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Performin\l at The Saratoga Civic Center 13777 fruitvale Ave, in Saratoga

November - December 1991 Congress Springs

Celebrate theglorious vintage of 1991 Come, taste the wine Come, share the harvest! Visit our scenic vineyards and enjoy our traditional French style Fete de Nouveau throughout November. Music. Pate. Country Cheeses. Sausages de Beaujolais.

Please R.S. V.P. to Margaret Barnes, (408) 741-2930 or call the tasting hall for more information on November's festivities at (408) 741-2922 West Valley light Opera presents

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Starring Cheryl Blalock and Jim Spivey With Pat Pagendarm, Frank A. Farris, Don Jensen, Fred Callbeck

"The Merry Widow" is produced through arrangements with Tams-Witmark Music Library.

Directed By: Catherine Petrek Music Director: Dan Percell Choreographer: Nancy Hand

West Valley Light Opera Office c/o Jean Hutchins

1411 Redmond Rd. San Jose, CA 95120 Saratoga Civic Theatre (408) 268-3777 13777 Fruitvale Ave.

Saratoga, CA 95070 (408)741-9508 J hour before curtain

PLEASE NOTE: By order of the City Council, the Fire Marshall, and Tams- Witmark Music Library, smoking, refreshments and recording or taking photographs during performances is not permitted. CAST OF CHARACTERS (In Order Of Appearance)

MAJOR DOMO . · ... Don Smith NISH, EMBASSY MESSENGER . · . Fred Call beck BARON POPOFF . · .. Don Jensen NATALIE, BARONESS POPOFF · Pat Pagendarm CHEVALIER ST. BRIOCHE Oliver H. Baltuch VICOMTE CASCADA ... David Andrew Peterson / Rodney Whitehouse SYLVANIE, MME. KHADJA · .... Kay Byler OLGA, MME. NOVIKOVICH · . . . Janet Miller GENERAL NOVIKOVICH · Christopher Frye COUNSELLOR KHADJA . . · Richard L. Frazier CAPTAIN PIERRE DE JOLIDON Frank A. Farris SONIA, MME. SEDOYA · . . Cheryl Blalock PRINCE DANILO · .... Jim Spivey CAN-CAN GIRLS: LOLO .. Elizabeth Edgerton DODO. · . .Elsie Chandler JOUJOU .. · . . Rhonda Scott CLOCLO .. Anneka Van Mastrigt MARGOT .. · . . Patty Reinhart FROUFROU · Barbara Benjamin MICHEL .... Jay Torr ZOZO · . . Connie Lopez

MARSOVIAN FOLK DANCERS Chris Bischoff, Chris Fultz, Russell Galloway, Matthew Harvel, Rebecca Ropa, Susan Sanders, Marcia Sternin, Jay Torr

"GOLD & SILVER WALTZ" Performed by Marcia Sternin, Jay Torr

CHORUS Chris Bischoff, Chris Fultz, Russell Galloway, Eugene Getty, Iryne G. Hack, Matthew Harvey', John Huff, Walter Phillips, Jr., Rebecca Ropa, Susan Sanders, Don Smith, Marcia Sternin, Jay Torr, Margaret Vickery, Joe Weimer . • Dance Captain

ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Dan Percell STRINGS WOODWINDS BRASS Steve Adkins Linda Black Gary Black Janis Down Lynn Bonicelli Gordon Bowman Rosemarie Eurgubion Bonnie Bowman Bill Huntziker Loren Gustafson Eileen Bowman David Mitchell Marian Lin Terry Bowman Dave Herberg Lynell Miller Rae-Ann Flick Dennis Park Renee Stockwell Elisa Herberg Doris Wallis David Schwartz PERCUSSION Elly Weiser Steve Holmes Nancy Welchly Bobbie Howe HARP Gail Schwartz Candis Li Volsi Nina Weber Steve Amazeen SYNOPSIS OF SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS Paris At The Turn Of The Century

ACT I Overture . . .. Orchestra Opening Ball Music . . .. Orchestra At The Marsovian Embassy, In Paris "Now Ladies And Gentlemen, Hear Me" Natalie, Popoff, St. Brioche, Cascada, Olga, Sylvanie, Ensemble "A Respectable Wife" . · . . . . Natalie, Pierre "Who Knows The Way To My Heart" · Sonia, Men's Ensemble Ball Music · Orchestra "Maxim's" .. · . Danilo, Can-Can Girls Finale, ACT I. .Sonia, Danilo, St. Brioche, Cascada, Ensemble (There will be a 20 minute intermission)

ACT II The Garden At Sonia's Villa, Near Paris One Week Later Entr'Acte . . Orchestra Marsovian Handkerchief Dance . Marsovian Folk-Dancers, Ensemble "Vilia" . · ...... Sonia, Ensemble "Women" . · .. Popoff, Nish, St. Brioche, Cascada, Khadja, Novikovich "Gold & Silver Waltz" (Folk Dance) . · . . . . Sonia, Danilo, "I Bring You A Rose, Dear" · . . . . Natalie, Pierre Finale, ACT II . · . . . . Sonia, Danilo, Natalie, Popoff, Ensemble (There will be a 10 minute intermission)

ACT III Maxim's, That Night

Entr'Acte ..... · ..... Orchestra Can-can Dance Sonia, Can-Can Girls "Maxim's" Reprise · Danilo "I Love You So" · . . . Sonia, Danilo Finale, ACT III .. Sonia, Danilo, Ensemble CHERYL BLALOCK - Sonia, Mme. Sedoya. A newcomer to West

Valley Light Opera, the lovely Cheryl is a native Californian.Fortu- r nately for us, she now makes her home in the Bay Area. She has, to her credit, degrees in Music and French, and is on the faculty of the San Francisco Girls Chorus. A prolific singer, Cheryl first performed in San Francisco with the Lamplighters in 1982. Since then, she has appeared in 36 productions, with leading roles in 24 of them, ranging from musicals, through operetta and opera. In addition, Cheryl often performs with chamber music ensembles and, occasionally, with society bands. Among her favorite roles, Cheryl lists Elsie in "Yeoman of the Guard', Adele in "Die Fledermaus", Mabel in "Pirates of Penzance", and Diana in "Emperor Norton". This intrepid reporter found out that Cheryl has a warm spot in her heart for motorcycles.'Nuff said.

JIM SPIVEY - Prince Danilo. Jim comes to us a second time, in a row, mind you, having just performed the role of Curly in WVLOA production of "Oklahoma" last season. He has an impressive list of theatrical credits, including one with SJCLO in "Me and My Girl". Jim also performed the role of Tevye in Davis Musical Theater's "Fiddler On The Roof", as well as the role of Curly at Modesto Junior College. He grew up in the Bay Area, attended Monta Vista High School and has been involved in musical theater on and off since high school. Jim is married to Nancy, has two daughters, Sara and Leighann, and works for Auto-Chlor Systems in Commercial Sales/Kitchen Design. This is Jim's first operetta. Hopefully, it won't be his last.

PAT PAGENDARM - Natalie, Mme. Popoff. A native of San Francisco, Pat has graced the Santa Clara Valley for the past 19 years. She received her BA from San Francisco State and a Bachelor in Music from San Jose State University. Pat will be recognized by devotees of Gilbert & Sullivan, having performed with the G & S Society of San Jose. Her first taste of theater was in Redwood City at Sequoia High School, and then going on to perform with other theater groups in that locale. Pat met her husband while playing the part of Eliza in "My Fair Lady". She claims to have no favorite roles, though, because she enjoys whatever she sings. In fact, she loves singing so much, she is slightly evangelical about getting other people to sing. In her own words, "It feels so good, it can be enjoyed in public and it isn't fattening". With an attitude like that, we know we have a winner here. FRANK A. FARRIS - Pierre de Jolidon. A relative newcomer to Silicon Valley, Frank, hailing from Santa Monica, is now an associate professor at Santa Clara University. After starting his musical career as Albert J. Peterson in a high school production of "Bye, Bye Birdie", Frank has lent his voice to most of the tenor roles in the Gilbert & Sullivan Society repertoire, and is now studying roles that are more operatic in nature. In the G & S genre, Frank's favorite roles range from the mainstream: Ralph Rackstraw in "HMS Pinafore", to the obscure: Captain Fitz-Bat- tleaxe in "Utopia Ud". When it comes to opera, Frank favors Kaspar in Menotti's "Amah I and the Night Visitors" for the Fresno Lyric Opera Theater, and Spalanzani in "Tales of Hoffman", with West Bay Opera. On his summer break, Frank attended the Wesley Balk Institute at the Minnesota Opera, where he practiced "moving each eyebrow, independently, while singing high notes". Luckily, for him and for us, the role of Captain Jolidon does not require any such

DON JENSEN - Popoff.The son of a Danish immigrant father and a German mother, Don, an Air Force Colonel, (Ret.), is married to the president of his own fan club, Iris. They have three wonderful sons, all over6'4". This is Don's second show with West Valley Light Opera. His first was "Kismet", last season, playing the role of Omar Khayyam. Don is just a delightful person to know, and so it comes as no surprise that he enjoys people, music, theater, flying, golf, treasure hunting, traveling and a good joke. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, carrying an MS from the University of Oklahoma, he is an engineering manager in the aerospace industry at LockheedDon's been around this area for about 30 years, with absences for overseas military duty. He, too, comes to us from the Gilbert & Sullivan Society, having performed as Sir Marmaduke in "Sorcerer", Adam in "Ruddigore", and Captain Corcoran in "HMS Pinafore". His attitude and professionalism shines brightly every night, and we welcome him back with open arms.

FRED CALLBECK - Nish. Another newcomer to West Valley Light Opera, Fred hails from Burlingame, California, arriving in Saratoga at the ripe old age of two. His theatrical work began at Saratoga High School, in "Oliver", in 1978. We're happy to note he also did tech work at West Valley. His first role was in "The Fantasticks" for Cal Poly C.L.O., where he graduated in 1985. His favorite roles are Austin in "True West", Koko in "The Mikado", Jack Pointe in "Yeoman of the Guard", all for the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of San Jose. Right now, when not performing, he is a process analyst for Tredegar Industries, in Fremont. Fred is a joy to work with. He says he's so very happy to be playing a character so far from his own personality. "Remember: it's not the size of your imagination that's important..it's what you do with it." And that is a direct quote. (Nothing like a little profundity from the cast.) Welcome, Fred. We'd like to see you back in another show sometime. CATHERINE PETREK - Director. A native of St. Helena, Cath- erine has lived in San Jose since the tender age of five. She started her singing career in high school and her directorial experience began in college. Since that time, Catherine has performed in leading roles with Opera San Jose, West Bay Opera and Gilbert & Sullivan Society of San Jose, in addition to West Valley Light Opera, just to name a few. You may remember having seen Catherine in her delightful portrayal of Lalume in our production of "Kismet" last season. One of Catherine's favorite roles is that of the Widow in "The Merry Widow", which made her a perfect candidate to direct this production. Her experience in other facets of theater, such as costume design and construction, stage crew, properties designer and manager and stage manager, as well as directing, give her the knowledge of what is needed to present a professional level production. Catherine is a singing teacher, which also helps when searching for the voices needed for a show of this caliber.ln between teaching her voice students and preparing for this show, Catherine and husband, John, an airline pilot, have been renovating their kitchen. We are extremely pleased that she found the necessary time to direct this show.

DAN PERCELL - Music Director.lt gives us great pleasure to introduce Dan to our audiences in this, his premiere production with West Valley Light Opera. His smiling face and pleasant personality have made him a delight to work with. Dan comes to us with a BA in Music/Education from San Francisco State. He has worked with community theaters since 1986 and in that short time has conducted the orchestras for 22 musicals. In addition, Mr. Percell plays trombone and tuba with the Redwood Sym- phony, and is a sound engineer with the Dick Crest Orchestra and Full Faith and Credit. In his spare time, he enjoys restoring Volkswagens, scuba diving, camping and back-packing. Dan took a little time off from our rehearsal schedule for his wedding and a short honeymoon with his bride, Karen Potter. Fittingly, he met Karen while rehearsing for a production with the Sunnyvale Children's Theater. We hope to have Dan with us for future productions.

NANCY HAND - Choreographer. Raised in a theatrical family (her mom, Marge, has had leading roles in countless shows, and her dad, Ed, is president of WVLOA, and Technical Director, extraor- dinaire) Nancy was a natural selection as our choreographer.ln her own right, she was a dance student for fourteen years, studying tap, ballet and jazz. She has been performing for ten years, starting with "Good News", and then "Kiss Me, Kate", "Dames At Sea", and "Rodgers & Hart" for WVLOA. Her favorite role was that of Tris in "Delta Centauri" for CAST. Nancy has also choreographed for the Gaslighter Theater in Campbell, Sunnyvale Community Play- ers, Theatre Works, in Palo Alto, and, just recently, "Sugar" for Saratoga Drama Group. In between shows, Nancy also managed to earn a BA from California State University, at Chico, and a Masters in Speech Pathology from San Jose State University. This busy young lady also finds time to volunteer for the Timpany Center and is a member of the Quota Club International, working for the speech and hearing impaired. Every now and then, we're told, she runs out for a little Chinese food, or maybe it's just a little Chinese ... D AT A %anipufators Data Entry is our business

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Bob Mills...... "OKLAHOMA" Nancy Hand · "DAMES A T SEA" CarolnManning/ Bruce Wheeler · ..... "IRENE" Caryl Woodard "GOOD NEWS" Keith Allaun . . · . "HELLO DOLL Y" Edward Stafford, Jr .. "WONDERFUL TOWN" Bob Mills . · "SWEET CHARITY" Diana Tyler ...... "KISS ME, KATE" Carl Honore · . "DESERT SONG" Chao-Ping Wu . "FLOWER DRUM SONG" Bruce Bowman "ANYTHING GOES" Cosmo Hom "PAJAMA GAME" John B. Scott . · . "42nd STREET Matthew A. Meile, Jr. "WEST SIDE STORY" Ann Gmelin .. "SOUTH PACIFIC" Carl Honore . . . "THE STUDENT PRINCE" Robert Summers · . "GIRL CRAZY" Rod Whitehouse .. "PERFECTL Y FRANK" Mark Mann/ Bob Mills ..... "MAN OF LA MANCHA" Jeff Dreyer .. · "GUYS & DOLLS" Robin Reynolds/Gloria Barnes "MAME" Claire Cormier/ Stephen Von Till "ANNIE" Brad Hightdudis . . . . "SOUND OF MUSIC" Pat King ...... "ROGERS & HART" Len Jacobson . . "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" Kitty Gmelin ...... "SHOWBOA T" John Ladasky ..... ''THE MUSIC MAN" Fritz Allmon ...... "KISS ME KATE" Anneka van Mastrigt! Mike Moon "SOME ENCHANTED EVENING" Christopher Thompson "INTO THE WOODS" Lisa Ellison ...... "SUGAR" Cosmo Hom ...... "KISMET" Les Date . . . "MY FAIR LADY" Janet Miller . . . . "OKLAHOMA"

ORCHESTRA VEST AWARDS

"FLOWER DRUM SONG" · ... Jim Nash "DAMES A T SEA" . Diane Reynolds "PAJAMA GAME" ... · Jordan Selburn "IRENE" ...... Steve Adkins "WEST SIDE STORY" · Dan Swinehart "HELLO DOLL Y" . . . Shirley Cowart "STUDENT PRINCE" . · .. EIIY Weiser "DESERT SONG" . . Bonnie Bowman "PERFECTL Y FRANK" · ... Jim Nash "ANY THING GOES" . Lyndy Bames "MAN OF LA MACHA" . Nancy Welchly "42ND STREET" .. . Jean Narunsky "MAME" . . .Tom Eschenfelder "SOUTH PACIFIC". . Cathie Howard "ANNIE" . . Doug Bartholomew "GIRL CRAZY" ...... Linda Black "SHOW BOAT" . · .. Lynell Miller "GUYS & DOLLS". . Cathie Howard "KISS ME KATE" . · .Arlene Jacobs "SOUND OF MUSIC" . . . Bonnie Bowman "SOME ENCHANTED "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" . Terry Bowman EVENING" ... · Wanda Saxton/ "THE MUSIC MAN". . .. John P. Healy Diane Reynolds "INTO THE WOODS" .. Myndall Maurer "SUGAR" ...... Alan Haydis "KISMET" ...... Pam Sakoi "MY FAIR LADY" · Nancy Welchly "OKLAHOMA" . Linda Bloomquist

COMING NEXT TO THIS THEATER

Gilbert & Sullivan Production January, 1992

West Valley Light Opera "Man of La Manacha" March, April 1992

Saratoga Drama Group "Kiss Me, Kate" May, 1992

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'THE MERRY WIDOW" -A Franz Lehar operetta, based on a French play. "L'Attache d'Ambassade" by Henri Meilhac. Set in Paris, this is a story about the concerns of Baron Popoff, Ambassador of a mythical kingdom, to induce his attache, Prince Danilo, to marry the wealthy widow, Sonia, in order to aid the country's dWlnd:rng finances. "The Merry Widow" has had five Broadway revivals. the last in 1944 In 1964, the operetta was performed at Lincoln Center starring Patrice Munsel and in 1978 by the New York City Opera Company with Beverly Sills, There have also been three Hollywood screen versions, including the 1934 filrr starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald. Songs include: "A Respectable Wife", "Who Knows The Way To My Heart?", "Vilia", "Romance", and "I Love You So" (The Merry Widow Waltz). Performances: November/December 1991.

"MAN OF LA MANCHA" - A world-renowned musical and one of the great theater successes of our time. This unique musical, a serious play about idealism and based on the most popular classic book ever written, played successfully on Broadway and has been an international hit. In 1965 the New York Critics Circle gave it their "Best Musical" Award and the same production, starring Richard Kiely, also won the Tony Award for Best Musical that year. Don Quixote, with its unlikely and greatly-beloved hero, is a celebration of indomitable human spirit and it touches the heart of every person who experiences this musical play. The song, "The Impossible Dream", states the essence of the musical drama perfectly and this song's phenomenal popularity, even with people who have never heard of Don Quixote or the Man of La Mancha, attests to the enduring relevance of Don Quixote's quest. Performances: March/April 1992.

"SINGIN'IN THE RAIN" - A newly-released musical, after a successful Broadway run and country-wide tour, which has been made available for our season closer. This light-hearted spoof of frantic Hollywood in the twenties, when the silent features gave way to the "talkies", takes center stage in this great singing, dancing and com- edy spectacle, This musical is based on the 1952 MGM film of the same name which starred Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds with screenplay adap- tation by Betty Com den and Adolph Green. Tommy Steele starred in the 1983 pro- duction at the London Palladium. "Singin' In the Rain" contains some of America's best-loved comedy routines, dance numbers and love ballads, including such songs as "Fit As a Fiddle", "You Stepped Out Of a Dream", "All I Do Is Dream Of You", "Make 'Em Laugh", "Moses", "Good Morning", "Would You" and the title song. Performances: June/July 1992.