Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance at EOH
EARLVILLE – The Earlville Opera House welcomes Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance for an EOH Benefit on Thursday or Friday evenings at 8 p.m., or Saturday matinee at 3 p.m. This light opera and satire with infectious lyrics and melodies will leave you humming and singing the lyrics all night long. There’s a reason The Pirates of Penzance has been performed virtually non-stop since 1879 - it’s so much darned fun. No matter how serious-minded we might like to present ourselves as being, we can’t help but giggle at a clever spoof.
Our story starts out on the rocky seashore of the coast of Cornwall where the pirates of Penzance are holding a sherry party to celebrate the apprentice Frederic’s promotion to the status of full-blown pirate. As the story unfolds we learn that Frederic was apprenticed as a child to a band of tenderhearted, orphaned pirates by his nurse who, being hard of hearing, had mistaken her master’s instructions to apprentice the boy to a pilot. Frederic, upon completing his 21st year, rejoices that he has fulfilled his indentures and is now free to return to respectable society. But it turns out that he was born on February 29th in leap year, and he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday. By the end of the opera, the pirates, a Major General who knows nothing of military strategy, his large family of beautiful but unwed daughters, as well as a force of timid constabulary all contribute to one of the most popular and enduring works of musical theater.
Rob Kolb of Hamilton College directs the production; sets are by Bill Burd and Jack Schenck and choreography is by Leslie Norton. Heather Bagnall will be designing costumes. The players and musicians are from our own talented central NY community.
Here’s this summer’s cast: Steve Scheinman, Dave Kolb, Jordan Jones, Dave Steadman, Brian Collett, Charito Byrne, Amanda Benoit, Ellen Fagan, Katrina Schell, and Sarah Davies Hasegawa. General Stanley’s Daughters are: Heather Bagnell, Kathy Collett, Joan Mandle, Lauren Mettler and Miranda Riley. The Pirates and Police are played by: Brian Collett, Adrian Enscoe, Peter Mallozzi, Joe Mettler, Mike Moolenschot, Griffin Bagnall Shenkel, Nick Stagliano, and Jeff Taylor. Rosemary Jaytanie will accompany on piano.
Join us for a light-hearted good time at the EOH Benefit of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance on Aug. 7, 8 and 9. Choose your seats online at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com. When you order online there is no service charge. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $13 for EOH members, and $10 for students. The EOH Theater is wheelchair-accessible with a ramp and a lift.
Don’t forget to visit our Arts Café and Artisans Gift Shop. The café is always open before the performance and during intermission, and serves tasty desserts, refreshing summer drink classics, and hot coffee/tea as well. The EOH Galleries feature both a Contemporary Quilts Exhibit and quilts made by local artisans.
Earlville Opera House events are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and through the generosity of Earlville Opera House members.
Our story starts out on the rocky seashore of the coast of Cornwall where the pirates of Penzance are holding a sherry party to celebrate the apprentice Frederic’s promotion to the status of full-blown pirate. As the story unfolds we learn that Frederic was apprenticed as a child to a band of tenderhearted, orphaned pirates by his nurse who, being hard of hearing, had mistaken her master’s instructions to apprentice the boy to a pilot. Frederic, upon completing his 21st year, rejoices that he has fulfilled his indentures and is now free to return to respectable society. But it turns out that he was born on February 29th in leap year, and he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday. By the end of the opera, the pirates, a Major General who knows nothing of military strategy, his large family of beautiful but unwed daughters, as well as a force of timid constabulary all contribute to one of the most popular and enduring works of musical theater.
Rob Kolb of Hamilton College directs the production; sets are by Bill Burd and Jack Schenck and choreography is by Leslie Norton. Heather Bagnall will be designing costumes. The players and musicians are from our own talented central NY community.
Here’s this summer’s cast: Steve Scheinman, Dave Kolb, Jordan Jones, Dave Steadman, Brian Collett, Charito Byrne, Amanda Benoit, Ellen Fagan, Katrina Schell, and Sarah Davies Hasegawa. General Stanley’s Daughters are: Heather Bagnell, Kathy Collett, Joan Mandle, Lauren Mettler and Miranda Riley. The Pirates and Police are played by: Brian Collett, Adrian Enscoe, Peter Mallozzi, Joe Mettler, Mike Moolenschot, Griffin Bagnall Shenkel, Nick Stagliano, and Jeff Taylor. Rosemary Jaytanie will accompany on piano.
Join us for a light-hearted good time at the EOH Benefit of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance on Aug. 7, 8 and 9. Choose your seats online at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com. When you order online there is no service charge. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $13 for EOH members, and $10 for students. The EOH Theater is wheelchair-accessible with a ramp and a lift.
Don’t forget to visit our Arts Café and Artisans Gift Shop. The café is always open before the performance and during intermission, and serves tasty desserts, refreshing summer drink classics, and hot coffee/tea as well. The EOH Galleries feature both a Contemporary Quilts Exhibit and quilts made by local artisans.
Earlville Opera House events are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and through the generosity of Earlville Opera House members.
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