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...performances, but will also be in the spotlight themselves. In fact, the Alumni Talent Show, which is one of the most anticipated events, will showcase at least 20 alumni performing a variety of solos, duets, and trios from nine of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operas. Jess G. Peritz ’06, one of last year’s leads, will be singing “Alone and Yet Alive” from “The Mikado”; father and son Steve W. Morris ’75 and Ben T. Morris...
...year 1530 in England, the yeomen in question guard the Tower of London, where unjustly accused sorcerer Colonel Fairfax awaits his execution. Sergeant Meryll (Bo Meng ’06) and his daughter Phoebe (Jess G. Peritz ’06) hatch a plan to bust him out for their own personal reasons. Marriage, hiding, confusion, and general amusement ensue...
...While imprisoned, Fairfax manages to marry Elsie Maynard (Celia R. Maccoby ’07), a singer whose commitment is questionable: she is already engaged to a jester named Jack Point (Samuel Gale Rosen ’06). Fairfax’s rather blatant admirer, Phoebe Meryll (Jessica G. Peritz ’06) helps him to escape and hijinks ensue in typical Gilbert and Sullivan style with some surprising twists at the finale...
...story unfolds, every character, both major and minor, manages to be moving with an unusually high degree of success. As the earnest, caring Father Confessor, Roy A. Kimmey ’09 displayed an extremely powerful musical and dramatic presence; his immediacy brought his character to life. Jessica G. Peritz ’06 as Mother Marie, Caitlin C. Vincent ’07 as Sister Constance and Catherine L. Vaughan ’08 as the Second Prioress perform with similar success...
...Demirjian ’08, and the strong cast performances. In particular, Kaawaloa portrays Richard as a caricature of a swaggering sailor—wonderfully drunk and obnoxious but generally good-hearted. Also noteworthy is Mad Margaret, love interest of Robin’s brother, played by Jessica G. Peritz ’06 with a mixture giddiness, attention-deficit disorder, and barely suppressed homicidal psychosis...