Ruddigore
Book and Lyrics by W.S. Gilbert
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Mar. 3rd - 19th, 2005
A satirical take on the Victorian Melodrama genre, Ruddigore’s zany plot has it all--ghosts, witches, curses, disguises, and even a wicked villain who tries to make off with the fair maiden. All of the Baronets of the locale of Ruddigore are under a terrible curse enacted by a witch long ago--each of the successive Baronets must commit some kind of a crime every single day, or else they will die in terrible agony. Robin Oakapple has been living as a farmer for years, working up the courage to ask the beautiful village maiden Rose Maybud for her hand, but he is hiding a secret--he is actually Sir Ruthven, the Baronet of Ruddigore, and has been hiding in disguise while his younger brother Despard assumed the title--and the curse. Betrayed by his foster-brother Richard, Robin is discovered and must take on the responsibility of committing a crime every day in order to appease the curse--and the ghosts of all his ancestors past, who are none too happy with his attempt to shirk his title. Robin must somehow find a way to lead the honest life he loves — but how?
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Mar. 3rd - 19th, 2005
A satirical take on the Victorian Melodrama genre, Ruddigore’s zany plot has it all--ghosts, witches, curses, disguises, and even a wicked villain who tries to make off with the fair maiden. All of the Baronets of the locale of Ruddigore are under a terrible curse enacted by a witch long ago--each of the successive Baronets must commit some kind of a crime every single day, or else they will die in terrible agony. Robin Oakapple has been living as a farmer for years, working up the courage to ask the beautiful village maiden Rose Maybud for her hand, but he is hiding a secret--he is actually Sir Ruthven, the Baronet of Ruddigore, and has been hiding in disguise while his younger brother Despard assumed the title--and the curse. Betrayed by his foster-brother Richard, Robin is discovered and must take on the responsibility of committing a crime every day in order to appease the curse--and the ghosts of all his ancestors past, who are none too happy with his attempt to shirk his title. Robin must somehow find a way to lead the honest life he loves — but how?
Directed by Taylor Wilson
Vocal Direction by Fredrick H. Thury and Brian Goldenberg
Stage Managed by Arielle Branitsky
Assistant Stage Managed by Aron Katz, Sean McCoy, Lisa Murray, Natalia Rohatyn, and Mark Brown
Props Mastered by Nicole Ratjen
Costume Assembly by Natalia Rohatyn
Scenic Portraits by Andrea Laver
Cast:
Alex Naylor as Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd (Robin Oakapple)
Annette Maier as Victoria
Daniel Rubin as Old Adam Goodheart
David Vaisberg as Sir Jasper Murgatroyd (3rd)
Emily Loh as Amaryllis
Emrah Kent as Richard Dauntless
Jesse Paikin as Sir Rupert Murgatroyd (1st)
Jennifer Dewar as Ruth
Jonah Koplowitz as Sir Lionel Murgatroyd (6th)
Jonathan Moneta as Sir Conrad Murgatroyd (12th)
Lauren-Eve Lazar as Rose Maybud
Mark Brown as Sir Roderic Murgatroyd (21st)
Michelle Cabral as Mad Margaret
Morgan Russell as Dame Hannah
Natalia Rohatyn as Zorah
Nicole Ratjen as Phyllis
Paul Silvestri as Sir Despard Murgatroyd
Peter Leung as Sir Gilbert Murgatroyd (18th)
Sean Pearce as Sir Desmond Murgatroyd (16th)
Vanessa Ryan as Chloe
Vocal Direction by Fredrick H. Thury and Brian Goldenberg
Stage Managed by Arielle Branitsky
Assistant Stage Managed by Aron Katz, Sean McCoy, Lisa Murray, Natalia Rohatyn, and Mark Brown
Props Mastered by Nicole Ratjen
Costume Assembly by Natalia Rohatyn
Scenic Portraits by Andrea Laver
Cast:
Alex Naylor as Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd (Robin Oakapple)
Annette Maier as Victoria
Daniel Rubin as Old Adam Goodheart
David Vaisberg as Sir Jasper Murgatroyd (3rd)
Emily Loh as Amaryllis
Emrah Kent as Richard Dauntless
Jesse Paikin as Sir Rupert Murgatroyd (1st)
Jennifer Dewar as Ruth
Jonah Koplowitz as Sir Lionel Murgatroyd (6th)
Jonathan Moneta as Sir Conrad Murgatroyd (12th)
Lauren-Eve Lazar as Rose Maybud
Mark Brown as Sir Roderic Murgatroyd (21st)
Michelle Cabral as Mad Margaret
Morgan Russell as Dame Hannah
Natalia Rohatyn as Zorah
Nicole Ratjen as Phyllis
Paul Silvestri as Sir Despard Murgatroyd
Peter Leung as Sir Gilbert Murgatroyd (18th)
Sean Pearce as Sir Desmond Murgatroyd (16th)
Vanessa Ryan as Chloe
