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Austin
audiences were delighted by our Summer 2007 Production
of Ruddigore. A fantastically talented group of
performers and musicians, under the direction of Artistic
Director Ralph MacPhail, Jr. and Musical Director Jeffrey
Jones
Ragona,
once again brought the humor and musical brilliance of
Gilbert & Sullivan to appreciative crowds.
Performances
were
held at the Texas School for the Deaf auditorium from June 7th through 24th.
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin thanks all the performers,
audiences, Society members, and sponsors for making this a truely special production.
Ruddigore Synopsis:
The story takes place in the village of Rederring, where none of the village
girls stand a chance at marriage because all the young men love Rose Maybud,
but do not measure up to her strict standards of etiquette. Robin Oakapple also
loves Rose, but is too shy to court her, partly because he is the accursed Baronet
of Ruddigore, disguised. His younger brother Despard bears the burden of the
curse: he must commit a crime every day or die in agony.
Robin's foster brother,
Richard, seeking Rose for himself, tells Despard about Robin's deception, and
Despard transfers the curse back to Robin. The ghosts of his ancestors confront
Robin for failing to conscientiously carry out his duty. Robin agrees to execute
the curse faithfully, but finds a clever solution to the whole problem after
all.
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Starring: Trey
Deason (Robin Oakapple/Ruthven Murgatroyd), Glay Marie Posch
(Rose Maybud), Michael Borysow (Richard Dauntless), Frank Delvy
(Despard Murgatroyd), Janette Jones (Mad Margaret), Russell
Gregory (Sir Roderic), Patricia Combs (Dame Hannah), David
Fontenot (Old Adam), Christine Walsh (Zorah), and Mandy Summers
(Ruth).
Chorus: Janet Forman,
Daniel Brookshire, Taylor Garrison, Arthur DiBianca, Angela
Irving, Andy Fleming, Alicia Jumonville, Mark Long, Ann Moeller,
John Lopez, Christy Munger, Ariel Rios, Rain Nox, Mark Rodman,
Erin Pivek, Jordan Smith, Emily Price, Derek Smootz, Katherine
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Congratulations
to Glay Marie Posh & Jeffrey Jones-Ragona for their 
