H.M.S. PINAFORE
Lesher Center for the Arts, Hofmann Theater, Walnut Creek
August 2 (2 pm) & (8 pm) I August 3 (2 pm)*
*Simulcast on August 3
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
August 9 (2 pm) I August 10 (2 pm)
Blue Shield Theatre, YBCA, San Francisco
August 16 (2 pm) & (8 pm) I August 17 (2 pm)
All aboard the H.M.S. PINAFORE—setting sail on August 2nd!
Premiering in 1878, HMS PINAFORE was Gilbert & Sullivan’s first smash hit and became the gold standard for light opera for generations to come. While Gilbert takes aim at class divisions and assumptions of authoritative competence, Sullivan delivers some of the pair’s most famous hummable tunes, including the iconic and much parodied, “When I was a lad.” Sir Joseph Porter’s hymn to himself, this song to this day begs the question, “Is it possible that high offices of state are occupied by clueless idiots?” Queen Victoria may not have been amused by the satire of those in authority, but in nearly 150 years millions of audience members certainly have been!
Run time: Two hours, including a twenty-minute intermission.
Principals:
Frederic: Max Ary
Isabel: Elisabeth Fortescue-Hall
Kate: Camryn Finn
Mabel: Syona Ayyankeril
Major General Stanley: Joshua Hughes
Pirate King: Eduardo Gonzalez-Maldonado
Ruth: Sarah Szeibel
Samuel: Max Kligman
Sergeant: Chris Pilcher
Chorus:
Soprano:
Aaliyah Capili
Brianna Stutzman
Madison Jewell
Susanna Gilbert
Alto:
Christy Xu
Megan Robertson
Daria Amit
Tenor:
Audrey Carstensen
Derek Cousineau
Corwin James-Wilson
Carly Ozard
Baritone:
Darren Fletcher
Daniel Griffin
Tony DeLousia
Russ Kladko
Assistant Director: M. Jane Erwin
Music Director: Brett Strader
Production Manager: Nicolas Aliaga
Stage Manager: Chase Kupperberg
Costume Designer and Co-Costumer: Miriam Lewis
Costume Co-Costumer: Judy Jackson
Lighting Designerv: Brittany Mellerson
Props Manager: Dan Yelen
Makeup: Susan Stone
Wigs & Hair: Arie Singer
Supertitles Manager: Joe Giammarco
Supertitles Manager: Nancy Benson
Technical Director: John Draginoff