Princess Ida (2019)

Gilbert & Sullivan's
Princess Ida
(or, Castle Adamant)

June 7, 8, 14, & 15, 2019 at 8pm
June 9 & 16, 2019 at 2pm

Directed by Helen Aberger
Music Directed by Joseph Sorge

Performances at the
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre
603 Edmonston Dr. Rockville, MD 20851

Box Office

Phone: 240-314-8690

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (2pm- 7pm) & two hours before every
ticketed performance.

Tickets: Adults $28 / Seniors (65+) $24 / Students $20

Cast

Princess Ida - Erica Ferguson and Elizabeth Thomas (6/14)
Prince Hilarion - James Carpenter and Billy Binion
King Hildebrand - Blair Eig
King Gama- John Barclay Burns
Cyril- Rick DuPuy
Florian - Robert Gudauskas
Lady Blanche- Jenellen Fischer
Lady Psyche - Madeleine Koon
Melissa - Amanda Jones
Sacharissa - Christine Pash
Chloe - Sarah Seider
Ada - Karen Wahl
Arac - Michael Beder
Guron - Joshua Milton
Scynthius - Timothy Ziese

Ensemble - Aliyah Fischer, Julia Frank, Tom Goode, Tara Hockensmith, Lillian Hoehl, Chuck Howell, Rand Huntzinger, David Jeffrey, Ralph Johnson, Gabriella Jones, Carlton Maryott, Jane Maryott, Dave Robinson, Sarah Robinson, Cheryl Stafford, Gary Sullivan*, Caleb Thomas, Maria Wilson, Kent Woods.

*Gama cover

Production Staff

Producers - Denise Young & Bill Rogers
Assistant Director - Kathleen Alvania
Assistant Music Director - Amy Broadbent
Stage Manager - Doug Maryott
Assistant Stage Manager - Christine Hurst
Production Assistant - Rishabh Bajekal
Lighting Designer - Matthew Bailey
Set Design - Bill Pressly
Costume Coordinator - Denise Young
Hair & Makeup Design - Maureen Roult
Properties Design - Carl Maryott & Jane Maryott
Technical Director- Bill Rogers
Rehearsal Pianists - Ross Capon, Judy Gardner, Erica Rome

Synopsis

Prince Hilarion had been married in babyhood to Princess Ida, daughter of King Gama. The Princess, however, has set up a college for women from which all men are barred. Hilarion and his friends infiltrate the castle and ultimately the men, led by Hilarion's father, King Hildebrand, stage a full-scale invasion. Ida is abandoned by her women and must finally come to terms with her marriage to the Prince. (From Gilbert & Sullivan Archive Online)

Musical Selections

Act I

Overture
Search throughout the panorama (Florian, Ensemble)
Now hearken to my strict command (Hildebrand, Ensemble)
Today we meet (Hilarion)
From the distant panorama (Ensemble)
We are warriors three (Arac, Guron Scynthius, Ensemble)
If you give me your attention (Gama)
Finale (Company)

Act II

Toward the empyrean heights (Lady Psyche, Melissa, Sacharissa, Chorus of Girls)
Mighty maiden with a mission (Chorus of Girls)
Minerva! Oh, hear me (Princess Ida)
Come mighty must (Lady Blanche)
Gently, gently (Hilarion, Cyril, Florian

I am a maiden (Hilarion, Cyril, Florian)
The world is but a broken toy (Princess Ida, Hilarion, Cyril, Florian)
A lady fair of lineage high (Lady Psyche, Hilarion, Cyril, Florian)
The woman of the wisest wit (Lady Psyche, Melissa, Hilarion, Cyril, Florian)
Now wouldn’t you like to rule the roast (Melissa, Lady Blanche)
Merrily ring the luncheon bell (Lady Blanche, Cyril, Chorus of Girls)
Would you know the kind of maid? (Cyril)
Finale (Company)

Act III