SavoyardageTHE MADISON SAVOYARDS, LTD. THE NEWSLETTER OF THE MADISON SAVOYARDS, LTD. Gilbert & Sullivan ASL Service is available for the an expanded orchestra under the Two Comedic One-Acts August 17 performance; request by baton of Sergei Pavlov. August 9. Our second one-act is Trial by Ticket prices: Jury, ’s second $30 - General collaboration, which concerns a $28 - Senior “breach of promise of marriage” $15 Student / Youth that is being tried in court. Like Free for children 3 or under modern televised court-room dramas, the plot of To buy tickets: is absurd, and the characters Mitby Box Offi ce: 608-243-4000 behave as if everything happening or www.TrialbyPineapple.com were perfectly reasonable. The evening will begin with a Complimenting Gilbert’s comedy Midwest Premiere of Pineapple Poll, is Sullivan’s witty lyrical music that a ballet danced to ’s features several musical jokes. Trial music from his Savoy Operas, by Jury is a tightly constructed piece Pineapple Poll arranged by Sir . as it has no spoken dialogue, so Trial by Jur Mackerras described his choice of each song carries the plot forward & y music: in mock-seriousness. Graphic Art by Ingrid Kallick “Pineapple Poll is a patchwork of We are pleased to partner with Hello fellow Gilbert and Sullivan tunes from the Savoy Operas, which Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane fans! We are very excited for this pass by so quickly as to bewilder County this year to bring a new summer’s production, as we have even Sullivan experts. Every bar is generation of opera lovers to our the pleasure of collaborating with taken from the operas, although live performances of Pineapple Poll the fantastic Central Midwest Ballet I found it necessary to ‘cheat’ at and Trial by Jury! Academy (CMBA) on an evening the end and insert a few bars from of two one-acts, accompanied by Sullivan’s delightful Overture di Children’s Pre-show our fantastic orchestra, to celebrate Ballo. Occasionally I have made Sunday, August 18 Gilbert and Sullivan! several tunes go together (a trick 2:00 - 2:30pm often used by Sullivan himself), Two Days Only! at the Mitby Theater, FREE! and those who consider Sullivan 7:30pm August 17 incomplete without Gilbert will fi nd Take a tour backstage, meet some of our dancers and performers, and 3:00pm August 18 that the original words in the opera often fi t the situation in the ballet.” hear a summary of the Pineapple Mitby Theater, Madison College Poll and Trial by Jury stories! RSVP to 1701 Wright St., Madison The story of Pineapple Poll is based [email protected] on Gilbert’s The Bumboat Woman’s Pineapple Poll choreography by Story: Pineapple Poll (short for Marguerite Luksik and Michael FREE Preview Concert Polly) is a dock-side fl ower seller, Knight Friday, August 9 at 7pm selling fl owers to the the sailors Capitol Lakes Trial by Jury stage direction by J. of the H.M.S. Hot Cross Bun. The 333 W Main St., Madison Adam Shelton dancers from CMBA tell the story Come hear some excerpts from the through dance, accompanied by Music direction by Sergei Pavlov show! Savoyardage #112 July 2019 THE MADISON SAVOYARDS, LTD. Meet our Trial by Jury Principals and two of our Directors

Keith Christianson was In my debut season with the Madison first on our stage in 2008 Savoyards, I am delighted to conduct as a gentleman of Japan! two very different pieces: the well- He returns to our stage known and much-loved musical comedy for the fourth time as our Trial by Jury, and the less known ballet learned Judge. Pineapple Poll. The story of this ballet’s creation began with a boy in the 1930s attending Megan McCarthy an all-male secondary school in Sydney, Australia. He had recently earned her a beautiful voice, and the school’s music teachers often master’s degree in vocal assigned him the leading female roles in the school’s Gilbert performance from UW and Sullivan productions. A few years later, he became a Milwaukee. She is our rehearsal pianist for a professional ballet company. While Plaintiff, Angelina. pursuing his studies in music the idea for a ballet based on the music of Sir Arthur Sullivan formed. In 1951 the boy was the talented young conductor Charles Thore Dosdall is a Mackerras. At the age of 25, he finished the score for master’s student in vocal Pineapple Poll, which enveloped the famous tunes of Sir performance at UW Arthur Sullivan into a lush and beautifully imaginative Madison. He is our traitor orchestral arrangement. British audiences were delighted. all defiant, the Defendant. This summer, we are performing this rarely heard orchestral masterpiece together with Trial by Jury, which showcases young vocal talent at the beginning of their professional Jim Chiolino is our careers, joined by singers from our community, and Usher, and back with accompanied by our professional orchestra of some of the the Savoyards for the best Madison-based musicians. Come and join us: we’ll share 6th time, having first the music, you’ll share your smiles! — Sergei Pavlov performed with us in Pirates of Penzance in • 1987. The original choreography created by Artistic Director Molly Luksik and Tyler Williams is a lyric faculty member Michael Knight makes tenor based in Milwaukee, the most of Central Midwest Ballet WI. He has sung with Academy dancers’ technical skills and Lyric Opera Studio and comedic talents. Every one of our young the Florentine Opera performers is given an opportunity to Company. He plays our shine in this delightful spoof of Gilbert Counsel to the Plaintiff. and Sullivan operettas. This performance partnership with Madison Savoyards offers Don Dexter is the our students avenues to showcase their talents, building their Foreman of the Jury self-esteem and letting them see that dreams can become and a regular member reality. There is no greater investment than in the futures of of the Madison theater our children, and we feel privileged that the Savoyards has and musical theater joined us in making that investment through the arts. community. — Marguerite Luksik, CMBA Artistic Director

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Thank you to our Granting Organizations! Madison Savoyards is a proud and grateful recipient of grant awards from the Wisconsin Arts Board, Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, and Madison Arts Commission! These boards are publically funded entities support- ing and promoting arts and culture here in the State of Wisconsin, Dane Mikko Utevsky conducts our singalong, photo by Natasha Schalick County, and the City of Madison. Spring Mikado Sing-Along SAVE THE DATE Their support allows us to continue our legacy of presenting full lyric We held a spring sing-along of Madison Savoyards productions of Gilbert and Sullivan at Oakwood West’s Annual Meeting and other light opera to our com- Theater with an enthusiastic crowd Monday, October 7, 6:30pm munity, engaging local artists, and of around 80 people. With Mikko educating our patrons on the joys of Utevsky conducting, Ted Reinke at City of Madison Police Department light opera! We are excited to part- the keys and several past performers Midtown District Community Room ner with them again this year for our to help lead the way, the audience 4020 Mineral Point Rd 2019 production of Gilbert & Sullivan: sang through an abridged version Madison, WI 53705 Two Comedic One Acts, Pineapple Poll of the show. Several enthusiasts Hear about how we’re doing and our & Trial by Jury. brought scores, while others used thoughts for the future! We’d love the projected lyrics to refresh their for you to be part of the discussion– memories. join us! This sing-along allowed us to also Join the Board discuss the current controversy surrounding The Mikado for We are looking for board members propagating negative Asian with a passion for the Madison music stereotypes. Specifically, Gilbert’s community! Special skills needed: use of silly names for the characters, Fundraising, board development along with the frequent portrayal of experience, accounting / finance, a general “Asian-ness” and the use graphic design / layout, marketing, of Yellow-face by productions, has events planning, and a dry sense of made this show a challenging one to humor. produce without causing offense. 2019 Board of Directors We want to continue this Catherine S. Killam, President conversation with our audience Don Dexter, Vice President members and the public and are Contact Us Rebecca Stanley, Vice President considering ways to produce this [email protected] Aimee Teo Broman, Treasurer show in the future, while being voicemail: (608) 616-5706 Walton O. Schalick, Secretary sensitive to the issues mentioned website: madisonsavoyards.org above. Please reach out if you For the latest news and upates, would like to discuss, to our email like us on Facebook or follow us on [email protected]. Twitter!

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