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2023 | The Pirates of Penzance

GSSME presents one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s best known operettas, The Pirates of Penzance at The Grand in Ellsworth!

When Frederic finishes his apprenticeship with a band of notoriously tender-hearted orphaned pirates, he thinks his life as an upstanding citizen can finally begin! But his high ideals and a budding romance are soon threatened when the scheming pirate king discovers a loophole in Frederic’s piratical contract…

Packed with pirates, puns, police, and a modern major paradox, this witty swashbuckling adventure will delight the whole family!

PERFORMANCES
Friday, March 10th at 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 11th at 2:00 PM
Sunday, March 12th at 2:00 PM

Friday, March 17th at 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 18th at 7:00 PM
Sunday, March 19th at 2:00 PM

Pay-what-you-want open dress rehearsal: Thursday, March 9th at 7:00 PM, no advance tickets needed!

All performances are at The Grand in Ellsworth

$25 adults, $15 students, and $10 for 12 and under

Many thanks to our media sponsor, WERU Community Radio!

Cast

Pirate King:
Pepin Mittelhauser

Frederic:
Zachary Field

Samuel:
Sam Hallman

Ruth:
Debra Hangge

Edith:
Sara Phillips

Kate:
Kahlan Hanle

Isabel:
Nayeli Monahan

Mabel:
Celeste Mittelhauser

Major-General Stanley:
Roland Dube

Sergeant of Police:
Maurice Joseph Marshall

PIRATES:
Di Klausmeyer
Don Pendley
Jamie Creed
Shawnna Farley
Linda Firlotte Grindle
Max Jordan
Peter Miller
Ronald S. Marsh
Jarod Smith
Travis Burpee

WARDS:
Amelia McKay
Catherine Hanle
Courtney Schusheim
Katheryn Miller
Nikki McKay

CHAPERONES:
Alison Cox
Carol Friedman
Dotti Schaller
Sandy Smallidge
Terri-Ann Anderson
Tish Noyes

POLICE:
Aidan J. Pasha
David Porter
John M. Cunningham
Sam Cousins
Steve Johnson

Creatives & Technical

Music and Stage Director:
Deiran Manning

Lighting Designer:
Susan Dunham Shane

Scenic Designer:
Peter Miller

Costume Designer:
Daaby Tingle

Stage Manager:
Tanya M. Bell

Props Master:
Shawnna Farley

Production Assistant:
Jessie Walker

Rehearsal Accompanist:
Jessica Mehre

Tech Crew:
Jillian Sanner & Jeannie Kell

Orchestra

Violin:
Cynthia Priem (concertmaster)
Caroline Beckwith
William Somes
Freddie LaPorte
Dean Booher
Denise Smith

Viola:
Byron DeGrave

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
Jean Roberts

Trumpet:
Craig Raisner

Horn:
Brian Booher
Hannah Dewey

Trombone:
Candace Hart

Percussion:
Lynette Woods