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Gilbert & Sullivan's
Iolanthe
or, The Peer and the Peri

June 17, 18, 24 & 25, 1994 at 8pm
June 19 & 26, 1994 at 2pm

Directed by Kai Cofer
Music Directed by Larry Garvin

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Cast

The Lord Chancellor - John Perine
The Earl of Mountararat - Gregory Gust
The Earl of Tolloller - Walt Frasier
Private Willis, of the Grenadier Guards - Lyle Jaffe
Strephon, an Arcadian shepherd - Todd Long
Queen of the Fairies - Kimi Whipple
Iolanthe, a Fairy, Strephon's Mother - Mary McCarthy
Celia, a Fairy - Laurin Lehner (June 17-19), Sharon Stewart (June 24-26)
Leila, a Fairy - Mimi Brennan (June 17-19), Natalie Thompson (June 24-26)
Fleta, a Fairy - Rusty Suter
Phyllis, an Arcadian Shepherdess - Sheryl Ruppert (June 18, 23, & 25), Kathleen Dodson Greenberg (June 17, 19, & 24)

Chorus of Peers and Fairies - William G.S. Brown, Tom Campbell, Lynne Claflin, Lisa Fisher, Joy Foust, Gaye Freese, Virginia Garber, Tom Goode, Barry Grinnell, Leta Hall, Donna Jaffe, Janet Kelly, Andrew Klein, Kate Lawniczak, John Reid, Will Stewart

Orchestra

Violin - Bonnie Barrows*, Lynn Allen, Marlene C. Browne, David Friedlander, Carl Ihli, Carolyn Larson, Alla Marks, Audrey Maxwell, Dirck Storm, Catherine Hunter-Thompson
Viola - Ruth Gluckstein-Roe, Laura L. Kinkead, Amanda Laudwein
Cello - Sheryl Leibman, Barbara Lorton, Jeff Allen
Bass - Sue Lyon
Flute - Louise Hill, Janese Sampson
Oboe - Mary Ann Ruehling
Clarinet - Jacqueline Grenning, Gene Sober
Bassoon - Wilbert Leonard
French Horn - Lorin Krusberg, Don Hunter, Nancy Utley
Trumpet - Joe Orin, Bernard Rappaport
Trombone - Michael Steadman, Earl Zastrow
Percussion - Henri Bulterman, George Huttlin

*Concertmistress

Production Crew

Producer - P. Barry Grinnell
Assistant Music Director - Malinda Lloyd
Artistic Director - Rosalie Santilhano
Stage Manager - Pam Hodges
Assistant Stage Manager - Don Benson, Lisa Lallis-Skogsberg
Set Design - Kai Cofer
Lighting Design - Jonathan Lawniczak
Lighting Execution - Steve Skogsberg
Master Electrician - Scott Lord
Choreographer - Brenda Kahn
Scene Painter - Sara Eichner
Costume Design & Construction - Gaye Freese, Lisa Fisher, Kate Lawniczak, Lisa Lallis-Skogsberg, Mollie Toms
Technical Director (Rockville Civic Center) - Lewis Dronenburg
Dance Captains - Lisa Fisher, Gregory Gust, Kate Lawniczak
Technical Crew - Scott Lord, Dave Ehnore, Jenny Farley, Sean Legge, Shannon Mangielettl
Orchestra Managers - Bernard Rappaport, Mary Ann Ruehling, Gene Sober
Rehearsal Pianist - Jenny Bland
Make-Up - Malinda Lloyd, Rusty Suter
Tickets - Caroline Hummel
Program - Leta Hall
Publicity and Program Cover - Kent Woods
Set Construction Managers - William G.S. Brown, David Kaysen
Set Construction - Scott Lord, Don Benson, Tim Briceland-Betts, Tom Campbell, Tom Fuchs, Tom Goode, Barry Grinnell, The Jaffes, Todd Long, John Reid, Judith Rubinstein, Roger Thiel
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

Special Acknowledgments
  • Illustrations from Victorian Pictorial Borders, Carole Belanger, ed. Dover Publications, Inc. NY
  • Music stands and lights couresty of Rockville Musical Theatre and Christ Congregational Church
  • Bass drum courtesy of the Naval Surface Warfare Center
  • Tympani courtesy of the Earle B. Wood Middle School

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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  • 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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