The Pirates of Penzance

or, THE SLAVE OF DUTY
Presented by the Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert & Sullivan Players
Written by William S. Gilbert
Composed by Sir Arthur Sullivan
Directed by Patrick Cressler ’20
Music Directed by Mateo Lincoln ’19
Produced by Ned Sanger ’19, Aaron Slipper ’18 & Richard Tong ’19

PERFORMANCE DATES

Agassiz Theater

Friday, October 27 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 28 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 28 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, October 29 at 2:00 PM
Thursday, November 2 at 8:00 PM
Friday, November 3 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 4 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 4 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 5 at 2:00 PM

Run time: 2 hours with intermission.

ABOUT THE SHOW

The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players’ Fall 2017 production tells the story of the Pirates of Penzance in the mobster scene of 1940s New York.

On the shores of Coney Island, a group of mobsters celebrates Frederic, a young gang member whose debt to the Mob Boss is almost over. He plans on leaving the mafia and tells the mobsters that, when he is gone, he will work to destroy them.

Later, Frederic meets Mabel, a young, beautiful lady and daughter of the Major-General, and asks her to marry him. The operetta then follows Frederic’s struggle between duty to the mafia and duty to his own ideals, with appearances from and altercations among the mobsters, police, daughters, and Major-General.

Visit the Harvard Box Office online or in person at 10 Holyoke Street to purchase your tickets.

PRODUCTION STAFF

Stage Director … Patrick Cressler
Music Director … Mateo Lincoln
Stage Manager … Maeva O'Brien
Technical Director … Katie Polik
Set Designer … Barra Peak
Master Carpenter … Sabrina Yates
Paint Charges … Allison Law, Sabrina Richert '20
Lighting Designer … Aaron Olkin '20
Poster Designer … Susan Li … Poster Designer
Publicity Managers … Isabella Kopits '20, Rebecca Thau '20
Orchestra Manager … Sasha Barish '20
Props Designer … Ekemini Ekpo '20
Producers … Ned Sanger '19, Aaron Slipper, Richard Tong '19

CAST

Frederic … Sam Rosner
Mabel … Arianna Paz '19
Ruth … Anna Schuliger '20
Pirate King … Ryan Kapur '20
Modern Major General … Aaron Slipper
Sergeant of Police … Ben Grimm
Samuel … Norman Storer '19
Edith … Amanda Gonzalez-Piloto '21
Kate … Lucy Devine '20
Isabel … Ida Paul
Ensemble … Abraham Rebollo '20, Alexandra Upton '22, Gillian Hess, Michael Shirek '20, Olea Nickitina '20, Robert Boborov, Sam Guillemette '20, Sunny Levine '20