A video profile produced by David Little of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin just as auditions begin for the grand summer production of Princess Ida, to be staged June 13 - 23, 2013:
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Friday, March 1, 2013
A Video Introduction to Gilbert & Sullivan in Austin
A video profile produced by David Little of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin just as auditions begin for the grand summer production of Princess Ida, to be staged June 13 - 23, 2013:
Monday, June 11, 2012
Reviews from Elsewhere: Patience by Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin reviewed by "ODoubleGood," Austin Metblogs
published at Austin Metblogs:
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience = Happiness
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| (Donald Bayne, Meredith Ruduski, Arthur DiBianca) |
by odoublegood
June 11th, 2012 @ 11:07 AM
Patience played to a full house, including all the children who arrived early for a special program and remained for the entire matinee performance yesterday, just as entranced as the rest of us.
H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado seem to be the most frequently performed masterpieces, but, thanks to our very own Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin, we are privileged to enjoy every gem and delight in the Gilbert and Sullivan repertory.
Sparkling in the intimate new performance setting of the arts center of Brentwood Christian School (map), which seats 400 and boasts an orchestra pit that conceals the professional-quality 15-piece orchestra, Patience is a complete theatrical experience. The 22-voice chorus (11 men, 11 women) sang with a snappy vigor and the clarity that made the supertitles showcasing the lyrics really unnecessary.
Every principal singer shone, and the audience welcomed the return of comic and musical stalwarts Arthur Di Bianca, Holton Johnson, Jeanette Jones, and Russell Gregory. Meredith Ruduski, as Patience the dairy maid herself, was a fine lyric and comic presence.
Everyone associated with this production should be very proud. A lot of the stage business and choreography was quite demanding. The audience laughed everywhere it was supposed to and nowhere it was not.
Just five performances remain: Thursday, 14 June, at 8 pm; Friday, 15 June, at 8 pm; Saturday, 16 June, at 3 pm and at 8 pm; and Sunday, 17 June, at 3 pm. For ticket information, call 474-5664; advance prices are $20 for adults ($25 at the door), $15 for students over 18 with identification ($20 at the door), and $7 for those 18 and under ($10 at the door).
Do not deprive yourself. If you love music or theater or both, treat yourself to Patience.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Video: Dress Rehearsal for The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin, June 9 - 19
An ALTcom glimpse of the company's first dress rehearsal with the orchestra of The Mikado, a four-minute compendium of scenes from Act I:
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presents its summer 2011 grand production
The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu
by Sir W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan
directed by Ralph MacPhail, Jr., with musical direction by Jeffrey Jones-Ragona
June 9-19 -- 9 Performances
Evening performances Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Matinees at 3 p.m., June 12, 18 & 19.
Travis High School Performing Arts Center / 1211 E. Oltorf (click for Google map)
For information, visit www.gilbertsullivan.org or call (512) 472-4772
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