Lamplighters Music Theatre - The Gondoliers 2018 by Lamplighters Music Theatre

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Gilbert & Sullivan’s

Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek March 24, 2018 at 7:30pm Tickets: 415-227-4797 • lesherarts.org

Taube Atrium Theater, San Francisco March 25, 2018 at 2pm Tickets: 415-227-4797 • brownpapertickets.com

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts April 8, 2018 at 2pm Tickets: 650-903-6000 • mvcpa.com

Our Spring Party and Fundraiser

Gilbert & Sullivan’s subversive political satire on how a government SHOULD be run. Featuring a shepherdess the lords all want to marry, her beloved who is half man, half fairy, the tour de force “Nightmare Song,” and a band of feisty fairies doing battle with a dim-witted Parliament. Lamplighter principals will perform the work in its entirety, bringing the orchestra on stage to join the party. Sing along with any and all parts. Costumes are encouraged!

Lyrics: William S. Gilbert Music: Arthur Sullivan Stage Director: Phil Lowery Music Director/Conductor: Baker Peeples

“Iolanthe — what’s not to love?” - Opera News

Summer 2018

Highlights of 2017 and Previews of 2018

Gilbert & Sullivan’s Swashbuckling Comic Masterpiece The Green Room, San Francisco War Memorial May 6, 2018 at 4pm Tickets: 415-227-4797 • lamplighters.org/shop/shop

San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Mountain View, Livermore

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatre, San Francisco • February 2-4, 2018 Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek • February 9-11, 2018 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts • February 17-18, 2018

Cast

(in order of appearance) FIAMETTA, a Contadina ........................................................................................................................ Melissa Sondhi* FRANCESCO, a Gondolier .................................................................................................................... Douglas Mandell GIULIA, a Contadina ............................................................................................................................ Dian S. Meechai* ANTONIO, a Gondolier ................................................................................................................................. Chris Lewis GIORGIO, a Gondolier ..................................................................................................................................... Ben Porter VITTORIA, a Contadina ............................................................................................................................... Kristin Avila MARCO PALMIERI, a Gondolier ...................................................................................................... Michael Desnoyers GIUSEPPE PALMIERI, a Gondolier ................................................................................................ Samuel Rabinowitz TESSA, a Contadina ................................................................................................................................. Whitney Steele* GIANETTA, a Contadina ................................................................................................................................. Amy Foote THE DUKE OF PLAZA-TORO, a Grandee of Spain .................................................................... F. Lawrence Ewing THE DUCHESS OF PLAZA-TORO ................................................................................................ Cary Ann Rosko CASILDA, their Daughter ........................................................................................................................ Patricia Westley LUIZ, the Duke’s Attendant ......................................................................................................................... Patrick Hagen DON ALHAMBRA DEL BOLERO, the Grand Inquisitor .................................................................... Charles Martin ANNIBALE, a Gondolier ...................................................................................................................... Nicholas Dahlman INEZ, the King’s Foster-Mother ........................................................................................................ Judith Dara Epstein

Chorus of Gondoliers and Contadine, Townspeople, and Spanish Retainers

Magnus Asbo, Kristin Avila, Amanda Renee Baines, Jeffrey Beaudoin, Nicholas Dahlman, Giovanni de Leon, Beau Dream, Christopher Focht, Jeffrie Givens, Haley Hoffdahl, Colin Ketcham †, Jennifer Kiernan, Camille Lake, Chris Lewis, Julia Ludwig*, Tim Lynch*, Douglas Mandell, Dian S. Meechai*, Jasmin Anyce Mould †*, Nathaniel L. Pergamit*, Ben Porter, Tara Scown †, Andrew Serrano, Melissa Sondhi*, Allison Spencer, Gayatri Venkatesan*, Robert Wehrman*, Austin Yu*, Luana Zapata, Rachel Zawilski. * Lamplighters debut † Gilbert & Sullivan Scenes Program Graduates

The Lamplighters Orchestra

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; Mark Fuller, Treasurer; Laura Oliphant, Secretary; Richard Drossler, Anson B. Moran, Baker Peeples, Matthew Wartenbe, Trustees; Chris Uzelac, Company Representative.

Honorary Trustees Ann Pool Mac Nab, Orva Hoskinson ✝, Co-Founders; J. Geoffrey Colton, Keith Doerge, Gini Stephens Frings, Jill R. Thompson, David Barry Whitehead. ✝ In Memoriam: Spencer S. Beman, Dr. Ronald Cape, Jerry D. Gere, Read Gilmore, John Martin Kahl, Dr. Richard E. LeBlond, Adrian McNamara,

Violin I: Pamela Faw (Concertmaster), Lynn Oakley, Josepha Fath, Baker S. Peeples; Violin II: Laurien Jones, Gregory Sykes; Viola: Katy Juneau, Stacey Bauer; Cello: Gwyneth Davis; Bass: Carl Stanley; Flute: Lucille Schoening; Flute/Piccolo: Mary Hargrove; Oboe: Kathleen Conner; Clarinet: Diana Dorman (contractor), Michael Wirgler; Bassoon: Kathleen Johannessen; French Horn: Keith Bucher, Alison Sawyer; Cornet: William Harvey; Trombone: Kurt Patzner; Percussion: Norman Peck.

Gilbert P. Russak, June Wilkins Searcy, Daniel E. Stone, John J. Vlahos, Bernard E. Witkin.

Production & Technical Staff

Staff

Stage Director: Phil Lowery; Music Director/Conductor: Baker Peeples; Choreographer: Jayne Zaban; Production Manager: Nicolas Aliaga; Scenic Design: Peter Crompton; Original Costume Design: Judy Jackson; Additional Costume Design: Miriam Lewis; Lighting Design: Brittany Mellerson; Make-up Design: David Kirby; Wig & Hair Design: Kerry Rider-Kuhn; Stage Manager: Elisabeth Reeves; Props Manager: Frances Silcox; Cutter/Draper: Hannah Velichko; Stitchers: Willa Anderson, Jan Crago, Judith Epstein, Denise Gutierrez, Judy Jackson, Shelley Lynn Johnson, Joanne Kay, Ellen Kerrigan, Eva Carrijo Nunez, Jackquelin Pedota, Tabatha Britney Sartain, Audrey Taty, Melissa Wortman; Costume Intern: Miranda Orellana; Assistant Stage Manager: Sarah Terman; Rehearsal Accompanists: Paul McCurdy, Robby Stafford; Supertitles Manager: Joe Giammarco; Supertitles Operator: Nancy Benson; Graphic Design: Joanne Kay; Tim Dunn, Dunn@DunnGraphicDesign; Photography: David Allen, Lucas Buxman; Publicity: Joanne Kay

Dennis Lickteig, Artistic Director; Baker Peeples, Resident Music Director; Barbara Heroux, Artistic Director Emeritus.

Cheryl Blalock, Executive Director; Joanne Kay, Operations Manager; Melissa Wortman, Costume Shop Manager; Phil Lowery, Production Coordinator; Ellen Kerrigan, Education Director; Nancy Ewing, Music Librarian; Kissa Mercado, Development Assistant Our administrative offices are located at 469 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415-227-4797 d Fax: 415-896-2844 d info@lamplighters.org d www.lamplighters.org facebook.com/Lamplighters d pinterest.com/Lamplighters d twitter.com/LamplightersMT

The Story Twenty years before our story begins, the Duke and Duchess of PlazaToro arranged for their baby daughter Casilda to be married to the infant heir to the throne of Barataria. Shortly thereafter, the baby bridegroom disappeared, abducted for reasons of political safety, and was taken to Venice by the Grand Inquisitor, Don Alhambra del Bolero, where he was brought up incognito as the son of a gondolier. As the result of an insurrection, the throne of Barataria is now vacant, and the Duke and Duchess are coming to Venice to meet with Don Alhambra, find the disguised King of Barataria, and install their daughter as Queen. As the curtain rises, a group of contadine (peasant girls) are waiting for the two most eligible gondoliers, Marco and Giuseppe, to come and choose their brides from among them. By a sort of blind man’s buff, the two men choose Tessa and Gianetta, all the other gondoliers pair up with all the other contadine, and they dance off happily to the altar. The Duke of Plaza-Toro and entourage arrive in Venice, bedraggled after a laborious voyage. The Duke tells Casilda about her childhood marriage and she sadly renounces Luiz (her father’s servant, with whom she is secretly in love). Don Alhambra arrives and reveals a complication: the disguised King of Barataria is either Marco or Giuseppe, but he is not sure which. He will send for the nurse who took care of the infant prince (she lives far away, in the mountains); when she arrives, she will be able to tell them which one it is. Meanwhile, Giuseppe and Marco are to go to Barataria at once and rule jointly until the matter is straightened out. The two gondoliers are overjoyed at the prospect, regretting only the mysterious requirement that they leave their new wives behind (the marriage to Casilda has not been mentioned to them). Vowing to reign according to principles of absolute equality, they leave for Barataria, taking all of their friends with them as political appointees. Act II is set in Barataria, where Marco and Giuseppe’s new government is a model of democracy: all departments rank equally, and everybody is at the head of his department. Everything is going well, except that they miss Gianetta and Tessa. Suddenly the women arrive, impatient with waiting behind in Venice. General happiness now reigns, and they dance a cachucha. The arrival of Tessa and Gianetta forces Don Alhambra’s hand, and he tells Marco and Giuseppe that one of them - whichever is the King of Barataria - is already married to Casilda. This revelation is a heavy blow to Tessa and Gianetta. Not only will neither of them become queen, but one of them is actually not married at all. The Duke and Duchess arrive with Casilda. They are now splendidly dressed, as the Duke has raised money by incorporating himself and selling shares. Unimpressed with the two gondoliers, the Duke attempts to teach them etiquette. Casilda misses Luiz and can’t imagine marrying either of the two gondoliers. The Duchess reassures her daughter that a strong-willed woman can turn even the most unpromising material into an acceptable husband. At length the nurse, Inez, arrives and discloses the truth...

Robby Stafford Betsy & Bob Stafford Ian Stockdale & Ruth Leibig Chris Sunseri* Maggie Thompson Thaddeus M. Trela Sarah Vardigans In Memory of Joan & Vardi Vardigans Autumn Wagner* - In Memory of Jean Ziaja, Will Connolly & Orva Hoskinson Barbara Waldeck Cheryl & Steve Wilske* - In Honor of Jean Williams & Norman Gibbons John Ziaja - In Memory of Jean C. Ziaja Anonymous x 4

The Fairy Queens $500 - $999 David & Barbara Anger Alvin & Linda Arata Jim & Judy Bangsund Jim Beatty Jeffrey Beaudoin Kathi & David Brotemarkle John Paul Carobus II* Gordon Chamberlain Vicki Coe & Scott Mitchell Philip & Dorothea Conserva Marilyn Berg Cooper Jim Cotton Linda Daniel Martin DeMello Diana Dorman Dave & Ada Dorn* Daniel Drake Kathy Frankovic & Hal Glatzer Spencer & Rena Fulweiler* Michele Garside - In Memory of Orva Hoskinson & John Vlahos Joseph Giammarco & Claire Kelm Carla X. Gladstone William & Shand Green Joanna Henrichs Barbara Heroux & Bill Neely* Laura Hill & Neil Wilhelm Mary J. Kelley Robert S. Klein* Yvonne C. Koshland - In Memory of William A. Cyr & Daniel E. Koshland, Jr. Ronald & Sharon Krauss Camille & Tim Lake Anon Y. Mouse Marguerite Lawrence Marston & Anne Leigh Marilyn Lindsey Philip R. Lowery & Kelcey J. Poe Kathryn & Robert Lucchese Jim MacIlvaine Paul McCurdy John & Tessa Melvin Microsoft Employee Giving Program Elizabeth R. Milano Patricia Minger Mark Mitchell & Shefali Rajamannar Jeff Noll Ron & Fran Oremland Kathleen & Bill Owen* Barbara M. & Sterling Parks* Karl Pister & Roger Renn Martin & Mary Ratner Carla & Philip Reed George & Diana Rhinebeck John D. Rouse, M.D. Letitia Sanders & Donn Downing*

Peggy Satterlee Will & Linda Schieber Jennifer Shaw Konstantin & Natalia Shchuka Renee M. Shepherd* - In Honor of David Morgenstern Sing for America Foundation Arie Singer & Lucas Buxman Michael & Deborah Sosebee Reg & Marianne Steer Dorothy Stivers Jennifer Vlahos Kessler & Gabriel Kessler* In Memory of John J. Vlahos Jan & Mark Volkert Christopher Walkey John Wallace & Ellen Rashbaum* Paul Werner & Patricia Smith Ed & Patti White Peter & Ann Whitehead* Jean & Jeff Wieler John R. Williams Mike Zimmerman* - In Memory of John Vlahos Anonymous

The Yeomen $250 - $499

Raymond & Pamela Aguilar* Judy & Lou Alley - In Memory of John Vlahos Robert C. Anderson Apple Inc. Scott Baines & Carmen Wassmer-Baines Alan & Gloria Baker Mary S. Baxter Ruth Beering Rick & Carlene Belles Patty & Joe Beyer Adam Arthur Bier James B. Blume & Kathryn N. Frank Nan Borreson & Fred Terman Ellen & Howard Brown Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Brown* Virginia L. Brown - In Memory of Norman J. Brown Adelaide & Thomas M. Brunner Melissa Butcher Alison Campbell Edith & David Cassel Seth Coad-Douglass Barbara S. Cox Jan Crago Mary & John Cumberpatch Gwen Davis-Toso - In Memory of Robert Toso Kathleen Dederian Sam & Ellen Dederian David & Barbara Dobrinen In Honor of Scott & Kitty Hayes Bob Dockendorff Judith & Peter Duncan - In Honor of Contra Costa County’s Joint Use Program Jim Ensign & Wanda Jones Judith Dara Epstein* Ms. Ruth M. Finkelstein Elliot Franks Janet Gabrielson - In Memory of Carol C. Clark Scott Genereux - In Memory of John James Vlahos Janet & Ron Giannini Sandra Gilbert Diane Gilfether - In Memory of John Vlahos Steven Ginzburg & Christl Denecke Kathleen & Fred Hanes Anne Harvey Erich Gruen & Ann Hasse - In Memory of John Vlahos Wilma S. Horwitz IBM International Foundation Doug & Debbie Jalen Shelley Lynn Johnson* Reese & Margaret Jones In Honor of Oliver & Hannah Jones Bruce & Nancy Kaufman Sheila & Mark Kenney & Family James Kleinrath & Melody Singleton David & Sandra Knudson

Harvey & Perla Kohs Kulp-Oreffice Philanthopic Fund Michael Lamm Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Larson Ann Lawson Jack Leibman Miriam Lewis & Douglas Mandell Carol Lloyd William A. & Carol D. Loden Elizabeth McMahon & Chuck Ehrlich Jananne & Mike Mead Susan Minger Mike & Sharon Morris Rod & Freda Motto Bill & Barbara Nexsen James Nichols - In Memory of John Vlahos Judith Norberg - In Honor of Sarah Vardigans Mr. & Mrs. D. Warner North Thomas O’Brien Susan O’Neill - In Memory of John Vlahos Miriam & Charles Palm In Memory of John & Martha Willits Richard Peeples - In Honor of Baker Peeples Ben Porter Owen P. Reid, Jr. William & Sue Rochester James Ross & Elizabeth Tough Marcia Ross - In Memory of Willard I. Ross Andrew Rudiak & Enid Sanders* Robert Ryon - In Memory of Irene Baker Colin & Cecile Schlesinger In Memory of John & Val Gloyn David Schweisguth & Penelope Chua James & Patricia Scofield Bob & Edie Shaheen Pete Shoemaker Arthur & Marian Colwell Shulman Kirstine Schaeffer & John Skalicky The Schnittmeister Band - In Memory of John Vlahos Katharine Snyder & Michael Howard Ronald L. Sparks Jonathan Spencer & Victoria Jensen Anita Stapen & Richard Granberg Bob & Mary Jane Steiner - In Memory of John Vlahos Tracy & Charles Stephenson James P. Sullivan Andrew Taines Nick Tarlson & Mauna Arnzen Daniel Rabinowitz & Ann Thomas Jill R. Thompson Karen & Leon Traister In Memory of Edward & Marjorie Jones Matt Wartenbe Daniel & Louise Weiler* William Werner George Westfall & Susan Adamson Marilyn & Jack Whitcher Dr. R. P. Yaffe George & Betsy Young Al Zemsky Ned & Merryl Zuparko Anonymous x 3

The Minstrels $100 - $249

Sandra J. Ahn Alder Marcia & Matthew Allen Diane & Ben Anderson - In Memory of Cecilia Hobin Donald Andreini & Steven F. Crabiel Abraham & Alice Aronow Jennifer Ashworth David & Christine Balabanian Peter & Noriko Balint Barbara & Donald Bannett Connie Barnett - In Memory of John Vlahos Charles Barrett Thomas Barrett Robert S. Beach Michael & Pearl Bender Louise & Charles Benjamin Laurie Bennett Harriet Benson

Dorian & George Bikle Char Blackford Ms Blazin - In Memory of John Rouse Kelleen Boyer B. A. Brach Winslow & Ann Briggs Agnes Chen Brown - In Memory of Robert E. Brown Kaaren Strauch Brown Tim & Peggy Brown Ginger Bryan Miguel & Sandy Buchwald Nora-Lee & Alfred Buckingham Adele Bures Walter Burge & Siri Louie Peter M. Buzanski - In Memory of Christie H. Buzanski Bruce & Mary Jo Byson Katherine Caddes Ann Moller Caen - In Honor of Anson Moran Kathleen Callahan & Andreas Neyer James Campbell Lou Caputo & Rose Eufinger J. Martin & Barbara B. Carovano In Memory of John J. Vlahos Henry H. Carrey In Memory of Orva Hoskinson & John Vlahos Jacqueline Carroll Leo & Rita Chick Jeffrey Chu & Tara Mochizuki - In Memory of John Vlahos Mike & Sandy Cook Robert Cook & Blanca L. Haendler Barbara Cornet - In Memory of John Vlahos Robert J. Cortez - In Honor of Ann Pool Mac Nab, & In Memory of Orva Hoskinson & Jean Ziaja Patricia Crawford - In Memory of John Vlahos John Dale Katy Daniel Arnold Mark & Laura Davis - In Memory of Frank & Maxine Davis Margaret De Jong Marge & Jim Dean Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Richardson Mike Dederian Joan Dedo Nina & John Dickerson Jan Dolan Robert Domergue - In Memory of Fanny Young Jack & Merrilee Dowty Anne & F. John Draeger In Honor of Ellen Kerrigan & Baker Peeples Shirley Ebbe - In Memory of John J. Vlahos José Eguia Dan Eisenstein Jeffrey Ellis & William Barnard Phyllis Faber Patrick & Betty Farrell M. M. Feldman & Rick Morris Katherine Feller Chris Focht & Janet Parker The Frangquist Family Louise Frankel The Fremont Group Foundation Howard B. Gallas Francis Garcia Leo & Jane Gaspardone - In Memory of John Vlahos Mervin Giacomini - In Memory of John Vlahos Bonnie K. Gibson - In Memory of John J. Vlahos Louise & Les Gill Patricia Gillette - In Memory of John Vlahos Larry & Robin Gordon Judy & Tom Gorman William & Karen Gourdin Harold Graboske Alice L. Graham Alayne & Alan Greenwald Kate & David Gross Leif Wellington Haase Patricia Hamak Bonnie & Earl Hamlin Linda Dexter Hancher - In Honor of Cary Ann Rosko Mary Hargrove John & Isabelle Harper Daniel Hersh John Higgins Bruce & Linda Hobbs The Faculty at Wildwood School In Memory of John Vlahos Karen S. & Robert A. Holtermann In Memory of John Vlahos Roderick Hong Len & Sue Horowitz - In Memory of Marshall Greene, MD Joanne Howard Tom Humphrey Leigh Hurst

Sarah Hutchison Marvin Isaacson & Christina Owen Chuck & Joan Johnson - In Memory of John Vlahos Anne Johnston Rosalind Joseph - In Memory of Elliott Joseph Clint Joste Carl Jukkola & Desmond Lee Shirley & Paul Kadden Frank & Charlene Kafer Robert & Kathleen Kaiser Shirley Kalgaard Margaret Kallman & Tom Belick Leo Kane Joanne Kay - In Memory of John Rouse Janet & Ken Kendall Leocadia Korzun & Geoffrey Gosling Beverly Lane - In Memory of Jim Lane Richard Ledon Ann & Michael Lesk Marlene Levenson - In Memory of Marshall Greene Daniel & Eilat Levitan - In Honor of Talia Levitan Beverly Liberale - In Memory of Orva Hoskinson, Dave Lujan & Tom McEachern Donna Lim Bonnie Lindahl Peter & Sharon Lingane Sally Lopez - In Memory of John Vlahos Ralph & Antonia Lozon Susan W. MacKenzie Chris Macomber Gary Mansfield & Sue Koopman Myrta & George Matula Margaret L. McKinnon Allan McKittrick George McLaughlin Joseph McMahon Peter & Julie McNair David E. Meders Robin & Barbara Mickle Micki Miller Rebecca Miller MilliporeSigma John & Barbara Moore Ruth Moran Larry Morgan Joseph C. Najpaver & Deana Logan Jeff Nigh - In Memory of Orva Hoskinson Paul Nocero* Neal & Baird Nuckolls Stephen & Bonnie Okonek Paul & Kirby Ortiz de Montellano MaryAnne & Stephen Peck - In Memory of John Vlahos Don & Judy Person Helene Pier Fran Pillsbury David & Barbara Plum Lon Poole & Karin Bliman Grace & Mark Popple Fred & Judy Porta Sean Randolph Kenneth & Joanne Rankin David L. Ratner Marian Rees Paul & Kay Regan Bill & Ray Riess Marti & Patrick Ritto Marion & Jim Robertson - In Memory of John Vlahos Patricia Rosenburg - In Memory of John Vlahos Michelle & Eliezer Rosengaus Lois G. Salem Ruth & Edwin Satterthwaite, Jr. Adrienne & Ted Savetnick Janine Scancarelli Lucy & John Schoening George Schreiner Kathryn Schumacher Eleanor D. Silbergh Pat Simoni - In Memory of Marshall Greene, MD Montgomery Slatkin & Mary Prout J. Donald Smith Sarah Smith & Paul Stein Jane Sokolow* Don & Anne Solem - In Memory of John Vlahos Kristine Soorian Leonard & Rita Sperry* Monica & Scot Stafford Jane Standing - In Memory of Barry Standing Dr. & Mrs. Monty C. Stanford Susan, Debbie and Lisa Steinberg In Memory of Dan Steinberg Sally Stevens John & Romer Stevenson

Margie Stromberg - In Memory of John Vlahos Sue & Chas Sutton Glenn & Jeanine Swanson Elizabeth Sweetow Beverly & Walter Sykes Dylan Tatz Delia Taylor - In Memory of John Vlahos Douglas & Ann Taylor - In Memory of John Vlahos Kim Kramlich-Taylor & William D. Taylor In Memory of John J. Vlahos C. L. Thomas Noel & Roberta Thompson Dean & Jeanice Tipps Lynne Tondorf M. Christine Torrington In Memory of Orva Hoskinson & John Vlahos Lee & Ginny Turner Meri Henriques Vahl John & Patricia Van Winkle Luke & Virginia Vania Nathan Verrilli & Peter Whitney Margaret & Ralph Voorhees Adrian & Katherine Wadley* Tom Wagner & Roseanne Reynolds Arthur & Susan Walenta - In Memory of John Vlahos Robert S. Way - In Memory of Carol J. Michelsen Carl & Florence Weber Dr. & Mrs. Eli Weil Marlene Weiner Paul & Estelita Weisenburger - In Memory of John Rouse Carl Wells Kathleen Whaley Pat Whitesides In Memory of Orva Hoskinson & John Vlahos Karen Willcox Michael Wirgler & Nancy Taylor Janet Wright - In Memory of Buff Wright Jerry & Julie Yaffee Jay Young Mary G. Zahn - In Memory of Charles A. Zahn Paul Zawilski William Ziebur & Maureen McDarby Irene & Robert Zubeck Anonymous x 7

Musical Numbers Overture .............................................................................................................................. The Lamplighters Orchestra

Act 1 - The Piazzetta, Venice List and learn ..................................................................................................................... Fiametta and Contadine Good morrow, pretty maids .............. Francesco, Fiametta, Giulia, Antonio, Giorgio, Vittoria, Contadine and Gondoliers For the merriest fellows are we ............................................................................. Antonio, Gondoliers and Contadine Buon’ giorno, signorine ................................................................................................. Marco, Giuseppe and Chorus We’re called gondolieri ................................................................................................................ Marco and Giuseppe Thank you, gallant gondolieri ........................................................................................ Gianetta, Tessa and Ensemble From the sunny Spanish shore ................................................................................... Duke, Duchess, Casilda and Luiz In enterprise of martial kind .................................................................................. Duke, Duchess, Casilda and Luiz O, rapture, when alone together .................................................................................................... Casilda and Luiz There was a time ............................................................................................................................. Casilda and Luiz I stole the prince ...................................................................... Don Alhambra with Casilda, Duchess, Luiz and Duke Try we life-long ...................................................................................... Casilda, Duchess, Luiz, Duke, Don Alhambra Bridegroom and bride/When a merry maiden marries ................................................................... Tessa and Ensemble Kind sir, you cannot have the heart ................................................................................................................. Gianetta Then one of us will be a queen ................................................................................... Gianetta, Tessa, Marco, Giuseppe Finale Act I ................................................................................................................................................ Ensemble

The Dragoon Guards

Fifteen-minute intermission

We also deeply appreciate the members of the Dragoon Guards who have made donations up to $99 this year. Every gift makes a difference. Thank you!

Act 2 - A Pavilion in the Palace of Barataria, 3 months later

$1 - $99

* Maybud Club, monthly giving + Donors to the 65th Anniversary Gratitude Campaign, including donors to the Orva Hoskinson Artistic Fund and the John Vlahos Fund for a Strategic Future. To participate in this campaign, please email Cheryl Blalock at cblalock@lamplighters.org.

Wish List Support to the Lamplighters can be given in many ways. The following is a short list of items and services that would greatly assist our staff in their work. If you are interested in donating any items on this list please contact us at the production office at info@lamplighters.org or 415-227-4797. A good quality DSLR camera, dress forms (particularly women’s size 14 or 16), masonite sheets for our rehearsal floor, local warehouse space, accounting services.

Special thanks to the Singer Family for our sky drop

Of happiness the very pith ........................................................................................ Marco, Giuseppe and the Men Rising early in the morning .......................................................................................................... Giuseppe and Men Take a pair of sparkling eyes ............................................................................................................................. Marco Here we are, at the risk of our lives ...................................................................................... Contadine and Gondoliers Dance a cachucha ....................................................................................................................................... Ensemble There lived a king ........................................................................................ Don Alhambra, with Marco and Giuseppe In a contemplative fashion ..................................................................................... Gianetta, Tessa, Marco, Giuseppe With ducal pomp and ducal pride ..................................................................... Duke, Duchess and Spanish Retainers On the day when I was wedded ..................................................................................................................... Duchess To help unhappy commoners ........................................................................................................ Duke and Duchess I am a courtier ......................................................................................... Duke, Marco, Giuseppe, Casilda and Duchess Here is a case unprecedented ................................................................... Casilda, Gianetta, Tessa, Marco and Giuseppe Finale Act II ............................................................................................................................................... Ensemble

Listening Aid Devices are available - please see the House Manager

This performance is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend John Vlahos

Contributors to the Lamplighters

The Lamplighters are deeply grateful to all of our donors. This list reflects gifts made in the 12-month period ending 31 December 2017. We regret any errors or omissions; please contact us if you have questions or wish to make a change to your listing.

Lamplighters Music Theatre is sponsored in part by generous grants from:

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. For information on how to make a tax-deductible gift to the Lamplighters in your will or through stocks, annuities, insurance policies, bequest, or other forms of planned giving, please contact Cheryl Blalock at cblalock@lamplighters.org.

Connie Barnett Tom Barrett Barbara L. Bessey & Kevin J. Gilmartin Bill Brice Melvin & Anna Brown Agnes Chen Brown Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Cape & Family Bruce Carlton & Richard McCall Mary & Dan Decious Joan P. Dedo Peter & Shelly de Vries Mark & Debra Fuller Michele Garside Barbara E. Heroux Daniel B. Howard Michael C. Huckins William and Margaret Kaplan Jon W. Kirchanski Kathleen Owen Karl Pister and Roger Renn Rich Pryor Theodore Savetnick Renee Shepherd Andrew Taines Jill R. Thompson Sarah Vardigans John & Martha Vlahos Autumn Wagner Marguerite & Gerry Wallace Rick Williams & Judith Dara Epstein John & Jean Cardin Ziaja

The Mikados $10,000+

Willa B. & Henry Anderson Keith Doerge - In Memory of John Vlahos Charles Little In Memory of Orva Hoskinson Adrian & Ann Pool Mac Nab In Memory of Orva Hoskinson & John Vlahos Joan & David O’Reilly

The Gladys Perez-Mendez Charitable Trust Estate of Craig W. Risser The Fieldwood Fund Martha Vlahos In Memory of Orva Hoskinson Rick Williams & Judith Dara Epstein - In Memory of Orva Hoskinson & John Vlahos

The Pirate Kings $5,000 - $9,999

Al Garren Fund Mr. & Mrs. Steve Bauman The Bernard Osher Foundation Edith Gladstone, The Gladstone Family Fund for Artistic Excellence David Cole & Emily Gladstone Cole Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation Ellen & Barry Levine Cary Ann Rosko & Matthew Hancher* Marion & Emmett Stanton In Honor of Sarah Vardigans Chris Uzelac

The Grand Dukes $2,500 - $4,999

Mr. & Mrs. David J. Allard* Katie Bauman Renard L. Garou Edith Carlston & Perry Carlston Peter, Shelly & Sophia de Vries* Dick Drossler* F. Lawrence Ewing Gini & Philipp Frings In Memory of John Vlahos John F. Heil Charles & Ethel Hopkins* Intel Corporation Fred & Judith Lothrop Gus Manning & Rena Kirkpatrick Russell & Karen Merritt In Memory of David Shepard Anson & Anita Moran Laura & Steve Oliphant Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Alan J. Smith & Helen Lew John Tichenor Marguerite & Gerald Wallace David & Rene Whitehead

The Major-Generals $1,000 - $2,499

Claire & Kendall Allphin Nancy Benson Dr. Barbara L. Bessey Cheryl Blalock & Randy Schlesinger Bill Brice - In Memory of Lee & Max Brice Keith Bucher Gretchen & John Clatworthy* J. Geoffrey Colton & Dana L. Gordon Charlotte Davis* - In Memory of Harold B. Davis DeFrancis Family Trust Drexler Estate Fund Lawrence & Helene Edelman Barbara & Leslie Edwards Lois Carroll Feller & Roland Feller Deborah Finch & Martin Isaacs In Memory of Mel Gladstone Bunnie Finkelstein* In Memory of Art Finkelstein Debra & Mark Fuller Maureen & Donald Gardner* Allen & Shirley Ginzburg Google Inc. Joel Greene - In Memory of Dr. Marshall A. Greene Charmly & Tucker Ingham Judy Jackson Julie Jaeger - In Memory of John Vlahos Paul S. Jones Peg Kaplan* - In Memory of Bill Kaplan Jon Keller & Susan Jorgenson Susan Kelley DeGrado & Bill DeGrado Frank J. Kelly Jon W. Kirchanski* In Memory of Jaymes Mark Williams Bruce Kirkpatrick Korbholz-Ring Family Fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mr. Lorrin G. Kroska - In Honor of Sarah Vardigans Mr. John Lee Martin Lewis & Steve Siegelman - In Memory of John Vlahos & Orva Hoskinson Dennis Lickteig & Will Giammona Katherine Miller & David Reyna Jim & Marilyn Palmer Baker Peeples & Ellen Kerrigan Rich Pryor Kent Rasmussen & Celia Ramsay Adam & Christina Richards Alan Galitz & Kathy Rosner-Galitz* Nina D. Schwartz, M.D. In Honor of Mrs. Bunnie Finkelstein Lynn & Joan Seppala - In Honor of John Smyth John Emery Smyth

Glossary

With thanks to The Gilbert & Sullivan Lexicon by Harry Benford, here’s a little help with some of the more obscure Victorian references you’ll hear in The Gondoliers. Mr. Benford’s lexicon is on sale at the Lamplighters store in the lobby along with other fun stuff. Barataria: An imaginary island kingdom, whose name comes from Cervantes’s Don Quixote, and which derives from the Spanish “barato” (cheap).

Limited company: Equivalent to a US corporation in that shareholders can’t lose more than their investments if the enterprise fails.

Semi-state: Attire suitable for ordinary ceremonial occasions, but skipping the crowns and ermine capes.

O, ciel!: O, heaven!

Servitori umilissimi: We are your most humble servants.

Colors nailed unto the mast: Refusing to surrender; can’t lower the flag.

Paladin: A chivalrous knight.

Contadine: Country girls, peasant girls.

Per chi questi fiori bellissimi?: For whom are these beautiful flowers?

Shalloo humps! and Shallow hoops!: Probably a transcription of a drill sergeant’s barked orders, such as “Shoulder arms!”

Per voi, bei signori, O eccellentissimi!: For you, you handsome and charming men!

Shovel hats: clerical hats with broad brims sticking out like shovels.

Peruke: A periwig; a fashionable tailored wig.

Small beer: Trivial or petty; small potatoes.

Contradicente: Contradicting. Coutts: London bank dating from the 17th century; bankers to the royal family. Dolce far niente: Sweet idleness. The Ducal Palace: The ancient residence and office of the Doge, the chief magistrate of the Venetian Republic. Duke of Plaza-Toro, Count Matadoro, Baron Picadoro: Note that all of the duke’s titles have something to do with bull. Dunder-headed: Foolish. Fancy: The personification of whimsical thought. Floated at a premium: The shares of stock in the company are commanding more than the nominal price on the stock market. Gondolieri, carissimi! Siamo contadine!: Dearest gondoliers, we are only peasant girls! Grand Inquisitor: The presiding officer in a court of inquisition, the purpose of which was to root out disbelief and heresy within the population, assuming a person guilty until proven innocent. Grandee: A nobleman of the highest rank. Halberdiers: Guardsmen armed with halberds (combination spears/axes). Having passed the Rubicon: Having gone too far to turn back.

Preme, stali!: Shouts of communication between gondoliers; used somewhat like turn signals on cars. Quarterings: The number of families included in one’s coat of arms. With ninetyfive quarterings, you would need a magnifying glass to appreciate the full extent of the Duke’s family connections. Rhenish: From the vineyards of the Rhine. Scramble money: A scattering of coins on the sidewalk, usually resulting in a mad competition to gather them.

Soupçon: French for ‘suspicion’. Stipulated for a trifle on account: wanted a down payment. Stripling: A boy on the verge of manhood. Titivating: Putting all the finishing touches on one’s personal appearance. Vagary: A caprice. Vespers: Church bells announcing evening service of a Roman Catholic church. Weary lagooning: Short for “weary of propelling our gondolas on the lagoon”.

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Meet The Lamplighters

NICOLAS ALIAGA (’98) Production Manager. Nicolas has worked with Pocket Opera for the last eight years as Production Manager and Stage Director, and was recently named their Associate Artistic Director. He was Assistant Director for Les Pêcheurs de Perles at Michigan Opera Theatre and has worked as an Assistant Director at San Francisco Opera Center and Opera San Jose. In 2013 he directed Gianni Schicchi for Sacramento Opera. Recently, he worked as Assistant Director on three productions at San Diego Opera, Madama Butterfly, Cenerentola, and the new Jake Heggie opera, Great Scott. MAGNUS ASBO (‘12) Chorus. Magnus comes to the Lamplighters from choirs in the North and East Bay, where he sings music with several medieval and classical ensembles. Joining the Lamplighters marked his first performance of anything as modern as Gilbert and Sullivan. KRISTIN AVILA (‘14) Vittoria. Kristin is thrilled to return to Lamplighters in her first comprimaria role! Previous Lamplighter shows include Patience, Ruddygore and Candide. She was most recently seen as Camila in In the Heights (CCCT) and as a Spectator in Trial by Jury at The Dickens Fair. Up next, Kristin will be appearing in the first national tour of Bay Area Children’s Theatre’s Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site, reprising her role of Bulldozer that she played in the original production.

AMANDA RENEE BAINES (’12) Chorus. Amanda is thrilled to add The Gondoliers to her growing list of Gilbert & Sullivan shows performed. She graduated from San Diego State University with a BM in Professional Studies in 2009. She thanks her family and friends for their continued support and for always cheering her on.

and Where’s Charley? Cheryl has served on the board of directors for Lyric Theatre and is currently a Board Member of the James Toland Vocal Arts Competition, an international voice competition based in Oakland. She has directed numerous Main Stage, Discovery and Outreach shows for Lyric Theatre and served as a faculty member for nine years at the San Francisco Girls Chorus, teaching students from middle school to adults. She performs both traditional and contemporary chamber music and as a professional soloist with local symphonies and churches, and maintains a private voice studio in San Mateo. 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. KATHLEEN CONNER (’73) Oboe. Kathy has performed all of the G&S shows in her 40+ happy years of playing for the Lamplighters. She also performs regularly with the SF Chamber Orchestra, the SF Opera Merola program and other Bay Area groups. A personal goal is to play oboe on all of the recordings in the Lamplighter recording project. PETER CROMPTON (’98) Scenic Designer. Other designs for the Lamplighters include The Pirates of Penzance, The Yeomen of the Guard and Princess Ida. He has designed for Festival Opera, Marin Theatre Company, Opera San Jose, D.L.O.C., West Bay Opera, Santa Barbara Grand Opera, Bay Area Revels, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Opera, and The Willows among others.

Parasha in Stravinsky’s Mavra, Barbarina in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Maria Bertram in the West Coast premiere of Dove’s Mansfield Park, and Papagena in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. She is thrilled to be making her debut with Lamplighters Music Theatre as Fiametta and has had the best time working with this cast and crew! ALLISON SPENCER (’14) Chorus. Allison is happy to return to the Lamplighters stage. She received her Bachelor of Music from Sonoma State University where she studied under Ruth Ann Swenson. She recently got back from Le Chiavi, the Institute of Bel Canto Studies, where she learned to master the art of bel canto. Other roles include Eurydice from Heroines, Silvia from L’Isola Disabitata, and chorus member in Riders to the Sea. CARL STANLEY (’73) Bass. Carl performs professionally with orchestras and theater groups throughout the Bay Area. He first played bass with the Lamplighters Orchestra in the mid 1970s and served as Orchestra Personnel Manager and Education Coordinator for the Oakland Symphony from 1996 to 2015. He was an instrumental music teacher in Berkeley Unified School District for many years. WHITNEY STEELE (Debut) Tessa. Whitney, a mezzo-soprano who hails from Portland, Oregon, is very excited to be making her Lamplighters debut. She received her Master’s degree in Music at The San Francisco Conservatory. Favorite roles include Hermia in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Nancy in Britten’s Albert Herring, Dorabella in Così fan tutte, and Ottone in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea. In addition, she performed in the West Coast premiere of Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park as Fanny Price. Whitney can also be seen on the stage of San Francisco Opera as a member of the Supplementary Chorus and sings with the San Francisco Opera Guild’s Opera à la Carte program where she most recently performed the title role of La Cenerentola. Whitney currently studies with Catherine Cook.

NICHOLAS DAHLMAN (‘12) Annibale. Nicholas has played a role in eighteen of the last twenty-two Lamplighters productions, most recently as the Solicitor in Patience, a brutish townsperson in The Yeomen of the Guard, and Ed Grimley in the 2017 Gala. He was also in the recent Trial by Jury at Dickens Fair. He lives and works in Walnut Creek.

GREGORY SYKES (’93) Violin II. Gregory holds a BM from the UC Berkeley and has studied privately with Mariko Smiley, Charles Meacham and Elizabeth Gibson. He has also studied voice with Erin Neff. Gregory has performed classical music and pops 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!

JEFFREY BEAUDOIN (‘87) Chorus. Jeff has sung in the chorus of all the G&S operas plus The Merry Widow, La Perichole, Where’s Charley? and many Galas. He has also appeared with us as Ivan (Die Fledermaus), Notary (Sorcerer), Max (Gala ‘94), Dances With Weasels (Gala ‘96) and as Scynthius in our award-winning Princess Ida in England. Jeff was also seen as Giorgio (Gondoliers) in NYC, Lane (Importance of Being Earnest) in SF and in the ensemble of Mame in Petaluma.

GWYNETH DAVIS (’88) Cello. Gwyneth has played with most of the regional orchestras and opera companies in the Bay Area, and, as a member of the Eloquence String Quartet, provided music for hundreds of weddings in the Napa and Sonoma valleys. She lives in Sebastopol with her partner and Labradoodle. A former pastry chef, she now enjoys performing on viola da gamba and baroque cello with her early music group, the Alphabet Baroque Club.

GAYATRI VENKATESAN (Debut) Chorus. Gayatri graduated from San Jose State University where she actively participated in the Opera Theater program, playing roles such as Eurydice (Orpheus in the Underworld), Maria (West Side Story), and Marie (Daughter of the Regiment). She participated in the Silicon Valley Community Opera production of Madame Butterfly in Spring 2015, and has been singing with the choir at Union Church of Cupertino under the direction of Dr. Ross Hoksbergen since June 2016.

CHERYL BLALOCK (‘82) Executive Director. For many years, Cheryl combined a full-time business career with a part-time music career, and she has performed over 40 lead roles with many local companies including her performing debut with the Lamplighters 1982-1988 - starting out in the chorus of Ruddygore and moving on to principal soprano roles in La Belle Hélène, The Gondoliers, Countess Maritza, Czardas Princess,

GIOVANNI DE LEON (‘14) Chorus. Giovanni joined his first stage role at age six, and has continued developing his performance skills throughout the years. After graduating from SF SOTA, he joined the international cast of The Journey, touring America, Mexico and Europe. He currently attends California Jazz Conservatory. This is his fourth production with the Lamplighters.

ROBERT WEHRMAN (Debut) Chorus. Itinerant chorister Bob has appeared with Eugene Opera in minor roles requiring very low notes. Relocated from Oregon where he was known as The Singing Plumber of the Northwest, Bob has been a featured soloist with the Oakland Symphony Chorus as well as a participant in jazz jams too numerous to mention or recall.

STACEY BAUER (’09) Viola. Stacey has been performing with the Lamplighters since three Mikados ago. She enjoys the creativity and diversity each new cast and band brings to the stage. A native of California, Stacey has played with orchestras throughout the state and works diligently to bring up the next wave of musicians through teaching and coaching young musicians.

PATRICIA WESTLEY (‘16) Casilda. Patricia, New ZealandAmerican soprano, is delighted to return to Lamplighters for her third principal role. She spent 2016-2017 as a Resident Artist with Shreveport Opera where she performed Musetta (La bohème), Hodel (Fiddler on the Roof), and Despina (Così fan tutte). Favorite roles include Elsie (TheYeomen of the Guard), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Sandrina (La finta giardiniera), Laurie (The Tender Land). Patricia was recently lauded by the SF Chronicle as being a “hugely impressive artist” who sings with “precision and grace”. She holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Oklahoma. MICHAEL WIRGLER (’79) Clarinet. Michael is a retired music teacher from Oakland Public Schools where he taught for more than 30 years. He is currently conductor of The Golden Gate Park Band and the Alameda Community Band. He joined the Lamplighters as a clarinetist in 1979, and it has been an important part of his life ever since. MELISSA WORTMAN (’80) Costume Shop Manager. In addition to 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 historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite. AUSTIN YU (Debut) Chorus. Austin is honored to participate in his first Lamplighters production alongside such a talented group of performers. Previous credits include Holiday Big Band Bash and the Best of Broadway (JB Presents), as well as Hair (Landmark Musicals). A long-time musical theater lover, he is thrilled at the opportunity to continue his adventures in Barataria as a happy-go-lucky gondolier. JAYNE ZABAN (‘05). Jayne began her career with the Atlanta Ballet Company. As co-owner and Director of Dance Arts Center in San Carlos, she has instructed many students who now have professional careers in theatre and dance. Jayne has choreographed for many regional and community theatres throughout the Bay Area including 42nd St. Moon, Aurora Theatre, Broadway By The Bay, Diablo Light Opera, Hillbarn Theatre, BusBarn and Morrie Bobrow Productions. She has also staged productions at The Plush Room and Shelton Theatres. Awards and nominations: Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, Garland, Dean Goodman, Hillbarn Subscribers Choice Award and Shellie. Jayne is thrilled to be back at the Lamplighters. LUANA ZAPATA (‘17) Chorus. Born in Peru and raised in Brasil, Luana holds a BA in Choral Conducting and is currently studying voice with Jane Erwin Hammett. She first performed with the Lamplighters in their 2017 production of The Yeomen of the Guard. When Luana is not singing she is a stay-at-home mom to her two sons. RACHEL ZAWILSKI (’17) Chorus. Rachel is a senior at Aragon High School in San Mateo. There, she takes part in three choral ensembles, including female a cappella. She was previously in The Sound of Music and La Périchole at Lyric Theatre San José. In her free time, Rachel enjoys reading and writing. She would like to thank her mom, Jen Kiernan - who is also in the chorus - for all her support and enthusiasm!

BAKER PEEPLES (’75) Music Director/Conductor. Baker has sung almost all the G&S tenor leads, as well as Eisenstein/Alfred (Fledermaus), Tassilo (Countess Maritza), Paris (La belle Hélène), Karl Franz (Student Prince), and the Defendant in our KQED Trial. Baker has conducted every Gala from 1986 to 2016, 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 opera companies, symphonies, ballets, and choral groups. Baker was voted best male singer in the 1995 and 1997 International G&S Festivals for his portrayals of Hilarion and Alexis. Baker and his wife Ellen Kerrigan oversee the SF Opera Guild’s Opera à 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. BAKER S. PEEPLES (’04) Violin. “Little” Baker was wed in babyhood to the shows of Gilbert & Sullivan, with no surprise or indignation regarding his fate. While some Lamplighter offspring have graced the stage, he is the only one to fall into the pit. Baker regularly performs with Symphony Silicon Valley, the Oakland Symphony, and the Sacramento Philharmonic. He also teaches at Reeder Music Academy in Danville and continues to support the woeful Giants. NATHANIEL L. PERGAMIT (Debut) Chorus. Nathaniel is very excited for his first production with Lamplighters Music Theatre! Nathaniel is a recent graduate of the University of the Pacific and is currently working while applying for a Master’s in Musicology. BEN PORTER (’16) Giorgio. Ben is incredibly happy to return to the Lamplighters stage in his second principal role. After years of singing with barbershop quartets and choruses, he celebrated his first theatrical performance with our 2016 The (New) Mikado. In the world of competitive barbershop, he’s won at the division and district levels and finished in the top ten at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s International competition. He would like to thank his ever-supportive partners, Alex and Cameron, and his long-suffering neighbors on Langton Street for the “sometimes slightly off-key singing.” SAMUEL RABINOWITZ (‘13) Giuseppe. Samuel graduated from Haverford College with a BA in Political Science and received his Master’s from Manhattan School of Music. Recently he has performed with Lamplighters Music Theatre as Coco in The (new) Mikado, Robin Oakapple in Ruddygore, Maximilian in Candide, Strephon in Iolanthe, and as a member of the chorus for San Francisco Opera in Turandot, Manon, Rigoletto, Don Carlos, Die Meistersinger, and Les Troyens. Other credits include Marcello in La bohème, the title role in Don Giovanni, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, and Frank in Die Fledermaus. ELISABETH REEVES (’13) Stage Manager. Elisabeth works as an Associate Consultant with Celerity Consulting in Walnut Creek, sings with the Vocal Art Ensemble in Davis, CA, and participates in both the Renaissance Faire and the Great Dickens Christmas Faire. She has worked on several shows with Lamplighters Music Theater - in particular

Die Fledermaus (‘14), Candide (‘15), Ruddygore (‘16), The (new) Mikado (’16), and A Song to Sing, O! (‘17), and hopes to eventually stage manage the complete Gilbert and Sullivan canon. CARY ANN ROSKO (‘06) The Duchess of Plaza-Toro. Mezzo-soprano Cary is delighted to appear with the Lamplighters once again. Previous roles with the company include Dame Hannah (Ruddygore), Old Woman (Candide), Fairy Queen (Iolanthe), Lady Blanche (Princess Ida), Tessa (The Gondoliers), Phoebe Meryll (The Yeomen of the Guard), Lady Angela (Patience), Iolanthe (Iolanthe), Katisha (The Mikado), Cousin Hebe (HMS Pinafore), and Julie (Show Boat). Favorite operatic roles include Cherubino (The Marriage of Figaro), Lola (Cavalleria Rusticana), Tisbe (La Cenerentola), Siebel (Faust), and Olga (Eugene Onegin). Cary’s contemporary opera credits include Tobias Picker’s Emmeline (Aunt Hannah), Mary Watkins’ Dark River (Sheriff’s Wife), Philip Glass’ Les Enfants Terribles (Dargelos/ Agathe), Anthony Davis’ X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (Reporter), and Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s La Curandera (Dionisia). ALISON SAWYER (’15) French Horn. Alison is a professional horn player, music teacher, and mother. She has been freelancing on the horn throughout areas such as Chicago, LA, Minneapolis and the Bay Area since 2003. She also teaches music with Berkeley Unified School District. Alison is a 2003 graduate of the SF Conservatory of Music, and holds a masters degree in horn performance from Northwestern University as well as a masters in teaching music from the University of Southern California. LUCY SCHOENING (’74) Flute. Lucy was principal flute for the Artea Chamber Orchestra and performed with the San Francisco Symphony, Pocket Opera, San Francisco Chamber Players, Oakland Opera and many chamber music groups. She teaches fifth grade and is the mother of two sons. TARA SCOWN (‘16) Chorus. Tara is a San Francisco native and graduate of UC Berkeley and Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. Recently she has enjoyed singing solos in a number of UC Berkeley ensembles, from the chamber chorus to the baroque ensemble, as well as performing a noon recital at UC Berkeley’s Hertz Hall. Tara was introduced to Gilbert & Sullivan when she participated in the Lamplighters scenes program in high school, and is thrilled to now be performing in her fourth show with the company. ANDREW SERRANO (‘16) Chorus. Andy is very excited to be performing in his fifth show with Lamplighters. Andy is a 50-year veteran of the stage and has also performed with numerous Bay Area Theaters including Hillbarn, Pacifica Spindrift, Los Altos and A.C.T. Some of his favorite roles include The Padre in Man of La Mancha and Sir Dinidan in Camelot. He has also performed with Bay Area Based Comedy Troupe “Culture Clash” and has won Karaoke “Entertainer of the Year” several years. MELISSA SONDHI (Debut) Fiametta. Melissa is a soprano originating from Indianapolis, Indiana who currently studies with Jane Randolph here in San Francisco. She received a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice from the University of Michigan in 2015, and just recently graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in May of 2017 with a Master of Music degree in Voice. Some of Melissa’s favorite past roles include Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel,

MICHAEL DESNOYERS (‘10) Marco Palmieri. Michael has performed over 50 different roles throughout the Bay Area, favorites including Ramiro (La Cenerentola), Rodolfo (La Bohème), Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Albert (Albert Herring), Tamino (Zauberflöte), Ferrando (Così fan tutte), Belmonte and Pedrillo (Entführung), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Frederic (The Pirates of Penzance), and Nanki-Poo (The Mikado). As a concert soloist, he has sung Bach’s JohannesPassion and Matthäus-Passion, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, CPE Bach’s Magnificat, and Dvorak’s Mass in D. Michael is featured on the Lamplighters’ CD recordings, singing Cyril in Princess Ida, Lord Tolloller in Iolanthe, and Ernest in The Grand Duke. DIANA DORMAN (‘72) Clarinet/Orchestra Contractor. Since joining us, Diana has played principal clarinet in all our productions. She also performs with Berkeley Symphony and Pocket Opera, has performed with SF Opera, including the video recording of R Strauss’ Capriccio, and has performed and toured nationally with Western Opera Theater since 1989. As librarian Diana restored the Broadway orchestra parts for our 2008 The Secret Garden. She is on the faculty of Dominican University. BEAU DREAM (‘17) Chorus. Beau recently began his forays into musical theatre as Ewart Dunlop in The Music Man with Lyric Theatre, Stephano in Merchant of Venice with Theater of Others, and Jamie in My Fair Lady with South Bay Musical Theater. He studied viola at SFSU and piano at University of Maryland and SFCM, where he works as a pianist and vocal coach. Beau sends special thanks to his voice and acting teacher Cheryl Blalock, and to the United Church of Hayward for their love and support. JUDITH DARA EPSTEIN (‘92) Inez. Since she debuted as a Dainty Little Fairy in the 1992 production of Iolanthe, Judy has appeared in numerous productions with Lamplighters and other Bay Area companies. Judy is a regular in the Lamplighters Costume Shop, and admits to being one of the culprits responsible for writing the Annual Champagne Gala. Her principal distractions are traveling with her husband, patterman Rick Williams, and indoctrinating their three grandchildren into the works of Gilbert & Sullivan. F. LAWRENCE EWING (‘89) The Duke of Plaza-Toro. Over the past 29 years with the Lamplighters, Lawrence has had the great opportunity to play many roles from the G&S canon – several in multiple productions. He is thrilled to be playing the Duke of Plaza-Toro for the first time and adding the role to his roster of “friends” including Jack Point (The Yeomen of the Guard), Bunthorne (Patience) (Bay Area Theatre Critics Award nomination), Coco (The (new) Mikado) (Theatre Bay Area Award nomination), Lord Chancellor (Iolanthe), Sir Joseph Porter (HMS Pinafore), Major General Stanley (The Pirates of Penzance), Robin Oakapple (Ruddygore), Cornelius Hackl (Hello Dolly!), Charley (Where’s Charley?), as well as a variety of roles in Lamplighters’ own A Song to Sing, O! - The Gilbert & Sullivan Story. As a professional dancer, Lawrence toured nationally and internationally for 12 years with Dance Through Time, a San Franciscobased historical dance company. He has set choreography for productions at ACT, Marin Theatre Company (BATC Award nomination), Pocket Opera, SF Opera’s Opera à la Carte, and for several Lamplighter productions. Lawrence also enjoys performing as part of Lamplighters’ Education Outreach program, Get On Board, which provides assembly

performances in schools throughout the Bay Area. Lawrence serves as Vice President of the Lamplighter Board of Trustees, and is the Executive Director of Marin Ballet in San Rafael. JOSEPHA FATH (’90) Violin I. Josepha is so happy (Modified rapture!) to be a violinist with the Lamplighter’s since the 1990’s. She currently performs with the California Symphony, SF Opera’s Merola, and can be seen and heard in many other symphony orchestras in and around the Bay Area. Josepha teaches at both the SF Community Music Center, and the French American International School. She is an avid chamber music player, with both the Fath Chamber Players, and the Liberty Street Trio. PAMELA FAW (’91) Violin I/Concertmaster. Pamela is Director of Music at Saint Hilary Parish where she also teaches music in their elementary school. She is on the faculty at Dominican University. Pamela is a freelance violinist performing throughout the Bay Area. She has several dogs and two cats named Gilbert and Sullivan. CHRISTOPHER FOCHT (‘67) Chorus. Last seen as Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus, Chris was in 4th grade when he saw his first Lamplighter show. After joining the company as a teenager, he has now performed in every G&S show multiple times. Over the years, Chris has been seen as Francesco (Gondoliers), St. Brioche (Merry Widow), Sir Rupert (Ruddygore), Toni (Student Prince), and in a variety of zany roles in our Galas. Chris is a Doctor of Audiology and teaches at SF State University. AMY FOOTE (‘10) Gianetta. Undaunted by the vocal and theatrical demands of contemporary classical music, Amy sings and performs an expansive repertoire ranging from leading roles on the operatic stage to world premieres of contemporary chamber music. Most recently seen on the operatic stage as the titular character in Janáček’s Cunning Little Vixen, Amy’s performance is described as “sinuous [and] brighttoned…chasing the melodic lines through all their twitchy variations without missing a turn and giving the entire role an alluringly silvery sheen” (San Francisco Chronicle). In her recent season she performed with the SF Symphony on their Sound Box series, the SF Contemporary Music Players, and Friction Quartet. As a founder of contemporary chamber group Nonsemble 6, Amy performed a memorized and fully staged version of Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire that was performed throughout the United States. JOSEPH GIAMMARCO (‘05) Supertitles Manager. Joe has performed numerous supernumerary roles with SF Opera over the past 17 years, where he was recently seen in the role of the Foreman in Show Boat. His Lamplighters debut was as the Headsman in The Yeomen of the Guard, in which his wife, Claire Kelm, played Elsie Maynard. Joe also appeared as William in Lamplighters’ The Secret Garden in 2008. Joe creates, and often runs, the supertitle projections seen at Lamplighters performances. JEFFRIE GIVENS (‘15) Chorus. Jeffrie has performed locally since 2009, mostly at Oakland’s Woodminster Amphitheater (most recently in South Pacific, playing Bloody Mary). She recently earned a Shellie Award nomination playing Snoopy in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown at the Clayton Theatre Company. Jeffrie’s Lamplighters debut was the 2015 production of The Grand Duke.

PATRICK HAGEN (‘16) Luiz. Patrick is a lyric tenor originally from Northern New Jersey who has been lauded for his “rich, sweet tone” and “expressive” vocalism. Patrick received a Bachelor’s of Music with Honors from Pennsylvania State University and his Master of Music at the SF Conservatory of Music. Patrick has been seen in a multitude of operatic productions, including Menotti’s The Consul (The Magician) Puccini’s La Bohème (Rodolfo) and Tosca (Spoletta), Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (Don Basilio), Copland’s The Tender Land (Martin), Britten’s Albert Herring (Albert), and Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Tebaldo). Patrick was most recently seen on Lamplighters stage as Fairfax in our recent production of The Yeomen of the Guard, and he is very excited to be returning in The Gondoliers. MARY HARGROVE (‘90) Flute/Piccolo. Mary is principal flute with Nederlander Broadway productions in San Jose as well as the Masterworks and Stanford Chorales. She plays flute and piccolo for Opera San Jose, Ballet San Jose, and the San Francisco Opera Merola program. WILLIAM HARVEY (’95) Cornet. William has been tootling on the cornet-à-piston with the Lamplighters for two decades. He also serves at Principal Trumpet with both Oakland Symphony and Opera San Jose, and is an adjunct faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley. William lives in Oakland with his wife, fellow Lamplighters musician Josepha Fath and their little cat Charlie. Much of his time is enjoyably spent on home renovations. HALEY HOFFDAHL (’15) Chorus. Haley is a graduate of Boston University who made her Lamplighters debut as a bridesmaid in Ruddygore. Haley has performed in numerous musicals with Stockton Civic Theatre and Delta College including A Year with Frog and Toad, Side by Side by Sondheim, Cabaret, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Kiss Me Kate and The Full Monty. JUDY JACKSON (’71) Original Costume Design. The Gondoliers was Judy’s first show as Costume Designer for the Lamplighters back in the 1980’s. She’s happy to bring those costumes back to the stage once again, this time updated with some new looks in the second act by her fellow designer, Miriam Lewis. Since that first foray into design for the company, she has also designed new costumes for HMS Pinafore (for which she received a Theater Bay Area nomination,) Ruddygore, Die Fledermaus, Bittersweet, A Little Night Music, and Iolanthe. On rare occasion, she might even be found performing on our stage in the chorus. By days, Judy teaches Apparel Design and Theater Costuming at Cañada College and City College of San Francisco. KATHLEEN JOHANNESSEN (’77) Bassoon. A Bay Area native, Kathleen is a freelance musician. She received a BA in Music from College of Notre Dame and an MA in Musical Performance from CSU Humboldt. Her interest in Gilbert & Sullivan began when she saw her piano teacher as Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance. LAURIEN JONES (‘90) Violin II. Laurien has performed with Diablo Ballet, Pocket Opera, Western Opera, Masterworks Chorale, the 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. ELLEN KERRIGAN (’70) Education Director. A native San Franciscan, Ellen began her performing career singing Gilbert & Sullivan operettas in high school, and thereafter joined the Lamplighters, where she sang nearly all the soprano lead roles. An active arts education consultant, she serves as artistic coordinator of the SF Opera Guild’s in-school Opera à la Carte program, which brings a reduced version of a standard opera to over 30,000 Bay Area students yearly, as Program Director for the SF Conservatory of Music’s Gilbert & Sullivan Scenes Program, and as Education Director for the Lamplighters, creating the educational assembly program, H.M.S. Pinafore: Get on Board with Gilbert & Sullivan, and the popular mini-residencies of The Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore. COLIN KETCHAM (’09) Chorus. Colin is a San Francisco native who grew up participating in the Lamplighters/ SF Conservatory Gilbert & Sullivan Scenes Program, later performing in several Lamplighters productions. Currently Colin is the lead singer and songwriter for Montgomery Station, a local indie rock band, and the lead sound engineer for the Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church. JENNIFER KIERNAN (‘88) Chorus. Jen attended Lamplighters shows as a child in the 1970s, and joined the company as soon as she was able, as a dresser, a makeup artist/designer, and eventually as a member of the cast. She sings with the choir at the Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo, and spends as much time as she can with her awesome teenagers, Ben, Rachel, and LJ. DAVID KIRBY (’98) Makeup Designer. David paints faces (and sometimes bodies) for several theatre and opera companies in the Bay Area, most recently Salome with West Bay Opera, Gianni Schicchi & Trial by Jury with Lyric Theatre of San Jose, and Patterday Night Live with the Lamplighters. During the day, he sells whoopee cushions. CAMILLE LAKE (’16) Chorus. Camille is thrilled to perform in The Gondoliers, her sixth Lamplighters production. Camille is a mezzo-Soprano, a student of San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a lover of musical theater. CHRIS LEWIS (‘17) Antonio. After a five-year hiatus from theater, Chris recently stepped back into the fray with appearances in The Producers (Broadway by the Bay), The Yeomen of the Guard (Lamplighters Music Theatre), and Singin’ in the Rain (Broadway by the Bay). He is thrilled now to step into a small principal role in The Gondoliers. Off stage, Chris writes software at Palantir and directs the Fog City Singers, a men’s vocal ensemble bringing professional-quality treatment to the barbershop style and beyond.

MIRIAM R. LEWIS (‘04) Costume Designer. Miriam has worked in theater as long as she can remember; she has costumed many shows for Lamplighters, including Yeomen, The Grand Duke, Pirates, and The (New) Mikado and, for other companies, Salomé, Dance for Me, Sagittarius Ponderosa and JC Lee’s Warplay (NCTC), Floyd Collins, City of Angels and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (SFSU), Sweeney Todd and Rocky Horror Show (Ray of Light), She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange, Truck Stop and Christopher Chen’s A Tale of Autumn (Crowded Fire), and Harry Thaw Hates Everybody (Shotgun Players). She received her MFA in Theatrical Design from SF State University, where she now also lectures in costume. Miriam is delighted to be dancing a cachucha (figuratively speaking) in this production of The Gondoliers with the Lamplighters. DENNIS LICKTEIG (’07) Artistic Director. Dennis has been a successful and popular stage director around the Bay Area since moving here in 1991. He has directed numerous musicals and dramas for various Bay Area theaters including New Conservatory Theatre Center, Broadway By The Bay, Hillbarn Theater, Contra Costa Musical Theatre, 42nd Street Moon, and many others. At the Lamplighters, he directed our 2007 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. Other professional career experience includes Event and Audience Service Manager at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Artistic Director/ Production Manager for the Peninsula Center Stage and he currently is the Director of Operations for TicketWeb (Ticket Master). PHIL LOWERY (’94) Stage Director. Phil has enjoyed a decades-long affiliation with the Lamplighters as director, production manager, stage manager, Lord High Janitor, and occasional performer. Favorite roles include King Gama (2003), Frank Schultz (Showboat, 2006) and husband to Kelcey Poe (since 2010). Phil is a free-lance teaching artist specializing in Shakespeare, and a director of operas, operettas and musicals for other Bay Area companies. Phil is member of Actors’ Equity Association, and a Resident Artist with the SF Shakespeare Festival, where he will be assistant directing this summer’s “Free Shakespeare in the Park” production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. JULIA LUDWIG (Debut) Chorus. Julia holds a Bachelor of Music from University of the Pacific. She works in theater as a performer and administrator and is the Development Associate for Marin Theatre Co. She most recently was in South Pacific in a collaboration with 42nd Street Moon and Peninsula Symphony. The Gondoliers is Julia’s first show with Lamplighters and she is ecstatic to be a part of this company. TIM LYNCH (Debut) Chorus. Tim is honored to be making his Lamplighters debut in The Gondoliers. His recent roles include John Adams in 1776 at NDNU and Ewart Dunlop in The Music Man at Throckmorton Theatre. Much love to his wife Elizabeth and daughter Lauren, and thanks for all their inspiration and support. DOUGLAS MANDELL (’05) Chorus. Douglas has been singing for as long as he can remember. He is the tenor section leader at St. Stephen’s Church, Belvedere, and has performed with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Chorale. Douglas has appeared in productions ranging from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas to Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti. Among his favorite roles are Mack the Knife in The Threepenny Opera, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, the Magician in The Consul, and the Governor in Candide.

CHARLES MARTIN (‘97) Don Alhambra. Charles first appeared with the Lamplighters as Pish-Tush in our 1997 Mikado, and has since performed many bass-baritone roles with the company including Private Willis, Arac, Senator Jones, Horseman War, Sir Despard Murgatroyd, Dick Deadeye, the Mikado, the Sergeant of Police, Jigger Craigin, the Pirate King, the Usher, and the Zombie Rapper in our 2010 Gala. He has also appeared with CCMT and Pocket Opera. Charles studies voice with Baker Peeples, moonlights as a software engineer, and enjoys the romance of travel and the occasional extreme athletic event. DIAN SITIP MEECHAI (Debut) Giulia. Dian is a soprano, dancer, contortionist, and choreographer. Theatre credits include The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd (The Girl/Urchin, Dance Captain) and South of Market: The Musical V2 (Ensemble , Dance Captain). She has sung onboard the international-sailing Silver Spirit, choreographed for the Nitey Awards, danced in a SEGA commercial and contorted in several Bay Area dinner theaters. Dian is thrilled to make her debut with Lamplighters as Giulia in The Gondoliers! BRITTANY MELLERSON (’15) Lighting Designer. An East coast native and recent graduate of Point Park University’s Conservatory Program - with a BFA in Theatrical Lighting & Sound design. Some of her recent design credits include lighting design for Occupy+Menace at Dance Mission; Absolutely Fabulous! with the Royal British Theater Co and U.S. Drag at The Dragon Theatre. She is also acting as the Resident Master Electrician for the Berkeley Playhouse. Others credits include: My Fair Lady (Asst. Lighting), Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat (Lighting Design), The Little Mermaid (Sound Design/A1), Legally Blonde (Lighting Design). JASMIN ANYCE MOULD (Debut) Chorus. Jasmin is a soprano from Davis, CA. She recently completed her Bachelors of Music at the University of Michigan. She is very excited to be a part of her first Lamplighters production. LYNN OAKLEY (’80) Violin I. Lynn is also a violinist in Villa String Quartet, Villa Sinfonia and Villa Chamber Orchestra, Marin Oratorio as well as other groups. She and her husband Roy are founders of the Villa Sinfonia Foundation, a nonprofit music organization for students of all ages and abilities. The Villa Sinfonia has performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall (twice,) the Washington D.C. Kennedy Center, and toured Germany, Austria, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Hawaii, Budapest and Vienna. 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) Percussion. Norman currently holds the Principal Percussion Chair with the Santa Cruz Symphony and West Bay Opera. He plays jazz with a big band every Monday 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 cat Alex.