Prince Karl Franz, grandson of the King of Karlsberg, has left his restricted life and, accompanied by his tutor Dr. Engel and pompous valet Lutz, begins a year of study, incognito, at Heidelberg University. Upon his arrival, he is charmed by the sights and sounds of student revelry and by the waitress Kathie, the niece of the proprietor of the Inn of the Three Golden Apples. A visit from Karlsberg’s Princess Margaret, to whom he is betrothed by the wish of his dynastically minded grandfather, convinces Karl Franz that he and Kathie, now deeply in love, must escape together to Paris. News arrives, however, that the King is dying and that Karl Franz must return to Karlsberg. He promises Kathie that he will return, but she knows better. Two years pass, and Karl Franz is now King, although he has managed to delay his marriage to Margaret. Word reaches him that Kathie spends all her time weeping in her room. The king must return to Heidelberg. His arrival is preceded by that of Princess Margaret, who convinces Kathie of the sacrifice that she must make for the royal cause. When she confronts the arriving King, Kathie tells him, holding back the tears, that although she will always remember him, she is going back to her hometown to wed the fiancé of her younger days.

Stage Director Steven Daigle
Choreographer Carol Hageman
Costume Designer Jeffrey Meek
Lighting Designer Jen Groseth
Conductor Steven Byess

Doctor Engel  Boyd Mackus
Prince Karl Franz  John Pickle  Brian Woods
Gretchen  Mary Hughes
Ruder John  Arthur Miller
Count Hugo Detlef  John Bernard
Von Asterberg  Gary Moss
Lucas  Lucas Meachem
Kathie  April Crane
Marina  Lucia Torres
Princess Margaret  Christine Marie Heath
Captain Tamitz  Michael Gallant
Prime Minister Von Mark  Peter Castaldi
Toni  Spiro Matsos
Lutz  Daniel Neer
Hubert  Marc Callahan
Grand Duchess Anastasia  Julie Wright
Baron Arnheim  Anthony Maida
Countess Leyden  Lauren Pastorek

Lackeys  Gerald Aben, Christopher Swanson, Richard Stevenson, Ron Reinhart
Chorus of Women:  Nancy Maria Balach, Jan Cornelius, Sandra Piques Eddy, Karla Hughes, Hege Korshavn, Megan Loomis, Melanie Melcher, Lauren Pastorek, Suzanne Woods, Anna Winthrop Heidelberg
Cadets:  Gerald Aben, Ted Christopher, Michael Gallant, Anthony Maida, Ron Reinhart, Richard Stevenson, Christopher Swanson

It is Carnival time again in Venice as macaroni cook Pappacoda extols his virtues as one of the city’s favored institutions.  Naval officer Enrico slips him a note with a message for Senator Delacqua’s wife Barbara that he will be awaiting her for a rendezvous later that evening.  Anticipating the annual arrival in town of the philandering Duke of Urbino, Senator Delacqua intends to send Barbara by gondola to an out-of-town aunt in Murano for “safekeeping.”  Barbara, eager for a romantic evening with Enrico, engages the fisher-girl Annina to disguise herself and take her place in the gondola.  Annina’s sweetheart Caramello is the Duke’s barber, always on the lookout for romantic opportunities for his master.  Unbeknownst to Annina, he disguises himself, takes the place of the gondolier, and delivers who he thinks is Barbara not to her aunt, but to the Duke, who recalls her receptive response to his advances the previous year.  Imagine Caramello’s surprise when, upon arrival at the palace, he and Annina unmask and he realizes that he has just delivered his sweetheart into the hands of the womanizing Duke.  Annina is happy to take advantage of the moment and exploit the time with the Duke that fate has given her.  Meanwhile, Delacqua is enjoying the festivities with a masked, phony wife, Ciboletta, the girlfriend of Pappacoda.  When Delacqua leaves to join Barbara in Murano, the Duke wastes no time and courts both Annina and Ciboletta, with their jealous boyfriends looking on.  As the reveling shifts to Saint Mark’s Square, Ciboletta reports to Pappacoda that she has secured for him an appointment as the Duke’s personal cook — now they can marry.  Failing to find Barbara in Murano, Delacqua returns, confronts Barbara and Enrico, and is only placated when Enrico concocts some story about rescuing the senator’s wife from an impostor gondolier.  The Duke, less interested in Barbara when he takes note of Enrico’s size, rewards Caramello for keeping him out of trouble by promoting him to his personal steward. Caramello and Annina can now marry…and the Carnival celebration continues through the night.

Stage Director  Steven Daigle
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Costume Designer  Shelley Alexander
Scenic Designer  Dale Seeds
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor S teven Byess

Pappacoda  Ted Christopher
Enrico  Michael Gallant
Annina  Christine Marie Heath
Barbara  Jessie Wright Martin
Ciboletta  Nancy Marie Balach
Delacqua  Peter Castaldi
Barbaruccio  John-Arthur Miller
Testaccio  Daniel Neer
Caramello  David Babinet
Agricola  Mary Hughes
Agrippina  Lauren Pastorek
Francesco  Christopher Swanson
Centurio  Ron Reinhart
The Duke of Urbino  John Pickle
Balbi  Gerald Aben
Flower Vendor Hege Marie Korshavn
Peach Vendor  April Crane
Melon Vendor  Bradley Wilson
Tomato & Banana Vendor  Christopher Swanson
Sausage Vendor  Jan Cornelius
Eggs & Butter Vendor  Marc Callahan
Orange Vendor  Karla Hughes
Chestnut Vendor  Marina Lucia Torres

Venetians: Gerald Aben, John Bernard, Marc Callahan, Jan Cornelius, April Crane, Elaine Fox, Karla Hughes, Hege Korshavn, Megan Loomis, Gary Moss, Lauren Pastorek, Ron Reinhart, Richard Stevenson, Christopher Swanson, Marina Torres, Bradley Wilson, Anna Winthrop, Brian Woods, Suzanne Woods

Few artists stand as tall above their field as does Jacques Offenbach above French operetta. Following his ground-breaking Orpheus in the Underworld in 1858, he teamed in the mid-1860s with librettists Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy to produce six shows—La belle Hélène, Bluebeard, La vie parisienne, The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, La Périchole, and The Brigands—that remain among the greatest of all French operettas. La vie parisienne, featuring Offenbach at his most effervescent, is the zany tale of a pair of Parisian wannabe bon vivants Gardefeu and Bobinet, who, having failed in their attempts to woo the cocotte Métella, turn their attentions to the visiting Swedish Baroness de Gondremarck. Her husband, the Baron, seeking a fun Parisian holiday, arrives with a letter of introduction to Métella. All wind up at a jolly party at Gardefeu’s home, which the naïve visiting royalty have been led to believe is a hotel. Offenbach’s first attempt at a full-length domestic operetta comedy, the score teems with waltzes, patter songs, ensembles, and a most recognizable can-can.

Stage Director  Steven Daigle
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Costume Designer  Shelley Alexander
Set Designer  Dale Seeds
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

Bobinet  David Babinet
Raoul de Gardefeu  John Pickle
Metella  Nancy Maria Balach
Gontran  Lucas Meachem
Joseph  Ron Reinhart
Baron von Gondremarck  Ted Christopher
Baroness von Gondremarck  Karla Hughes
The Brazilian  John Bernard
Alphonse  Gerald Aben
Frick  Richard Stevenson
Gabrielle  Suzanne Woods
Pauline  Jessie Wright Martin
Clara  Megan Loomis
Louise  Hege Marie Korshavn
Leonie  Jan Cornelius
Prosper  Michael Gallant
Urbain  Marc Callahan
Customs Inspector  Gary Moss

Tourists, Customs Officials, Dinner Guests, and Patrons of the Cafe des Anglaise: Gerald Aben, Peter Castaldi, Jan Cornelius, April Crane, Sandra Piques Eddy, Elaine Fox, Mary Hughes, Hege Korshavn, Megan Loomis, Boyd Mackus, Lucas Meachem, Melanie Melcher, Gary Moss, Ron Reinhart, Marina Torres, Anna Winthrop, Brian Woods, Julie Wright

The setting is 19th century Cornwall. Because of an error by the nurse Ruth, Frederic has been apprenticed to the Pirate King and is out of his indentures, having reached his 21st birthday. He falls in love with Mabel, daughter of Major General Stanley, and decides that, for the sake of society, his former associates must be exterminated. As the police expedition against the pirates is about to set out, the Pirate King informs Frederic that he was born in leap year on February 29 and that his contract states that he is apprenticed until his 21st birthday, not his 21st year. He feels honor-bound to rejoin the pirates. The pirates defeat the policemen, but submit when called upon to do so in Queen Victoria’s name. Ruth reveals that the pirates are all noblemen who have “gone wrong,” and the snobbish Major General Stanley orders them to be released and to resume their former positions. The pirates marry his daughters, and Mabel and Frederic are united.

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Set Designer  Dale Seeds
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  Steven Byess
J.Lynn Thompson

Major General Stanley  Ted Christopher  Richard Stevenson
The Pirate King  Peter Castaldi  Gary Moss
Samuel  Marc Callahan
Frederic  John Bernard  Brian Woods
Sergeant of Police  John-Arthur Miller
Mabel  Karla Hughes  Melanie Melcher
Edith  Jessie Wright Martin
Kate  Hege Marie Korshavn
Isabel  Anna Winthrop
Ruth  Mary Hughes

General Stanley's Wards: April Crane, Sandra Piques Eddy, Elaine Fox, Christine Marie Heath, Megan Loomis, Lauren Pastorek, Marina Torres, Suzanne Woods, Julie Wright

The Pirates: David Babinet, Michael Gallant, Boyd Mackus, Anthony Maida, Lucas Meachem, Daniel Neer, John Pickle, Ron Reinhart, Christopher Swanson, Brad Wilson

The Policemen: David Babinet, Michael Gallant, Boyd Mackus, Lucas Meachem, Daniel Neer, Brad Wilson

Princess Ida, daughter of the crusty King Gama, has been betrothed since childhood to Prince Hilarion, son of King Hildebrand. Gama, however, is unable to deliver his daughter to Hilarion because she is occupied as founder and ruler of an all-girls university, which educates young women on the realities of men. The school excludes everything male; even “hymns” are referred to as “hers.” Hildebrand orders the arrest of Gama, as Hilarion decides that he still wants to win Ida’s heart. He and his friends, Cyril and Florian, enter the college in female disguise. When they cross paths with Lady Psyche, Professor of Humanities, who happens to be Florian’s sister, they are forced to confess their identities and are imprisoned by Ida. Hildebrand and his men threaten to execute Ida’s three brothers if Hilarion is not released and allowed to wed Ida. The Princess defies his challenge and readies for combat. Gama arrives, a crushed man, as Hildebrand has provided him so many luxuries in prison that he has nothing to complain about. His tears move Ida to order the gates opened and the masculine hordes admitted. She confesses that perhaps her thinking has been misguided and offers her hand to Hilarion.

Stage Director  Steven Daigle
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Lighting Designer  Krystal Kennel
Conductor  J. Lynn Thompson

King Hildebrand  Daniel Neer
Hilarion  John Bernard
Cyril  Christopher Swanson
Florian  Bradley Wilson
King Gama  Ted Christopher
Arac  Peter Castaldi
Guron  John-Arthur Miller
Scynthius  Lucas Meachum
Princess Ida  Julie Wright
Lady Psyche  Melanie Melcher
Lady Blanche  Elaine Fox
Melissa  Sandra Piques Eddy
Sacharissa  Jessie Wright Martin
Chloe  Hege Marie Korshavn
Ada  Lauren Pastorek

Chorus: Gerald Aben, David Babinet, Nancy Maria Balach, Jan Cornelius, April Crane, Christine Marie Heath, Karla Hughes, Boyd Mackus, John Pickle, Ron Reinhart, Richard Stevenson, Marina Lucia Torres, Brian Woods, Suzanne Woods

Greedy landlord and crafty old soldier Bouncer has rented the same room to two men, a hatter named Cox, who works during the day, and a printer named Box, who works at night. Cox, whose coals have been mysteriously disappearing, is getting suspicious, as is Box, who notices that his match box is being inexplicably depleted. Cox returns, having been given the day off by his employer - in due course, the two meet and decide that they will put up with each other for the time being. In conversation, they discover that they are both engaged to the same girl, Penelope Ann, and both eager to be rid of her. They quarrel and call for Bouncer to bring in pistols, but he brings instead a note from Penelope Ann's solicitor announcing that she is feared dead at sea, with her worldly possessions left to her intended. The men have a change of tune - each is now happy to be her intended. Bouncer intervenes with another letter declaring that Penelope Ann was rescued at sea and is on her way to meet her intended. A knock is heard at the door. It is not Penelope Ann, but rather Bouncer, who announces that a lady has left a note revealing that Penelope Ann has decided to marry a Mr. Knox. Elated, Cox and Box discover that they have one more thing in common.

Stage Director  Steven Daigle
Set Designer  Dale Seeds
Costume Designer  Shelley Alexander
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  Steven Byess

James John Cox  Brian Woods  Richard Stevenson
John James Box  John Bernard
Sergeant Bouncer  Boyd Mackus

Stage Director  Steven Daigle
Costume Designer  Shelley Alexander
Set Designer  Dale Seeds
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  Steven Byess

Aesculapius Carboy  Christopher Swanson
Eliza Smith  Sandra Piques Eddy
Thomas Brown  Gary Moss
Laetitia  Marina Lucia Torres
Mr. Grinder  John-Arthur Miller

Ladies and Gentlemen of the British Public: Gerald Aben, David Babinet, Nancy Balach, Marc Callahan, Jan Cornelius, Elaine Fox, Michael Gallant, Christine Marie Heath, Mary Hughes, Megan Loomis, Jessie Wright Martin, Lucas Meachem, Melanie Melcher, Daniel Neer, Lauren Pastorek, Bradley Wilson, Anna Winthrop, Brian Woods

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Set Designer  Dale Seeds
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

The Hangman  Peter Castaldi
Gallows Builders  Marc Callahan, Anthony Maida
Street Vendors  Gerald Aben, David Babinet
Maffio  Gary Moss
The Magistrate  John-Arthur Miller
Benvenuto Cellini  Daniel Neer
Ottaviano  Bradley Wilson
Emilia  Megan Loomis
Ascanio  Christopher Swanson
Angela  Julie Wright
The Marquis  Ted Christopher
Alessandro  Boyd Mackus
Captain of the Guard  Lucas Meachem
Page  Karla Hughes
The Duchess of Florence  Elaine Fox

The Duchess’ Lackeys: John Bernard, Marc Callahan, Ron Reinhart, Richard Stevenson

Poets: Marc Callahan, Christine Marie Heath, Lauren Pastorek, Ron Reinhart

Chorus of Models, Apprentices, Nobles, Citizens, and Guards: Nancy Maria Balach, John Bernard, Marc Callahan, Jan Cornelius, April Crane, Sandra Piques Eddy, Michael Gallant, Christine Marie Heath, Karla Hughes, Mary Hughes, Hege Korshavn, Anthony Maida, Jessie Wright Martin, Lucas Meachem, Melanie Melcher, John-Arthur Miller, Lauren Pastorek, Ron Reinhart, Richard Stevenson, Marina Torres, Anna Winthrop, Brian Woods

Stage Director  Richard Traubner
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Set Designer  Richard Traubner
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

Don Hilarión  Richard Stevenson
Don Sebastian  Boyd Mackus
Julian  Daniel Neer
Carlos  Peter Castaldi
“Sena” Rita  Elaine Fox
Antonia  Anthony Maida
Casta  Suzanne Woods
Susana  April Crane
Severiana  Jan Cornelius
Mariquita  Lauren Pastorek
Mozo 1  Gerald L. Aben
Mozo 2  Michael Gallant
Guard 1  Ted Christopher
Guard 2  Gary Moss
Porter  Lucas Meachum
Porter’s Wife  Jan Cornelius
The Night Watchman  David Babinet
La Cantadora  Sandra Piques Eddy
Gypsy Dancers  Marc Callahan, Anna Winthrop

Chorus of Local Residents: Nancy Maria Balach, John Bernard, Christine Marie Heath, Karla Hughes, Hege Korshavn, Megan Loomis, Jessie Wright Martin, Melanie Melcher, Laren Pastorek, John Pickle, Christopher Swanson, Brad Wilson, Brian Woods, Julie Wright

Stage Director  Richard Traubner
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Set Designer  Richard Traubner
Lighting Designer  Jennifer Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

El Caballero de Gracia  Brad Wilson
El Paseante  Peter Castaldi
Dona Sinceridad  Christine Marie Heath
Menegilda  Marina Torres
El Eliseo Madrileiio  Melanie Melcher
Rat 1  Christopher Swanson
Rat 2  Ron Reinhart
Rat 3  Michael Gallant
Guard 1  Ted Christopher
Guard 2  Gary Moss
A Farmer from Murcia  Gerald L. Aben
Sailor Boy 1  Nancy Maria Balach
Sailor Boy 2  Lauren Pastorek
Sailor Boy 3  Anna Winthrop
The Duke of Plaza-Toro  John Bernard
The Duchess of Plaza-Toro  Megan Loomis
El Exito  Marc Callahan
Picador 1  Sandra Piques Eddy
Picador 2  Karla Hughes
La Calle de Sevilla  Julie Wright
La Calle de Toledo  Elaine Fox
La Calle de la Saner  Mary Hughes
La Calle del Ave Maria  April Crane
La Calle de la Primavera  Karla Hughes
La Plazuela de Afligidos  Sandra Piques Eddy
La Calle del Ballo  Jan Cornelius
La Calle de la Rosa  Suzanne Woods
La Calle del Reloj  Jessie Wright Martin

Townspeople: David Babinet, Boyd Mackus, Lucas Meachum, Daniel Neer, John Pickle, Richard Stevenson, Brian Woods

Stage Director  Steven Daigle
Costume Designer  Shelly Alexander
Set Designer  Michael Cooper
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  Steven Byess

Piscator  Lucas Meachem
Amandus  John Pickle
Amanda  Suzanne Woods

The handsome young sailor, Ralph Rackshaw, is in love with Captain Corcoran’s daughter Josephine, however, she is betrothed to Sir Joseph. Ralph and Josephine make plans to elope. Dick Deadeye informs Captain Corcoran of Ralph and Josephine’s plans and foils the elopement. Buttercup expresses her deep affection for Captain Corcoran and reveals that the Ralph and he were switched at birth. Sir Joseph can no longer marry a woman of such a lowly rank. Now Josephine is free to marry Ralph and the Captain can unite with Little Buttercup.

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Set Designer  N.N.
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Lighting Designer  Jennifer Groseth
Conductor  Jeffrey Powell

Sir Joseph Porter  James Stuart
Captain Corcoran  Boyd Mackus
Ralph Rackstraw  Eric Rieger  Eric Fennell
Dick Deadeye  Stephen Rushing
Bill Bobstay  Brendan Cooke
Tom Tucker  Robert Connor
Josephine  Julianne Gearhart  Kelly Kaduce
Cousin Hebe  Tara Generalovich
Little Buttercup  Jessica Bowers

Chorus: Christi Champ, Betha Curtis, Greta Feeny, Anne McKee, Susan Miller, Elizabeth Peterson, Caroline Taylor, Jennifer White, Suzanne Woods, Candace Zaiden, Marc Callahan, Buck Hujabre, Chad Millar, Daniel Neer, Aaron Odom, John Pickle, Jesse Padgett, Richard Stevenson, Brian Woods

Twenty-five years after her banishment from Fairyland for marrying a mortal, a crime usually punishable by death, Iolanthe has been pardoned. She had a son by this illicit marriage, Strephon, who is therefore half mortal and half fairy. He is in love with Phyllis, whom he is determined to marry. However, to do so, he needs the consent of her guardian, the Lord Chancellor, who shows little enthusiasm for the idea of his ward marrying a mere shepherd. When Strephon turns to his mother for comfort, Phyllis misinterprets their intimacy (as a fairy, Iolanthe has not physically aged beyond seventeen years) and, believing him to be unfaithful, renounces him. Although he protests that Iolanthe is his mother, his claims are met with derision by Phyllis and the peers (who are unaware of his parentage), and even the intervention of the Queen of the Fairies cannot persuade them otherwise. Furious at their attitude, the queen declares that Strephon will enter Parliament and work to overthrow all the privileges enjoyed by the nobility, a job at which he is successful. However, he finds no substitute for Phyllis, and, with no further reason to conceal it, he reveals his fairy origins to her. This explains Iolanthe's apparent youth, and the couple becomes re-engaged. At Strephon's request, Iolanthe puts their case to the Lord Chancellor, but has to disguise herself before doing so, as, unbeknownst to him, he is her mortal husband, and she is forbidden to enlighten him under pain of death. Unfortunately, when he declares that he has decided to marry Phyllis himself, she is forced to reveal her true identity, although this will mean forfeiting her life. However, when it emerges that the other fairies have committed the ultimate offense and married the mortal peers, the Lord Chancellor suggests that the law be amended so that it is a crime for any fairy not to marry a mortal. The Queen happily selects a mortal for herself and invites the whole company to join her in Fairyland.

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Set Designer  Dale Seeds
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Lighting Designer  Jennifer Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

The Lord Chancellor  Richard Stevenson
Lord Mountararat  John Dow
Lord Tolloller  Aric Schneller
Private Willis  Stephen Rushing
Strephon  Jesse Padgett
Queen of the Fairies  Elizabeth Peterson
Iolanthe  Amy Warchol
Celia  Candace Zaiden
Leila  Anne McKee
Fleta  Jennifer White
Phyllis  Julianne Gearhart

Chorus of Fairies: Christi Champ, Betha Curtis, Greta Feeney, Kelly Kaduce, Susan Miller, Caroline Taylor, Suzanne Woods, Julie Wright

Chorus of Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts, Barons: Brendan Cooke, Eric Fennell, Buck Hujabre, Boyd Mackus, Chad Millar, John-Arthur Miller, Daniel Neer, Aaron Odom, John Pickle, Eric Rieger, Brian Woods

Edwin, engaged to but tiring of his sweetheart Angelina, has fallen in love with another; Angelina takes him to court for breach of promise. The court usher, while enjoining impartiality on the jury, shows a definite partiality himself for the fair plaintiff. Although both jury and judge indicate that, in their own pasts, they have had changes of heart like Edwin's, they nevertheless have little sympathy for him. After the jury is sworn in, Angelina appears and immediately captivates all the men in court. Her lawyer gives a stirring speech, and she falls sobbing on his breast. Edwin proposes various solutions, including marrying Angelina now and his new sweetheart later, but her lawyer objects. Edwin tries to dissuade her from wanting to marry him at all, saying that when he is drunk he would beat her. The judge proposes that Edwin be made drunk to see whether he indeed would, but her lawyer again objects. Finally, the judge, disgusted at the objections and eager to get away, has his own thoughts on how best to adjudicate the case.

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Set Designer  David Smart
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Lighting Designer  Jennifer Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

The Learned Judge  Boyd Mackus
The Plaintiff (Angelina)  Candace Zaiden
The Defendant (Edwin)  Chad Millar
Counsel for the Plaintiff  Brendan Cooke
Usher  John-Arthur Miller
Foreman of the Jury  Jesse Padgett
The First Bridesmaid  Greta Feeney
The Charwoman  Tara Generalovich

Bridesmaids: Christi Champ, Greta Feeney, Amy Warchol, Jennifer White, Suzanne Woods

Jurymen: Marc Callahan, John Dow, Christopher Matsos, Jesse Padgett, Stephen Rushing, Aric Schneller

Spectators: Jessica Bowers, Betha Curtis, Buck Hujabre, Aaron Odom, Elizabeth Peterson, John Pickle, Caroline Taylor, Julie Wright

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hagemam
Set Designer  David Smart
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Lighting Designer  Jennnifer Groseth
Conductor  Jeffrey Powell

Sarah Millick  Julie Wright
Vincent Howard  Chad Millar
Dolly Chamberlin  Susan Miller
Henry Jekyll  John Dow
Nita  Christi Camp
Helen  Amy Warchol
Jackie  Suzanne Woods
Frankie  Betha Curtis
Parker  John Pickle
Carl Linden  Daniel Neer
Mrs. Violet Millick  Elizabeth Peterson
Lady Devon  Jessica Bowers
Hon. Hugh Devon  Stephen Rushing
Sir Arthur Frenchurch  John-Arthur Miller
Victoria  Julianne Gearhart
Harriet  Greta Feeny
Gloria  Kelly Kaduce
Effie  Jennifer White
Jane  Candace Zaiden
Honor  Anne McKee
Lord Edgar James  John Dow
Mr. Proutie  Eric Rieger
Mr. Bethel  Eric Fennell
Mr. Vale  Brendan Cooke
Lord Sorrel  Marc Callahan
Lord Steele  John Pickle
1st Footman  Buck Hujabre
2nd Footman  Aaron Odom
3rd Footman  Jesse Padgett
4th Footman  Brian Woods
Manon  Caroline Taylor
Lotte  Suzanne Woods
Hansi  Betha Curtis
Freda  Amy Warchol
Gussi  Christi Champ
Fritz  Eric Rieger
Herr Schlick  Richard Stevenson
Captain August Lutte  Aric Schneller
Lieutenant Tranisch  John-Arthur Miller
Captain Schensi  Marc Callahan
Marquis of Shayne  Boyd Mackus
The Butler  Richard Stevenson
Margaret Devon  Tara Generalovich
Vernon Craft  Jesse Padgett
Bertram Sellick  Brian Woods
Cedrick Ballantyne  Buck Hujabre
Lord Henry Jade  Aaron Odom
Sari’s Accompanist  John-Arthur Miller

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Set Designer  David Smart
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Lighting Designer  Jennifer Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

Odette  Julie Wright
Marietta  Susan Miller
Prince Radjami  John Pickle
Marquis Napoleon St Cloche  Brian Woods
Louis-Philippe La Tourette  Buck Hujabre
Armand  Eric Fennell
Fifi  Julianne Gearhart
Trebizonde  Stephen Rushing
Pimprinette  Daniel Neer
Dr. Cohen  Aric Schneller
Parker  John-Arthur Miller
Jumping Jack  Carol Hageman
Dewa Singh  Marc Callahan
Jahmal  Brendan Cooke
Sylvain  Eric Rieger
Odys  Candace Zaiden
Gattana Rao  Christi Champ
Attha  Anne McKee
Lydana  Jennifer White
Ranja  Kelly Kaduce
Sika  Greta Feeney
Georges  Jesse Padgett
Johnny  Brendan Cooke
Ollie  Amy Warchol
Jolly  Suzanne Woods
Chanteuse  Elizabeth Peterson

Chorus: Jessica Bowers, Christi Champ, Brendan Cooke, John Dow, Greta Feeney, Julianne Gearhart, Tara Generalovich, Kelly Kaduce, Anne McKee, Chad Millar, Aaron Odom, Jesse Padgett, Elizabeth Peterson, Eric Rieger, Amy Warchol, Jennifer White, Suzanne Woods, Candace Zaiden

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Lighting Designer  Jennifer Groseth
Conductor  J. Lynn Thompson

Emma Lou  Susan Miller
Malvina  Elizabeth Peterson
Bobby Joe Jett  Brian Woods
Charles “Charlie” Flower  Daniel Neer
Mr. Horace “Hoss” Pereau  Richard Stevenson
Mrs. Pereau  Jessica Bowers
David Glockley  Aric Schneller
Lydia Boulanger  Elizabeth Cordes

Guests, Houston’s High Society: Marc Callahan, Christi Champ, Betha Curtis, John Dow, Greta Feeney, Tara Generalovich, Buck Hujabre, Aaron Odom, Jesse Padgett, John Pickle, Amy Warchol, Suzanne Woods, Jennifer White

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Set Designer  David Smart
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Lighting Designer  Jennifer Groseth
Conductor  Jeffrey Powell

Prime Minister  Boyd Mackus
Count Balduin Zedlau  Eric Fennell
Gabrielle (Countess Zedlau)  Caroline Taylor
Franziska Cagliari  Greta Feeney
Kagler  Stephen Rushing
Pepi Pleininger  Kelly Kaduce
Josef  Chad Millar
Lisi  Jennifer White
Lori  Betha Curtis
Count Bitowsky  Spiro Matsos

Dancing Waitresses and Waiters: Marc Callahan, Christi Champ, John Dow, Buck Hujabre, Anne McKee, Susan Miller, Aric Schneller, Candace Zaiden

Chorus: Jessica Bowers, Marc Callahan, Christi Champ, Betha Curtis, John Dow, Julianne Gearhart, Tara Generalovich, Buck Hujabre, Anne McKee, Susan Miller, Aaron Odom, Eric Rieger, Aric Schneller, Richard Stevenson, Amy Warchol, Brian Woods, Julie Wright, Candace Zaiden

“I have a true and noble lover … Come, come, I love you only, my heart is true.”  No song conjures up the romance of operetta better than the languorous waltz “My hero” from Oscar Straus’ The Chocolate Soldier.  Based on a George Bernard Shaw play, the story concerns a chocolate-loving mercenary soldier, Bumerli, who takes refuge in the bedroom of Nadina, daughter of the enemy colonel.  A mutual attraction develops, although she is engaged to and idolizes the dashing Major Alexius, whose gallantry on the battlefield, according to Bumerli, is not quite what he has claimed to Nadina.  The relationship between Nadina and her “chocolate soldier” temporarily sours, however, when she believes, through a letter mix-up, that his attentions are more focused on her cousin Mascha.  Straus’ musical score, in the true Viennese vein, includes the title song (“Oh, you little chocolate soldier man”), the Bumerli/Nadina duet “Sympathy,” and the rousing chorus “Thank the Lord the war is over.”

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Set Designer  Dale Seeds
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Lighting Designer  Jennifer Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

Colonel Kasimir Popoff  Boyd Mackus
Aurelia Popoff  Elizabeth Peterson
Nadina Popoff  Suzanne Woods
Mascha  Greta Feeney
Lieutenant Bumerli  Daniel Neer
Major Alexius Spiridoff  John Pickle
Captain Massakroff  Stephen Rushing
Stefan  Richard Stevenson

Chorus of Soldiers: Marc Callahan, Brendan Cooke, John Dow, Eric Fennell, Buck Hujabre, John-Arthur Miller, Jesse Padgett, Eric Rieger, Aric Schneller, Brian Woods

Townswomen: Jessica Bowers, Betha Curtis, Julianne Gearhart, Tara Generalovich, Kelly Kaduce, Anne McKee, Caroline Taylor, Amy Warchol, Julie Wright

By general acclaim, the greatest of the Edwardian musicals that graced the stages of London in the post-Gilbert and Sullivan era, The Arcadians boasts a bewitching musical score, a comic and satirical plot, and an ever-relevant final message that have entertained audiences on three continents for well over a  century.  When London aviator James Smith bails out of his plane over Arcadia, near the North Pole, he discovers a society in which truth reigns supreme and lies are loathed.  When he himself is caught in a lie, he is dipped in the Well of Truth and, with his new comrades, sets off to London to rid the city of prevarication.  Little do they know what they’re in for.  Song gems include “The Girl with a Brogue,” “Charming Weather,” “The Pipes of Pan,” and the stirring march “All Down Piccadilly.”

Stage Director  Quade Winter
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Set Designer  David Smart
Costume Designer  Jeffrey Meek
Lighting Designer  Jennifer Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

Sombra  Suzanne Woods
Chrysaea  Anne McKee
Amaryllis  Caroline Taylor
Daphne  Christi Champ
Dryope  Betha Curtis
Astrophel  Aaron Odom
Strephon  Jesse Padgett
Damoetas  Brendan Cooke
Father Time  John-Arthur Miller
Smith/Simplicitas  Daniel Neer
Eileen  Amy Warchol
Mrs. Smith  Jessica Bowers
Jack Meadows  John Dow
Bobbie  Marc Callahan
Sir George Paddock  Aric Schneller
Peter Doody  Richard Stevenson
Lady Barclay  Julie Wright
Lucy Selwyn  Jennifer White
Marion  Tara Generalovich
Reggie  Eric Rieger
Percy Marsh  Chad Millar
Harry Desmond  Buck Hujabre

Chorus: Eric Fennell, Julianne Gearhart, Kelly Kaduce, Boyd Mackus, Susan Miller, Elizabeth Peterson, John Pickle, Candace Zaiden

In mid nineteenth-century Vienna, Gabriel von Eisenstein has been sentenced to jail for a minor offense, but his friend, Dr. Falke, persuades him to postpone his incarceration until after he has attended a party given by Prince Orlofsky. Falke is actually seeking revenge for a practical joke that Eisenstein once played on him and, as part of his strategy, has Eisenstein's wife Rosalinda come to the party disguised so that she can observe her husband cavorting with the women. Rosalinda is excited that her husband will be out of the way in prison so that her admirer, Alfred, can visit. They are interrupted when the warden arrives looking for Eisenstein. Under Rosalinda's prompting, Alfred agrees to pose as her husband and is carried off to jail. At the party, Falke promises to amuse the easily bored Orlofsky by staging a domestic comedy. After joining the celebration of champagne and love, Eisenstein departs at dawn for jail, where Alfred has spent the night. Slowly all the partygoers and participants in the domestic joke arrive at the prison. Now that the revenge has succeeded, Falke and Orlofsky clear up mistaken identities. Husband and wife are reconciled, and all sing a toast to champagne.

Stage Director  Steven Daigle
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Costume Designer  Jamie Bullins
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

Rosalinda  Nancy Ross  Catherine Robison
Adele  Cassandra Norville
Rebecca Berg-Gómez
Prince Orlofsky  Elizabeth Peterson  Heidi Clark
Sally  Jessica Goldring
Gabriel Eisenstein  Daniel Neer  Brian Fullerton
Alfred  Eric Fennell
Dr. Falke  Boyd Mackus
Frank  Robert Daniel Goulet
Dr. Blind  Scott Morwitz
Frosch  James Stuart
Ivan  Spiro Matsos

Chorus of Ladies and Gentlemen: Zanna Fredland, Buck Hujabre, Kiel Klaphake, Debra Laydendecker, Caroline Midgette, Susan Miller, Christopher Norton, Alan Payne, Simone Perrin, Damian Savarino, Amy Warchol, Suzanne Woods

The two protagonists, poets in the light of the artistic movement, provide consistent amusement. Reginald Bunthorne and Archibald Grosvenor compete for the love of Patience, a mere Dairy Maid, who vows to love unselfishly, thus providing the humorous dilemma of the story. Patience, though clearly fond of Grosvenor, admits her unselfish love for Bunthorne out of mere duty. The drama, in which the Fleshly and Idyllic poets compete for the love of the Dairy Maid, continues until Bunthorne threatens to curse his rival unless he immediately becomes utterly commonplace. Grosvenor agrees and thus Patience may turn to him because he has become so ordinary. Patience can finally love him unselfishly because he is no longer perfect. Bunthorne, however, is left with nothing but his depiction as the aestetic ideal.

Stage Director  Steven Daigle
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Costume Designer  Jamie Bullins
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

Colonel Calverley  Boyd Mackus
Major Murgatroyd  Damian Savarino
The Duke of Dunstable  Thomas Oesterling
Reginald Bunthome  Patrick Yaeger
Archibald Grosvenor  Ted Christopher
Mr. Bunthome’s Solicitor  Mel Klaphake
Lady Angela  Jessica Goldring
Lady Saphir  Caroline Taylor
Lady Ella  Catherine Robison
Lady Jane  Elizabeth Peterson
Patience  Suzanne Woods

Chorus of Rapturous Maidens: Rebecca Berg-Gémez, Heidi Clark, Debra Layendecker, Caroline Midgette, Cassandra Norville, Nancy Ross, Denise Stookesberry, Amy Warchol

Chorus of Officers of Dragoon Guards: Jonathan Dahlke, Eric Fennell, Robert Daniel Goulet, Buck Hujabre, Mel Klaphake, Boyd Mackus, Daniel Neer, Christopher Norton, Alan Payne, John Pickle

Phoebe, the daughter of Sergeant Meryll of the Yeomen of The Guard, irritates the jailer Wilfred when she ignores him and expresses pity for the jailed Captain Fairfax who, through an inheritance scam by a scheming relative, has been condemned to death for sorcery and is to be executed this very day at the Tower of London. Meryll concocts a plan whereby his son, Leonard, arriving to join the Yeomen, will go into hiding and be impersonated by a newly-shaven, beardless, unrecognizable Fairfax, thus providing time to seek a pardon. In order to thwart his unscrupulous kinsman, Fairfax begs Tower Lieutenant Cholmondely to find him a wife. Jester Jack Point and his intended bride, the strolling singer Elsie Maynard, arrive in town; the lieutenant confronts Elsie and, with the promise of 100 crowns and an assurance to Jack that her new husband will shortly be dead, Elsie is blindfolded, whisked away, and married to Fairfax. The plan goes awry when the condemned prisoner is discovered missing from his cell. Tower housekeeper Dame Carruthers, always with a matrimonial eye on Sergeant Meryll, reveals to Fairfax the identity of his wife. Point, desperate for Elsie’s affections, announces that Fairfax has been killed in an escape attempt. The “widow” Elsie is immediately wooed by both Point and Fairfax, the latter still posing as Leonard. When the real Leonard arrives with a pardon for Fairfax, Elsie discovers that her “Leonard” is really Fairfax and that she is already married to the man she loves. Jack Point falls insensible at their feet.

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Set Designer  Elsie Sawchuk
Costume Designer  Jamie Bullins
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth

Sir Richard Cholmondeley  Ted Christopher
Colonel Fairfax  Kiel Klaphake
Sergeant Meryll  Daniel Neer
Leonard Meryll  Thomas Oesterling
Jack Point  Patrick Yaeger
Wilfred Shadbolt  Alan Payne
First Yeoman  Christopher Norton
Second Yeoman  Jonathan Dahlke
First Citizen  Brian Fullerton
Second Citizen  Christopher Matsos
Elsie Maynard  Rebecca Berg-Gomez
Phoebe Meryll  Amy Warchol
Dame Carruthers  Denise Stookesberry
Kate  Cassandra Norville
The Headsman  Brian Fullerton

The Yeomen of the Guard: Jonathan Dahlke, Eric Fennell, Boyd Mackus, Scott Morwitz, Christopher Norton, John Pickle, Damian Saverino

Townspeople: Heidi Clark, Zanna Fredland, Brian Fullerton, Jessica Goldring, Debra Layendecker, Christopher Matsos, Susan Miller, Elizabeth Peterson, Catherine Robison, Caroline Taylor, Suzanne Woods

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Set Designer  Dale Seeds
Costume Designer  Jamie Bullins
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  Michael Butterman

Shaun Dhu  Alan Payne
Biddy Flynn  Caroline Taylor
Dinny Doyle  Christopher Norton
Mickey O’Brien  Robert Daniel Goulet
“Humpy” Grogan  Mel Klaphake
Rosie Flynn  Cassandra Norville
Lanty Hackett  Patrick Yaeger
Captain Barry O’Day  John Pickle  Brian Fullerton
Lady Maude Esterbrooke  Catherine Robison  Nancy Ross
Eileen Mulvaney  Suzanne Woods
Sir “Reggie” Stribling  Boyd Mackus
Marie  Zanna Fredland
Colonel Lester  Damian Savarino
Myles  Thomas Oesterling
Peter the Piper  Eric Fennell
Sergeant  Ted Christopher
Corporal  Jonathan Dahlke
A Messenger  Buck Hujabre

Chorus: Rebecca Berg-Gomez, Heidi Clark, Ted Christopher, Jonathan Dahlke, Eric Fennell, Jessica Goldring, Buck Hujabre, Debra Layendecker, Caroline Midgette, Susan Miller, Scott Morwitz, Denise Stookersberry, Amy Warchol

Children: Aaron Avellone, Derek Bell, Drew Bell, Andrea Conner, Robert Conner, Alexandria Rachel Smith-Byrne, Rosanna Yoder

Barely had the world recovered from the sensation created by The Merry Widow than its composer Franz Lehár did it again with his 1909 operetta The Count of Luxembourg, which remains to this day one of the supreme gems from the Silver Age of Viennese operetta.  The story, originally written for a Johann Strauss operetta more than a decade earlier, centers on a plot hatched by Prince Basil to secure an aristocratic title for the opera singer Angèle, whom he wishes to wed.  He arranges that she first marry—and soon thereafter divorce—the penniless, and thus easily bought, Count René.  The concocted wedding takes place with René and Angèle on opposite sides of a screen, never within view of each other.  Lehár’s music is replete with toe-tapping marches, jaunty polkas, and sensuous waltzes.

Stage Director  James Stuart
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Set Designer  Dale Seeds
Costume Designer  Jamie Bullins
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

René  Kiel Klaphake
Angèle Didier  Rebecca Berg-Gomez
Prince Basil Basilovitch  Daniel Neer
Countess Stasa Kokozov  Heidi Clark
Armand Brissard  Eric Fennell
Juliette Vermont  Cassandra Norville
Sergei Mentchikoff  Alan Payne
Pavel Von Pavlovitch  Christopher Norton
Pélégrin  Jonathan Dahlke
Anatol Saville  Scott Morwitz
Henri Boulanger  Thomas Oesterling
Charles Lavigne  Robert Daniel Goulet
Robert Marchand  Ted Christopher
Sidonie  Susan Miller
Coralie  Caroline Taylor
Manager of the Grand Hotel  Damian Savarino
Page-boy  Buck Hujabre
Footman  Ted Christopher

Guests and Staff at the Cabaret: Ted Christopher, Zanna Fredland, Brian Fullerton, Robert Daniel Goulet, Buck Hujabre, Caroline Midgette, Susan Miller, Scott Morwitz, Thomas Oesterling, Elizabeth Peterson, Nancy Ross, Damian Savarino, Denise Stookesberry, Caroline Taylor

Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Set Designer  Dale Seeds
Costume Designer  Jamie Bullins
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  J.Lynn Thompson

Hélène (Véronique)  Susan Miller
Agathe  Caroline Taylor
Ermerance (Estelle)  Elizabeth Peterson
Denise  Amy Warchol
Florestan  Ted Christopher
Cocquenard  Robert Daniel Goulet
Loustot  Eric Fennell
Séraphin  Jonathan Dahlke
Aunt Benoit  Denise Stookesberry
Sophie  Debra Layendecker
Irma  Zanna Fredland
Héloise  Jessica Goldring
Elisa  Caroline Midgette
Celeste  Suzanne Woods
Drummer  Buck Hujabre
Mimi the dog  Simone Perrin
Bo-Bo the cat  Simone Perrin
Lou-Lou the donkey  Simone Perrin

Chorus: Brian Fullerton, Buck Hujabre, Mel Klaphake, Boyd Mackus, Scott Morwitz, Daniel Neer, Cassandra Norville, Thomas Oesterling, John Pickle, Catherine Robison, Nancy Ross, Patrick Yaeger

The operetta begins as Robert, a young French aristocratic revolutionary, is forced to flee his country. He sells himself as a bondservant to a planter and ship owner, Monsieur Beaunoir and his family in New Orleans. As the police of Paris are looking everywhere for him, Robert cannot tell Beaunoir or his beautiful daughter Marianne, with whom he has fallen in love, that he is of noble blood. He is eventually tracked down by Vicomte Ribaud, the detective villain, and put aboard The New Moon, so he can be deported back to France. Robert thinks he has been betrayed by Marianne, who has gained her father's consent to travel on the same ship by pretending to be in love with Captain Duval. Mutiny occurs, and the bondservants come into power. Everyone goes ashore on the Isle of Pines, and a new republic is founded, which flourishes under Robert's guidance. Vicomte Ribaud makes a final attempt to conquer the island for the king of France, but fails. Through twists and turns, a happy reunion follows for Citizen Robert and Marianne.

Stage Director  Steven Daigle
Choreographer  Carol Hageman
Set Designer  Dale Seeds
Costume Designer  Jamie Bullins
Lighting Designer  Jen Groseth
Conductor  Michael Butterman

Julie  Heidi Clark  Susan Miller
Monsieur Beaunoir  Boyd Mackus
Captain Georges Duval  Damian Savarino
Vicomte Ribaud  Alan Payne
Monsieur Fouchette  Debra Lavendecker
Robert Mission  Daniel Neer  Patrick Yaeger
Alexander  Buck Hujabre  Scott Morwitz
Besac  Jonathan Dahlke
Jacques  Robert Daniel Goulet
Marianne  Catherine Robison  Nancy Ross
Philippe  Brian Fullerton  John Pickle
Clotilde Lombaste  Denise Stookesberry
The Proprietor  Christopher Norton
Mercedes  Caroline Midgette
Admiral De Jean  Ted Christopher

Courtiers, Ladies, Servants, Sailors, Pirates, etc.: Rebecca Berg-Gomez, Ted Christopher, Zanna Fredland, Jessica Goldring, Caroline Midgette, Christopher Norton, Thomas Oesterling, Elizabeth Peterson, Caroline Taylor, Amy Warchol, Suzanne Woods