Fall 2011: The Mikado
Synopsis
A year before the action of this opera begins, Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan, fled his father's imperial court to escape marriage with Katisha, an elderly lady. Disguised as a traveling musician, he met and fell in love with Yum-Yum, the young ward of Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor in the town of Titipu. Yum-Yum, however, was already betrothed to her guardian, and Nanki-Poo left Titipu in despair.
Directors: Amanda Lobaugh, Patti Anne Montrois
Music Director: Charles Palella
Producers: Suzanne Bell, Ken Vary, Sharon Walker, Byron Wilmot
Cast
- Pish-Tush
- Bill Hammond
- Nanki-Poo
- Jeremy Speed Schwartz
- Pooh-Bah
- Chip Attwood
- Ko-Ko
- Michael Peterson
- Yum-Yum
- Carla Cogliandro
- Peep-Bo
- Tania Beghini
- Pitti-Sing
- Robin Morris-Gaylord
- Katisha
- Helen Moore
- The Mikado of Japan
- Mark Block
Chorus
Linda Allen, Christina Arden, Kara Aymerich, Thomas Beach, Terry Benedict, Sharon Brugger, Penny Fram, Forrest Kelley, Marshall Kelley, Skye Kelley, Becca Kennedy, Melinda Laurin, Zachary Laurin, Larissa Myhowych, Sam Nelson, David Odgers, Maureen Odgers, David Schafer, Laurel Schneiderman, Martin Schneiderman, Wayne Vander Byl, Cady Walker, Sharon Walker, Benjamin Weeg, Elizabeth Weeg, Peter Weeg, Trina Weeg, Greg Wright, Kathryn Wright, Sara Zavacki-Moore
Orchestra
- Bass
- Paul Towsley
- Clarinet
- Stephen Lurie
- Flute
- Marya Kaszubinski
- French Horn
- Erin Noble
- Keyboard
- Bob Dietch
- Oboe
- Kathleen Holt
- Percussion
- Eriks Zurovskis
- Piccolo
- Marya Kaszubinski
- Trombone
- Margaret Compton
- Trumpet
- Michelle Kellaway
Crew
- Set Construction
- Tracy Burdick, Jesse Burdick-Pless, Bob Osgood, Wayne Vander Byl, Albert Young Jr.
- Costume Construction
- Penny Fram, Laurie Krenzer, Kasi Marshall
- Lighting Designer
- Albert Young Jr.
- Lighting Operators
- Don Kelley, David Odgers
- Photography
- Marty Nott, Ken Vary
- Publicity
- Marty Nott, David Raymond
- Program Design
- Suzanne Bell, Mark Figura, Mary Osgood, Byron Wilmot