Stanley German's
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Cast
VLOC Appreciates...Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Montgomery Playhouse, Ceil Rodgers, Frank DeSando, St. John's (Norwood) Episcopal Church, Silver Spring Stage, Quade Winter, and everyone else who helped make this production possible. |
Production TeamProducers - Lisa Freese, Denise Young
Assistant to the Stage Director - Julie Stevens Accompanists - Jenny Craley Bland, Elizabeth Benefiel, Gay Hill, Deborah Jacobson Set Designer - David Smith Lighting Designer /Light Board Operator - Kerry Freese Spot Operator - Julia L. Utley Stage Manager - Kerry Freese, Julie Stevens Props Committee - The Cast Technical Crew - Ed Byrdy, Tony Dwyer, Les Elkins, William Kolodrubetz, Lawrence Lee, Caetano Ordonez, Steve Mager, Julie Stevens Set builders and painters - VLOC and friends Costumers - Gaye Freese, Lisa Freese, Andrea Schewe, Denise Young Make-up - Renee Silverstone Program - Leta Hall House Managers - Barry Grinnell (Sept 9), Caroline & Jim Hummel (Sept 8- evening), Gina Nowacki (Sept 7), Rusty Suter (Sept 6 & Sept 8- matinee) |
Director's Note
Dear Friends of VLOC,
Welcome to the premier of A Gilbert & Sullivan Drawing Room and our new, 3-show season format. Lovers of operetta will now have three opportunities a year to see VLOC's quality performances. The season opener runs for one weekend in the fall and is designed to foster growth of performance skills specifically for company members. For this year, we have chosen the original revue by Stanley German that you are about to see. Our 2nd show, Jacques Offenbach's La Vie Parisienne, runs for three weekends in Februruy and continues our tradition of presenting Victorian operettas other than those by Gilbert & Sullivan. Running for two weekends in June is our 3rd show, Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers. We hope that you can join us for all of this exciting season!
With this evening's performance, we will delve far into the world of one of the most famous pairings in musical history, Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, affectionately referred to as G&S. You, as audience members, are to become guests at a dinner party of the fictitious Rockville Victorian Society. The members of the Society, our players, are experts on all things Victorian and G&S aficionados. They have gathered for an evening of food, conversation, and dancing which was popular during the reign of England's Queen Victoria. The women have attended this evening's event attired in costumes reflecting the many styles prevalent during this era from the 1870s through the 1890s. As the Society assembles in the drawing room for the evening's festivities, they quickly realize that their "guests" are not completely familiar with all things Gilbert & Sullivan. Our players then start you on a journey through the engaging lives of the famous pair, using G&S's own words and music to tell the tale. From opening night to opening night, be prepared to hear the behind-the-scenes stories and events that led to the making of some of the most famous music of all time!
Thank you for joining us for this special evening and supporting the arts in Montgomery County!
~Todd Allen Long
Welcome to the premier of A Gilbert & Sullivan Drawing Room and our new, 3-show season format. Lovers of operetta will now have three opportunities a year to see VLOC's quality performances. The season opener runs for one weekend in the fall and is designed to foster growth of performance skills specifically for company members. For this year, we have chosen the original revue by Stanley German that you are about to see. Our 2nd show, Jacques Offenbach's La Vie Parisienne, runs for three weekends in Februruy and continues our tradition of presenting Victorian operettas other than those by Gilbert & Sullivan. Running for two weekends in June is our 3rd show, Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers. We hope that you can join us for all of this exciting season!
With this evening's performance, we will delve far into the world of one of the most famous pairings in musical history, Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, affectionately referred to as G&S. You, as audience members, are to become guests at a dinner party of the fictitious Rockville Victorian Society. The members of the Society, our players, are experts on all things Victorian and G&S aficionados. They have gathered for an evening of food, conversation, and dancing which was popular during the reign of England's Queen Victoria. The women have attended this evening's event attired in costumes reflecting the many styles prevalent during this era from the 1870s through the 1890s. As the Society assembles in the drawing room for the evening's festivities, they quickly realize that their "guests" are not completely familiar with all things Gilbert & Sullivan. Our players then start you on a journey through the engaging lives of the famous pair, using G&S's own words and music to tell the tale. From opening night to opening night, be prepared to hear the behind-the-scenes stories and events that led to the making of some of the most famous music of all time!
Thank you for joining us for this special evening and supporting the arts in Montgomery County!
~Todd Allen Long
Musical Numbers
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Act I
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Act II
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