The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Maine will host its Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 26th at 1 pm.
The meeting will be held at Dotti Schaller’s house in Sullivan, Maine (email us at info@gilbertsullivanmaine.org for the address). This is a potluck event and a time for us to gather and speak about upcoming Gilbert and Sullivan events. It is open to everyone!
We hope to see you there!
Auditions for lead roles in Ruddigore will be held on on Saturday, October 19 from 1-3 PM and Monday, October 21 from 6-8 PM at the Moore Center (125 State Street) in Ellsworth.
If you plan to audition, send us an email at info@gilbertsullivanmaine.org so we know when to expect you.
Come prepared to sing something–a song from the show is preferred or something similar to a Gilbert & Sullivan song. At the audition, you will also be given some dialogue to run through. If you absolutely can’t make the available audition times, contact us.
Plus audition for the Lee Patterson Classical Voice Scholarship. The Lee Patterson Scholarship for Classical Voice Training, a $500 award for voice lessons available to anyone 14 years or older willing to sing a lead role or in the chorus in this year’s show.
Auditions for Ruddigore will be at The Moore Center (125 State Street, Ellsworth) on Saturday, October 19 from 1-3 PM and Monday, October 21 from 6-8 PM.
Want to sing in the chorus? No audition needed! Just email info@gilbertsullivanmaine.org to sign up.
Performances of Ruddigore will be at The Grand in Ellsworth on March 7, 8, 9 & 14, 15, 16.
Rehearsals will be at The Moore Center Saturdays (12-5 pm) and Sundays (1-5 pm) starting January 4th.
PERFORMANCES:
Pay-what-you-wish open dress rehearsal on Thursday, March 7th at 7:00pm
Friday, March 8th 7:00pm
Saturday, March 9th 7:00pm
Sunday, March 10th 2:00pm
Friday, March 15th 7:00pm
Saturday, March 16th 2:00pm
Sunday, March 17th 2:00pm
TICKETS: $20 for adults, $12 for students, and $8 for age 12 and under.
Best-laid plans go comically awry when love-addled do-gooder Alexis sets out to abolish the artificial barriers of rank, wealth, beauty, and age in his sleepy English village by enchanting the unmarried townsfolk to fall madly in love with each other en masse from peer to pauper. With his reluctantly supportive fiancée Aline at his side, Alexis hires the local Sorcerer and dealer in magic and spells, J.W. Wells, to spike the townsfolk’s tea with his patent, love-at-first-sight potion.
With a demon-summoning sorcerer offering reasonable rates and bulk discounts, a tampered teapot, and a town incapacitated by an impending onslaught of weddings, this satire on polite English society in the vein of The Importance of Being Ernest and Downton Abbey will delight the whole family!
Many thanks to our media sponsor, WERU Community Radio!
Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre:
Roland Dube
Alexis:
Rogan Winch
Dr. Daly:
Pepin Mittelhauser
Notary:
Joe Marshall
John Wellington Wells:
Aidan Pasha
Lady Sangazure:
Debbra Hangge
Aline:
Celeste Mittelhauser
Ms. Partlet:
Sara Phillips
Constance:
Alexandria Winch
Music and Stage Director:
Deiran Manning
Lighting Designer:
Theo Dumas
Scenic Designer:
Peter Miller
Costuming Team:
Dotti Schaller
Celeste Mittelhauser
Pepin Mittelhauser
Stage Manager:
Tanya M. Bell
Props:
Kahlan Hanle
Costumes for Aline, Dr. Daly & J.W. Wells:
Daaby Tingle
Lighting Operators:
Lorelei Wehrfritz &
Sara McDonald
Choreographer:
Ashley Terwilliger
Production Coordinator:
Judy Fraser
Rehearsal Accompanist:
Jessica Mehre
Tech Crew:
Jillian Sanner & Jeannie Kell
Violin:
Cynthia Priem (concertmaster)
Melissa Ruiz
David Reiley
Dean Booher
Denise Smith
Viola:
Dede Johnson
Cello:
Tom Riesgo
Kathleen Caldwell
Bass:
David Quinby
Michael Ward
Flute:
Deirdre McArdle
Judy Fraser
Clarinet:
Cliff Guthrie
Ed Michaud
Oboe:
David A. Woolsey
Bassoon:
Peter Ossanna
Trumpet:
Jeannie Nadeau
Craig Raisner
Horn:
Ryan Grainer
Hannah Dewey
Trombone:
Janet Higgins
Percussion:
Lynette Woods
We are delighted to announce that The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Maine is one of the recipients of Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Theater grant for 2023/24!
These funds will help GSSME produce its upcoming, fully-staged production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s operetta The Sorcerer performed with full orchestra at The Grand Theatre on Main Street in Ellsworth plus additional revue shows drawing from the duos’ prolific works.
THANK YOU!
The video recording of the 2023 GSSME production of The Pirates of Penzance is now on our YouTube channel! Open this post to watch it now!
Congratulations to:
Zach Field, Ron Marsh, Sara Phillips, Nayeli Monahan, Aidan Pasha, Kahlan Hanle, and Catherine Hanle!
