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Gilbert & Sullivan's
H.M.S. Pinafore
or, The Lass Who Loved a Sailor

June 16-18 & 23-25, 1995

Directed by Malinda Lloyd
Music Directed by Michael Plant

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Cast

Sir Joseph Porter, KCB, First Lord of the Admiralty - Gordon Brigham
Captain Corcoran, Commanding HMS Pinafore - John Perine
Ralph Rackstraw, Able Seaman - Chris Carrico
Dick Deadeye, Able Seaman - Tom Goode
Bill Bobstay, Boatswain - Todd Long
Bob Becket, Carpenter's Mate - Charles Sheridan
Josephine, the Captain's Daughter - Lisa Lockhart
Hebe, Sir Joseph's first Cousin - Rusty Suter
Little Buttercup, a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman - Karen Mercedes

Chorus of Sailors and Female Relatives - Stephanie Brigham, William G.S. Brown, Lynne Claflin, Paige Duncan*, Les Elkins, Laurice Fattal, Lisa Fisher, Fran Fleming, Gaye Freese, Tom Fuchs, Virginia Garber, Julia Lukas Gorman, Ira Haber, Leta Hall, Barry Hilton, Donna Jaffe, Lyle Jaffe, Charlie Johnston,Kate Lawniczak, Aroostine McDowell-Long, Bill Rippey, Vinnie Quintero, David Roethel, Andrea Schewe, Jack Wells, Lisa Wright-Matthews

*understudy

Orchestra

Violin - David Friedlander*, Carla Baker, Norman Baker, Bonnie Barrows, Martin Brown, Alban Deniz, Allie Laban, Carolyn Larson, Audrey Maxwell, Dirck Storm
Viola - Patrick Femiano, Amanda Laudwein
Cello - Charles Finney, Cheryl Libman, Arthur Watson
Bass - Sue Lyon
Flute - Louise Hill, Pauline Summers
Oboe - Mary Ann Ruehling
Clarinet - Sue Shapiro, Eugene Sober
Bassoon - Courtney Gorham
French Horn - Don Hunter, Lorin Krusberg
Trumpet - Bernard Rappaport, Gregory Robertson
Trombone - Earl Zastrow
Percussion -  George Huttlin

Production Staff

Producers - Barry Grinnell & Lyle Jaffe
Assistant Director - Todd Long
Choreographers - Todd & Aroostine McDowell Long
Artistic Director - Rosalie Santilhano
Stage Manager - Pam Hodges
Assistant Stage Manager - Mollie Toms
Set Design - Malinda Lloyd
Lighting Design - Scott Lord
Master Carpenter - Ron Lloyd
Master Electrician - Shannon Mangialetti
Costumers - Lisa Fisher, Gaye Freese
Costume Assistants - Stacey Abbott, Andrea Schewe, Mollie Toms
Technical Director (Rockville Civic Center) - Lew Dronenburg
Technical Crew - Kim Arthur, Scott Bryant, Tony Dwyer, Jenny Farley, David Kaysen, Jeff Lord, David Quigley
Orchestra Managers - Bernard Rappaport, Mary Ann Ruehling, Gene Sober
Rehearsal Pianist - Jenny Bland
Make-Up - Malinda Lloyd, Rusty Suter
Tickets - Caroline & Jim Hummel
Program - Leta Hall
Publicity - Kent Woods
Set Construction (Shipwrights) - Gordon Brigham, Bill Brown, Les Elkins, Ira Haber, Lyle Jaffe, David Kaysen, Bill Rippey
Set Painting - Bill Brown, Tom Fuchs Debbie Hansen, Judith Rubinstein, Linda Weaver (Backdrop)
Videotaping - Falls Church Cable Television
Photography - Joel Hoffman
Refreshments - The Wooden Shoe Pastry Shoppe
Costume Storage - Donna & Lyle Jaffe
Set Storage - Gordon & Stephanie Brigham, Harry Leet, Rockville Civic Center

  • Program Illustrations from Victorian Pictorial Borders, Carole Belanger, ed; Dover Publications, Inc., NY
  • Music stands and lights courtesy of Rockville Musical Theatre and Christ Congregational Church
  • Bass drum courtesy of the Naval Surface Warfare Center
  • Tympani courtesy of the City of Rockville, Arts Division of the Department of Recreation and Parks.
VLOC would like to extend its sincere thanks to:
Hany Leet; Dick Meyer; Renee at Joanne Fabrics; Judy Gardner;
Caroline Hummel; Lou Wiot; The Wooden Shoe Pastry Shoppe;
Giant Food (barrels); Sherwood High School; and the District of
Columbia Branch/Commissioned Officers Association (sailors
bell-bottomed trousers) for their efforts on our behalf.


Victorian Lyric Opera Company is supported by funding from Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County,
​Maryland State Arts Council, and City of Rockville.
Victorian Lyric Opera Company
 PO Box 10391
Rockville, MD 20849-0391
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Unless otherwise noted, all photographs
on this site are copyright Harvey Levine. 
© 2022 The Victorian Lyric Opera Company
  • About VLOC
    • Mission, Vision, Values
    • Board of Directors
    • Diversity, Equity, and Expansion
    • Education and Outreach
    • VLOC Hall of Fame >
      • Hall of Ancestors
      • Flowers of Progress
    • Reviews, Press & Awards
    • Financials & Strategic Plan
  • Shows & Events
    • 2023-2024 Season
    • Die Fledermaus
    • Health & Safety
    • Archive >
      • Gentleman's Guide
      • The Sorcerer
      • Colored American Opera Company 150th Anniversary Celebration
      • H.M.S. Pinafore
      • The New Moon
      • More... >
        • The Zoo & Sweethearts
        • The Brigands
        • El Capitan
        • Iolanthe
        • From Paris to Vienna (2021)
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