We are thrilled to bring back our cast interview series for our upcoming production of Gilbert & Sullivan's, The Gondoliers! Please welcome our first interviewee, soprano Leanne Estabrook! 

Name
Leanne Estabrook

What's your role in The Gondoliers?
Fiametta

What made you decide to get involved with The Gondoliers?
I was looking for a company to perform with, and I saw the audition notice. I decided to go for it, and here I am!

What are you enjoying most about working on The Gondoliers with VLOC?
Everyone is so kind, and it is a group of great musicians. Making music and getting to know everyone is really special.

What is your dream role/job?
Mimi in La Boheme

What is the first musical/opera/play you ever saw and what effect did it have on you?
I don't remember one in particular - I used to watch old musical movies with my grandmother. My favorites were My Fair Lady, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Mary Poppins. I just fell in love with music, singing, and theatrics in general - and I'm still in love with it today.

How do you think 21st Century audiences can benefit from seeing Gilbert & Sullivan performed today?
I think that the subtle comedy is something that is fun for everyone - it means you really have to listen and pay attention, or you might miss something funny. We can all benefit from some focus in our lives.

When you're not performing in community theatre, what do you do? (job, hobby, family, etc.)
I'm an office assistant 9-5, and a singer, cat mom, wife, daughter, sister, and friend all the time.

Thank you Leanne! Tickets are already on sale for The Gondoliers. If you need a gift for the art or music lover in your life, consider giving them the gift of live performance! You can get tickets to The Gondoliers OR 2-show season tickets for VLOC's 2018-2019 season! Call the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre box office at 240-314-8690 or purchase online HERE.

​VLOC's next production will be Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers, showing in February and March of 2019! It's been 9 years since VLOC has presented The Gondoliers, so we are thrilled to bring it back to the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre stage! Rehearsals are gearing up, so allow us to present our wonderfully talented cast!

The Duke of Plaza Toro, A Grandee of Spain -  Bob Gudauskas
Luiz, Duke's Attendant - George B. Perry
Don Alhambra Del Bolero, The Grand Inquisitor - Blair Eig
Marco Palmieri, A Venetian Gondolier - Rishabh Bajekal
Giuseppe Palmieri, A Venetian Gondolier - Jacob Mason
Antonio, A Venetian Gondolier - Tom Goode
Giorgio, A Venetian Gondolier - David Jeffrey
Francesco, A Venetian Gondolier - Michael Wolyniec
Anibale, A Venetian Gondolier - Joshua Milton
The Duchess of Plaza Tora, Duke's wife - Jenellen Fischer
Casilda, Duke & Duchess' daughter - Claudia Finsaas
Gianetta, A Contadina - Keely Borland
Tessa, A Contadina - Amanda Jones
Fiametta, A Contadina - Leanne Estabrook
Vittoria, A Contadina - Anabel Milton*
Giulia, A Contadina - Stevie Miller**
Inez, The King's Foster Mother - Cheryl Stafford

Chorus:
Ron Anzalone, Stephanie Desjardins, Alice Drew, Lena Goldweber, Chuck Howell, Rand Huntzinger, Ralph Johnson, Carlton Maryott, Jane Maryott, Joshua Milton, Mariela Palencia, Deborah Peetz, William Rogers, Maureen Roult, Rusty Sutter, Caleb Thomas, Elizabeth Thomas***, Ed Vilade, Maria Wilson, Kent Woods.

*Tessa cover
**Caslida cover
***Gianetta cover

Tickets are already on sale - purchase them HERE or call the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre box office at 240-314-8690. Even better, you can get 2-show season tickets to see both The Gondoliers and Princess Ida and save!