| The Sorcerer | September 18-28 |
Music by Arthur Sullivan, libretto by W.S. Gilbert
Directed by Bill Van Horn
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What happens when a magically brewed cup o‘tea intoxicates unsuspecting residents of an entire community? Alexis, a young man obsessed with the idea of love leveling all social distinctions, engages J. W. Wells & Co., Family Sorcerers, to find out. When the potion causes everyone in the village to fall in love with the first person they see—the results are mystical mayhem.
| Production Team | |
| Director | Bill Van Horn |
| Music Director | Rebecca Caron |
| Choreographer | Adam P. Blais |
| Set Designer | Rew Tippin |
| Costume Designer | Michelle Handley |
| Lighting Designer | Jim Alexander |
| Stage Manager | Beka Bryer … |
| Cast | |
| Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre (Father of the Groom) | David Handley |
| Alexis Pointdextre (His Son) | Ben Mulgrew |
| Dr. Daly (Vicar of Ploverleigh) | Ryan Simpson |
| Notary | Jeff Fairfield |
| Hercules | John Lipovsky |
| John Wellington Wells (Family Sorcerer) | Mark S. Cartier* |
| Lady Sangazure (Mother of the Bride, in love with Sir Marmaduke) | Rebecca Beck |
| Aline (Her daughter, betrothed to Alexis) | Jamie Beth Weist |
| Mrs. Partlet (The Vicar’s Maid) | Lynette Miller |
| Constance (Her daughter, in love with the Vicar) | Melissa Bills … |
| The Villagers | |
| Heather Bayley | Jeff Fairfield |
| Ann-Marie Caron | John Lipovsky |
| Carol Griffiths | Dale McCormick |
| Linda Jackson-Washburn | Rick O’Brien |
| Cynthia McGuire | Aaron Rowden |
| Karen Lipovsky | Andy Tolman |
| Ellen O’Brien | Ben Whitestone |
| Peggy O’Kane | |
| Jan Reynolds | |
| Sabrina Yocono … |
| Musicians | |
| Piano/Conductor | Rebecca Caron |
| Keyboard | Stefanie Barley |
| Flute | Blaise Spath |
| Clarinet | Carol Furman |
| Violin | Ryu Mitsuhashi … |
*Member of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
Reviews
BWW Reviews: Strong Voices Perk Up TAM’s Gilbert and Sullivan
‘Sorcerer’ at Monmouth is thoroughly delightful
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From the Director
“It is very strange, this domination of our intellect by our digestive organs. We cannot work, we cannot think, unless our stomach wills so. It dictates to us our emotions, our passions. After eggs and bacon, it says, ‘Work!’ After beefsteak and porter, it says, ‘Sleep!’ After a cup of tea (two spoonsful for each cup, and don’t let it stand more than three minutes), it says to the brain, ‘Now, rise, and show your strength. Be eloquent, and deep, and tender; see, with a clear eye, into Nature and into life; spread your white wings of quivering thought, and soar, a god-like spirit, over the whirling world beneath you, up through long lanes of flaming stars to the gates of eternity!’” ~Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), 1889
| Sally Lunn Batter Bread, 1 round loaf
Ingredients: 4 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup milk, room temperature 1/4 cup soft butter 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup warm water 2-1/4 tsp active dry yeast (1/4 oz. pkg) 5 cups bread flour |
.. .. Instructions: In large bowl, mix together eggs, milk, butter, salt, and sugar. Add warm water and yeast. Stir until yeast is dissolved. Mix in four cups flour. Cover batter with cloth and set in warm place for one hour. Stir down dough and mix in remaining cup of flour. Grease 9-inch tube pan and scrape batter evenly into pan. Cover and let dough rise in warm place for three hours or until doubled. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until brown on top and hollow when tapped. Serve bread with butter while it is still warm. |