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Gilbert & Sullivan's
The Yeomen of the Guard

June 10, 11, 17 & 18, 2005 at 8pm
June 12 & 19, 2005 at 2pm

Directed by Debbie Niezgoda
Music Directed by Joseph Sorge

Made possible in part by funding from the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County and Sandy Spring National Bank.
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Cast

Colonel Fairfax, under sentence of death - Philip Bender
Lt. Cholmendeley, of the Tower of London - William Weiss
Sergeant Meryll, of the Yeomen Warders - Matt Williams
Leonard Meryll, Sgt. Meryll's son - Jonathan Schultz
First Yeoman - Tom Pondolfino
Second Yeoman - Tom Goode
Wilfred Shadbolt, head jailor - Blair Eig
Jack Point, a strolling player - Michael Galizia (6/11 & 6/18), John Boulanger (6/10, 6/12, 6/17, & 6/19)
Dame Carruthers, Tower Housekeeper - Lauren McDonald
Kate, her niece - Shaina Vatz
Phoebe Meryll, Sgt. Meryll's daughter - Alicia Oliver
Elsie Maynard, a strolling player - Denise Young
Headsman - B. Keith Ryder

Chorus
Maggie Andersen, Michelle Andersen, Jaime Atteniese, 
Grace Brigham, Stephanie Brigham, Ed Byrdy, Michelle Dillingham, Rick Dupuy, Fran Fleming, Tom Fuchs, Jennifer Gavin, Richard Gorbutt, Annie Gribben, William Gribben, Lucy Hellerman, Tara Hockensmith, Marianna Martindale,  Jenny Minich, Gina Nowacki, Deborah Peetz, Cara Salvatore, Nancy Shneiderman, Julie Stevens, Howard Weinstein, Clyde Wright

Orchestra

Violin I - Steve Natrella*, Bonnie Barrows, Carolyn Larson, 
                David Friedlander
Violin II - Andrew Nixon, Thomas Schneider, Martin Brown, 
                Peter Mignerey, Irv Berner
Viola - Amanda Laudwein, Victor Ontiveros
Cello - Rachel Jayson, David Dubov, Andrew Schneider
Bass - Pete Gallanis, Adriel Bettelheim, Alice Mignerey
Flute - Louise Hill, Jackie Miller
Oboe - Lori Guess
Clarinet - James Bensinger, Laura Langbein, Laura Bornhoeft
Bassoon - Sean Gumin, Susan Reynolds
Horn - Loren Krusberg, James Kocsis, Lora Katz
Trumpet - Bernie Rappaport, Curt Anstine
Trombone - Steve Ward, Frank Eliot, Alan Potter
Percussion -  George Huttlin

Production Staff

Producer - Denise Young
Artistic Director - Rosalie Santilhano
Assistant Director - Michael Galizia
Assistant Music Director - Jennifer Craley Bland
Stage Manager - Kristin Shumaker
Assistant Stage Manager - Guillaume Toumiaire
Lighting Designer - Ayun Fedorcha
Set Designer - Kristen Lem
Costume Designer - Denise Young
Costume Construction - Rick Dupuy, Gaye Freese Jennifer Gavin,Tara Hockensmith, Lauren MacDonald, Alicia Oliver, Denise Young
Master Carpenter - William Kolodrubetz
Set Construction & Painting - Jaime Atteniese, Jonathan Brooks, Ed Byrdy, Tony Dwyer, Lisa Freese, Pete Krueger, Kristen Lem, David McGaughey, Tom Pondolfino
Technical Director (Rockville Civic Center) - Kim Haug
Running Crew - Tony Dwyer, William Kolodrubetz
Rehearsal Pianist - Jennifer Craley Bland, Deborah Jacobson,  Gay Hill
Make-Up & Hair Designer - Renee Silverstone
Make-Up & Hair Assistant - Stan Sustersic
Program - Leta Hall
Publicity - Sandy Rovner
Properties - Tara Hockensmith
House Management - Merle Haber
Set Storage - Rockville Civic Center & City of Gaithersburg
Printing - Quick Printing, Inc., Wheaton, Maryland
VLOC Appreciates
VLOC would like to extend its sincere thanks to: Scott Bloom, Christ Congregational Church, Gaye Freese, Lisa Freese, Grace Episcopal Church, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Music & Arts Music Store, Prince George's Little Theater, Rockville Little Theater, Rockville Musical Theater, Sandy Rovner, Sandy Spring National Bank, Rusty Suter, and Todd Whitehead for their efforts on its behalf.
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Victorian Lyric Opera Company is supported by funding from Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County,
​Maryland State Arts Council, and City of Rockville.
Victorian Lyric Opera Company
 PO Box 10391
Rockville, MD 20849-0391
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Unless otherwise noted, all photographs
on this site are copyright Harvey Levine. 
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  • About VLOC
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      • Hall of Ancestors
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    • G&S Sing Out
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        • From Paris to Vienna (2021)
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