Spring 2009: The Yeomen of the Guard
Synopsis
The operetta takes place in the Tower of London during the reign of King Henry VIII. At the start, the gentleman Colonel Fairfax is wrongly accused of sorcery and sentenced to death within the hour. Fairfax hatches a plan to avoid letting his estate fall into the hands of his scheming cousin (incidentally, his accuser) by secretly marrying Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer. She agrees to be blindfolded during the ceremony and expects to be a wealthy widow upon Fairfax's imminent demise, leaving her free to marry her lover, the jester Jack Point. However, Fairfax miraculously escapes his fate and chaos ensues.
Directors: Rebecca Hetherington, Karen Nail
Music Directors: Charles Palella, Marcia Sheremeta
Choreography: Rebecca Hetherington
Producers: Amanda Lobaugh, Greg Wright, Albert Young Jr.
Cast
- Phoebe Meryll
- Holly Thérèse Corcoran
- Wilfred Shadbolt
- Wayne Vander Byl
- Second Yeoman
- Greg Wright
- Dame Carruthers
- Sarajane Fondiller
- Sergeant Meryll
- Bill Hammond
- Sir Richard Cholmondely
- Albert Young Jr.
- Colonel Fairfax
- Andrew DenBleyker
- Jack Point
- O'Neill Haynes
- Elsie Maynard
- Carla Cogliandro
- First Citizen
- Kurt Griffen
- Second Citizen
- Bob Weeks
- First Yeoman
- David Raymond
- Kate
- Karen Karnisky
Chorus
Linda Allen, Shelby Brady, Laura Ehrlich, Mark Figura, Penny Fram, Rebekah Fram, Audrone Gecas, Don Kelley, Forrest Kelley, Marshall Kelley, Skye Kelley, Tamara Kelley, Melinda Laurin, Zachary Laurin, Helen Moore, Sam Nelson, Maureen Odgers, Charles Palella, Bjorna-Erika Rennie, Brad Rivers, Emily Sawdey, David Schafer, Laurel Schneiderman, Martin Schneiderman, Byron Wilmot
Orchestra
- Bass
- Paul Towsley
- Bassoon
- Michelle Tomaszewski
- Cello
- Kathy Lewis
- Clarinet
- Stephen Lurie, Heather Paradis
- English Horn
- Kathleen Holt, Kathleen Suher
- Flute
- Donna Mero
- Horn
- Alison Currie, Megan Soja
- Keyboard
- Marcia Sheremeta
- Oboe
- Kathleen Holt, Kathleen Suher
- Percussion
- Eriks Zurovskis
- Piccolo
- Donna Mero
Crew
- Set Designers
- Linda Allen, Debi Bloom, Kelly Flegel, Penny Fram
- Costume Manager
- Anne Vander Byl
- Lighting Designer
- Chris Nimmick