The Zoo & Sweethearts

The Zoo (operetta) -
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Libretto by B. C. Stephenson

Sweethearts (comic play) -
By W.S. Gilbert

February 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 2023 at 8pm
February 12, 19, 26, 2023 at 2pm

Directed by Amanda Jones

Gaithersburg Arts Barn
311 Kent Square Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20878

About

Two Valentine-themed one-acts that are sure to delight the romantic in all of us! Act I is Sweethearts, a comic play billed as a "dramatic contrast" in two short acts that tells a sentimental and ironic story of the differing recollections of a man and a woman about their last meeting together before being separated and reunited after 30 years.

Act II, The Zoo, is a farcical story that concerns two pairs of lovers. First, a nobleman who goes to the zoo to woo the girl who sells snacks there. He tries to impress her by buying & eating all of the food. The other couple includes a young chemist who believes that he has poisoned his beloved by mixing up her father's prescription with peppermint that he had meant for her.
Recommended for ages 12 & up.

Cast

Sweethearts
Younger Jenny - Sarah Robinson
Younger Henry - Felicity Brown
Wilcox/Cover Older Jenny - Katherine Rogers
Older Jenny - Lisa MacPhee
Older Henry - Michael Beder
Ruth - Tracy Davidson

The Zoo
Eliza - Sarah Robinson
Laetitia - Felicity Brown
Thomas - James Rogers
Carboy - Josh Milton
Grinder - Michael Beder
Ensemble - Katherine Rogers, Lisa MacPhee, Tracy Davidson, Amanda Jones