Gilbert & Sullivan's
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Victorian Poetry Readings
Saturday, June 9th & 16th at 7pm
In Victorian times, poets were revered for their ability to transcend commonplace existence with flights of inspirational verse. They enjoyed enormous popularity and were in many ways the Rock Stars of their day. That popularity made them ripe for satire, and Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience lampoons both their adulation and the substance of their work. Gilbert created a poet, Reginald Bunthorne, who is idolized for his rapturous, aesthetic verses, and sets him against a composer of popular moralistic verses, Archibald Grosvenor. Patience contains parodies of both of these styles of poetry.
To enhance the appreciation of these Patience parodies, we will provide our Saturday audiences with the opportunity to hear some actual examples of Victorian poetry. Prior to each Saturday evening performances of Patience, we will present a brief poetry reading featuring the works of Oscar Wilde, an aesthetic poet who was rising to fame just as Patience was being produced. We also will include some moralistic poems and the clever parodies made of them by Lewis Carroll and others. Please join us to be transported to a higher plain of aesthetic consciousness or merely to a state of hilarity by our team of talented readers!
See a sneak peek!
Watch us go from sitzprobe to dress rehearsal.
Cast
Patience, A Dairy Maid - Robin Steitz
Reginald Bunthorne, A Fleshly Poet - Rick DuPuy Archibald Grosvenor, An Idyllic Poet - Kevin Schellhase The Lady Jane - Denise Young The Lady Angela - Katelyn Neumann The Lady Saphir - Rebecca Poyatt The Lady Ella - Genevieve Japinga Colonel Calverley - Jim Knost Major Murgatroyd - Michael Beder Lieut. the Duke of Dunstable - Bob Gudauskas Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoon Guards Nicole Cherecwich, Claire Gelilli, Tara Hockensmith, Rand Huntzinger, Ralph Johnson, Carlton Maryott, Christina Massimei, Joshua Milton, Monica Rajan, Dave Robinson, Bill Rogers, Sarah Seider, Maria Wilson, Michael Wolyniec, Kent Woods |
Production Staff
Producers - Bill Rogers & Denise Young
Assistant to the Director - Douglas Maryott Choreographer - Jackie Rogers Technical Director - Bill Rogers Set Design - Bill Pressly Costume Design - Denise Young Hair & Makeup Design - Maureen Roult Properties - Carlton & Jane Maryott |