"Ruddigore" - by Gilbert and Sullivan - Sudbury Savoyards (Sudbury, MA.) - AUDITIONS
The Sudbury Savoyards
Will Hold AUDITIONS for
Gilbert and Sullivan's
"RUDDIGORE"
Written by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Stage Direction by Briana Bensenouci
Music Direction by Aldo Fabrizi
Assistant Director Nadine Sa
Auditions slots available:
Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 7:00pm-10:00pm
Friday, October 11, 2024 from 7:00pm-10:00pm
Auditions to be held at First Baptist Church Sudbury 162 Landham Road, Sudbury, MA
Signup online ahead of time and view full Audition Instructions at:
https://sudburysavoyards.org/auditions-ruddigore-2025/
Directed by Briana Bensenouci, and Music Directed by Aldo Fabrizi, this volunteer production will be performed with full orchestra, costumes and set.
Rehearsals begin November 11, 2024 and are Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at First Baptist Church, 162 Landham Road, Sudbury.
All roles are available.
If you are only interested in performing as part of the chorus/ensemble, auditioning is not required.
Visit the website to submit the cast sign up form and to read full Character Descriptions.
Performances to be held at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School, 390 Lincoln Road, Sudbury, MA 01776
Performances:
February 22, 2025 through March 1, 2025
(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)
Tickets:
https://sudburysavoyards.org/tickets/
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ABOUT THE SHOW
"RUDDIGORE" or "The Witch’s Curse” was the 10th collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan.
The operetta is a parody of the stock melodrama — the villain who carries off the maiden; the priggishly good-mannered poor-but-virtuous-heroine; the hero in disguise, and his faithful old retainer who dreams of their former glory days; the snake in the grass who claims to be following his heart; the wild, mad girl; the swagger of fire-eating patriotism; ghosts coming to life to enforce a curse; and so forth.
But as one critic noted, Gilbert turns the moral absolutes of melodrama upside down: Good becomes bad, bad becomes good, and heroes take the easy way out.
The Baronets of "RUDDIGORE" are cursed.
Anyone who succeeds to the title has to commit a crime every day — or perish in inconceivable agony.
Robin Oakapple, a young farmer, loves Rose Maybud, but both are too shy to tell the other.
Robin has a secret.
He is really Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, the rightful Baronet of "RUDDIGORE," in disguise.
His younger brother, Despard, believing Ruthven to be dead, has assumed the title.
Robin’s foster brother, Richard, seeking Rose for himself, tells Despard of Robin’s deception, and Robin is forced to accept his true position, losing Rose to Richard in the process.
Now the Baronet of "RUDDIGORE," Robin is confronted by the ghosts of his ancestors who step from their picture frames in the gallery of RUDDIGORE Castle to confront him for failing to conscientiously commit his daily crime.
Robin eventually finds a way of satisfying his ancestors demands whilst continuing to live a blameless life.
ABOUT THE SUDBURY SAVOYARDS, INC.
THE SUDBURY SAVOYARDS, INC. are a community theater organization founded in 1961 in Sudbury, Massachusetts that specializes in the light operas (“operettas”) composed by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. We are one of the few theater companies in New England that performs all the works of Gilbert & Sullivan as “Theater on a Grand Scale” – with a large chorus, full orchestra, and full staging, costuming, and lights. These productions feature a chorus open to all who wish to participate, while our leads are selected through competitive auditions. We perform one large scale G&S show a year, in winter. We produce a smaller-scale, usually non-musical comedy or light drama in the summer, and occasionally produce concerts and smaller outreach events. Charity had always been an important element in our program of work; THE SAVOYARDS have donated more than a quarter million dollars to world hunger relief over the past three decades. Although as a non-profit arts organization, our direct donations are limited, we continue to work to find ways to support relief of hunger though collaborations. As a registered 501(c)(3) organization, donations and gifts to THE SAVOYARDS are applicable as charitable deductions for tax purposes.
P. O. Box # 762
Sudbury, MA. 01776
Phone (Voicemail) # 781-369-5992
