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Gilbert & Sullivan's
The Yeomen of the Guard
or, The Merryman and his Maid

Feb. 20*, 21, 22, 28 & Mar. 1, 2014 at 8pm
Feb. 23** & Mar. 2, 2014 at 2pm

Directed by Catherine Huntress-Reeve
Music Directed by Joseph Sorge

The F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre
Rockville Civic Center
603 Edmonston Dr. Rockville, MD 20851

*Special $12 preview performance
**Community Outreach Matinee: Backstage tours and a special craft activity for kids beginning at 12:45pm. There will be a talk-back session with cast and crew immediately following the performance.


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The Yeomen of the Guard is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County government and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.
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Roles

Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer - Amy Broadbent & Laura Whittenberger
Phoebe Meryll, Sergeant Meryll's daughter - Amanda Jones
Dame Carruthers, Housekeeper to the Tower - Maureen Roult
Kate, her niece - Joanna Jones
Jack Point, a strolling jester - Gary Sullivan
Colonel Fairfax, under sentence of death - Michael Marano
Wilfred Shadbolt, Head Jailer and Assistant Tormentor - Blair Eig
Sir Richard Cholmondeley, Lieutenant of the Tower - Andrew Pardini
Sergeant Meryll of the Yeomen of the Guard - Chuck Howell
Leonard Meryll, his son - James Carpenter
First Yeoman - Kevin Schellhase
Second Yeoman - Rand Huntzinger
 
Chorus
Helen Aberger, David Berkenbilt, Harper Denhard, Lena Goldweber, Tara Hockensmith, Laura Hubbard, Ralph Johnson, Carl Maryott, Jane Maryott, Josh Milton, Rowyn Peel, Debbie Peetz, Bill Rogers, Barbara Semiatin, Stephanie Shade, Rusty Suter, Ed Vilade, 
George Willis, Maria Wilson, Kent Woods


Orchestra

Violin I - Steve Natrella*, Bonnie Barrows, Carolyn Larson, David Friedlander
Violin II - Martin Brown, Peter Mignerey
Viola - Amanda Laudwein, Stephanie Cross
Cello - Michael Stein, Tanja Crk
Bass - Pete Gallanis
Flute - Jackie Miller, Louise Hill
Oboe - Gwen Earle
Clarinet - Laura Langbein, Laura Bornhoeft
Bassoon - Steve Weschler, Betsy Haanes
Horn - Joe Cross, Lora Katz, Dan LaRusso
Trumpet - Curt Anstine, Rick Pasciuto, Tom Gleason
Trombone - Steve Ward, Frank Eliot, Al Potter
Percussion - George Hutlin

*concertmaster

Production Staff

Producer - Denise Young
Assistant to the Director - Helen Aberger
Assistant Music Director/Rehearsal Pianist -Jenny Craley Bland 
Choreographer - Amanda Jones
Stage Manager - Julie Stevens
Scenic Designer - Catherine Huntress-Reeve
Scenic Artist - Rebecca Meyerson
Dialect Coaches - David G. Reeve, Kirsteen Reeve
Costume Designer - Denise Young
Lighting Designer - Andrew Dawson Smith
Makeup/Hair Designer - Renée Silverstone
Master Carpenter - Devin Work
Set Crew - Felicity Ann Brown, Raymond Caron, Bob Dennis, Tony Dwyer, Dean Fiala, William Kolodrubetz, Douglas Maryott, Timothy Ziese
Props - Carlton & Jane Maryott
Photography - Harvey Levine
Audition Pianist - Jenny Craley Bland
Program - Courtney Kalbacker
Surtitles - Douglas Maryott
Cover & Poster Art - Erika White Abrams
Publicity - Courtney Kalbacker, Ed Vilade, Felicity Ann Brown
House Management - Cassandra Stevens
Set Storage - Rockville Civic Center 


Special Thanks To: All Saints Episcopal Church, 
City of Rockville, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 
Rockville Little Theatre

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
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        • The Brigands
        • El Capitan
        • Iolanthe
        • From Paris to Vienna (2021)
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