"Let's give three cheers for the sailor's bride
Who casts all thought of rank aside --
Who gives up home and fortune too
For the honest love of a sailor true!"
Well, almost all thought of rank, anyway.
MITG&SP performed Gilbert and Sullivan's justly famed hit, H.M.S. Pinafore, or The Lass that Loved a Sailor in the fall of 1996. As may be guessed from the subtitle, the story revolves around a romance between Ralph Rackstraw, a humble sailor aboard Her Majesty's Ship Pinafore, and the captain's lovely daughter, Josephine.
H.M.S. Pinafore competes with The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado for the title of Most Famous Gilbert & Sullivan Show. Even if you are totally unfamiliar with Gilbert and Sullivan, chances are that you will recognize some of the music (which has been borrowed by such random shows as "The Simpsons" and "Animaniacs") and perhaps some of the lyrics. Both are "light and bright and sparkling" throughout.
| Sir Joseph Porter | Abraham Mills |
| Captain Corcoran | John McKay '00 |
| Ralph Rackstraw | Charlie Korsmo '00 |
| Dick Deadeye | Mike Bromberg '70 |
| Boatswain's Mate | Nathan Handspicker |
| Carpenter's Mate | Robert Janssen '97 |
| Midshipmite | Aidin Carey |
| Josephine | Amy Allen |
| Cousin Hebe | Lucy Lim '98 |
| Little Buttercup | Debra Hanggeli |
| Chorus | stephen Adams (C) David Manugian Arthur Dunlap Peter Houghteling Randi Kestin (C) Sherie Davis Laurie Claret Kate Cunningham Elizabeth Lange (W '99) Natasha Olchanski '00 Kimberly Sparer '00 Lisa Tucker-Kellogg (G) |
| Violin | Johanna Bobrow '99 Kyle Yang (G) Koren Nishina '00 Bill Schneider '98 |
| Viola | Jeff Bigler '87 Allison Schroeder |
| Cello | Roger Jui-Chen Chang '00 Kyle Jamieson '00 |
| Bass | Jay Lane |
| Flute | Michele Micheletti '00 Naomi Mirsky |
| Clarinet | Andrew Begel (G) Stephen Malionek Eric Mumpower |
| Oboe | Kate Thornton (W '99) |
| Bassoon | George Greco (G) Troy Hudson '00 |
| Horn | Susanna Mierau '00 |
| Trombone | Dan Peisach '90 Bill Sommerfeld '88 |
| Trumpet | Jung-Mo Kang '00 Joy Nicholson '98 |
| Percussion | Tova Brown |
| Executive Producer | Kevin L. Coleman |
| Associate Producers | Carolyn Jean Smith '87 Maria A. Trokoudes '00 |
| Production Assistant | Brian Koh |
| Stage Director | Joe Sweeney |
| Assistant Stage Director | Zlë Daniel |
| Music Director | Brian Koh |
| Choreographer | Brenda Winston |
| Orchestra Manager | Kate Thornton (W '99) |
| Costumes | Carolyn Jean Smith '87 |
| Programme | Maria A. Trokoudes '00 |
| Vocal Coach | Amy Allen |
| Production Manager | Jeff Bilgler '87 |
| Technical Director | garry Zacheiss '00 |
| Set Designer | Sam Schaevitz '00 |
| Lighting Designer | Mike Bromberg '70 |
| Assistant Lighting Designer | Kevin L. Mitchell '98 |
| Master Carpenter | Jarrad Pierce '00 |
| Master Electrician | Matt Deeds '00 |
| Production Stage Manager | Nina Gray '99 |
| Publicity/Tickets | June Kim '00 |
| Makeup | Rebecca Consentino Jenna Wilkinson |
| Rehearsal Pianists | Nancy Burstein Anne Chen Will Koffel Vicky Gomez |
Last modified: 27 April, 2003