamber ensemble Camerata Sospiro. She performs with many local Opera companies and holds a BM from USC and an MM from the Manhattan School of Music.

WALT BURGE (’13) Chorus. Walt is thrilled to return to the Lamplighters family and join the chorus of Ruddygore, having last been a chorus member in Die Fledermaus. His most noteworthy prior performances were singing his wife down the aisle and performing an American gospel solo for Pope John Paul II. PAMELA CAREY (’91) Violin I/Concertmaster. Pam is a freelance musician who performs frequently throughout the Bay Area with such groups as The Mountain Play, Contemporary Opera Marin, Woodminster, Cinnabar, and CCMT. She is currently on the faculty at Saint Hilary School and Dominican.

AUDREY CARSTENSEN (’10) Chorus. Audrey is excited to be performing with the Lamplighters again after a five year hiatus! In between, her favorite role was Mrs. Squires in The Music Man. When not hailing the bridegroom and the bride, she can be found wrangling data at Scribd. As usual, lots of love to Geordan and the two kitties.

KATHLEEN CONNER (’73) Oboe. Kathleen has performed with Monterey, Santa Rosa, Berkeley and Napa Symphonies and Pocket Opera. She coaches woodwind ensembles at Benjamin Franklin Middle School and is artist-in-residence at School of the Arts. She is on the faculty at both the Capp Street and Richmond branches of the CMC. NICHOLAS DAHLMAN (’12) Chorus. Since moving from Massachusetts in 2012, Nicholas has been fortunate enough to feature in eleven of the last thirteen Lamplighter productions, including assisting with the The Grand Duke’s slap-choreography. Past roles range from Salieri in Amadeus to Senex in A Funny Thing Happened .... He lives in Walnut Creek.

GWYNETH DAVIS (’88) Cello. Gwyneth has played with most regional orchestras in the Bay Area. As a member of the Eloquence String Quartet she has provided wedding music for hundreds of couples, mostly in the Napa/ Sonoma wine country. She also enjoys performing with the VOT early music ensemble on baroque cello and viola da gamba.

During the day she works as a professional pastry chef. An incorrigible Anglophile, she seizes any opportunity to travel to England.

PETER J.L. DE VRIES (’97) Chorus. Peter is honored (and terrified) to try and fill the shoes of beloved Peter Weller, who charmed audiences for decades with his fabulous character acting as the Vicar. Certainly no pressure there…

Previously, he has performed in nine other Lamplighter productions as well as two Galas. He is very proud to announce that his daughter, Sophia, is now officially a Lamplighter too! (G&S Scenes ‘15).

MICHAEL DESNOYERS (‘10) Richard Dauntless.

Michael has performed leading and supporting roles across the Bay Area, favorites including Almaviva (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Albert (Albert Herring), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Ferrando (Così fan tutte), Belmonte and Pedrillo (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Frederic (The Pirates of Penzance), and Nanki-Poo (The Mikado). As a concert soloist, he has sung Bach’s Johannes-Passion and Matthäus-Passion, Handel’s Messiah, and Mozart’s Requiem.

Mike is featured on the Lamplighters’ CD recordings, singing the role of Cyril in Princess Ida and the role of Lord Tolloller in Iolanthe.

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

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

ROBERT DORSETT (’95) Chorus. A 3rd generation SF performer, Robert has appeared with Berkeley Opera, Diablo Light Opera, Donald Pippin’s Pocket Opera, Altarena Playhouse, Stanford Savoyards and the Lamplighters. Roles: Jean Luc En-Gard, Star Drek Gala 2009; Major Shelley, The Secret Garden; David, Company, Major Murgatroyd, Patience; Doctor, Of Thee I Sing.

KEVIN DUNNING (‘07) Chorus. A transplant from New York transitioning into a career in the creative arts therapies, Kevin’s experience ranges across many facets of the New York theatre, from actor to director, stage and house manager, even executive assistant! Favorite acting credits include Nanki-Poo (The Mikado), Lucentio (Taming of the Shrew), Mordred (Camelot), Henry (Brilliant Traces), Louie (Louie the Lightning Bug), Romance/Romance, Julius Caesar, Blood Brothers, Psycho Beach Party.

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

SAMUEL FAUSTINE (’14) Sir Ruthven/Robin. Samuel is a San Francisco native and received his Master’s Degree this May from the SF Conservatory of Music. Since his return to the City in 2013, he has performed a variety of genres ranging from baroque opera to modern musical theater. His Lamplighters credits include Candide in Candide, Ralph Rackstraw in HMS Pinafore, and Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance.

He has most recently performed the roles of Liberto in L’incoronazione di Poppea, and Private Fector in Dogfight! Sam is also an active member of the Bay Area’s sacred music and choral community, and frequently performs around the region, most notably with Volti, Gaude and Grace Cathedral where he sings counter-tenor in addition to tenor.

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

GEORGE FERNANDEZ (’97) Chorus. George returns to the Lamplighters always learning and understanding the world of Gilbert & Sullivan. He always considers himself a student of musical theatre. He completed the Musical Theatre Conservatory at Notre Dame de Namur University.

Besides music, he studies ballroom dancing and Argentine Tango.

MEGAN FLEISCHMANN (’11) Rose Maybud. Megan is thrilled to be returning to Lamplighters after her debut in HMS Pinafore. She has received training from ACT, The San Francisco Conservatory of Music in the Gilbert & Sullivan Scenes program, and the San Francisco Opera Guild. She has performed at Carnegie Hall with the High School Honors Choir and is a YoungArts winner in theater. Megan’s most recent performances were Shprintze in Fiddler on the Roof and Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera.

CHRISTOPHER FOCHT (‘67) Chorus. Chris was in the 4th. grade when he saw his first Lamplighter show. After joining the company as a teenager, he is now into his 49th year and has performed in every G&S show multiple times. Over the years, Chris has been seen as Francisco (Gondoliers), St. Brioche (Merry Widow), Sir Rupert (Ruddygore), Toni (Student Prince), as well as a variety of zany roles in our annual Gala productions. Chris is a Doctor of Audiology and teaches at SF State University. He’s married and has two grown sons and a cocker/poodle pup named Phoebe.

DANIEL A. GALPIN (’10) Chorus. Dan made his Lamplighters debut in The Yeomen of the Guard, after previously performing the work with SJ Lyric Theatre (Fairfax), Stanford Savoyards (Fairfax), and Cabrillo Opera (Jack Point). Also with Lyric: Naughty Marietta (Simon), Iolanthe (Tolloller), Modiste (Etienne), The Pirates of Penzance (Major General), Rose of Persia (Yussuf ). With Stanford: HMS Pinafore (Ralph). Favorite opera roles include Tamino (Zauberflote) and Basilio (Figaro). Off the stage he advocates Androidness for Google.

ISAAC GOLDBERG (Debut) Chorus. Isaac is delighted to be making his debut with the Lamplighters. An eastcoast transplant, he grew up in Vermont and graduated from Brown University in 2013. Isaac is excited to be joining the theater community in the Bay Area, where he can also be seen performing in Syncopation, Dropbox’s oldest coed a cappella group.

JANE ERWIN HAMMETT (’83) Stage Director. Jane was last seen on our stage as heroine Sari Linden in Noel Coward’s Bitter Sweet. She is thrilled to remount Ruddygore, having recently remounted for us her productions of The Pirates of Penzance, Patience and Iolanthe. Other recent Lamplighters directorial assignments: HMS Pinafore, The Gondoliers, The Secret Garden and several Galas, including You Can’t Bite City Hall. Her other directing credits include Pocket Opera, the San Francisco Opera Guild’s Education Outreach program, and the Lamplighers’ G&S Scenes Program at the SF Conservatory of Music. Since her Lamplighter debut as Mabel, Jane has sung nearly every comic heroine in the G&S canon, many other operetta and musical comedy leading ladies on our stage, plus numerous leading roles for West Bay Opera and Pocket Opera.

For nearly four years she performed across the US and in San Francisco with two national companies of The Phantom of the Opera (directed by Harold Prince). Her outstanding performances have been recognized with two Bay Area Theatre Critics’ Circle Awards and a Drama-Logue Award for her Rose Maybud (Ruddygore), Vampira (The Phantom of the Operetta), and Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady). She is currently on the voice faculty of Sonoma State University, and regularly teaches in ACT’s Young Conservatory. She teaches privately in the East Bay and SF, and specializes in helping artists overcome performance anxiety.

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

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

HANNAH HEUMANN (Debut) Chorus. Hannah is a recent graduate of Los Gatos High School and plans to attend college in the coming fall. This is her first production with the Lamplighters and she is thrilled to join such a wonderful company. Her favourite past roles include Laurie (Oklahoma), Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance), Jack’s Mother (Into the Woods), and Maria (The Sound of Music).

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

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

HALEY HOFFDAHL (Debut) Chorus. Haley is a graduate of Boston University who is thrilled to be making her Lamplighters debut. She has performed in musicals with Stockton Civic Theatre and Delta College including A Year with Frog and Toad, Side by Side by Sondheim, Cabaret, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Kiss Me Kate and The Full Monty.

PAUL HOGARTH (Debut) Chorus. Paul comes to the Lamplighters with decades of choral experience, and one year (so far!) of theater where he played a Nazi in The Sound of Music and a political consultant in The Best Man. Paul is an avid piano player, and will be singing a one-man cabaret show in June.

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

EVELYN IVY (‘11) Makeup Assistant. Evelyn is excited to be part of the Ruddygore team! She has been part of the Lamplighters family her whole life (although she is only 16) and has been involved in the past few Lamplighter Galas.

She is also the makeup artist for The Bracebridge Dinner at Yosemite, and works for Pocket Opera, most recently Pagliacci and The Magic Flute, as well as Madame Butterfly with Livermore Valley Opera.

JUDY JACKSON MACILVAINE (’72) Costume Design.

In the 30+ years that Judy has been a member of the Lamplighters, she has managed to do a little bit of everything. She has performed in all the G&S shows (even The Grand Duke!), as well as My Fair Lady, Merry Widow and Die Fledermaus. She has designed the costumes for several productions, and was the makeup designer for numerous productions.

Judy met her husband, Jim, during a production of Patience, and later produced two G&S-loving daughters. By days Judy teaches costuming and fashion design at numerous Bay Area colleges, and free-lances as a costumer for many Bay Area theater groups.

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

LINDSEY RAE JOHNSON (’14) Chorus. Lindsey hails from Minnesota. She earned a BA in Music from Luther College and a MM in Vocal Performance from the University of North Texas. Lindsey has performed with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, Fort Worth Opera, Oberlin in Italy, Waffle Opera, BASOTI, and Opera on Tap. LAURIEN JONES (‘90) Violin II. Laurien has performed with Diablo Ballet, Pocket Opera, Western Opera, Masterworks Chorale, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and California Symphony. She is a chamber musician and soloist.

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

JOANNE KAY (’07) Operations Manager. Joanne has business and marketing degrees from Glasgow and Paisley Universities in Scotland, a Master of Makeup Diploma, and is currently studying Dick Smith’s 3D Makeup Course and Advanced Sculpture. She moonlights as an FX makeup artist, freelance graphic designer, and costume assistant.

ELLEN KERRIGAN (’70) Education Director. A native San Franciscan, Ellen began her performing career singing Gilbert & Sullivan operettas in high school, and thereafter joined the Lamplighters, where she sang nearly all the soprano lead roles. An active arts education consultant, she serves as artistic coordinator of the SF Opera Guild’s in-school Opera à la Carte program, as Program Director for the SF Conservatory of Music’s Gilbert & Sullivan Scenes Program, and as Education Director for the Lamplighters, creating the educational assembly program, HMS Pinafore: Get on Board with Gilbert & Sullivan, and the popular mini-residencies of The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado.

VERONIQUE KHERIAN (’14) Chorus. This is Veronique’s third Lamplighters production, her two last being Bernstein’s Candide and G&S’s HMS Pinafore. Prior, she performed in Puccini’s La Traviata with Livermore Valley Opera, and was a supernumerary in Adams’s Nixon in China with the San Francisco Opera. Veronique studies with Dr. Julia Nielsen.

JENNIFER KIERNAN (‘88) Chorus. Jen attended Lamplighters shows as a child in the 1970s, and joined the company as soon as she was able, as a dresser, a makeup artist/designer, and eventually as a member of the cast. She sings with the choir at the Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo, and spends as much time as she can with her awesome teenagers, Ben, Rachel, and LJ. DAVID KIRBY (‘98) Makeup Designer. David paints faces for several theatre and opera companies in the Bay Area, most recently Rigoletto with West Bay Opera, The Pirates of Penzance with Lyric Theatre of San Jose, and Return of the Deadeye with the Lamplighters. During the day, he sells whoopee cushions and builds wookiees.

PHIL LOWERY (’94) Production Coordinator. Phil holds a BA with Honors in Music & Theatre from Lewis & Clark College, and an MA in Dramatic Art from UC Berkeley. In 1991 he co-founded Berkeley Contemporary Opera and served as its Artistic Director. He has directed for Berkeley Opera, Pocket Opera, North Bay Opera, Altarena, Dreamweavers and the Drama Mamas. For the Lamplighters, Phil directed La Perichole, A Little Night Music, Candide, and our Theatre Bay Area award-winning HMS Pinafore last summer.

HESTIA LUCCHESE WARREN (‘02) Chorus. Tia is delighted to be returning to the Lamplighters after a four year hiatus! Her first show with the Lamplighters was Pirates in the summer of 2002 and she has been hooked ever since. When not touring the town of Rederring, she teaches First Grade at the School of the Madeleine in Berkeley.

JIM MACILVAINE (‘78) Chorus. Jim has proudly performed in all the G&S choruses including Utopia Limited and The Grand Duke with the Lamplighters.

Over the past 38 years, this ‘hobby’ has allowed Jim to travel to Buxton, England to perform (and win) at the G&S Festival, record the company’s first CD at Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch, perform all over the Bay Area, meet and marry his wife Judy and raise two tremendously talented daughters around the company. During the day, he plays to the part of the Special Events Coordinator for the City of Oakland.

CHARLES MARTIN (‘97) Sir Despard Murgatroyd.

Charles first appeared with the Lamplighters as Pish-Tush in our 1997 Mikado, and has since performed many bassbaritone roles with the company including Private Willis, Arac, Senator Jones, Horseman War, Don Alhambra, Dick Deadeye, the Mikado, the Sergeant of Police, Jigger Craigin, the Pirate King, the Usher, and the Zombie Rapper in our 2010 Gala.

He has also appeared with CCMT and Pocket Opera. Charles studies voice with Baker Peeples, moonlights as a software engineer, and enjoys the romance of travel and the occasional extreme athletic event.