Ruddigore or The Witch's Curse, 2004

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All the village men love sweet Rose Maybud, but Rose cares only for the shy Robin Oakapple. Alas, Robin has a secret: he's really Sir Ruthven, Baronet of Ruddigore in disguise, trying to avoid the curse that was cast on the family title. Once his secret is discovered he must commit a dastardly crime each day or suffer the wrath of his ghostly ancestors. The Durham Savoyards and their orchestra return in their 41st season with this wonderful melodrama parody..

Directed by Derrick Ivey
Music Direction by Alan Riley Jones
Produced by Karen Guidry
Assistant Producers Charles Register and Katherine Register
Technical Direction by Charles Guidry
Set and Graphic Design by Richard Dideriksen

More about Ruddigore on the Gilbert & Sullivan archive.

Showtimes

Friday-Saturday, March 19-20, 2004, 8pm
Sunday, March 21, 2004, 2pm
Friday-Saturday, March 26-27, 2004, 8pm
Sunday, March 28, 2004, 2pm

All performances took place at the historic Carolina Theatre, 309 West Morgan street in downtown Durham, NC.

Please see the directions given on Carolina Theatre's web site.

Review

".... milking every supernatural element in this melodramatic satire for all they're worth.... Ivey and ... Jones ... pitch their entertaining supernatural camp all over the place...." Independent Weekly [full review]

Staff

Directed by Derrick Ivey
Music Direction by Alan Riley Jones
Produced by Karen Guidry
Assistant Producers Charles Register and Katherine Register
Technical Direction by Charles Guidry
Set and Graphic Design by Richard Dideriksen

producers: Karen Guidry
assistant producers: Charles Register and Katherine Register
director: Derrick Ivey
music director: Alan Riley Jones
set and graphics design: Richard Dideriksen
technical director: Charles Guidry
publicity: Donna Clement
program editor: Charles Register
choreographer: Derrick Ivey
associate choreographer: Carol Richard
costumer: Karen Guidry
assistant costumer: Mary Strauss
makeup Pam Guidry-Vollers
makeup assistant: Anna Kirby
stage manager: Donna Cavallo
assistant stage manager: Lyle Bass
accompanists: Lloyd Zurbrigg, Erika Vrabel-Linsdell, and Meghan Cox
properties mistress: Marty Cox
assistant properties: Carl Johnson
lighting designer: Steve Dubay
photography: Mark Jackman
ticketmaster: Lisa Tranquillo
videographer: Mike Hale
house managers: Steve Matherly and Vikki Matherly
community outreach: Paula Scotland
gigue mistress: Anne McCloskey
webmaster: Anthony Edwards
business manager: Dwight Sullivan

Board of Governors

President: Marie Snider
Past President: Cathy Lambe
Vice President: Karen Guidry
Secretary: Karen Gray
Business Manager: Dwight Sullivan
Members At-Large: Kay Bailey, Anna Kirby-Sullivan

Cast

Robin / Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd - Chris Newlon Understudy: Bobby Cameron Richard Dauntless - Bill Chamberlain Sir Despard Murgatroyd - Steve Dobbins Old Adam Goodheart - Ray Ubinger Rose Maybud - Ann Marie Thomas Understudy: Laurie Siegel Mad Margaret - Evelyn McCauley Understudy: Emily Harville Dame Hannah - Barbara Namkoong Understudy: Karen Gray Zorah - Laurie Siegel Understudy: Ann McCloskey Ruth - Lisa Tranquillo Understudy: Noelle Debora Paull Sir Roderic Murgatroyd - Richard Dideriksen

STAGE CHORUS
Professional Bridesmaids Karen Gray Pam Guidry-Vollers Emily Harville Brittany Huie Cathy Lambe Teme Levbarg Ann McCloskey Noelle Debora Paull Dierdre Shipman Monika Vrabel	Gentry and Ancestors Chris Andrews Bobby Cameron Richard Dideriksen Mary Ann Freedman Pat Roos Michael Rowe Paula Scotland David Smith Bruce Stewart Shiangtai Tuan

ROYAL CHORUS Carolyn Coolidge Michael Gray Jan Harris Hugh Mace Marie Moulin Donna Smith Joyce Walworth Jim Wright

Orchestra

Violin I: Sherry Buchheit, Gretchen Heller, Mingyi Huang, Justin Lo, Earl Sanders, Hjordis Tourian
Violin II: Hjordis Tourian, Polly Stage Harris, Verlaine Brunot, Jr.
Viola: Linda Cook, Patricia Drew
Cello: Clark Wang, Leslie Alperin, Paul Alperin
Contrabass: Michael Kellum
Organ: Erika Vrabel-Linsdell
Flute: Charles Register, Diana Cherry
Oboe: John Sprouse
Clarinet: Shirley Violand-Jones, Leslie Wheelan
Bassoon: John Caldwell, Charles Gragg
French Horn: Sandy Svoboda, Alan Lipson
Trumpet: Bruce Klitzman
Trombone: Randy Guptill
Percussion: Brett Connor