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VLOC at the Capital Fringe Festival
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Final registration ends August 11, 2008!
Join us Labor Day weekend, August 29, 30, 31, 2008, for The Fourth Great Gilbert & Sullivan Sing-Out. Beginning Friday evening, August 29, singers from around the country will meet to sing all 13 of the G&S shows. The shows will be presented concert style (no dialogue) with piano, with one exception. In honor of VLOC's 30th anniversary season, we will present our FIRST EVER production of The Grand Duke. This will be performed in a semi-staged concert with orchestra and dialogue.
How can I participate?
If you want to sing, Click the link below to be taken to a trusted external site that will allow you to download the brochure and registration form. You may email your registration form and pay online at the link below; or you may mail your registration form and a check to the address on the form.
The Principal Request deadline is June 23 and the casting will be announced on July 7. The final registration deadline for participants is August 11, 2008. If you need further information, please contact us at 301-576-5672 or email us vloc@att.net.
Information Brochure & Registration Form.
If you want to watch, audience tickets will be available through the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater box office at 240-314-8690. Tickets will be sold in blocks - Friday evening (7-11) , Saturday Morning (9-12), Saturday Afternoon (12-5), Saturday Evening (7-11), and Sunday Morning (9-12) for $25 for Friday night, including opening reception, and $20 for all other blocks.
Order of Performance
* Friday - Trial By Jury, Patience, The Mikado
* Saturday -The Sorcerer, Princess Ida, H.M.S. Pinafore | Utopia, Ltd., Ruddigore | The Grand Duke, The Pirates of Penzance
* Sunday - The Yeomen of the Guard, Iolanthe, The Gondoliers
For directions to the theater click here.
Get Involved
The VICTORIAN LYRIC OPERA COMPANY, based in Rockville, is primarily devoted to authentic productions of the comic operas of Gilbert & Sullivan and other operettas of that era, and encourages the promotion of these evergreen works of the Musical Theater. The company is a community-based group and derives its operating finances from ticket sales, member dues, and individual donations. VLOC is always pleased to welcome new members to the organization. If you would like to become a member of VLOC as a performer, technical staff, or donor, or if you would just like to be kept informed of our activities, please sign up for our mailing list by emailing us at vloc@att.net or call us at 301-576-5672. Contributions may be sent to us at P.O. Box 10391, Rockville MD 20849-0391
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