A Comic Operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan
List and learn! It is with all necessary and appropriate pomp, Ducal and otherwise, that
we announce, pronounce and soundly declare, our final show of the season will be: Gilbert
and Sullivan’s, The Gondoliers! This 12th collaborative operetta by the beloved pair is
set in Venice and is rife with Nobility, mistaken identities, Royalty, young lovers in love with and
married to the wrong people, commoners, wit, patter, a Cachucha and of course, Rapture! You
may have to wait until the last show of our season, but there will always be Rapture! To bookend
our 18th season, we are happy to host The Gondoliers once more. We, as in the common
pronoun used when there is more than one of us, or We, the Royal We…we’re not sure anymore,
but we are sure you’ll enjoy The Gondoliers!
The king of Barataria has died, and the kingdom now belongs to his son. However, his son was spirited away as a very young child, and placed in the care of a gondolier in Venice. Unfortunately, the gondolier died without reveling which of his two boys was the king, and both boys have just become married to their sweethearts. So both boys are sent to Barataria to rule jointly until the true king is sorted out.
To further muddy the plot, the young king, before being spirited away, was married by proxy to the daughter of the Duke of Plaza-Toro. She comes to Venice, with her parents, to claim her husband, and the queenship. She does so reluctantly, however, as her heart really belongs to her father's drummer. And it all sorts itself out in two acts.
ROLES
The Duke of Plaza-Toro (M – comic baritone): (a Grandee of Spain); middle aged aristocrat.
Luiz (M – high baritone / tenor): (his Attendant and drummer); young and in love.
Don Alhambra del Bolero (M – bass-baritone): (the Grand Inquisitor); middle aged or older.
Marco Palmieri (M - tenor): possibly the king. Starry eyed republican.
Giuseppe Palmieri (M - High baritone): see Marco Palmieri.
The Duchess of Plaza-Toro (F - mezzo soprano/contralto): middle aged aristocrat, down at the heels, but putting on airs.
Casilda (F - soprano): (her Daughter); young lady in love with Luiz, but knows her station.
Gianetta (F - soprano): young contadine, married to Marco in the opening scene.
Tessa (F – mezzo-soprano): young contadine, married to Giuseppe in the opening scene.
Inez (F - mezzo soprano/contralto): (the King’s Foster-mother); older lady who has lived a hard life (character part).
Chorus of Gondoliers and Contadine, Men-at-Arms, Heralds, and Pages. There are several small parts that will be drawn from the chorus.
Additional Material on The Gondoliers can be found at the following links:
Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
Gilbert & Sullivan Archive - Gondoliers
Performances at the Pumphouse Theatre
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Production Crew
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Producer
Director
Musical Director
Choreographer
Orchestral Conductor
Accompanist
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Dance Captain
Set Design & Construction
Scenic Artist
Properties & Set Decoration
Costume Design
Costume Assistant
Make-up Designer
Lighting Design
Lighting Operator
Running Crew
Running Crew
FOH Managers
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Lynda Elliott
Tim Elliott & Mike Johnson
Winnifred Hume & Wilma Rothbauer
Karen Iwanski
Joanne Sampson
Wilma Rothbauer
Caren Johnson
Simone Crowley
Ginette Simonot
Bill Brown
Susan Soprovich
Kristine Astop
Phaedra Vandenbrun
Darcie Howe
Jordan Smith
Alan Weller
Trevor Somers
Beth Balshaw
Jim Balshaw
Marie Boston, Faith Casement,
Dennis Daly, Margaret Harper
and Byron Hynes
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Cast
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Duke of Plaza Toro
Luiz
Don Alhambra
Marco Palmieri
Giuseppe Palmieri
Antonio
Francesco
Giorgio
Annibale
Duchess of Plaza Toro
Casilda
Gianetta
Tessa
Fiametta
Vittoria
Guilia
Inez
Gondolier
Gondolier
Gondolier
Gondolier
Contadina
Contadina
Contadina
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Allen Crowley
Carey Unger
Richard Heyman
Steven Morton
Janos Zeller
Ryan Patterson
Daniel Grosse
Gary Silberg
Derek Ross
Cherie Lee-Trow
Evelyn-Marie Long
Winnifred Hume
Ginette Simonot
Sydnee Heim
Jennifer Michaud
Christine Peterson
Jane Phillips Taylor
Kurt Archer
Emlyn Jessop
Kurt Markuson
Don Sylvestre
Darci Howe
Kaleigh Richards
Tracy Smith
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Orchestra
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Piano
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
Flute
Clarinet
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone
Percussion
Conductor
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Wilma Rothbauer
Soyeon Kim
Carle Duguid
Shirley Huchcroft
Ina Dobrinski
Tyler Stewart
Ihor Kolomijchuk
Jody Rach
Lisa Graham
Vicky Poppe
Brian McGregor
Kendra Hamilton
Rob Eberhardt
Nick Turnbull
David Ramsey
Joanne Sampson
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