Gilbert & Sullivan's
Ruddigore

June 7 - 16, 2024
Fridays & Saturdays 8pm 
Sundays 2pm

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Directed by Catherine Huntress-Reeve
Music Direction by Antonio Espinal

 F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre
603 Edmonston Drive
Rockville, MD 20851

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Approx. Run Time - 2 hours and 30 minutes with one 15 min intermission.

Fully-staged with full orchestra.
​Features projected English supertitles.

Robin Oakapple has been living as a farmer for years, working up the courage to ask the beautiful village maiden Rose Maybud for her hand, but he is hiding a secret - he is actually Sir Ruthven, the Baronet of Ruddigore, and has been hiding in disguise while his younger brother Despard assumed the title. Why? Because a curse was placed on the family by a witch generations ago that states the Baronet of Ruddigore must commit some kind of a crime every single day, or die in terrible agony.

Betrayed by his step-brother, Robin is discovered and must take on the responsibility of committing a crime every day in order to appease the curse - and the ghosts of all his ancestors past, who are none too happy with his attempt to shirk his title. Robin must somehow find a way to lead the honest life he loves - but how?

Special Performances

Community Outreach Matinee on Sunday, June 9th 

• 12:45-1:30pm: Backstage tours 
• Post-show talk-back session with cast and crew immediately following the performance.

American Sign Language Interpreted Performance on Friday, June 14th
Members of the deaf and hard of hearing community who wish to attend the performance are encouraged to contact the box office, [email protected], to secure the appropriate seating to best view the interpreter.

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Cast

Production Staff

Robin Oakapple – Josh Bates (June 8, 14, &16), Rick DuPuy (June 7, 9, & 15)
Richard Dauntless – James Carpenter
Despard Murgatroyd – Michael Beder
Sir Roderic Murgatroyd – Rob Ritter
Old Adam Goodheart – Bill Rogers
Rose Maybud – Toby Ichniowski (June 7, 9, & 15),
Stevie Miller (June 8, 14, & 16)
Mad Margaret – Amanda Jones (June 7, 9, & 15),
Anabel Milton (June 8, 14, & 16)
Dame Hannah – Jenellen Fischer (June 7 ,8 , & 9),
Maggie Ramsey (June 14, 15, & 16)
Zorah – Madeleine Baum (June 7, 9, & 15) , Taylor Walker (June 8, 14, & 16)

Ensemble
Ron Anzalone, Dave Bradley, Luke Fischer, Lena Goldweber,
Rand Huntzinger, Ralph Johnson, Lynn Kaplan, ​Long Nguyen*, Deb Peetz, Frank Robey, Jackie Rogers, Kathie M. Rogers, Amanda Rollins, Cheryl Stafford, Kent Woods

*Cover for Richard Dauntless

Producers - Bill Rogers, Denise Young
Stage Manager - Doug Maryott 

Assistant Music Director - Kathleen Allen
Choreographer - Brianna Galligan
Rehearsal Accompanists - Rosalind Breslow, Ross Capon, Ann Colgrove

Set Designer - Bill Pressly 
​Master Carpenter - Bill Rogers 
​Lead Painter - Katherine L. Rogers 
Costume Designer - V Hurst
Hair & Makeup Designer - Kim Lane​
Properties Designer - Cheryl Stafford ​