Yeomen of the Guard, Spring 2008

Community outreach: Members of the show appeared at the NC Renaissance Faire on three consecutive weekends.

directed by: Derrick Ivey
music direction by: Alan Riley Jones

There's intrigue and deception in the Tower of London! Who knows what to believe?

Is there any credence to the claim that dashing prisoner Colonel Fairfax is a sorcerer? Or is he just a maligned alchemist? And how did that fire get started in his cell last night?

Does Phoebe really have her eye on head jailer Wilfred Shadbolt? Or is she just eying his keys?

Will impoverished Elsie marry a condemned man for his inheritance? Will her friend Jack Point let her? And what will they do if the execution isn't carried out?

Will wily Dame Carruthers' prying eyes and attentive ears lead to her to the altar at last?

Where will Sergeant Meryll be led by his own determination to do the right thing? And is it a coincidence that his son showed up just after Colonel Fairfax vanished from his cell?

Who fired that shot in the dark? And will anyone believe the cock-and-bull story which follows?

These questions and more are answered in fine musical form in one of Gilbert and Sullivan's most operatic shows.

Cast and Staff

We don't have a cast of thousands, but here are the 47 people who will be performing:

Cast

John Adams		Jack Point		Katherine Anderson		Elsie
Kay Bailey		royal chorus		Bobby Cameron		royal chorus
Charlie Bartee		2nd Yeoman		Lyle Bass		stage chorus
Jim Burnette		Wilfred Shadbolt		Megan Colborn		royal chorus
Erin Conn		stage chorus		Bruce Conner		royal chorus
Richard Dideriksen		Sgt. Meryll		Steve Dobbins		stage chorus
Sandy Gerli		royal chorus		Susan Godkin		stage chorus
Karen Gray		Dame Carruthers		Fran Greenstein		royal chorus
Pam Guidry-Vollers		stage chorus		Kimberly Hirsh		stage chorus
Houston Horn		stage chorus		Pam Kadzielawski		stage chorus
Kim Kingsley		stage chorus		Mei-li Kuhns		royal chorus
Cathy Lambe		stage chorus		Larry Landman		stage chorus
Janell Lovelace		stage chorus		Steve Lumpkin		Col. Fairfax
Hugh Mace		royal chorus		Tedi Mason		Kate
Evelyn McCauley		Phoebe		Mary McKinney		stage chorus
Sarah Miller		stage chorus		Marie Moulin		royal chorus
Ben Neufang		Leonard		Sarah Nevill		stage chorus
Chris Newlon		1st Yeoman		Richard A. Palmer		Lt. Cholmondeley
Kent Parks		stage chorus		Rock Pereira		stage chorus
Mike Peterson		stage chorus		Pat Roos		stage chorus
Michael Rowe		royal chorus		David Smith		stage chorus
Bruce Stewart		stage chorus		Shiangtai Tuan		stage chorus
Ruth Winecker		stage chorus		Diane Woodard		royal chorus

More Information

All about "Yeomen of the Guard" at the Gilbert & Sullivan archive, including its earliest performances, historical costume sketches, other artwork, original cast list, and an archived discussion.

Plot summary, also on the Gilbert & Sullivan archive.