The Pittsburgh Savoyards Presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard. The only tragedy ever written by G & S!!!
October 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 and 21, 2018. Thursday, Friday & Saturdays at 8 pm. Sundays at 2:30 pm.
Special Opening Night Event – Meet the Pittsburgh Savoyards! Opening night reception following the show, October 12, 2018.
Tickets $12-$25 – Early Bird discount ends October 1, 2018.
Special ticketing on Thursday, October 18, 2018 – Pay What You Will!
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All performances at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA 15106
Plot Summary:
The Yeomen of the Guard, or The Merryman and His Maid is Gilbert and Sullivan’s sparkling comic opera set in Shakespearean times during the reign of King Henry VIII. It is the darkest and most emotionally engaging of the Savoy Operas. The show takes place in the Tower of London where the gentleman Colonel Fairfax is wrongly accused of sorcery and sentenced to death within the hour. Fairfax hatches a plan to avoid letting his estate fall into the hands of his scheming cousin (incidentally, his accuser) by secretly marrying Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer. She agrees to be blindfolded during the ceremony and expects to be a wealthy widow upon Fairfax’s imminent demise, leaving her free to marry her lover, the jester Jack Point. However, Fairfax miraculously escapes his fate and chaos ensues. Come and enjoy Sullivan’s best considered musical score with a full orchestra and laugh and weep during this jolly romp!
Music Director – Guy Russo
Stage Director – Sally Denmead
Stage Manager – Cassandra Cavavan
| Role | Performer |
|---|---|
| Elsie Maynard | Caryn Alexis Crozier Sarah Marie Nadler |
| Phoebe Meryll | Christine McGrath Sarah Perconte |
| Kate | Mia Bonnewell |
| Jack Point | Andy Hickly |
| Sergeant Meryll | Hayden Keefer Michael Greenstein |
| Wilfred Shadbolt | Corey Nile Wingard |
| Dame Carruthers | Rachel Silverstein Thespina Christulides |
| Leonard Meryll | Paul Yeater |
| Sir Richard Chomondeley, Lieutenant of the Tower | Michael Perry |
| Colonel Fairfax | Paul Yeater |
| First Yeoman | Don Neuhaus Eric Starbuck |
| Second Yeoman | Hayden Keefer Bob Herold |
| Yeomen | Don Gudenburr Allen Harper Bob Herold Don Neuhaus Gerry Neuhaus Eric Starbuck |
| Villagers | Leslie Clark Anne Dupee Lindsay Ferreira Allen Harper Stephanie Moles Heidi Pilewski Amanda Rodriguez Carolee Shearer Haley Thomas Kira Varela Tanya Veverka |
Reviews for The Yeomen of the Guard
“Once again I’m staggered by the tremendous work provided by music director Guy Russo and his orchestra… Sally Denmead directs and the result is a credible, solid production with pace and purpose… Hats off to the detailed set design (Robert Hockenberry) and the considerable attention Ellen Rosen has paid to the costuming.”
– Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh Current
“The orchestra under Guy Russo is robust, providing reasonably full instrumentation for yet another complex and nuanced G&S score. Singing here is overall first rate; the featured leads have impressive credentials and training.”
– Yvonne Hudson, Pittsburgh in the Round
“I applaud the entire cast… The featured players delivered solid, inspired performances in this bittersweet musical. I consider last night’s success truly a group effort.”
– Tom Pollard, Popular Pittsburgh