Spring 2015: The Yeomen of the Guard
Performances
May 8, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
May 9, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
May 10, 2015, 2 p.m.
May 15, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
May 16, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
May 17, 2015, 2 p.m.
All performances held at Salem United Church of Christ.
Synopsis
The operetta takes place in the Tower of London during the reign of King Henry VIII. At the start, the gentleman Colonel Fairfax is wrongly accused of sorcery and sentenced to death within the hour. Fairfax hatches a plan to avoid letting his estate fall into the hands of his scheming cousin (incidentally, his accuser) by secretly marrying Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer. She agrees to be blindfolded during the ceremony and expects to be a wealthy widow upon Fairfax's imminent demise, leaving her free to marry her lover, the jester Jack Point. However, Fairfax miraculously escapes his fate and chaos ensues.
Directors: Don Kelley, David Odgers
Music Director: Marcia Sheremeta
Choreography: Theresa DeWolfe, Cady Walker
Producers: Katie Garver, Rebecca Hetherington, Tae Smith, Devon Woodward, Albert Young Jr.
Cast
- Sir Richard Cholmondely
- Wayne Vander Byl
- Colonel Fairfax
- Jake Cermets
- Sergeant Meryll
- Albert Young Jr.
- Leonard Meryll
- Marshall Kelley
- Jack Point
- Christopher Garver
- Wilfred Shadbolt
- Skye Kelley
- Elsie Maynard
- Jessica K. Bromberg
- Phoebe Meryll
- Rhiannon Vaughn
- Dame Carruthers
- Karen Nail
- Kate
- Laura Isabella
- Headsman
- Audrone Gecas
- Headsman
- Tamara Kelley
- Clergyman
- Kathryn Wright
Chorus
Terry Benedict, Amanda DeBruin, Gretchen Drilling, Kristin Dusett, Kathy Eckert, Katie Garver, Audrone Gecas, Bill Hammond, Gail Harmston, George Harmston, Grant Higgins, Karen Karnisky, Forrest Kelley, Tamara Kelley, Jordu Kelly-Sutliff, Larissa Myhowych, Sam Nelson, Maureen Odgers, Craig Packard, David Raymond, Mamie Smith, Steven L. Smith, Tae Smith, Christa Vanderkamp, Sharon Walker, Devon Woodward, Kathryn Wright
Orchestra
- Bass
- Craig Mullen
- Clarinet
- Stephen Lurie, Pat McKinney
- Flute
- Donna Mero
- Keyboard
- Marcia Sheremeta
- Oboe
- Debbie Deane, Kathleen Holt
- Percussion
- Mark Francis, Steven L. Smith, Eriks Zurovskis
- Trumpet
- John Engstrom, Leslie MacDonald
Crew
- Stage Manager
- Katie Garver
- Props
- George Harmston
- Set Designers
- Tracy Burdick, Jesse Burdick-Pless, George Harmston, Bob Osgood, Wayne Vander Byl, Albert Young Jr.
- Costume Construction
- Penny Fram, Ben Hale-Fell, Gail Harmston, Maryanne Lettis, Alana Mango, Anne Vander Byl
- Lighting Designer
- Chris Nimmick
- Lighting Operators
- Don Kelley, David Odgers
- Dramaturge
- Laura Isabella
- Photography
- Bill Guy, David Odgers, Devon Woodward
- Publicity
- Katie Garver, Laura Isabella, Larissa Myhowych, Devon Woodward
- Program Design
- Rebecca Hetherington, Mary Osgood, Devon Woodward