Category: For Cast & Crew

Congratulations to the fabulous performers who will be playing principal roles in GSSME’s upcoming performances of The Mikado in February 2013!  (Note: some casting changes were required. The role of Yum-Yum will be played by Eileen York and the role of Peep-Bo will be played by Catherine Forthofer.)

• The Mikado – Joe Marshall
• Nanki-Poo – Jason Wilkes
• Ko-Ko – Norman Bamford
• Pooh-Bah – Roland  Dubé
• Pish-Tush – David Porter
• Yum-Yum – Eileen York
• Pitti-Sing – Leslie Michaud
• Peep-Bo – Catherine Forthofer
• Katisha – Anne Bahr

You are invited to our Annual Meeting, to be held Sunday, September 30, 2013 at 2:00pm in Sullivan, Maine!

At this meeting, we review our finances for the year, and dues-paying members elect the Board of Trustees.  Then we eat, laugh, make merry, and talk about the new show for the season!!  Everyone is welcome and we would love to see lots of new faces so please join us, even if you are not a member.  Please also pass this message along to anyone you think might be interested in joining our cast or crew!!

For more information, please drop us a line!

Hope to see you there!!

P.S. We are looking for new members for the Board of Trustees, and especially, people willing to serve as officers.  If you, a member of your family, a business associate, or a friend is interested in serving on a non-profit Board that likes to have fun, please get in touch!!!

It’s decided!  Our 2012 season will see the production of our most fascinating evening yet!  Please join us for…

A Gilbert & Sullivan Musicale – plus – Trial By Jury

There’s still a little time left!  Please join us on Tuesdays at 7:oo pm for our rehearsals.  We are still learning “Trial”, and several numbers from a variety of G&S shows.  Location: MAINE COAST BAPTIST CHURCH, Bangor Road (Rte 1A), just North of Ellsworth.

Get the vocal score or a 1927 or 1949 D’Oyly Carte recording of the show via links from our Calendar & Cast page.

Many thanks to the pastor and congregation of the Maine Coast Baptist Church for allowing us the use of their Fellowship Hall.  We are very grateful!

We know everyone is curious about our upcoming season.  We don’t mean to keep you in suspense, but we are wrestling with financial issues (like most arts organizations) and trying to plan the best approach for the coming year.

We promise we’ll let you know VERY soon when and what you can expect to start rehearsing!  Until then, please keep an evening free for us, and go ahead and send an email if you have questions or suggestions!

The Annual Meeting of the General Membership will be held on October 2, 2011 at 2:00pm at 84 Harbor View Road in Sullivan, ME!  We will vote on a couple of by-laws changes (download GSSME_ByLaws_2011Proposed – PDF), and elect new members to the Board of Trustees.  We also will discuss the future of our Society, and what rehearsals, performances, and productions are planned.

This is a pot-luck and very fun and informal!  Please come, bring something yummy to share, bring a family member or friend who may be interested in joining us, and be prepared in case singing breaks out!!  Here is a map to the location: http://g.co/maps/q4q3h.  Please do not park in or alongside the driveway!  Please park along Harbor View Drive and walk to the house!

Hope to see you there!!

~~ Kim

Our friends at the Winter Harbor Music Festival are planning their 2nd annual Summer Sing for August 18 at 7:30pm at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor.

Louis Denaro who is organizing the event says, “At this year’s Sing we will read two great works of Mozart, the Requiem and the “Ave, verum corpus”, with chorus, orchestra, and soloists. We also will offer participants the option of participating in several choral and orchestral rehearsals (without charge); details are available on our website, www.winterharbormusicfestival.com/Events.”

Daniel Paget – Conductor
Anna Dembska – Soprano soloist
Catherine Aks – Alto soloist
Francis John Vogt – Tenor soloist *
t.b.a. – Bass soloist

*Fran starred in our last production: Ruddigore, and was nominated for Best Male Singer at the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Gettysburg, PA in June!

Sounds like a great time!  If you’d like to participate, see the website or phone 917-291-0143 for information about rehearsals.  If you’d like to attend, scores and refreshments are provided and the suggested donation is $10.  Hope to see you there!