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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. TicketsQuick link to order online. Scroll until you see "Durham Savoyards: H.M.S. PINAFORE" (additional fees for online ordering apply). show timesFriday and Saturday, March 16 & 17, 2007 @ 8 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 PurchasePurchase 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 TheatrePlease see the directions given on Carolina Theatre's web site. Cast & StaffStaffproducers: Karen Guidry and Charles Guidry
OrchestraConcertmistress (Violin I): Ruth Johnsen
Board of GovernorsPresident: Karen Gray
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