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or, The Bat Bites Back
Dress up like a British tar, a First Lord of the Admiralty, a sister, cousin or aunt, or just a plain and simple landlubber—whatever you choose. But it’s anchors aweigh and all hands on deck for an evening of fun belting out the score of Pinafore with us!
Stage Director: Barbara Heroux Music Director/Conductor: George Cleve Choreographer: Tom Segal
A new translation by David Scott Marley
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek Friday, March 21, 2014 at 8pm First Unitarian Church, San Francisco Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 4pm
Announcing our 2014/15 Season... Subscriptions available in April, Single tickets available in June
August 2014 Walnut Creek · Mountain View · San Francisco · Livermore
November 2014 San Francisco · Mountain View
January/February 2015 Walnut Creek · San Francisco · Livermore · Mountain View
April 2015 Mountain View · San Francisco · Walnut Creek
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek - January 24-26, 2014 Napa Valley Performing Arts Center, Yountville - February 1-2, 2014 Bankhead Theater, Livermore - February 8-9, 2014 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts - February 15-16, 2014 Lam Research Theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF - February 21-23, 2014
Cast
(in order of appearance, alphabetically within roles)
ADELE (Rosalinde’s maid) .......................................................................................Maya Kherani* / Elisabeth Russ* ROSALINDE (Eisenstein's wife) .......................................................Jennifer Ashworth / Lindsay Thompson Roush ALFRED (a tenor) ........................................................................................................................................ Mark Kratz* GABRIEL VON EISENSTEIN ............................................................................................................ Martin Lewis‡ DR BLIND (a lawyer ).........................................................................................................................Christopher Focht DR FALKE (a psychiatrist)..........................................................................................................................William Neely FRANK (a prison governor) ...........................................................................................................Samuel Rabinowitz PRINCE ORLOFSKY ............................................................................................. Elliot Franks / Anna Yelizarova* IDA (Adele’s cousin) ........................................................................ Jennifer Mitchell* / Maayan Voss de Bettancourt† YVAN (the prince's valet) ....................................................................................................................... Jeffrey Beaudoin FROSCH (a jailer) ..................................................................................................................................... Bruce Hoard
Chorus of P arty Guests and Servants
Michael Alcorn (Alfred understudy)*, Magnus Asbo, Joshua Beld, Walt Burge*, Glenn D’Mello, Nicolas Dahlman, Katherine Feller, Christopher Focht, Emily Gladstone Cole, Katia Hayati*, Mark Hodgson, Sarah Hutchison, Alice Ko, Jeremiah Lee, Amber Marsh*, Lizzie Moss, Timothy Pickett, Kelcey Jay Poe, Kelly Powers, Alan Roberts, Kathy Rosner-Galitz, Iain Roush*, Rachel Rush*, Chris Shuford, Jacob Thompson*, Heather Tinling. * Lamplighters debut † Summer Music West Graduates ‡ The Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
The Lamplighters Orchestra
Violin I: Pamela Carey (Concertmaster), Lynn Oakley, Josepha Fath, Yasushi Ogura; Violin II: Laurien Jones, Gregory Sykes; Viola: David Bowes, Kathryn Juneau; Cello: Gwyneth Davis; Bass: Carl Stanley; Flute I: Lucy Schoening; Flute II/Piccolo: Leslie Chin; Oboe: Kathleen Conner; Clarinet: Diana Dorman (Contractor), Michael Wirgler; Bassoon: Lorena Bennett; French Horn: Keith Bucher, Daniel Wood; Trumpet: William Harvey; Trombone: Kurt Patzner; Timpani/Percussion: Norman Peck.
P roduction & Technical Staff
Assistant Music Director: Maya Barsacq; Production Manager: Jason Nall; Stage Manager: Phil Lowery; Scenic Design: Lois Rhomberg; Costume Design: Judy Jackson MacIlvaine; Lighting Design: Joe D’Emilio; Make-up: David Kirby; Wig & Hair Design: Kerry Rider-Kuhn; Master Carpenter: Steve Mannshardt; Properties Manager: Elizabeth Durst; Costume Assistants: Kelly Bennett, Miriam Lewis, Marina Polakoff, Melissa Wortman; Rehearsal Score Preparation: Mark Theodoropoulos; Production Intern: Eve Kummer-Landau; Supertitles Manager: Joe Giammarco; Supertitles Operators: Barbara Heroux, Sarah Vardigans; Graphic Design: Tim Dunn, Dunn@Dunn Graphic Design, Joanne Kay; Photography: David Allen; Photo Editing: Joanne Kay; Publicity/Media Contacts: Joanne Kay, Sarah Vardigans.
If you want to know who we are ... The mission of Lamplighters Music Theatre is to share our enthusiasm and love for the works of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan through productions of their comic operas and of other works of comparable wit, literacy and musical merit. Our company strives to enrich the lives of current and future theatre-goers with productions of the highest artistic quality, and to offer performance opportunities in the unique style of classic music theatre to established and emerging artists alike. Through youth training, programs in schools and community outreach, the Lamplighters aspire to develop young talent and encourage people of all ages to explore the comic appeal and deep musical rewards of this repertoire. Critically acclaimed artistic successes for the Lamplighters include honors for Best Production and Best Director at the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England and local awards in nearly every performance, direction, and design category. The hallmarks of a Lamplighters production are lavish costumes and sets, live orchestra, excellent comic acting, and gorgeous unamplified singing that showcases the beauty and purity of the human voice.
Board of Trustees James MacIlvaine, President; F. Lawrence Ewing, Vice President; Richard Drossler, Treasurer; Keith Doerge, Secretary; Emily A. Breach, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Anson B. Moran, Baker Peeples, John E. Smyth, Christopher M. Sunseri, John J. Vlahos, Donald F. Zimmer. Jr., Trustees; Kelcey Jay Poe: Company Representative.
H onorary Trustees
Ann Pool Mac Nab, Orva Hoskinson, Co-Founders; J. Geoffrey Colton, Gini Stephens Frings, Jerry D. Gere, Daniel E. Stone, Jill R. Thompson, Dr. Ronald Cape, David Barry Whitehead. In Memoriam: Spencer S. Beman, Read Gilmore, John Martin Kahl, Dr. Richard E. LeBlond, Adrian McNamara, Gilbert P. Russak, June Wilkins Searcy, Bernard E. Witkin. Rick Williams, Artistic Director Baker Peeples, Resident Music Director Barbara Heroux, Artistic Director Emeritus
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Life’ s A Ball
High style and comedy in 3/4 time
(by Magda Krance - excerpted from an article written for Lyric Opera of Chicago, used with the permission of the author) Imagine a city full of the rich young and restless. They dress extravagantly and dance madly till dawn. They prank each other and disguise themselves to relieve ennui. They’re fabulously decadent, and their bad behavior often lands them in jail. Narcissistic millennials? Denizens of the heady Jazz Age? True enough. But back in the 1800s, that description fit the refined hedonism of “New Vienna” like a kid glove. The city was flush with nouveau-riche entrepreneurs and speculators spending lavishly on magnificent mansions and endless parties. Johann Strauss II (1825-99) cranked out 200+ dance tunes before he turned 30, quickly surpassing his father’s output and popularity. The rock-star composer-conductor had six orchestras playing multiple gigs nightly. As Hector Berlioz observed, “The youth of Vienna gives rein to its passion for dancing…I spent whole nights watching these incomparable waltzers whirling around in great clouds…. what an influence [Strauss] has already had on the musical taste of Europe as a whole.” Johannes Brahms also sang Strauss’s praise: “There is a master of the orchestra, so great a master that one never fails to hear a single note of any instrument.” Even Richard Strauss (no relation) declared, “How could I have composed [the Rosenkavalier waltzes] without thinking of the laughing genius of Vienna?” In the early 1870s Strauss turned to operetta; his first efforts succeeded despite weak libretti. The third, Die Fledermaus, became the dazzling charmer for the ages after it premiered in 1874 – even though the glittering world it depicts had been seriously shaken just 11 months earlier, after a ginormous stock-market crash ravaged the AustroHungarian economy. Strauss could’ve called it The Way We Were. But you can’t keep the ebullient Viennese down, and the “Black Friday” gloom had mostly dissipated when Strauss’s irrepressible Fledermaus first kicked up its heels. The melodies of Die Fledermaus are hummably familiar and perennially fresh, engendering affection for characters who might otherwise seem less than charming: straying spouses, a scheming maid, a revenge-driven prankster, a lousy lawyer, dissolute nobility, overserved guests. A little darkness below the surface makes Die Fledermaus glitter all the more gaily.
Synopsis Die Fledermaus (The Bat) is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée. The operetta premièred on 5 April 1874 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. Die Fledermaus has been a staple of the standard repertoire ever since. The Lamplighters have produced it five times previously, in 1965, 1971, 1975, 1979 and 1989. The story: A couple of years ago, Gabriel von Eisenstein played a prank on his friend Dr. Falke, with the result that Falke, dressed in a bat costume, became the laughing stock of Vienna. (You’ll hear all about it when they tell Prince Orlofsky the story in Act 2.) Falke has been planning his revenge ever since. And now, The Bat Bites Back.
Act 1 - The home of Gabriel von Eisenstein and his wife Rosalinde
A tenor is heard outdoors, serenading Rosalinde, but no one seems to hear him. The Eisensteins’ maid, Adele, enters, and is thrilled to find among today’s mail a note from her cousin Ida, inviting Adele to come to a “fantasy ball” tonight, given by the unimaginably wealthy and decadent Russian Prince Orlofsky. Adele quickly makes up a story, telling Rosalinde that her aunt is deathly ill, and requests the night off to go sit by her bedside. But Rosalinde refuses, saying that Adele is needed here at home. The tenor outdoors starts up again, and Rosalinde is startled to recognize the voice of Alfred, her former lover. They have a brief conversation, but Rosalinde persuades him to leave when she sees her husband approaching. Eisenstein and his lawyer Blind enter. Eisenstein is furious; the court action that he had hoped would exonerate him of a petty offense has instead blown up in his face, and he now faces a prison sentence for contempt of court. He has been ordered to report to jail this very evening. Falke, Eisenstein’s friend, drops by to invite him to Orlofsky’s ball, telling him that he can report to prison in the morning, it’s all the same. Eisenstein bids farewell to Rosalinde, pretending he is going to prison but really intending to postpone jail for one day and have fun at the ball. Rosalinde has had a change of heart and has allowed Adele the night off; so Adele, too, is off to the ball, while pretending to go to her sick aunt. After Eisenstein leaves, Alfred reappears to woo Rosalinde, whose virtue and respectability are severely challenged by the power of the tenor’s high notes. Frank, the prison warden, arrives to take Eisenstein to jail, and finds Alfred instead. In order not to compromise Rosalinde, Alfred agrees to pretend to be Eisenstein and accompanies Frank to jail.
Act 2 - Prince Orlofsky’s Ball
It turns out that Falke, with Prince Orlofsky’s permission, is orchestrating the ball as a way of getting revenge on Eisenstein. It looks like everything is under his control, from faking Ida’s invitation to Adele all the way through. Orlofsky is bored and depressed; Falke has promised that this elaborate revenge plot will make Orlofsky laugh before the night is over. As part of his scheme, Falke has invited Frank, Adele, and Rosalinde to the ball, as well as Eisenstein. Adele pretends to be an actress named Olga; Eisenstein goes by the name “Marquis Renard,” Frank is “Chevalier Chagrin,” and Falke introduces Rosalinde – whom he has instructed to wear a mask -- as a Hungarian countess, much to her amazement. Some people recognize one another; some are in the dark. The champagne flows, the music never stops, and lots of things happen at this party …
Act 3 - In the prison
The next morning, we meet the jailer, Frosch, who is fed up with Alfred’s incessant singing and annoyed that his boss, Prison Warden Frank, is late for work. Frank arrives, still feeling the effects of the party. Adele drops in, not realizing that she is in a prison, to enlist the assistance of “Chevalier Chagrin” in furthering her acting career, while Alfred wants nothing more than to get out of jail. The lawyer Blind has been called to assist Alfred, but Eisenstein – arriving at the jail to serve his sentence and being quite surprised to be told that “Eisenstein” is already incarcerated – manages to impersonate Blind, and gets an earful from Rosalinde and Alfred about what transpired the previous evening. Just as things come to a head, Falke appears with all the guests from the ball and declares the whole thing is his act of vengeance for the “Fledermaus” escapade. Orlofsky laughs, Rosalinde forgives Eisenstein for his amorous attentions to the mysterious Hungarian countess, and all ends happily – pretty much! Preparing artists for success in the 21st century
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Lamplighters Music Theatre is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Contributions listed below were received in the twelve month period ending December 31, 2013. Contributions received after that will be listed in later programs.
Lamplighters Music Theatre is sponsored in part by generous grants from:
Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund
The Illuminators
The Illuminators are those individuals and families who have demonstrated their belief in the value of the Lamplighters for future generations by making a gift to the Endowment Fund or by including the Lamplighters in their estate plans.
In Memory of Michael Avalos Connie Barnett Tom Barrett Spencer S. Beman, III Barbara L. Bessey & Kevin J. Gilmartin Melvin & Anna Brown Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Cape & Family Bruce Carlton & Richard McCall Peter & Shelly de Vries Joan P. Dedo Estate of David B. Felch Michael & Patricia Flynn Francis K. Geballe Charitable Trust In Memory of Read P. Gilmore Estate of James E. Harrold, Jr. Donald T. Harvey, Sr. Memorial Barbara E. Heroux Daniel B. Howard Estate of John Thomas Howell, Jr. Michael C. Huckins Inverlochy Foundation/Daniel E. Stone Fund In Memory of Robert Kahn In Memory of Lewis G. Jacobs, M.D. William and Margaret Kaplan Estate of Richard E. LeBlond, Jr. In Memory of Walter Novas In Memory of Sebastian Pallat Karl Pister and Roger Renn Estate of Helen Pollack Estate of Lawrence W. Reinecke Estate of Charles Lincoln Rose Theodore Savetnick Estate of Fred Schildmacher Arthur Sullivan Estate of Connie Ruth Thompson John & Martha Vlahos Autumn Wagner John & Jean Cardin Ziaja For information on how to make a tax-deductible gift to the Lamplighters in your will or through stocks, annuities, insurance policies or other forms of planned giving, please contact Amy Himes, Development Director at ahimes@lamplighters.org or 415-227-4797.
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Meet The Lamplighters
MICHAEL ALCORN (Debut) Chorus/Alfred Understudy. Michael received his Masters in Vocal Performance from College-Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati. He was a finalist in the 2008 and winner of the 2009 KSU Concerto Competition. In addition to his opera experience, Michael has been cast in productions with the Atlanta Lyric Theatre, including the role of Lamar in Godspell. He currently resides in Berkeley and holds the tenor position at Old First Presbyterian in San Francisco. MAGNUS ASBO (‘12) Chorus. Magnus joined the Lamplighters for our 2012 Mikado. He is an avid singer of art music, both ancient and modern, and performs with choirs around the Bay Area. This is his third performance with the Lamplighters. JENNIFER ASHWORTH (‘01) Rosalinde. Jennifer is a native of Southern California, but moved to the Bay Area to attend UC Berkeley in 1992, and stayed in the area for her MM in Vocal Performance from Holy Names College. She has been active as a soloist with numerous choral groups such as Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Chorale, San Francisco Chamber Singers, VOCI and UC Chamber Chorus, as well as singing with local opera companies including Berkeley Opera, Teatro Bacchino, Pocket Opera, Golden Gate Opera and the SF Opera Guild. Some of her favorite roles are Adina, Gretel, Rosina, Cunégonde, Magnolia, Josephine, Yum-Yum, Elsie, Mabel and the Queen of the Night. MAYA BARSACQ (Debut) Asst. Conductor. Maya is the founder and conductor of Cadenza Orchestra, now in its eighth season. An ardent and dedicated advocate of classical music and especially contemporary classical music, she has strived to champion new compositions since the inception of the orchestra. Barsacq also works as a freelance music director, conducting opera, chamber and orchestral repertoire, and musical theater pieces in the Bay Area. Maya is a strong advocate of music education and appreciation in and out of the classroom. She is the proud recipient of the 2005 Gail Rich Award for her dedication to the arts.
LORENA BENNETT (‘01) Bassoon. In 2011, Lorena was honorably discharged from the US Navy after serving 8 years as a navy bandsman. Since that time she returned back home to the Bay Area and studied at the Academy of Art for her MA in Multimedia Communications which she just completed in Fall, 2013. Prior to her navy career, Lorena freelanced for various ensembles including Santa Rosa Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica UANL Monterrey (Mexico), and Boston Ballet Orchestra. DAVID BOWES (’81) Viola. David is a principal player for Philharmonia Baroque and The American Bach Soloists. Summertime sees him in the Midsummer Mozart Orchestra. He is a coach for the Golden Gate Philharmonia, a youth orchestra in San Francisco. Life’s pleasures include trying to grow heirloom tomatoes, propagating roses, reading, cooking, and travel. In 2011 he celebrated his thirtieth year playing with Lamplighters! It’s been amazing to see so many different casts for so many different productions. KEITH BUCHER (’77) French Horn. Keith was delighted to return to the Lamplighters Orchestra in 2000 after having spent 12 years in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana. He studied at Northwestern University, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and started his musical career in the US Marine Band. From 1978 to 1987 he was a fixture in the pit orchestras for major San Francisco musical theatre productions and is currently a freelance musician who performs with organizations from the Bay Area to Sacramento. WALT BURGE (Debut) Chorus. Walt is thrilled to take part in the Lamplighters, having been thoroughly impressed with the several productions he has seen from the audience. Walt has a long history of singing with choirs along with his two most noteworthy performances: singing an American gospel solo for Pope John Paul II and singing his wife down the aisle. PAMELA CAREY (’91) Violin I/Concertmaster. Pam is a freelance musician who performs frequently throughout the Bay Area with such groups as The Mountain Play, Contemporary Opera Marin, Woodminster, Cinnabar, and CCMT. She is currently on the faculty at Saint Hilary School and Dominican.
JEFFREY BEAUDOIN (‘87) Yvan. After making his debut in The Pirates of Penzance, Jeff has appeared in all of the G&S operas from Trial to Utopia plus Die Fledermaus, The Merry Widow, La Périchole, Where’s Charley? and many Galas. He has also appeared with us as The Notary (The Sorcerer), Lt. Solo (Galas ‘91 & ‘09), Max (Gala ‘94), Dances With Weasels (Gala ‘96) and as Scynthius in our awardwinning Princess Ida in England. Jeff was also seen as Giorgio (The Gondoliers) in NYC, Lane (Importance of Being Earnest) in SF and in the ensemble of Mame in Petaluma.
LESLIE CHIN (‘03) Flute II/Piccolo. Leslie holds music degrees in flute performance from the Oberlin Conservatory and New England Conservatory of Music. She has performed with many of the professional musical organizations in the Bay Area, including SF Ballet and Opera orchestras, Contemporary Music Players, California Symphony, Oakland East Bay Symphony, Berkeley Symphony, and Pocket Opera. She toured six seasons as principal flute with Western Opera Theater and has played in the pit orchestras for Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon and Lion King.
JOSHUA BELD (‘09) Chorus. Joshua is happy to back in the Lamplighters family. For the last three years, he has been performing small roles as well as in the chorus at Opera San Jose. With a strong background in dance, he couldn’t have picked a better show to rejoin the ranks at Lamplighters Music Theatre.
GEORGE CLEVE (Debut) Music Director/Conductor. George is one of the world’s most persuasive Mozart interpreters, and has led top orchestras in North America and Europe. Most recently he led a triumphant run of the opera Idomeneo, with Opera San Jose and the Packard Humanities Institute. He also conducted Mozart’s Requiem as the grand finale of
the International Festival Mozartiana in Moscow and Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony with the National Philharmonic of Russia. George has conducted a wide range of other operas, including Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Verdi’s Don Carlo, La Traviata and Rigoletto, Puccini’s La Boheme and Madame Butterfly, Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci, and Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex. He debuted at SF Opera with Bizet’s Carmen and conducted a concert version of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice with the Boston Symphony. In addition to his tenure as music director of the San Jose Symphony from 1972-92, he has been a frequent guest conductor at Symphony Silicon Valley, San Jose, NYC Ballet, and SF Ballet. Maestro Cleve was awarded the rank of Officier in the Order of Arts and Letters of the Republic of France in recognition of his performance of French music. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of Santa Clara, the Gold Medal of Honor of Austria, and the Silver Medal from the city of his birth, Vienna, Austria, for his role in founding the Midsummer Mozart festival. KATHLEEN CONNER (’73) Oboe. Kathleen has performed with Monterey, Santa Rosa, Berkeley and Napa Symphonies and Pocket Opera. She coaches woodwind ensembles at Benjamin Franklin Middle School and is artist-in-residence at School of the Arts. She is on the faculty at both the Capp St. and Richmond branches of the Community Music Center. JOE D’EMILIO (’11) Lighting Designer. Joe works as a Design Manager for the event production company Got Light and as a freelance lighting designer. He most recently designed for Ray of Light’s Carrie The Musical, and this will be his fifth show designing for the Lamplighters. Other credits include La Cage Aux Folles and Next To Normal at Contra Costa Civic Theatre and Macbeth performed at Fort Point with We Players. Joe would like to thank his family, friends and colleagues for all their continued love and support. GLENN D’MELLO (’12) Chorus. Glenn was recently seen as Lt. Munoz in the musical City of Angels at Studio ACT. He resides in San Francisco; has performed Improv; salsa for half time shows at Raiders games; and amateur ballroom competitions. He has an engineering degree. NICOLAS DAHLMAN (’12) Chorus. Nicholas has played a role (mostly of the chorus bass/baritone variety) in six of the last seven Lamplighters’ productions. Before 2012, he performed in dozens of shows in Western Massachusetts. He now works for Netblaze Systems in Walnut Creek.. GWYNETH DAVIS (’88) Cello. Gwyneth lives on a mini-farm in Sebastopol with her partner and an ever-changing cast of animals. She has played with most regional orchestras in the Bay Area. As a member of the Eloquence String Quartet she has provided wedding music for hundreds of couples, mostly in the Napa and Sonoma wine country. She also enjoys performing with the VOT early music ensemble on baroque cello and viola da gamba. During the day she works as a professional pastry chef. DIANA DORMAN (‘72) Clarinet/Music Librarian/Contractor. Since joining us for our first Ernest in Love, Diana has played principal clarinet in all our productions. She performs with Berkeley Symphony and Pocket Opera, has performed with SF Opera, including the video recording of Strauss’ Capriccio for London/Decca and has performed and toured nationally with Western Opera Theater since 1989. As librar-
ian Diana restored the Broadway orchestra parts for our 2008 The Secret Garden. She is on the faculty of Dominican University. ELIZABETH DURST (’12) Props Master. Elizabeth, a Bay Area native, received her BFA in Theatre Arts (directing & theatre management) from Boston University. Previous Lamplighters credits: The Mikado (2012), Princess Ida (2013), and Iolanthe (2013). During the day, Elizabeth leads a double life as the Conference Assistant for CUE, Inc. JOSEPHA FATH (’89) Violin I. Josepha received her musical training at SF State University and the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. She has participated in Tanglewood, Spoleto, Blossom and Mendocino Music Festivals, and has performed with the California and Berkeley Symphonies, Pocket Opera, Western Opera Theatre, Cinnabar Opera and San Francisco Opera. KATHERINE FELLER (’10) Chorus. Katherine (or Kat for short) was born and raised here in San Francisco. She attended many Lamplighters shows growing up, and has since worked her way up from G&S-Scenes-Programparticipant to college-student-in-vocal-performance to full-blown member of the Lamplighters company! CHRISTOPHER FOCHT (‘67) Dr. Blind/Chorus. Chris saw his first Lamplighter show when he was 8 and joined the company as a teenager. Since then, he has appeared in all of the 13 Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. Chris has also performed as Francesco (The Gondoliers), Sir Rupert (Ruddygore), Toni (The Student Prince), as well as taking on a variety of zany and bizarre characters in our annual Galas. Chris works as an Audiologist in private practice and is married with two sons. He’s an avid opera buff, enjoys playing softball, and is devoted to Chester, his Cocker Spaniel. ELLIOT FRANKS (‘90) Orlofsky. Blessed (or cursed!) with an unusually wide range, Elliot performs many roles throughout the mezzo, alto and soprano repertoires. Roles with Lamplighters were Lady Angela (Patience) and a cameo as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Elliot has appeared with Virginia Opera, Sacramento Opera, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale, Carmel Bach Festival, Berkeley Symphony; Midsummer Mozart, Bear Valley Music Festival, SF Bach Choir; Fresno Philharmonic; Rogue Opera (OR); Rimrock Opera (MT); West Bay Opera, Pocket Opera. Franks studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, UK, as a Rotary International Scholar at the University of Michigan, and was a Young Artist with Florida Grand Opera. JOE GIAMMARCO (‘05) Supertitiles Manager. Joe has performed numerous supernumerary roles with San Francisco Opera and Houston Grand Opera over the past 17 years. His Lamplighters debut was as the Headsman in the 2005 production of The Yeomen of the Guard, in which his wife, Claire Kelm played Elsie Maynard. Joe often works behind the scenes in Lamplighters productions, assisting backstage or running Supertitles. EMILY GLADSTONE COLE (’08) Chorus. Emily is thrilled to perform with the Lamplighters again. She also sings, dances, and acts with PEERS and the Dickens Christmas Fair, and works as a Cyber Incident Handler for HP. She thanks her husband David, and her two cats, for their snuggles and encouragement.
HEATHER ANNE TINLING (’13) Chorus. Heather is a recent double major graduate of San Francisco State University with a BA in Drama Performance a BA in Classical Voice. Most recently she has been seen in her senior recital Crossing The Line, the chorus of Fremont Opera’s production of La Traviata, and the culminations of Auditioning for the Broadway Musical with Paul Gemignani at CSU Summer Arts. She’s passionate about exploring and studying the use of yoga as a part of a comprehensive vocal practice. SARAH VARDIGANS (’06) Managing Director. For 27 years Sarah worked as Company and Touring Manager for numerous performing artists from all over the world, including Luciano Pavarotti, Boston Ballet and Rudolf Nureyev, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Moscow Circus, Astor Piazzolla, and 10 years with San Francisco Ballet. She has managed international touring Broadway productions of A Chorus Line, Evita, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, and The American Dance Machine. She currently moonlights as Stage Manager for the Music at Kohl Mansion Chamber Music series and the New Century Chamber Orchestra. MAYAAN VOSS DE BETTANCOURT (‘12) Ida. Maayan grew up in San Francisco and discovered her passion for opera at the age of 12. After graduating from CSU Long Beach in 2012, she has been performing steadily with the Lamplighters, with Pocket Opera, in plays, and in student films. She is excited to be working with Cinnabar Theater for the first time as Barbarina in the upcoming Marriage of Figaro. She currently studies with Sally Munro. This is her fifth production with the Lamplighters. RICK WILLIAMS (’78) Artistic Director. Rick has performed every G&S patter role with the Lamplighters, often multiple times. He won a Bay Area Critics Circle Award for Ko-Ko (The Mikado) and appeared as Gama in our award-winning Princess Ida. He performed Higgins (twice) in My Fair Lady and Fredrik in A Little Night Music, for each of which he was nominated for BATCC Awards. Other roles with the Lamplighters include Dick Deadeye (HMS Pinafore), Baron Zeta and Njegus (Merry Widow), Pangloss (Candide), Andy (Show Boat), Frosch (Fledermaus), Horace (Hello, Dolly!), Spettigue (Where’s Charley?), Lutz and Toni (Student Prince) and George Grossmith in Gilbert & Sullivan à la Carte. Rick is the winner of three other BATCC Awards for Best Actor in a Musical, for the title role of Man of La Mancha and twice for John Adams in 1776, all with the Willows Theatre, as well as the 2010 Arty Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama (Dodge in Buried Child, with Bay Area Stage). He has appeared with Shotgun Players, Ross Valley Players, 42nd Street Moon, West Bay Opera, Pocket Opera, Berkeley Contemporary Opera, Peninsula Civic Light Opera, Piedmont Light Opera Theater, Hayward Little Theater, Palo Alto Players, and in the Bracebridge Dinner at the Ahwahnee in Yosemite. The Lamplighters welcomed Rick as Artistic Director on March 1, 2013.
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MICHAEL WIRGLER (’79) Clarinet. Michael is a composer and an arranger, as well as conductor of the Golden Gate Park Band. He received his masters from SFSU, and is currently a music teacher with the Oakland public schools. He has two cats, loves bowling, and has two dreams: to bowl a 300 game, and to conduct an orchestra. DANIEL WOOD (’07) French Horn. Daniel graduated from UCLA in music, founded the horn quartet QUADRE in 1998 and has performed over 700 concerts with them throughout the US. He recorded, composed and produced 3 albums with the group, has lectured on the “Business of Music” at numerous conferences and institutions and was a participant in the US Classical Music Leadership Think Tank of 2005 and 2007. Daniel is a faculty member at the Community School of Music and Arts and SF Conservatory, prep division. MELISSA WORTMAN (’80) Costume Shop Manager. In addition to designing 30+ shows for the Lamplighters, Melissa has designed costumes for ACT, Circus Circus Hotels, KITKA, Abydos Theater, Dance Through Time, Marin Ballet, and numerous private clients. She is resident costume designer for Bracebridge Dinner Theater created by Ansel Adams, and held annually in the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite. Melissa is the recipient of 5 BATCC nominations, 2 BATCC awards, and 2 Drama Logue Awards. She lectured at the Fashion Institute for Design and Merchandising, consulted for the Jarvis Conservatory in Napa, designed the nationally featured PJ for Karen Neuberger’s Pajama Walks for Breast Cancer Cure, and worked in costume construction for Lucasfilm’s Return of the Jedi, Frank Zappa, Oakland Ballet, CMC and Designs, Festival Opera, SF Miniature Theater, Woodminster Summer Theater, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, I Magnin’s Holiday windows, Gumps Holiday windows, and Beach Blanket Babylon. ANNA YELIZAROVA (Debut) Orlofsky. Anna is originally from Moscow, Russia. She has appeared throughout the United States in varied roles including Carmen, Angelina, Dorabella, Dido, Prince Orlofsky, Olga, Marina, Ulrica, Mistress Quickly, La Zia Principessa, Smeton, 3rd Lady, Flora, Mother in Amahl and Hansel&Gretel, Suzuki. She has sung with the following companies: Opera in the Heights, Dicapo Opera Theatre, Natchez Music Festival, Golden Gate Opera, Center City Opera, Bay Area Summer Opera, dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, Long Island Opera, Opera Company of Brooklyn, Opera Manhattan, Martina Arroyo Foundation, New York Lyric Opera Theater, Queens Opera, and Intermezzo Opera Festival. She has been soloist in numerous concert performances, including orchestra concerts with Gateway Classical Music Society, and opera scenes at Carnegie Hall with Pacific Encore Opera. A finalist in the Opera at Florham Vocal Competition, Anna holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in voice from the Manhattan School of Music and NJCU. In Russia, she received BM in Conducting.
SAMUEL RABINOWITZ (‘13) Frank. Sam, a baritone from New York City, graduated from Haverford College with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He has also studied Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, UK. Samuel finished his Master’s at Manhattan School of Music in 2012, studying with Maitland Peters. At Manhattan School, he sang the English Ambassador in The Ghosts of Versailles, Marcello in La bohème, and Papageno in The Magic Flute. Other credits include Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and Willie Conklin in Ragtime. Since moving to San Francisco, Samuel has sung Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and the title role in Don Giovanni with Pocket Opera. ALAN ROBERTS (‘12) Chorus. Alan sang his first solo at age ten. He has been involved with multiple musical theatre troupes and performed in productions of The Mikado (his Lamplighters debut in 2012), Amahl and the Night Visitors, Three Penny Opera, Les Mamelles de Tirésias, and Princess Ida, to name a few. KATHY ROSNER-GALITZ (’12) Chorus. Kathy debuted with Lamplighters in The Sorcerer and is delighted to perform with them again. She also was in their 2013 Gala. Previously she sang 8 seasons with Sacramento Opera and other choirs before moving to the Bay Area. When not having great fun with the Lamps, she runs a commercial lending operation for Bank of the West in San Jose. RACHEL RUSH (Debut) Chorus. Rachel recently returned to the Bay Area after completing her BA in music at UC Santa Cruz. Roles with UCSC Opera included Dorabella in Mozart’s Cosí fan tutte, Jo in Mark Adamo’s Little Women, and Florence Pike in Britten’s Albert Herring under Nicole Paiement. Recently, she has performed with Volti, Opera Parallèle, and participated in the American Bach Soloists Academy. ELISABETH RUSS (Debut) Adele. Elisabeth has been described by critics “a true soubrette in voice and manner” (Opera News Online edition). She has appeared with several companies, including Opera New Jersey, Opera San Jose, and Boston Lyric Opera. Favorite roles performed include Norina in Don Pasquale, Polly in Threepenny Opera, and Cunegonde in Candide. Elisabeth received degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Boston University. LUCY SCHOENING (’74) Flute. Lucy was the principal flute for the Artea Chamber Orchestra and has performed with the San Francisco Symphony and Pocket Opera. She teaches fifth grade and is the mother of two sons. TOM SEGAL (Debut) Choreographer. Tom has performed, choreographed and directed locally, nationally and abroad. He previously directed and staged Peddling Rainbows for 42nd Street Moon and has choreographed 14 other Moon productions. He co-directed the 75th birthday tribute to Stephen Sondheim, Simply Sondheim. Other Bay Area directing and choreography credits include SF Opera, Ensemble Paralelle, Word for Word, Marin Theatre Youth Co, Berkeley Playhouse, The Rat Pack show, Theatre Artaud, Theatre Rhinoceros, Opera Frontier, Pacific
Alliance Stage, Santa Rosa Actor’s Theatre, Bracebridge Christmas show, SF University, San Jose State Theatre, Santa Rosa Jr. College, Solano Community College, Adelphi University. He is the recipient of numerous awards and was co-choreographer for SF Playhouse’s Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party, which was named “Best Play” at the 2009 NYC Fringe Festival, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Choreography. Others include 2 Dean Goodman Choice Awards, finalist in International Dance Competition of the Americas, “Outstanding Choreographer” – National Assoc. of Ballet, 3 Arty Awards. CHRIS SHUFORD (‘96) Chorus. Chris has occupied the Lamplighters stage in many productions over the last 18 seasons, many with his wife Kelly Powers - Iolanthe (Pvt. Willis), The Yeomen of the Guard (Lieutenant), HMS Pinafore (Boatswain). He has also performed roles in San Jose Lyric Theater productions: Pinafore (Cpt. Corcoran), Yeomen (Sgt. Meryll), La Vie Parisienne (Baron), Princess Ida (Arac). Chris has sung professionally with Opera Frontier (Kensington) and Opera San Jose chorus. CARL STANLEY (’81) Bass. Carl performs professionally with orchestras and theater groups throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. He first played bass with the Lamplighter’s Orchestra in the mid 1970’s. He currently serves as Orchestra Personnel Manager and Education Coordinator for the Oakland East Bay Symphony. He was an instrumental music teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District for many years. GREGORY SYKES (’93) Violin. Gregory has been studying violin and making music in the Bay Area since elementary school. He holds a Bachelor’s in Music from UC Berkeley and studied privately with Mariko Smiley, Charles Meacham and Elizabeth Gibson. He also studied voice with Erin Neff. Gregory has performed with the Berkeley, Napa, Oakland East Bay, Santa Rosa and Vallejo Symphonies and has played in the pit accompanying musical theater productions for numerous dramatic troupes, most especially the Lamplighters! Thanks for all the memories! JACOB THOMPSON (Debut) Chorus. Jacob is pleased to make his California opera debut with the Lamplighters. He received his Master of Music at Colorado State University in May, during which time he served as Apprentice Artist for two seasons with Opera Fort Collins. Past roles include Frederick in The Pirates of Penzance, Camille in The Merry Widow, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, and Peter Quint in Benjamin Britten’s Turn of the Screw. LINDSAY THOMPSON ROUSH (‘11) Rosalinde. Lindsay, originally from San Jose, California, is a lyric-coloratura soprano, who graduated in 2010 from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where she received both her BM and MM degrees in Vocal Performance on a full-merit scholarship. Lindsay performed four opera roles while at Peabody, including Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, and Adele in Die Fledermaus. She made her debut with Lamplighters in 2011 as Josephine in HMS Pinafore, Aline in The Sorcerer, and served as Elizabeth Bennett in the 59th Annual Gala, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Amazing Race Around the World in 79½ Days!
WILLIAM HARVEY (’95) Trumpet. William is currently Principal Trumpet of the Oakland East Bay Symphony, Opera San Jose and Festival Opera, and is also a member of the California Symphony. He has been Principal Trumpet of Western Opera Theater, Sub-Principal Trumpet with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the Modesto Symphony, Sarasota Opera, the Spoleto Festival and the Epic Brass Quintet. KATIA HAYATI (Debut) Chorus. Katia is thrilled to make her Lamplighters debut. Previously she has sung Grimgerde in Die Walküre with Verismo Opera, Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor with West Bay Opera, and Hebe in HMS Pinafore with Stanford Savoyards. Next she will be singing Lola in Cavalleria rusticana with Verismo. BARBARA HEROUX (‘74) Stage Director/Artistic Director Emeritus. Coming up on 40 seasons with the Lamplighters (which is astonishing as she’s only 39), Barbara has played virtually every role, from singing in the chorus to General Director and everything in between. She is delighted to direct her first Die Fledermaus, having last visited Vienna in a BATCCaward winning turn as Rosalinde in 1989, and thrilled to partner once again with Maestro Cleve, with whom she has previously directed The Magic Flute for Berkeley Opera and The Abduction from the Seraglio for Midsummer Mozart. Favorite Lamplighter roles include Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus), Josephine (HMS Pinafore), Rose Maybud and Mad Margaret (Ruddygore), Phoebe (The Yeomen of the Guard), Donna Lucia (Where’s Charley?), and the title roles in Patience and Hello, Dolly! The winner of four BATCC awards, Barbara has also performed and/or directed for Cinnabar Opera, West Bay Opera, 42nd Street Moon, Livermore Valley Opera, BBBay, DLOC and others, and has been one of the guiding forces behind at least 30 Lamplighter Galas. She spends most of her time now as Executive Director of Volti, the award-winning 20-voice professional chamber chorus specializing in leading-edge contemporary music. AMY HIMES (’12) Development Director. Amy is a Certified Fundraising Executive who has provided fundraising leadership and support for Bay Area cultural organizations for over a decade. She is also a singer and theatrical director, and holds a BA and MA in Theatre Arts from Florida State and San Jose State Universities, respectively. She lives in San Jose and enjoys taking the train to work. BRUCE HOARD (’96) Frosch. A native San Franciscan, Bruce has appeared with the Lamplighters in Trial by Jury Duty, Sleeping Beauty of Savoy, Utopia Ltd., A Song to Sing, O!, Snotville – the Operetta, and The Sorcerer. He has performed with Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre, Theatre Exchange, Hillbarn, and has toured New York and Pennsylvania with the Knickerty-Knockerty Players. Roles include Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace, The Fool in King Lear, Guldstad in Ibsen’s Love’s Comedy, The Duke in Measure for Measure, and the Awful Ugly Evil Ogre in Snow White and Rose Red. Bruce was Associate Director of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Artistic Director of Hillbarn, and once spent a season as stage manager and assistant director with Opera Barga in Italy. Among his guest directing stints were assignments at Theatre Exchange in North Hollywood and Artists Repertory Theatre of Portland. He has performed solo play readings on the Peninsula for more than 20 years and has a degree in drama from Carnegie-Mellon.
MARK HODGSON (’80) Chorus. After a short break of 18 years Mark returned to the Lamplighters in 2009’s My Fair Lady. Before that, he was seen as “the butler” in an appearance tragically cut short by a mysterious exploding staircase in Something’s Afoot in 1991. His debut was as a peer in Iolanthe. In between, Mark performed as an Ethiopian slave in Aida and a meistersinger in Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg with SF Opera, did several seasons of summer stock at Woodminster Summer Musicals, and was Artistic Director for Guys & Dolls at UC Berkeley’s Bear Stage. SARAH HUTCHISON (’01) Chorus. Sarah grew up singing for TV and radio in NYC. She is a two-time CLIO winner. A Dartmouth graduate, she also studied at the Chigiana in Siena, Italy. Roles include some -inas and -annas, and similar. As a chorister, Sarah has sung with Philharmonia Baroque, the SF Symphony Chorus, and at the Grand Teton Music festival for Donald Runnicles. She has had several church soloist jobs. Sarah loves the Lamplighters, and champagne! JUDY JACKSON MACILVAINE (’70) Costume Design. Judy participated in her first Lamplighters show as the prop mistress and costume volunteer for Die Fledermaus while a junior at Presentation High School. Soon she found herself onstage performing in the chorus and the rest is history. In the interim 44 years Judy has performed in every Gilbert & Sullivan operetta and many others. She has designed new costumes for productions of The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Ruddygore, Bittersweet, and our recent version of HMS Pinafore. Now, as the designer for this production of Fledermaus, Judy has come full circle with the company. By day, Judy teaches Apparel Design and Theater Costuming at Cañada College and is pleased to have some of her students assisting on this show. LAURIEN JONES (‘90) Violin II. Laurien has performed with Diablo Ballet, Pocket Opera, Western Opera, Masterworks Chorale, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and California Symphony. She is a chamber musician and soloist. KATHRYN JUNEAU (’87) Viola. Katy received her BM from the SF Conservatory of Music. She enjoys playing with a myriad of music groups in the Bay Area including orchestra, chamber music, music theatre and opera. Katy comes from a family tradition of music and Gilbert & Sullivan. In 2011, the tradition was extended as her daughter played flute for a G&S production in Sacramento, and her son joined the Lamplighters chorus. JOANNE KAY (’07) Operations Manager. Joanne has degrees from Glasgow and Paisley Universities, currently studies as a master of makeup at Blush School of Makeup in SF and moonlights as a freelance graphic designer and FX makeup artist with her new venture, Pretty Bloody Creepy. MAYA KHERANI (Debut) Adele. Maya completed her Masters in Vocal Performance from the SF Conservatory of Music in 2012. She will be making her Houston Grand Opera (HGOco) debut in the role of Meera in the world premiere River of Light in March and will be a Bonfils-Stanton Young Artist at Central City Opera in the summer. Favorite roles include Despina (Cosí fan tutte), Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Eurydice (Orfée aux enfers), Marie (La fille du régiment), Poppea (Agrippina), Monica
(The Medium), and Nuria in Opera Parallèle’s production of Golijov’s Ainadamar. An active proponent of both early and contemporary music, Maya has premiered several works, including Neil Rolnick’s Anosmia, released by Innova Records, and Dante de Silva’s “graphic opera” Gesualdo, Prince of Madness. As a passionate Baroque performer, she has been featured with the American Bach Soloists, the San Francisco Bach Choir, the Amherst Early Music Festival, and the American Handel Society Festival. Recently, Maya won the Kalvelage award at West Bay Opera’s Holt Competition, was a Regional Finalist in the Classical Singer Competition, received the Barlow Award at the SF Bay Area NATS competition, where she also won first place in both the Professional Art Song and Aria categories, and won the Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (district level). DAVID KIRBY (‘98) Makeup. David paints faces for several theatre and opera companies throughout the Bay Area. He also finally admits that he’s a tenor, but is under treatment for it. During the day, he sells whoopee cushions. ALICE KO (’11) Chorus. Alice first joined the Lamplighters in Trial by Jury and is an active performer in the Bay Area. She is also a pianist, teacher, actor, model, indoor rock climber, and avid yin yoga practitioner. Alice is a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists. MARK KRATZ (Debut) Alfred. Mark recently featured as Alfredo in La Traviata (Juneau Lyric Opera) and as astronaut Alan Shepard in Apollo 14: A Space Opera (International Opera Institute) written by Bay Area composer David Meckler. He played St. Nicolas in Britten’s St. Nicolas Cantata (Chorale Society of Northeastern PA), Don Jose in Carmen (Cinnabar Theater) and was tenor soloist for the Kennedy Center’s National Messiah Sing-A-Long with the National Opera Orchestra. Roles include Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni (Cinnabar, Pocket Opera), Flavio in Norma (Pocket Opera), The Beast in Beauty and the Beast (Capital Playhouse, Juneau Lyric Opera), Tamino in Die Zauberflöte (Tri-Cities Opera, Juneau Opera to Go!), Yamadori in Madame Butterfly (TriCities), Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor (Tri-Cities). Other performances include Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (Northeast Philharmonic), Britten’s Serenade for tenor and horn (Eastman School of Music), Schubert’s Mass in E-flat (Eastman-Rochester Chorale), Bach’s Magnificat (Binghamton University), and Mendelssohn’s Die Erste Waldpurgisnacht (Binghamton University). EVE KUMMER-LANDAU (’13) Production Intern. Eve is a Sophomore and potential Theater and Music Studies student at Oberlin College in Ohio. This is her first production with Lamplighters Music Theatre. She has participated in three Oberlin productions thus far: Into the Woods (Little Red Riding Hood), The Language Archive (Alta), and Dead Man’s Cellphone (Mrs. Gottlieb). JEREMIAH LEE (‘13) Chorus. Jeremiah is pleased to be in his second Lamplighters production! Past performances have included Mountararat (Iolanthe), Samuel (The Pirates of Penzance), and Old Adam (Ruddygore), along with some stints in the choruses of Princess Ida, HMS Pinafore, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Future performances include the lead role in I Haven’t Yet Auditioned.
MARTIN LEWIS (‘88) Eisenstein. Martin is honored to return to the Lamplighters after a 25-year hiatus, having previously appeared with the company in The Gondoliers, Patience, Princess Ida, and the title role in Where’s Charley. A frequent performer of both opera and musical theater, Martin has sung a variety of lyric baritone roles including Count Almaviva, Belcore, Dandini, Escamillo, Figaro, Guglielmo, Malatesta, Papageno, and Valentin with opera companies throughout the Bay Area. Favorite musical theater roles include Billy in Anything Goes at PCPA TheaterFest, The Padre in The Man of LaMancha at The Willows Theatre, and Ravenal in Show Boat at Foothill Music Theater. For five years, Martin was a member of the First National Company of The Phantom of the Opera, performing 12 different roles in over 700 performances. A Wisconsin native, he holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin, The Boston Conservatory, and UC-Berkeley, and apprenticed with Des Moines Metro Opera, Chautauqua Opera, and Santa Fe Opera. PHIL LOWERY (’94) Stage Manager. Phil was a reputable character until he fell in with the wrong crowd and started directing theatre, opera and operetta. Phil holds a BA with Honors in Music & Theatre from Lewis & Clark College, and an MA in Dramatic Art from UC Berkeley. In 1991 he co-founded Berkeley Contemporary Opera and served as its Artistic Director for three years and eight productions. He has since directed for Berkeley Opera, Pocket Opera, North Bay Opera, the Altarena Playhouse, Dreamweavers and the Drama Mamas. For the Lamplighters, Phil directed La Perichole, A Little Night Music and Candide, performed the role of King Gama in Princess Ida, and has been a proud member of the chorus in a half-dozen G&S shows and galas. Phil lives happily in Oakland with his beloved Kelcey and their four beloved cats. DAVID SCOTT MARLEY (Debut) Writer. Since 1994, David has been acclaimed by both audiences and critics for a series of English-language adaptations of operas and operettas, including Beatrice and Benedick, Bat out of Hell, The Riot Grrrl on Mars, Daughter of the Cabinet, Stories by Hoffmann, Carmen, The Girl of the Golden West, and The Manga Flute. Scott began writing words and lyrics for musical theater in the early 1980s in Los Angeles, where for many years he was a member of the Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. Whether he is presenting an unfamiliar work or showing a familiar one in a new light, David’s goal is always the same, to find the spirit and vigor that the work had for its first audiences and convey these same qualities to audiences today. The San Francisco Chronicle has praised his “zippy gift for wordplay, with rhymes of Gilbertian intricacy and splendidly unpredictable turns of phrase.” His current projects include The Golden Slipper (an opera adaptation based on the eighth-century Chinese version of the Cinderella fairy tale) and a spoken play based on Jonathan Fast’s novel The Jade Stalk. AMBER MARSH (’13) Chorus. Amber began her private vocal training at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. She was a featured soloist on Engelbert Humperdinck’s Great Hits album in the song Jerusalem. She recently completed an internship at the Los Angeles Opera. She is now attending The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying vocal performance under Daniel Mobbs. JENNIFER MITCHELL (Debut) Ida. Jennifer is thrilled to make her Lamplighters debut in this production! Most recently, she has sung Annina (La Traviata) with Livermore Valley Opera, the Novice (Suor Angelica) with Opera San José, Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro) and Chloé (Daphnis
et Chloé). She also performs the role of Lucy (The Billy Goat’s Gruff) with OSJ Outreach. Jennifer has sung with the OSJ Chorus since 2011. Upcoming performances include Kathy (Company) at Los Altos Stage Company and Featured Ensemble (Evita) at Broadway by the Bay. LIZZIE MOSS (‘11) Chorus. This is Lizzie’s fifth time on the Lamplighters stage, having most recently been seen as Anna in Upside-Downton Abbey. Lizzie made her Lamplighters debut as chorus and dance captain in The Gondoliers and also appeared in the 60th Anniversary Gala. Lizzie is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy where she studied at both the Hollywood and New York City campuses. JASON NALL (’05) Production Manager. Jason is a freelance production and AEA stage manager, who previously worked as PM on The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe, and The Mikado with the Lamplighters. He has also served as production manager for North Coast Repertory Theatre, The Cutting Ball Theatre, Crowded Fire Theatre Company, and Boxcar Theatre. As stage manager, he has worked for San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program, North Coast Rep, The Magic Theatre, Kansas City Lyric Opera and Opera Memphis. Originally from Claremont, CA, he has a BA in Criminology from UC Irvine. WILLIAM NEELY (‘78) Falke. Bill has performed with many groups in the Bay Area such as Cinnabar, Berkeley, Livermore, West Bay, North Bay and Pocket Operas and Santa Rosa Players, in such roles as Voltaire/Pangloss (Candide), Scarpia (Tosca), Count Almaviva (Marriage of Figaro), John Sorel (Menotti’s The Consul), Jack Rance (Girl of the Golden West), Sharpless (Madama Butterfly), Escamillo (Carmen), Papageno (The Magic Flute), Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), The Forester (Cunning Little Vixen), Ford (Falstaff), Dr. Malatesta (Don Pasquale), Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), and Petruchio (Kiss Me Kate) and the title roles in Sweeney Todd, Man of La Mancha, and Don Giovanni. With the Lamplighters, he has sung most of the baritone roles in the Gilbert & Sullivan repertoire, as well as Danilo in The Merry Widow and Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music. He has sung with SF Choral Society (Israel in Egypt), SF Bach Choir (Messiah, St. Matthew Passion), Bay Area Lutheran Chorale (B Minor Mass), and the Valley Choral Society (The Creation). He holds a Masters in Music from U. of Colorado and teaches at Santa Rosa Junior College. He recently joined the online faculty at Udemy.com, where he teaches his course, Adventures in Classical Music. LYNN OAKLEY (’80) Violin I. Lynn was a 20-year member of the Marin Symphony, and continues to play throughout the Bay Area with Villa String Quartet and various music organizations. She and her husband Roy are founders of the Villa Sinfonia Foundation, which presented the Governor’s Award at the 2001 Grammy Awards and performed at Carnegie Hall in 2002. YASUSHI OGURA (’09) Violin. Yasushi is concertmaster of the Napa Valley Symphony and Pocket Opera. He often performs for Broadway shows in SF and acts as guest concertmaster with various regional orchestras. He was also concertmaster/soloist with Diablo Ballet. He is frequently called to record film soundtracks at Skywalker Studios and other recording venues. Yasushi has been working as head coach of the Napa Valley
Youth Symphony since its inception and is a tireless educator, teaching numerous private students. KURT PATZNER (’77) Trombone. Originally from Palm Springs, Kurt has performed with every major orchestra in the Bay Area, is currently a member of the Santa Rosa, Berkeley, and Marin Symphonies, and is on the faculty at The College Preparatory School in Oakland. He has a wife and three sons, all of whom are musicians. NORMAN PECK (’77) Timpani/Percussion. Along with playing for the Lamplighters, Norman currently holds the Principal Percussion Chair with the Santa Cruz County Symphony and West Bay Opera. He plays jazz with a big band every Tuesday night when he isn’t working, teaches a large class of private students, and provides instrumental contracting services to a variety of clients. When he’s not working, Norman is passionately fond of science fiction, cooking and his cats Alex and Kesa. BAKER A. PEEPLES (’75) Resident Music Director. Baker has sung almost all the Gilbert & Sullivan tenor leads, as well as Eisenstein/Alfred (Fledermaus), Tassilo (Countess Maritza), Paris (La belle Helene), Karl Franz (Student Prince), and the Defendant in our KQED Trial by Jury. Baker has conducted every Gala since 1986, as well as hundreds of performances of G&S and other operettas and musicals. He sang onstage with SF Ballet in Balanchine’s Liebeslieder Walzer. A favorite of Pocket Opera audiences, he has also appeared with numerous other Bay Area groups. Baker was voted best male singer in the 1995 and 1997 International G&S Festivals for his portrayals of Hilarion and Alexis. He and his wife Ellen Kerrigan oversee the SF Opera Guild’s Opera a la Carte program, which takes live opera to 130 Bay Area schools. He is music director for the Lamplighters/SF Conservatory G&S scenes program, and maintains an active voice studio in San Francisco. TIMOTHY PICKETT (’13) Chorus. This is Timothy’s third performance with the Lamplighters. He recently played Seth and Shem in the Contra Costa Civic Theatre production of Children of Eden. His repertoire spans classical, operetta, and musical theatre. He would like to dedicate this performance to his very loving and supportive family. KELCEY JAY POE (’01) Chorus. Kelcey is thrilled to be back with the Lamplighters for Die Fledermaus! She has recently been seen performing in West Edge Opera’s West Coast Premier of Daron Hagen’s Vera of Las Vegas, as well as choreographing Jan Brown’s production of Little Women, the Musical at Masquers Playhouse. Kelcey thanks her wonderful husband, Phil Lowery, for getting her into all this, as well as our four cats for letting her use them for stress-relief! KELLY POWERS (’01)Chorus. Kelly spent many contented years with UC Berkeley’s Alumni Chorus before discovering she could walk and sing at the same time. With the Lamplighters she has performed chorus or compramario roles in nearly all of the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas, and has enjoyed featured roles in The Merry Widow (Sylvianne) and My Fair Lady (Mrs. Pearce). The annual Lamplighter Gala is her favorite thing ever, wherein she has been privileged to impersonate many zany characters, including “Annie Oakley,” and “Buffy the Vampire Lawyer.”
(The Medium), and Nuria in Opera Parallèle’s production of Golijov’s Ainadamar. An active proponent of both early and contemporary music, Maya has premiered several works, including Neil Rolnick’s Anosmia, released by Innova Records, and Dante de Silva’s “graphic opera” Gesualdo, Prince of Madness. As a passionate Baroque performer, she has been featured with the American Bach Soloists, the San Francisco Bach Choir, the Amherst Early Music Festival, and the American Handel Society Festival. Recently, Maya won the Kalvelage award at West Bay Opera’s Holt Competition, was a Regional Finalist in the Classical Singer Competition, received the Barlow Award at the SF Bay Area NATS competition, where she also won first place in both the Professional Art Song and Aria categories, and won the Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (district level). DAVID KIRBY (‘98) Makeup. David paints faces for several theatre and opera companies throughout the Bay Area. He also finally admits that he’s a tenor, but is under treatment for it. During the day, he sells whoopee cushions. ALICE KO (’11) Chorus. Alice first joined the Lamplighters in Trial by Jury and is an active performer in the Bay Area. She is also a pianist, teacher, actor, model, indoor rock climber, and avid yin yoga practitioner. Alice is a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists. MARK KRATZ (Debut) Alfred. Mark recently featured as Alfredo in La Traviata (Juneau Lyric Opera) and as astronaut Alan Shepard in Apollo 14: A Space Opera (International Opera Institute) written by Bay Area composer David Meckler. He played St. Nicolas in Britten’s St. Nicolas Cantata (Chorale Society of Northeastern PA), Don Jose in Carmen (Cinnabar Theater) and was tenor soloist for the Kennedy Center’s National Messiah Sing-A-Long with the National Opera Orchestra. Roles include Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni (Cinnabar, Pocket Opera), Flavio in Norma (Pocket Opera), The Beast in Beauty and the Beast (Capital Playhouse, Juneau Lyric Opera), Tamino in Die Zauberflöte (Tri-Cities Opera, Juneau Opera to Go!), Yamadori in Madame Butterfly (TriCities), Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor (Tri-Cities). Other performances include Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (Northeast Philharmonic), Britten’s Serenade for tenor and horn (Eastman School of Music), Schubert’s Mass in E-flat (Eastman-Rochester Chorale), Bach’s Magnificat (Binghamton University), and Mendelssohn’s Die Erste Waldpurgisnacht (Binghamton University). EVE KUMMER-LANDAU (’13) Production Intern. Eve is a Sophomore and potential Theater and Music Studies student at Oberlin College in Ohio. This is her first production with Lamplighters Music Theatre. She has participated in three Oberlin productions thus far: Into the Woods (Little Red Riding Hood), The Language Archive (Alta), and Dead Man’s Cellphone (Mrs. Gottlieb). JEREMIAH LEE (‘13) Chorus. Jeremiah is pleased to be in his second Lamplighters production! Past performances have included Mountararat (Iolanthe), Samuel (The Pirates of Penzance), and Old Adam (Ruddygore), along with some stints in the choruses of Princess Ida, HMS Pinafore, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Future performances include the lead role in I Haven’t Yet Auditioned.
MARTIN LEWIS (‘88) Eisenstein. Martin is honored to return to the Lamplighters after a 25-year hiatus, having previously appeared with the company in The Gondoliers, Patience, Princess Ida, and the title role in Where’s Charley. A frequent performer of both opera and musical theater, Martin has sung a variety of lyric baritone roles including Count Almaviva, Belcore, Dandini, Escamillo, Figaro, Guglielmo, Malatesta, Papageno, and Valentin with opera companies throughout the Bay Area. Favorite musical theater roles include Billy in Anything Goes at PCPA TheaterFest, The Padre in The Man of LaMancha at The Willows Theatre, and Ravenal in Show Boat at Foothill Music Theater. For five years, Martin was a member of the First National Company of The Phantom of the Opera, performing 12 different roles in over 700 performances. A Wisconsin native, he holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin, The Boston Conservatory, and UC-Berkeley, and apprenticed with Des Moines Metro Opera, Chautauqua Opera, and Santa Fe Opera. PHIL LOWERY (’94) Stage Manager. Phil was a reputable character until he fell in with the wrong crowd and started directing theatre, opera and operetta. Phil holds a BA with Honors in Music & Theatre from Lewis & Clark College, and an MA in Dramatic Art from UC Berkeley. In 1991 he co-founded Berkeley Contemporary Opera and served as its Artistic Director for three years and eight productions. He has since directed for Berkeley Opera, Pocket Opera, North Bay Opera, the Altarena Playhouse, Dreamweavers and the Drama Mamas. For the Lamplighters, Phil directed La Perichole, A Little Night Music and Candide, performed the role of King Gama in Princess Ida, and has been a proud member of the chorus in a half-dozen G&S shows and galas. Phil lives happily in Oakland with his beloved Kelcey and their four beloved cats. DAVID SCOTT MARLEY (Debut) Writer. Since 1994, David has been acclaimed by both audiences and critics for a series of English-language adaptations of operas and operettas, including Beatrice and Benedick, Bat out of Hell, The Riot Grrrl on Mars, Daughter of the Cabinet, Stories by Hoffmann, Carmen, The Girl of the Golden West, and The Manga Flute. Scott began writing words and lyrics for musical theater in the early 1980s in Los Angeles, where for many years he was a member of the Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. Whether he is presenting an unfamiliar work or showing a familiar one in a new light, David’s goal is always the same, to find the spirit and vigor that the work had for its first audiences and convey these same qualities to audiences today. The San Francisco Chronicle has praised his “zippy gift for wordplay, with rhymes of Gilbertian intricacy and splendidly unpredictable turns of phrase.” His current projects include The Golden Slipper (an opera adaptation based on the eighth-century Chinese version of the Cinderella fairy tale) and a spoken play based on Jonathan Fast’s novel The Jade Stalk. AMBER MARSH (’13) Chorus. Amber began her private vocal training at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. She was a featured soloist on Engelbert Humperdinck’s Great Hits album in the song Jerusalem. She recently completed an internship at the Los Angeles Opera. She is now attending The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying vocal performance under Daniel Mobbs. JENNIFER MITCHELL (Debut) Ida. Jennifer is thrilled to make her Lamplighters debut in this production! Most recently, she has sung Annina (La Traviata) with Livermore Valley Opera, the Novice (Suor Angelica) with Opera San José, Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro) and Chloé (Daphnis
et Chloé). She also performs the role of Lucy (The Billy Goat’s Gruff) with OSJ Outreach. Jennifer has sung with the OSJ Chorus since 2011. Upcoming performances include Kathy (Company) at Los Altos Stage Company and Featured Ensemble (Evita) at Broadway by the Bay. LIZZIE MOSS (‘11) Chorus. This is Lizzie’s fifth time on the Lamplighters stage, having most recently been seen as Anna in Upside-Downton Abbey. Lizzie made her Lamplighters debut as chorus and dance captain in The Gondoliers and also appeared in the 60th Anniversary Gala. Lizzie is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy where she studied at both the Hollywood and New York City campuses. JASON NALL (’05) Production Manager. Jason is a freelance production and AEA stage manager, who previously worked as PM on The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe, and The Mikado with the Lamplighters. He has also served as production manager for North Coast Repertory Theatre, The Cutting Ball Theatre, Crowded Fire Theatre Company, and Boxcar Theatre. As stage manager, he has worked for San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program, North Coast Rep, The Magic Theatre, Kansas City Lyric Opera and Opera Memphis. Originally from Claremont, CA, he has a BA in Criminology from UC Irvine. WILLIAM NEELY (‘78) Falke. Bill has performed with many groups in the Bay Area such as Cinnabar, Berkeley, Livermore, West Bay, North Bay and Pocket Operas and Santa Rosa Players, in such roles as Voltaire/Pangloss (Candide), Scarpia (Tosca), Count Almaviva (Marriage of Figaro), John Sorel (Menotti’s The Consul), Jack Rance (Girl of the Golden West), Sharpless (Madama Butterfly), Escamillo (Carmen), Papageno (The Magic Flute), Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), The Forester (Cunning Little Vixen), Ford (Falstaff), Dr. Malatesta (Don Pasquale), Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), and Petruchio (Kiss Me Kate) and the title roles in Sweeney Todd, Man of La Mancha, and Don Giovanni. With the Lamplighters, he has sung most of the baritone roles in the Gilbert & Sullivan repertoire, as well as Danilo in The Merry Widow and Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music. He has sung with SF Choral Society (Israel in Egypt), SF Bach Choir (Messiah, St. Matthew Passion), Bay Area Lutheran Chorale (B Minor Mass), and the Valley Choral Society (The Creation). He holds a Masters in Music from U. of Colorado and teaches at Santa Rosa Junior College. He recently joined the online faculty at Udemy.com, where he teaches his course, Adventures in Classical Music. LYNN OAKLEY (’80) Violin I. Lynn was a 20-year member of the Marin Symphony, and continues to play throughout the Bay Area with Villa String Quartet and various music organizations. She and her husband Roy are founders of the Villa Sinfonia Foundation, which presented the Governor’s Award at the 2001 Grammy Awards and performed at Carnegie Hall in 2002. YASUSHI OGURA (’09) Violin. Yasushi is concertmaster of the Napa Valley Symphony and Pocket Opera. He often performs for Broadway shows in SF and acts as guest concertmaster with various regional orchestras. He was also concertmaster/soloist with Diablo Ballet. He is frequently called to record film soundtracks at Skywalker Studios and other recording venues. Yasushi has been working as head coach of the Napa Valley
Youth Symphony since its inception and is a tireless educator, teaching numerous private students. KURT PATZNER (’77) Trombone. Originally from Palm Springs, Kurt has performed with every major orchestra in the Bay Area, is currently a member of the Santa Rosa, Berkeley, and Marin Symphonies, and is on the faculty at The College Preparatory School in Oakland. He has a wife and three sons, all of whom are musicians. NORMAN PECK (’77) Timpani/Percussion. Along with playing for the Lamplighters, Norman currently holds the Principal Percussion Chair with the Santa Cruz County Symphony and West Bay Opera. He plays jazz with a big band every Tuesday night when he isn’t working, teaches a large class of private students, and provides instrumental contracting services to a variety of clients. When he’s not working, Norman is passionately fond of science fiction, cooking and his cats Alex and Kesa. BAKER A. PEEPLES (’75) Resident Music Director. Baker has sung almost all the Gilbert & Sullivan tenor leads, as well as Eisenstein/Alfred (Fledermaus), Tassilo (Countess Maritza), Paris (La belle Helene), Karl Franz (Student Prince), and the Defendant in our KQED Trial by Jury. Baker has conducted every Gala since 1986, as well as hundreds of performances of G&S and other operettas and musicals. He sang onstage with SF Ballet in Balanchine’s Liebeslieder Walzer. A favorite of Pocket Opera audiences, he has also appeared with numerous other Bay Area groups. Baker was voted best male singer in the 1995 and 1997 International G&S Festivals for his portrayals of Hilarion and Alexis. He and his wife Ellen Kerrigan oversee the SF Opera Guild’s Opera a la Carte program, which takes live opera to 130 Bay Area schools. He is music director for the Lamplighters/SF Conservatory G&S scenes program, and maintains an active voice studio in San Francisco. TIMOTHY PICKETT (’13) Chorus. This is Timothy’s third performance with the Lamplighters. He recently played Seth and Shem in the Contra Costa Civic Theatre production of Children of Eden. His repertoire spans classical, operetta, and musical theatre. He would like to dedicate this performance to his very loving and supportive family. KELCEY JAY POE (’01) Chorus. Kelcey is thrilled to be back with the Lamplighters for Die Fledermaus! She has recently been seen performing in West Edge Opera’s West Coast Premier of Daron Hagen’s Vera of Las Vegas, as well as choreographing Jan Brown’s production of Little Women, the Musical at Masquers Playhouse. Kelcey thanks her wonderful husband, Phil Lowery, for getting her into all this, as well as our four cats for letting her use them for stress-relief! KELLY POWERS (’01)Chorus. Kelly spent many contented years with UC Berkeley’s Alumni Chorus before discovering she could walk and sing at the same time. With the Lamplighters she has performed chorus or compramario roles in nearly all of the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas, and has enjoyed featured roles in The Merry Widow (Sylvianne) and My Fair Lady (Mrs. Pearce). The annual Lamplighter Gala is her favorite thing ever, wherein she has been privileged to impersonate many zany characters, including “Annie Oakley,” and “Buffy the Vampire Lawyer.”
SAMUEL RABINOWITZ (‘13) Frank. Sam, a baritone from New York City, graduated from Haverford College with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He has also studied Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, UK. Samuel finished his Master’s at Manhattan School of Music in 2012, studying with Maitland Peters. At Manhattan School, he sang the English Ambassador in The Ghosts of Versailles, Marcello in La bohème, and Papageno in The Magic Flute. Other credits include Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and Willie Conklin in Ragtime. Since moving to San Francisco, Samuel has sung Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and the title role in Don Giovanni with Pocket Opera. ALAN ROBERTS (‘12) Chorus. Alan sang his first solo at age ten. He has been involved with multiple musical theatre troupes and performed in productions of The Mikado (his Lamplighters debut in 2012), Amahl and the Night Visitors, Three Penny Opera, Les Mamelles de Tirésias, and Princess Ida, to name a few. KATHY ROSNER-GALITZ (’12) Chorus. Kathy debuted with Lamplighters in The Sorcerer and is delighted to perform with them again. She also was in their 2013 Gala. Previously she sang 8 seasons with Sacramento Opera and other choirs before moving to the Bay Area. When not having great fun with the Lamps, she runs a commercial lending operation for Bank of the West in San Jose. RACHEL RUSH (Debut) Chorus. Rachel recently returned to the Bay Area after completing her BA in music at UC Santa Cruz. Roles with UCSC Opera included Dorabella in Mozart’s Cosí fan tutte, Jo in Mark Adamo’s Little Women, and Florence Pike in Britten’s Albert Herring under Nicole Paiement. Recently, she has performed with Volti, Opera Parallèle, and participated in the American Bach Soloists Academy. ELISABETH RUSS (Debut) Adele. Elisabeth has been described by critics “a true soubrette in voice and manner” (Opera News Online edition). She has appeared with several companies, including Opera New Jersey, Opera San Jose, and Boston Lyric Opera. Favorite roles performed include Norina in Don Pasquale, Polly in Threepenny Opera, and Cunegonde in Candide. Elisabeth received degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Boston University. LUCY SCHOENING (’74) Flute. Lucy was the principal flute for the Artea Chamber Orchestra and has performed with the San Francisco Symphony and Pocket Opera. She teaches fifth grade and is the mother of two sons. TOM SEGAL (Debut) Choreographer. Tom has performed, choreographed and directed locally, nationally and abroad. He previously directed and staged Peddling Rainbows for 42nd Street Moon and has choreographed 14 other Moon productions. He co-directed the 75th birthday tribute to Stephen Sondheim, Simply Sondheim. Other Bay Area directing and choreography credits include SF Opera, Ensemble Paralelle, Word for Word, Marin Theatre Youth Co, Berkeley Playhouse, The Rat Pack show, Theatre Artaud, Theatre Rhinoceros, Opera Frontier, Pacific
Alliance Stage, Santa Rosa Actor’s Theatre, Bracebridge Christmas show, SF University, San Jose State Theatre, Santa Rosa Jr. College, Solano Community College, Adelphi University. He is the recipient of numerous awards and was co-choreographer for SF Playhouse’s Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party, which was named “Best Play” at the 2009 NYC Fringe Festival, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Choreography. Others include 2 Dean Goodman Choice Awards, finalist in International Dance Competition of the Americas, “Outstanding Choreographer” – National Assoc. of Ballet, 3 Arty Awards. CHRIS SHUFORD (‘96) Chorus. Chris has occupied the Lamplighters stage in many productions over the last 18 seasons, many with his wife Kelly Powers - Iolanthe (Pvt. Willis), The Yeomen of the Guard (Lieutenant), HMS Pinafore (Boatswain). He has also performed roles in San Jose Lyric Theater productions: Pinafore (Cpt. Corcoran), Yeomen (Sgt. Meryll), La Vie Parisienne (Baron), Princess Ida (Arac). Chris has sung professionally with Opera Frontier (Kensington) and Opera San Jose chorus. CARL STANLEY (’81) Bass. Carl performs professionally with orchestras and theater groups throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. He first played bass with the Lamplighter’s Orchestra in the mid 1970’s. He currently serves as Orchestra Personnel Manager and Education Coordinator for the Oakland East Bay Symphony. He was an instrumental music teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District for many years. GREGORY SYKES (’93) Violin. Gregory has been studying violin and making music in the Bay Area since elementary school. He holds a Bachelor’s in Music from UC Berkeley and studied privately with Mariko Smiley, Charles Meacham and Elizabeth Gibson. He also studied voice with Erin Neff. Gregory has performed with the Berkeley, Napa, Oakland East Bay, Santa Rosa and Vallejo Symphonies and has played in the pit accompanying musical theater productions for numerous dramatic troupes, most especially the Lamplighters! Thanks for all the memories! JACOB THOMPSON (Debut) Chorus. Jacob is pleased to make his California opera debut with the Lamplighters. He received his Master of Music at Colorado State University in May, during which time he served as Apprentice Artist for two seasons with Opera Fort Collins. Past roles include Frederick in The Pirates of Penzance, Camille in The Merry Widow, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, and Peter Quint in Benjamin Britten’s Turn of the Screw. LINDSAY THOMPSON ROUSH (‘11) Rosalinde. Lindsay, originally from San Jose, California, is a lyric-coloratura soprano, who graduated in 2010 from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where she received both her BM and MM degrees in Vocal Performance on a full-merit scholarship. Lindsay performed four opera roles while at Peabody, including Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, and Adele in Die Fledermaus. She made her debut with Lamplighters in 2011 as Josephine in HMS Pinafore, Aline in The Sorcerer, and served as Elizabeth Bennett in the 59th Annual Gala, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Amazing Race Around the World in 79½ Days!
WILLIAM HARVEY (’95) Trumpet. William is currently Principal Trumpet of the Oakland East Bay Symphony, Opera San Jose and Festival Opera, and is also a member of the California Symphony. He has been Principal Trumpet of Western Opera Theater, Sub-Principal Trumpet with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the Modesto Symphony, Sarasota Opera, the Spoleto Festival and the Epic Brass Quintet. KATIA HAYATI (Debut) Chorus. Katia is thrilled to make her Lamplighters debut. Previously she has sung Grimgerde in Die Walküre with Verismo Opera, Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor with West Bay Opera, and Hebe in HMS Pinafore with Stanford Savoyards. Next she will be singing Lola in Cavalleria rusticana with Verismo. BARBARA HEROUX (‘74) Stage Director/Artistic Director Emeritus. Coming up on 40 seasons with the Lamplighters (which is astonishing as she’s only 39), Barbara has played virtually every role, from singing in the chorus to General Director and everything in between. She is delighted to direct her first Die Fledermaus, having last visited Vienna in a BATCCaward winning turn as Rosalinde in 1989, and thrilled to partner once again with Maestro Cleve, with whom she has previously directed The Magic Flute for Berkeley Opera and The Abduction from the Seraglio for Midsummer Mozart. Favorite Lamplighter roles include Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus), Josephine (HMS Pinafore), Rose Maybud and Mad Margaret (Ruddygore), Phoebe (The Yeomen of the Guard), Donna Lucia (Where’s Charley?), and the title roles in Patience and Hello, Dolly! The winner of four BATCC awards, Barbara has also performed and/or directed for Cinnabar Opera, West Bay Opera, 42nd Street Moon, Livermore Valley Opera, BBBay, DLOC and others, and has been one of the guiding forces behind at least 30 Lamplighter Galas. She spends most of her time now as Executive Director of Volti, the award-winning 20-voice professional chamber chorus specializing in leading-edge contemporary music. AMY HIMES (’12) Development Director. Amy is a Certified Fundraising Executive who has provided fundraising leadership and support for Bay Area cultural organizations for over a decade. She is also a singer and theatrical director, and holds a BA and MA in Theatre Arts from Florida State and San Jose State Universities, respectively. She lives in San Jose and enjoys taking the train to work. BRUCE HOARD (’96) Frosch. A native San Franciscan, Bruce has appeared with the Lamplighters in Trial by Jury Duty, Sleeping Beauty of Savoy, Utopia Ltd., A Song to Sing, O!, Snotville – the Operetta, and The Sorcerer. He has performed with Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre, Theatre Exchange, Hillbarn, and has toured New York and Pennsylvania with the Knickerty-Knockerty Players. Roles include Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace, The Fool in King Lear, Guldstad in Ibsen’s Love’s Comedy, The Duke in Measure for Measure, and the Awful Ugly Evil Ogre in Snow White and Rose Red. Bruce was Associate Director of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Artistic Director of Hillbarn, and once spent a season as stage manager and assistant director with Opera Barga in Italy. Among his guest directing stints were assignments at Theatre Exchange in North Hollywood and Artists Repertory Theatre of Portland. He has performed solo play readings on the Peninsula for more than 20 years and has a degree in drama from Carnegie-Mellon.
MARK HODGSON (’80) Chorus. After a short break of 18 years Mark returned to the Lamplighters in 2009’s My Fair Lady. Before that, he was seen as “the butler” in an appearance tragically cut short by a mysterious exploding staircase in Something’s Afoot in 1991. His debut was as a peer in Iolanthe. In between, Mark performed as an Ethiopian slave in Aida and a meistersinger in Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg with SF Opera, did several seasons of summer stock at Woodminster Summer Musicals, and was Artistic Director for Guys & Dolls at UC Berkeley’s Bear Stage. SARAH HUTCHISON (’01) Chorus. Sarah grew up singing for TV and radio in NYC. She is a two-time CLIO winner. A Dartmouth graduate, she also studied at the Chigiana in Siena, Italy. Roles include some -inas and -annas, and similar. As a chorister, Sarah has sung with Philharmonia Baroque, the SF Symphony Chorus, and at the Grand Teton Music festival for Donald Runnicles. She has had several church soloist jobs. Sarah loves the Lamplighters, and champagne! JUDY JACKSON MACILVAINE (’70) Costume Design. Judy participated in her first Lamplighters show as the prop mistress and costume volunteer for Die Fledermaus while a junior at Presentation High School. Soon she found herself onstage performing in the chorus and the rest is history. In the interim 44 years Judy has performed in every Gilbert & Sullivan operetta and many others. She has designed new costumes for productions of The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Ruddygore, Bittersweet, and our recent version of HMS Pinafore. Now, as the designer for this production of Fledermaus, Judy has come full circle with the company. By day, Judy teaches Apparel Design and Theater Costuming at Cañada College and is pleased to have some of her students assisting on this show. LAURIEN JONES (‘90) Violin II. Laurien has performed with Diablo Ballet, Pocket Opera, Western Opera, Masterworks Chorale, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and California Symphony. She is a chamber musician and soloist. KATHRYN JUNEAU (’87) Viola. Katy received her BM from the SF Conservatory of Music. She enjoys playing with a myriad of music groups in the Bay Area including orchestra, chamber music, music theatre and opera. Katy comes from a family tradition of music and Gilbert & Sullivan. In 2011, the tradition was extended as her daughter played flute for a G&S production in Sacramento, and her son joined the Lamplighters chorus. JOANNE KAY (’07) Operations Manager. Joanne has degrees from Glasgow and Paisley Universities, currently studies as a master of makeup at Blush School of Makeup in SF and moonlights as a freelance graphic designer and FX makeup artist with her new venture, Pretty Bloody Creepy. MAYA KHERANI (Debut) Adele. Maya completed her Masters in Vocal Performance from the SF Conservatory of Music in 2012. She will be making her Houston Grand Opera (HGOco) debut in the role of Meera in the world premiere River of Light in March and will be a Bonfils-Stanton Young Artist at Central City Opera in the summer. Favorite roles include Despina (Cosí fan tutte), Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Eurydice (Orfée aux enfers), Marie (La fille du régiment), Poppea (Agrippina), Monica
the International Festival Mozartiana in Moscow and Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony with the National Philharmonic of Russia. George has conducted a wide range of other operas, including Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Verdi’s Don Carlo, La Traviata and Rigoletto, Puccini’s La Boheme and Madame Butterfly, Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci, and Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex. He debuted at SF Opera with Bizet’s Carmen and conducted a concert version of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice with the Boston Symphony. In addition to his tenure as music director of the San Jose Symphony from 1972-92, he has been a frequent guest conductor at Symphony Silicon Valley, San Jose, NYC Ballet, and SF Ballet. Maestro Cleve was awarded the rank of Officier in the Order of Arts and Letters of the Republic of France in recognition of his performance of French music. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of Santa Clara, the Gold Medal of Honor of Austria, and the Silver Medal from the city of his birth, Vienna, Austria, for his role in founding the Midsummer Mozart festival. KATHLEEN CONNER (’73) Oboe. Kathleen has performed with Monterey, Santa Rosa, Berkeley and Napa Symphonies and Pocket Opera. She coaches woodwind ensembles at Benjamin Franklin Middle School and is artist-in-residence at School of the Arts. She is on the faculty at both the Capp St. and Richmond branches of the Community Music Center. JOE D’EMILIO (’11) Lighting Designer. Joe works as a Design Manager for the event production company Got Light and as a freelance lighting designer. He most recently designed for Ray of Light’s Carrie The Musical, and this will be his fifth show designing for the Lamplighters. Other credits include La Cage Aux Folles and Next To Normal at Contra Costa Civic Theatre and Macbeth performed at Fort Point with We Players. Joe would like to thank his family, friends and colleagues for all their continued love and support. GLENN D’MELLO (’12) Chorus. Glenn was recently seen as Lt. Munoz in the musical City of Angels at Studio ACT. He resides in San Francisco; has performed Improv; salsa for half time shows at Raiders games; and amateur ballroom competitions. He has an engineering degree. NICOLAS DAHLMAN (’12) Chorus. Nicholas has played a role (mostly of the chorus bass/baritone variety) in six of the last seven Lamplighters’ productions. Before 2012, he performed in dozens of shows in Western Massachusetts. He now works for Netblaze Systems in Walnut Creek.. GWYNETH DAVIS (’88) Cello. Gwyneth lives on a mini-farm in Sebastopol with her partner and an ever-changing cast of animals. She has played with most regional orchestras in the Bay Area. As a member of the Eloquence String Quartet she has provided wedding music for hundreds of couples, mostly in the Napa and Sonoma wine country. She also enjoys performing with the VOT early music ensemble on baroque cello and viola da gamba. During the day she works as a professional pastry chef. DIANA DORMAN (‘72) Clarinet/Music Librarian/Contractor. Since joining us for our first Ernest in Love, Diana has played principal clarinet in all our productions. She performs with Berkeley Symphony and Pocket Opera, has performed with SF Opera, including the video recording of Strauss’ Capriccio for London/Decca and has performed and toured nationally with Western Opera Theater since 1989. As librar-
ian Diana restored the Broadway orchestra parts for our 2008 The Secret Garden. She is on the faculty of Dominican University. ELIZABETH DURST (’12) Props Master. Elizabeth, a Bay Area native, received her BFA in Theatre Arts (directing & theatre management) from Boston University. Previous Lamplighters credits: The Mikado (2012), Princess Ida (2013), and Iolanthe (2013). During the day, Elizabeth leads a double life as the Conference Assistant for CUE, Inc. JOSEPHA FATH (’89) Violin I. Josepha received her musical training at SF State University and the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. She has participated in Tanglewood, Spoleto, Blossom and Mendocino Music Festivals, and has performed with the California and Berkeley Symphonies, Pocket Opera, Western Opera Theatre, Cinnabar Opera and San Francisco Opera. KATHERINE FELLER (’10) Chorus. Katherine (or Kat for short) was born and raised here in San Francisco. She attended many Lamplighters shows growing up, and has since worked her way up from G&S-Scenes-Programparticipant to college-student-in-vocal-performance to full-blown member of the Lamplighters company! CHRISTOPHER FOCHT (‘67) Dr. Blind/Chorus. Chris saw his first Lamplighter show when he was 8 and joined the company as a teenager. Since then, he has appeared in all of the 13 Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. Chris has also performed as Francesco (The Gondoliers), Sir Rupert (Ruddygore), Toni (The Student Prince), as well as taking on a variety of zany and bizarre characters in our annual Galas. Chris works as an Audiologist in private practice and is married with two sons. He’s an avid opera buff, enjoys playing softball, and is devoted to Chester, his Cocker Spaniel. ELLIOT FRANKS (‘90) Orlofsky. Blessed (or cursed!) with an unusually wide range, Elliot performs many roles throughout the mezzo, alto and soprano repertoires. Roles with Lamplighters were Lady Angela (Patience) and a cameo as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Elliot has appeared with Virginia Opera, Sacramento Opera, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale, Carmel Bach Festival, Berkeley Symphony; Midsummer Mozart, Bear Valley Music Festival, SF Bach Choir; Fresno Philharmonic; Rogue Opera (OR); Rimrock Opera (MT); West Bay Opera, Pocket Opera. Franks studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, UK, as a Rotary International Scholar at the University of Michigan, and was a Young Artist with Florida Grand Opera. JOE GIAMMARCO (‘05) Supertitiles Manager. Joe has performed numerous supernumerary roles with San Francisco Opera and Houston Grand Opera over the past 17 years. His Lamplighters debut was as the Headsman in the 2005 production of The Yeomen of the Guard, in which his wife, Claire Kelm played Elsie Maynard. Joe often works behind the scenes in Lamplighters productions, assisting backstage or running Supertitles. EMILY GLADSTONE COLE (’08) Chorus. Emily is thrilled to perform with the Lamplighters again. She also sings, dances, and acts with PEERS and the Dickens Christmas Fair, and works as a Cyber Incident Handler for HP. She thanks her husband David, and her two cats, for their snuggles and encouragement.
HEATHER ANNE TINLING (’13) Chorus. Heather is a recent double major graduate of San Francisco State University with a BA in Drama Performance a BA in Classical Voice. Most recently she has been seen in her senior recital Crossing The Line, the chorus of Fremont Opera’s production of La Traviata, and the culminations of Auditioning for the Broadway Musical with Paul Gemignani at CSU Summer Arts. She’s passionate about exploring and studying the use of yoga as a part of a comprehensive vocal practice. SARAH VARDIGANS (’06) Managing Director. For 27 years Sarah worked as Company and Touring Manager for numerous performing artists from all over the world, including Luciano Pavarotti, Boston Ballet and Rudolf Nureyev, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Moscow Circus, Astor Piazzolla, and 10 years with San Francisco Ballet. She has managed international touring Broadway productions of A Chorus Line, Evita, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, and The American Dance Machine. She currently moonlights as Stage Manager for the Music at Kohl Mansion Chamber Music series and the New Century Chamber Orchestra. MAYAAN VOSS DE BETTANCOURT (‘12) Ida. Maayan grew up in San Francisco and discovered her passion for opera at the age of 12. After graduating from CSU Long Beach in 2012, she has been performing steadily with the Lamplighters, with Pocket Opera, in plays, and in student films. She is excited to be working with Cinnabar Theater for the first time as Barbarina in the upcoming Marriage of Figaro. She currently studies with Sally Munro. This is her fifth production with the Lamplighters. RICK WILLIAMS (’78) Artistic Director. Rick has performed every G&S patter role with the Lamplighters, often multiple times. He won a Bay Area Critics Circle Award for Ko-Ko (The Mikado) and appeared as Gama in our award-winning Princess Ida. He performed Higgins (twice) in My Fair Lady and Fredrik in A Little Night Music, for each of which he was nominated for BATCC Awards. Other roles with the Lamplighters include Dick Deadeye (HMS Pinafore), Baron Zeta and Njegus (Merry Widow), Pangloss (Candide), Andy (Show Boat), Frosch (Fledermaus), Horace (Hello, Dolly!), Spettigue (Where’s Charley?), Lutz and Toni (Student Prince) and George Grossmith in Gilbert & Sullivan à la Carte. Rick is the winner of three other BATCC Awards for Best Actor in a Musical, for the title role of Man of La Mancha and twice for John Adams in 1776, all with the Willows Theatre, as well as the 2010 Arty Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama (Dodge in Buried Child, with Bay Area Stage). He has appeared with Shotgun Players, Ross Valley Players, 42nd Street Moon, West Bay Opera, Pocket Opera, Berkeley Contemporary Opera, Peninsula Civic Light Opera, Piedmont Light Opera Theater, Hayward Little Theater, Palo Alto Players, and in the Bracebridge Dinner at the Ahwahnee in Yosemite. The Lamplighters welcomed Rick as Artistic Director on March 1, 2013.
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MICHAEL WIRGLER (’79) Clarinet. Michael is a composer and an arranger, as well as conductor of the Golden Gate Park Band. He received his masters from SFSU, and is currently a music teacher with the Oakland public schools. He has two cats, loves bowling, and has two dreams: to bowl a 300 game, and to conduct an orchestra. DANIEL WOOD (’07) French Horn. Daniel graduated from UCLA in music, founded the horn quartet QUADRE in 1998 and has performed over 700 concerts with them throughout the US. He recorded, composed and produced 3 albums with the group, has lectured on the “Business of Music” at numerous conferences and institutions and was a participant in the US Classical Music Leadership Think Tank of 2005 and 2007. Daniel is a faculty member at the Community School of Music and Arts and SF Conservatory, prep division. MELISSA WORTMAN (’80) Costume Shop Manager. In addition to designing 30+ shows for the Lamplighters, Melissa has designed costumes for ACT, Circus Circus Hotels, KITKA, Abydos Theater, Dance Through Time, Marin Ballet, and numerous private clients. She is resident costume designer for Bracebridge Dinner Theater created by Ansel Adams, and held annually in the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite. Melissa is the recipient of 5 BATCC nominations, 2 BATCC awards, and 2 Drama Logue Awards. She lectured at the Fashion Institute for Design and Merchandising, consulted for the Jarvis Conservatory in Napa, designed the nationally featured PJ for Karen Neuberger’s Pajama Walks for Breast Cancer Cure, and worked in costume construction for Lucasfilm’s Return of the Jedi, Frank Zappa, Oakland Ballet, CMC and Designs, Festival Opera, SF Miniature Theater, Woodminster Summer Theater, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, I Magnin’s Holiday windows, Gumps Holiday windows, and Beach Blanket Babylon. ANNA YELIZAROVA (Debut) Orlofsky. Anna is originally from Moscow, Russia. She has appeared throughout the United States in varied roles including Carmen, Angelina, Dorabella, Dido, Prince Orlofsky, Olga, Marina, Ulrica, Mistress Quickly, La Zia Principessa, Smeton, 3rd Lady, Flora, Mother in Amahl and Hansel&Gretel, Suzuki. She has sung with the following companies: Opera in the Heights, Dicapo Opera Theatre, Natchez Music Festival, Golden Gate Opera, Center City Opera, Bay Area Summer Opera, dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, Long Island Opera, Opera Company of Brooklyn, Opera Manhattan, Martina Arroyo Foundation, New York Lyric Opera Theater, Queens Opera, and Intermezzo Opera Festival. She has been soloist in numerous concert performances, including orchestra concerts with Gateway Classical Music Society, and opera scenes at Carnegie Hall with Pacific Encore Opera. A finalist in the Opera at Florham Vocal Competition, Anna holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in voice from the Manhattan School of Music and NJCU. In Russia, she received BM in Conducting.
Contributors To The Lamplighters
Lamplighters Music Theatre is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Contributions listed below were received in the twelve month period ending December 31, 2013. Contributions received after that will be listed in later programs.
Lamplighters Music Theatre is sponsored in part by generous grants from:
Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund
The Illuminators
The Illuminators are those individuals and families who have demonstrated their belief in the value of the Lamplighters for future generations by making a gift to the Endowment Fund or by including the Lamplighters in their estate plans.
In Memory of Michael Avalos Connie Barnett Tom Barrett Spencer S. Beman, III Barbara L. Bessey & Kevin J. Gilmartin Melvin & Anna Brown Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Cape & Family Bruce Carlton & Richard McCall Peter & Shelly de Vries Joan P. Dedo Estate of David B. Felch Michael & Patricia Flynn Francis K. Geballe Charitable Trust In Memory of Read P. Gilmore Estate of James E. Harrold, Jr. Donald T. Harvey, Sr. Memorial Barbara E. Heroux Daniel B. Howard Estate of John Thomas Howell, Jr. Michael C. Huckins Inverlochy Foundation/Daniel E. Stone Fund In Memory of Robert Kahn In Memory of Lewis G. Jacobs, M.D. William and Margaret Kaplan Estate of Richard E. LeBlond, Jr. In Memory of Walter Novas In Memory of Sebastian Pallat Karl Pister and Roger Renn Estate of Helen Pollack Estate of Lawrence W. Reinecke Estate of Charles Lincoln Rose Theodore Savetnick Estate of Fred Schildmacher Arthur Sullivan Estate of Connie Ruth Thompson John & Martha Vlahos Autumn Wagner John & Jean Cardin Ziaja For information on how to make a tax-deductible gift to the Lamplighters in your will or through stocks, annuities, insurance policies or other forms of planned giving, please contact Amy Himes, Development Director at ahimes@lamplighters.org or 415-227-4797.
In Tribute
Gladstone Family Fund for Artistic Excellence Edith Gladstone - founding gift Len & Mary Ann Benson Nancy Benson
Deborah Finch & Marty Isaacs Edith Gladstone Emily Gladstone Cole & David Cole Kevin G. Heppell
The Sorcerers $25,000+
Samuel E. De Merit In Memory of Ashton Bisbee Nancy Klever - In Memory of Her Cousin, Ashton Bisbee Grants for the Arts/ San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund
The Mikados $10,000+
Keith Doerge Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Joan & David O’Reilly Drs. Martin & Corazon Sanders David Spencer & Hope Aldrich Marion & Emmett Stanton
The P irate Kings $5,000 - $9,999
David & Emily Breach Lanice Clark - In Memory of David J. Clark D. Michael Cullivan Edith Gladstone Barbara MacLean - In Memory of Bob Raabe Lesher Foundation Linden Press Lynn & Joan Seppala John & Martha Vlahos Anonymous
The Grand Dukes $2,500 - $4,999
Edith & Perry Carlston Robert J. Cortez F. Lawrence Ewing Gini & Philipp Frings Renard L. Garou David Cole & Emily Gladstone Cole Charles & Ethel Hopkins Rena Kirkpatrick & C. R. (Gus) Manning Silicon Valley Bank Foundation Rick Williams & Judy Epstein
The Major-Generals $1,000 - $2,499
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Allard Alvin & Linda Arata Bower Family Fund Bill Brice - In Memory of Lee & Max Brice Kathi & David Brotemarkle Gretchen & John Clatworthy Robert & Kathy Dalziel Peter, Shelly & Sophia de Vries Drexler Estate Fund Phyllis Duggan Laura Ehrlich Deborah Finch & Marty Isaacs In Memory of Mel Gladstone Bunnie Finkelstein In Memory of Art Finkelstein Bill & Marianne Gagen Jerry D. Gere Allen & Shirley Ginzburg Google Matching Gift Program matching Matthew Hancher Dr. & Mrs. Marshall A. Greene Fund Halde The William Hancock Family Fund Scott & Kitty Hayes John F. Heil Patrick & Cecilia Hobin In Honor of Monroe Kanouse Paul S. Jones Peg Kaplan - In Memory of Bill Kaplan Elizabeth H. Kinney James & Deborah Koenig Bill & Kathy Korbholz Yvonne C. Koshland - In Memory of William A. Cyr & Daniel E. Koshland, Jr. Mr. Lorrin G. Kroska Ellen & Barry Levine Fred & Judith Lothrop Philip R. Lowery & Kelcey J. Poe Kelsey MacIlvaine Patricia Minger Anson & Anita Moran Jim & Marilyn Palmer Constance & Julian Peabody Baker Peeples & Ellen Kerrigan Louise M. Pescetta Kent Rasmussen Winery Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Adrienne & Ted Savetnick Estate of Theodore G. Schulz John Emery Smyth Betsy & Bob Stafford Reg & Marianne Steer Ian Stockdale & Ruth Leibig Sing for America Foundation The Upjohn Fund of San Francisco Chris Uzelac Barbara & Gary Waldeck Marguerite & Gerald Wallace John Ziaja Fritz & Susan Zimmer
Meet The Lamplighters
MICHAEL ALCORN (Debut) Chorus/Alfred Understudy. Michael received his Masters in Vocal Performance from College-Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati. He was a finalist in the 2008 and winner of the 2009 KSU Concerto Competition. In addition to his opera experience, Michael has been cast in productions with the Atlanta Lyric Theatre, including the role of Lamar in Godspell. He currently resides in Berkeley and holds the tenor position at Old First Presbyterian in San Francisco. MAGNUS ASBO (‘12) Chorus. Magnus joined the Lamplighters for our 2012 Mikado. He is an avid singer of art music, both ancient and modern, and performs with choirs around the Bay Area. This is his third performance with the Lamplighters. JENNIFER ASHWORTH (‘01) Rosalinde. Jennifer is a native of Southern California, but moved to the Bay Area to attend UC Berkeley in 1992, and stayed in the area for her MM in Vocal Performance from Holy Names College. She has been active as a soloist with numerous choral groups such as Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Chorale, San Francisco Chamber Singers, VOCI and UC Chamber Chorus, as well as singing with local opera companies including Berkeley Opera, Teatro Bacchino, Pocket Opera, Golden Gate Opera and the SF Opera Guild. Some of her favorite roles are Adina, Gretel, Rosina, Cunégonde, Magnolia, Josephine, Yum-Yum, Elsie, Mabel and the Queen of the Night. MAYA BARSACQ (Debut) Asst. Conductor. Maya is the founder and conductor of Cadenza Orchestra, now in its eighth season. An ardent and dedicated advocate of classical music and especially contemporary classical music, she has strived to champion new compositions since the inception of the orchestra. Barsacq also works as a freelance music director, conducting opera, chamber and orchestral repertoire, and musical theater pieces in the Bay Area. Maya is a strong advocate of music education and appreciation in and out of the classroom. She is the proud recipient of the 2005 Gail Rich Award for her dedication to the arts.
LORENA BENNETT (‘01) Bassoon. In 2011, Lorena was honorably discharged from the US Navy after serving 8 years as a navy bandsman. Since that time she returned back home to the Bay Area and studied at the Academy of Art for her MA in Multimedia Communications which she just completed in Fall, 2013. Prior to her navy career, Lorena freelanced for various ensembles including Santa Rosa Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica UANL Monterrey (Mexico), and Boston Ballet Orchestra. DAVID BOWES (’81) Viola. David is a principal player for Philharmonia Baroque and The American Bach Soloists. Summertime sees him in the Midsummer Mozart Orchestra. He is a coach for the Golden Gate Philharmonia, a youth orchestra in San Francisco. Life’s pleasures include trying to grow heirloom tomatoes, propagating roses, reading, cooking, and travel. In 2011 he celebrated his thirtieth year playing with Lamplighters! It’s been amazing to see so many different casts for so many different productions. KEITH BUCHER (’77) French Horn. Keith was delighted to return to the Lamplighters Orchestra in 2000 after having spent 12 years in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana. He studied at Northwestern University, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and started his musical career in the US Marine Band. From 1978 to 1987 he was a fixture in the pit orchestras for major San Francisco musical theatre productions and is currently a freelance musician who performs with organizations from the Bay Area to Sacramento. WALT BURGE (Debut) Chorus. Walt is thrilled to take part in the Lamplighters, having been thoroughly impressed with the several productions he has seen from the audience. Walt has a long history of singing with choirs along with his two most noteworthy performances: singing an American gospel solo for Pope John Paul II and singing his wife down the aisle. PAMELA CAREY (’91) Violin I/Concertmaster. Pam is a freelance musician who performs frequently throughout the Bay Area with such groups as The Mountain Play, Contemporary Opera Marin, Woodminster, Cinnabar, and CCMT. She is currently on the faculty at Saint Hilary School and Dominican.
JEFFREY BEAUDOIN (‘87) Yvan. After making his debut in The Pirates of Penzance, Jeff has appeared in all of the G&S operas from Trial to Utopia plus Die Fledermaus, The Merry Widow, La Périchole, Where’s Charley? and many Galas. He has also appeared with us as The Notary (The Sorcerer), Lt. Solo (Galas ‘91 & ‘09), Max (Gala ‘94), Dances With Weasels (Gala ‘96) and as Scynthius in our awardwinning Princess Ida in England. Jeff was also seen as Giorgio (The Gondoliers) in NYC, Lane (Importance of Being Earnest) in SF and in the ensemble of Mame in Petaluma.
LESLIE CHIN (‘03) Flute II/Piccolo. Leslie holds music degrees in flute performance from the Oberlin Conservatory and New England Conservatory of Music. She has performed with many of the professional musical organizations in the Bay Area, including SF Ballet and Opera orchestras, Contemporary Music Players, California Symphony, Oakland East Bay Symphony, Berkeley Symphony, and Pocket Opera. She toured six seasons as principal flute with Western Opera Theater and has played in the pit orchestras for Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon and Lion King.
JOSHUA BELD (‘09) Chorus. Joshua is happy to back in the Lamplighters family. For the last three years, he has been performing small roles as well as in the chorus at Opera San Jose. With a strong background in dance, he couldn’t have picked a better show to rejoin the ranks at Lamplighters Music Theatre.
GEORGE CLEVE (Debut) Music Director/Conductor. George is one of the world’s most persuasive Mozart interpreters, and has led top orchestras in North America and Europe. Most recently he led a triumphant run of the opera Idomeneo, with Opera San Jose and the Packard Humanities Institute. He also conducted Mozart’s Requiem as the grand finale of
Act 1 - The home of Gabriel von Eisenstein and his wife Rosalinde
A tenor is heard outdoors, serenading Rosalinde, but no one seems to hear him. The Eisensteins’ maid, Adele, enters, and is thrilled to find among today’s mail a note from her cousin Ida, inviting Adele to come to a “fantasy ball” tonight, given by the unimaginably wealthy and decadent Russian Prince Orlofsky. Adele quickly makes up a story, telling Rosalinde that her aunt is deathly ill, and requests the night off to go sit by her bedside. But Rosalinde refuses, saying that Adele is needed here at home. The tenor outdoors starts up again, and Rosalinde is startled to recognize the voice of Alfred, her former lover. They have a brief conversation, but Rosalinde persuades him to leave when she sees her husband approaching. Eisenstein and his lawyer Blind enter. Eisenstein is furious; the court action that he had hoped would exonerate him of a petty offense has instead blown up in his face, and he now faces a prison sentence for contempt of court. He has been ordered to report to jail this very evening. Falke, Eisenstein’s friend, drops by to invite him to Orlofsky’s ball, telling him that he can report to prison in the morning, it’s all the same. Eisenstein bids farewell to Rosalinde, pretending he is going to prison but really intending to postpone jail for one day and have fun at the ball. Rosalinde has had a change of heart and has allowed Adele the night off; so Adele, too, is off to the ball, while pretending to go to her sick aunt. After Eisenstein leaves, Alfred reappears to woo Rosalinde, whose virtue and respectability are severely challenged by the power of the tenor’s high notes. Frank, the prison warden, arrives to take Eisenstein to jail, and finds Alfred instead. In order not to compromise Rosalinde, Alfred agrees to pretend to be Eisenstein and accompanies Frank to jail.
Act 2 - Prince Orlofsky’s Ball
It turns out that Falke, with Prince Orlofsky’s permission, is orchestrating the ball as a way of getting revenge on Eisenstein. It looks like everything is under his control, from faking Ida’s invitation to Adele all the way through. Orlofsky is bored and depressed; Falke has promised that this elaborate revenge plot will make Orlofsky laugh before the night is over. As part of his scheme, Falke has invited Frank, Adele, and Rosalinde to the ball, as well as Eisenstein. Adele pretends to be an actress named Olga; Eisenstein goes by the name “Marquis Renard,” Frank is “Chevalier Chagrin,” and Falke introduces Rosalinde – whom he has instructed to wear a mask -- as a Hungarian countess, much to her amazement. Some people recognize one another; some are in the dark. The champagne flows, the music never stops, and lots of things happen at this party …
Act 3 - In the prison
The next morning, we meet the jailer, Frosch, who is fed up with Alfred’s incessant singing and annoyed that his boss, Prison Warden Frank, is late for work. Frank arrives, still feeling the effects of the party. Adele drops in, not realizing that she is in a prison, to enlist the assistance of “Chevalier Chagrin” in furthering her acting career, while Alfred wants nothing more than to get out of jail. The lawyer Blind has been called to assist Alfred, but Eisenstein – arriving at the jail to serve his sentence and being quite surprised to be told that “Eisenstein” is already incarcerated – manages to impersonate Blind, and gets an earful from Rosalinde and Alfred about what transpired the previous evening. Just as things come to a head, Falke appears with all the guests from the ball and declares the whole thing is his act of vengeance for the “Fledermaus” escapade. Orlofsky laughs, Rosalinde forgives Eisenstein for his amorous attentions to the mysterious Hungarian countess, and all ends happily – pretty much! Preparing artists for success in the 21st century
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The Yeomen
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The Minstrels $100 - $249
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Life’ s A Ball
High style and comedy in 3/4 time
(by Magda Krance - excerpted from an article written for Lyric Opera of Chicago, used with the permission of the author) Imagine a city full of the rich young and restless. They dress extravagantly and dance madly till dawn. They prank each other and disguise themselves to relieve ennui. They’re fabulously decadent, and their bad behavior often lands them in jail. Narcissistic millennials? Denizens of the heady Jazz Age? True enough. But back in the 1800s, that description fit the refined hedonism of “New Vienna” like a kid glove. The city was flush with nouveau-riche entrepreneurs and speculators spending lavishly on magnificent mansions and endless parties. Johann Strauss II (1825-99) cranked out 200+ dance tunes before he turned 30, quickly surpassing his father’s output and popularity. The rock-star composer-conductor had six orchestras playing multiple gigs nightly. As Hector Berlioz observed, “The youth of Vienna gives rein to its passion for dancing…I spent whole nights watching these incomparable waltzers whirling around in great clouds…. what an influence [Strauss] has already had on the musical taste of Europe as a whole.” Johannes Brahms also sang Strauss’s praise: “There is a master of the orchestra, so great a master that one never fails to hear a single note of any instrument.” Even Richard Strauss (no relation) declared, “How could I have composed [the Rosenkavalier waltzes] without thinking of the laughing genius of Vienna?” In the early 1870s Strauss turned to operetta; his first efforts succeeded despite weak libretti. The third, Die Fledermaus, became the dazzling charmer for the ages after it premiered in 1874 – even though the glittering world it depicts had been seriously shaken just 11 months earlier, after a ginormous stock-market crash ravaged the AustroHungarian economy. Strauss could’ve called it The Way We Were. But you can’t keep the ebullient Viennese down, and the “Black Friday” gloom had mostly dissipated when Strauss’s irrepressible Fledermaus first kicked up its heels. The melodies of Die Fledermaus are hummably familiar and perennially fresh, engendering affection for characters who might otherwise seem less than charming: straying spouses, a scheming maid, a revenge-driven prankster, a lousy lawyer, dissolute nobility, overserved guests. A little darkness below the surface makes Die Fledermaus glitter all the more gaily.
Synopsis Die Fledermaus (The Bat) is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée. The operetta premièred on 5 April 1874 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. Die Fledermaus has been a staple of the standard repertoire ever since. The Lamplighters have produced it five times previously, in 1965, 1971, 1975, 1979 and 1989. The story: A couple of years ago, Gabriel von Eisenstein played a prank on his friend Dr. Falke, with the result that Falke, dressed in a bat costume, became the laughing stock of Vienna. (You’ll hear all about it when they tell Prince Orlofsky the story in Act 2.) Falke has been planning his revenge ever since. And now, The Bat Bites Back.
Cast
(in order of appearance, alphabetically within roles)
ADELE (Rosalinde’s maid) .......................................................................................Maya Kherani* / Elisabeth Russ* ROSALINDE (Eisenstein's wife) .......................................................Jennifer Ashworth / Lindsay Thompson Roush ALFRED (a tenor) ........................................................................................................................................ Mark Kratz* GABRIEL VON EISENSTEIN ............................................................................................................ Martin Lewis‡ DR BLIND (a lawyer ).........................................................................................................................Christopher Focht DR FALKE (a psychiatrist)..........................................................................................................................William Neely FRANK (a prison governor) ...........................................................................................................Samuel Rabinowitz PRINCE ORLOFSKY ............................................................................................. Elliot Franks / Anna Yelizarova* IDA (Adele’s cousin) ........................................................................ Jennifer Mitchell* / Mayaan Voss de Bettancourt† YVAN (the prince's valet) ....................................................................................................................... Jeffrey Beaudoin FROSCH (a jailer) ..................................................................................................................................... Bruce Hoard
Chorus of P arty Guests and Servants
Michael Alcorn (Alfred understudy)*, Magnus Asbo, Joshua Beld, Walt Burge*, Glenn D’Mello, Nicolas Dahlman, Katherine Feller, Christopher Focht, Emily Gladstone Cole, Katia Hayati*, Mark Hodgson, Sarah Hutchison, Alice Ko, Jeremiah Lee, Amber Marsh*, Lizzie Moss, Timothy Pickett, Kelcey Jay Poe, Kelly Powers, Alan Roberts, Kathy Rosner-Galitz, Iain Roush*, Rachel Rush*, Chris Shuford, Jacob Thompson*, Heather Tinling. * Lamplighters debut † Summer Music West Graduates ‡ The Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
The Lamplighters Orchestra
Violin I: Pamela Carey (Concertmaster), Lynn Oakley, Josepha Fath, Yasushi Ogura; Violin II: Laurien Jones, Gregory Sykes; Viola: David Bowes, Kathryn Juneau; Cello: Gwyneth Davis; Bass: Carl Stanley; Flute I: Lucy Schoening; Flute II/Piccolo: Leslie Chin; Oboe: Kathleen Conner; Clarinet: Diana Dorman (Contractor), Michael Wirgler; Bassoon: Lorena Bennett; French Horn: Keith Bucher, Daniel Wood; Trumpet: William Harvey; Trombone: Kurt Patzner; Timpani/Percussion: Norman Peck.
P roduction & Technical Staff
Assistant Music Director: Maya Barsacq; Production Manager: Jason Nall; Stage Manager: Phil Lowery; Scenic Design: Lois Rhomberg; Costume Design: Judy Jackson MacIlvaine; Lighting Design: Joe D’Emilio; Make-up: David Kirby; Wig & Hair Design: Kerry Rider-Kuhn; Master Carpenter: Steve Mannshardt; Properties Manager: Elizabeth Durst; Costume Assistants: Kelly Bennett, Miriam Lewis, Marina Polakoff, Melissa Wortman; Rehearsal Score Preparation: Mark Theodoropoulos; Production Intern: Eve Kummer-Landau; Supertitles Manager: Joe Giammarco; Supertitles Operators: Barbara Heroux, Sarah Vardigans; Graphic Design: Tim Dunn, Dunn@Dunn Graphic Design, Joanne Kay; Photography: David Allen; Photo Editing: Joanne Kay; Publicity/Media Contacts: Joanne Kay, Sarah Vardigans.
If you want to know who we are ... The mission of Lamplighters Music Theatre is to share our enthusiasm and love for the works of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan through productions of their comic operas and of other works of comparable wit, literacy and musical merit. Our company strives to enrich the lives of current and future theatre-goers with productions of the highest artistic quality, and to offer performance opportunities in the unique style of classic music theatre to established and emerging artists alike. Through youth training, programs in schools and community outreach, the Lamplighters aspire to develop young talent and encourage people of all ages to explore the comic appeal and deep musical rewards of this repertoire. Critically acclaimed artistic successes for the Lamplighters include honors for Best Production and Best Director at the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England and local awards in nearly every performance, direction, and design category. The hallmarks of a Lamplighters production are lavish costumes and sets, live orchestra, excellent comic acting, and gorgeous unamplified singing that showcases the beauty and purity of the human voice.
Board of Trustees James MacIlvaine, President; F. Lawrence Ewing, Vice President; Richard Drossler, Treasurer; Keith Doerge, Secretary; Emily A. Breach, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Anson B. Moran, Baker Peeples, John E. Smyth, Christopher M. Sunseri, John J. Vlahos, Donald F. Zimmer. Jr., Trustees; Kelcey Jay Poe: Company Representative.
H onorary Trustees
Ann Pool Mac Nab, Orva Hoskinson, Co-Founders; J. Geoffrey Colton, Gini Stephens Frings, Jerry D. Gere, Daniel E. Stone, Jill R. Thompson, Dr. Ronald Cape, David Barry Whitehead. In Memoriam: Spencer S. Beman, Read Gilmore, John Martin Kahl, Dr. Richard E. LeBlond, Adrian McNamara, Gilbert P. Russak, June Wilkins Searcy, Bernard E. Witkin. Rick Williams, Artistic Director Baker Peeples, Resident Music Director Barbara Heroux, Artistic Director Emeritus
Staff Sarah Vardigans, Managing Director Amy Himes, Development Director Joanne Kay, Operations Manager Ellen Kerrigan, Education Director Phil Lowery, Production Coordinator Melissa Wortman, Costume Shop Manager Diana Dorman, Music Librarian Kissa Mercado, Development Assistant
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Coming up next ... presents
or, The Bat Bites Back
Dress up like a British tar, a First Lord of the Admiralty, a sister, cousin or aunt, or just a plain and simple landlubber—whatever you choose. But it’s anchors aweigh and all hands on deck for an evening of fun belting out the score of Pinafore with us!
Stage Director: Barbara Heroux Music Director/Conductor: George Cleve Choreographer: Tom Segal
A new translation by David Scott Marley
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek Friday, March 21, 2014 at 8pm First Unitarian Church, San Francisco Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 4pm
Announcing our 2014/15 Season... Subscriptions available in April, Single tickets available in June
August 2014 Walnut Creek · Mountain View · San Francisco · Livermore
November 2014 San Francisco · Mountain View
January/February 2015 Walnut Creek · San Francisco · Livermore · Mountain View
April 2015 Mountain View · San Francisco · Walnut Creek
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek - January 24-26, 2014 Napa Valley Performing Arts Center, Yountville - February 1-2, 2014 Bankhead Theater, Livermore - February 8-9, 2014 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts - February 15-16, 2014 Lam Research Theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF - February 21-23, 2014