H.M.S. Pinafore, 2007
tickets | directions | cast & staff
Two young lovers are denied the one thing they most desire... marriage, of course! Can a proud captain's daughter marry the lowly sailor she secretly loves?
And can this beautiful show be as good as ever when it's dressed up in clown makeup?
The Savoyards have made unusual concepts work in the past: "The Mikado" in a museum, "Patience" in the early 1960's, "Ruddigore" in a B-grade horror movie. This vivid, stylized "Pinafore"-in-a-circus shows every sign of playing well to our enthusiastic early audiences -- but you've got to see it for yourself to believe it.
While remaining entirely faithful to the original script and music,
director and choreographer Derrick Ivey's approach now is influenced
by (among others) the styles of Cirque du Soleil and hobo clown Emmett
Kelly. We can safely say you've never seen a "Pinafore" like this
one.
"H.M.S. Pinafore" is one of the most-loved musical theater pieces of the English-speaking world. Even if you've never seen it, you may have heard TV or movie references: in "The West Wing", "Star Trek", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", and even 2006's "The Good Shepherd" (in which Matt Damon sings "I'm Called Little Buttercup"). This is a classic piece of theater.
This video by Darryl & Mary Freedman shows selected scenes from the dress rehearsal of HMS Pinafore.
More about H.M.S. Pinafore on the Gilbert & Sullivan archive.
Tickets
Quick link to order online. Scroll until you see "Durham Savoyards: H.M.S. PINAFORE" (additional fees for online ordering apply).
show times
Friday and Saturday, March 16 & 17, 2007 @ 8 PM
Sunday, March 18, 2007 @ 2 PM
Friday, March 23, 2007 @ 8 PM
Saturday, March 24, 2007 @ 2 PM
Saturday, March 24, 2007 @ 8 PM
Sunday, March 25, 2007 @ 2 PM
All performances will take place at the historic Carolina Theatre, 309 West Morgan street in downtown Durham, NC.
General Admission: All general admission tickets are
$15. This includes all seats except the center of the first eleven rows.
"General admission" means that there are no seat assignment on the tickets. Seating is first come, first served on the night of the performance.
Sorry, we cannot discount our already low general admission ticket price, even for group sales. The Saturday, March 24, matinee is $10 for all seats.
Reserved Seating:
Reserved seating is $25
Reserved seats purchased through a cast member are discounted to $22. This discounted price is also available for group sales, seniors, and members of the Savoyards' Friends program.
Seats 101-116 in rows A-K (front center orchestra) are only sold as reserved seating, except for the March 24 Saturday family matinee (no reserved seating for the March 24 matinee).
Saturday Family Matinee: For our March 24 performance, all seats cost $10.
There will be no reserved seating for this performance; all seats will be first come, first served.
How to Purchase
Purchase through the Carolina Theatre box office ((919) 560-3030 or toll-free 1-888-241-8162) or web ticketing system, or save handling fees by purchasing through any cast or staff member of the Durham Savoyards.
Please note that the Carolina Theatre seating chart shows a different division of seating prices than we use.
Group Sales:
Group sales inquiries should be made through the box office ((919) 560-3030 or toll-free 1-888-241-8162). Group sales are for blocks of ten or more tickets sold together.
Directions to the Theatre
Please see the directions given on Carolina Theatre's web site.
Cast & Staff
Staff
producers: Karen Guidry and Charles Guidry
tech director: Charles Guidry
stage manager: Donna Cavallo
assistant stage manager: Ben Morgan
director: Derrick Ivey
music director: Alan Riley Jones
props designer & manager: Lisa Hirsh
set designer: Richard Dideriksen
lighting designers: Jennifer Becker and Chris Bernier
costume designer: Hannah Andrews
costume realizer: Diane Woodard
costume crew: Hannah Andrews, Lyle Bass, Ruth Gibson, Karen Guidry, Joan Wittman
wardrobe mistress: Karen Guidry
makeup & wig designer: Pam Guidry-Vollers
makeup & wig assistant:: Teme Levbarg
orchestra manager: Deanna Chou
program designer: Charles Register
ticket manager: Michael Gray
cast ticket sales coordinator: Cathy Lambe
orchestra manager: Deanna ChoA
Set Construction Crew: Bobby Cameron, Erin Conn, Bethany Crites,
Richard Dideriksen, Steve Dobbins, Fran Greenstein, Jan Harris, Karen
Hassett, Houston Horn, Brittany Huie, Pam Kadzielawski, Kris Kinney,
Saki Kinney, Mei-li Kuhns, Shari Laster, Teme Levbarg, Hugh Mace,
Evelyn McCauley, Ben Morgan, Keith Morgan, Daryn O'Shea, Richard
Palmer, Mike Peterson, David Smith, Laurie Siegel, Bruce Stewart,
Shiangtai Tuan, Ben Wagner, Lance Wright
rehearsal accompanists: Tom Clark, Carolyn Colquitt, Betty Romani
audition accompanists: Sam Hammond, Alice Tien
dance captains: Kenny Cruz, Steve Dobbins, Pam Guidry-Vollers
theatre lobby box display: Lisa Hirsh
paint design: Richard Dideriksen, Charles Guidry
Sir Joseph's portrait: Tony Alderman
program production: Charles Register
additional program production: Kathy Register, Sam Hammond
program cover design: Richard Dideriksen
publicity manager: Karen Guidry
publicity assistants: Larry Landman, Evelyn McCauley
publicity photographer: Derrick Ivey
videographer: Rodrigo Dorfman
dress rehearsal video short: Daryl & Mary Ann Freedman
post-Saturday-matinee cast feeding: Karen Guidry
internet support: Steve Dobbins, Houston Horn, Daryn O'Shea, Ann Marie Thomas
theater lobby volunteers: Kay Bailey, Randy Lambe, Kay Bailey, Randy Lambe, Paula Landman, Debbie Sullivan, Dwight Sullivan
party arrangements: Cathy Lambe, Marie Snider
party hosts: Carolina Theater, Carolyn Coolidge & Tim Riggs
post-show cleanup: entire cast and many others
Orchestra
Concertmistress (Violin I): Ruth Johnsen
Violin II: Lydia Kiefer, Matt Kiefer
Viola: Nicolle Tulve
Cello: Clark Wang
Trumpet: Bruce Klitzman
Flute: Diane Cherry, Charlie Register
Clarinet: Paul Cherry, Shirley Violand-Jones
Oboe: John Sprouse
Trombone: Jeep Morrison
Bassoon: Charlie Gragg
Percussion: Brian McCune
French Horn: Amy Symon, Sandy Svoboda
Bass: Tanner Lovelace, Dave Moschler
Board of Governors
President: Karen Gray
Past President: Karen Guidry
Vice President: Jim Burnette
Secretary: Ann Marie Thomas
Business Manager: Dwight Sullivan
Members At-Large: Steve Dobbins, Pat Roos
Cast
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Charlie Bartee
Jim Burnette Bobby Cameron Erin Conn Bruce Conner Kenny Cruz Richard Dideriksen Steve Dobbins Mary Ann Freedman Sandy Gerli Karen Gray |
Pam Guidry-Vollers
Jan Harris Kimberly Hirsh Houston Horn Brittany Huie Pam Kadzielawski Kim Kingsley Saki Kinney Mei-li Kuhns Cathy Lambe Larry Landman |
Teme Levbarg
Hugh Mace Evelyn McCauley Sarah Miller Marie Moulin Ben Neufang Mollie Moses O'Dell Daryn O'Shea Richard A. Palmer Wil Pardue |
Michael Peterson
Pat Roos Michael Rowe David Smith Ann Marie Thomas Shiangtai Tuan Thea Tullman Ruth Winecker Diane Woodard |