What's Next
February 26-March 7, 2010, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm*
In the Grand Duke, Gilbert and Sullivan come full circle, back to the theme of their first collaboration: A troupe of actors takes political power. Ludwig, an actor, replaces the company manager, Ernest, and then he replaces the miserly Grand Duke Rudolph of Pfennig Halbfennig, after "killing" each of them by drawing the ace from a deck of cards in two "statutory" duels. By winning the statutory duels, Ludwig assumes all of Ernest's and Rudolph's rights and obligations. Soon he finds himself with far more wives, and prospective wives, than he knows what to do with. Never fear: once again, a lawyer solves the problem and all ends happily. - Sam Silvers
For a listing of characters and cast list click here.
- Sunday February 28 will be our Community Outreach Matinee. We offer two free student tickets (16 and under) with each paying adult for this special performance. There will be special events both before and after the performance, including pre-show backstage tours at 12:30 and 1:00pm, and a post-performance talk-back session with the actors and directors.
Performances take place at: The F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville, MD 20851
For directions to the theater click here.
For Ticket Reservations call 240-314-8690
The Box Office is located in the lobby of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre and is open Tuesday - Saturday from 2pm to 7pm and two hours prior to all performances. All reservations are to be prepaid and tickets can be paid by charge or check and can be mailed.
Adults - $20
Seniors - $18
Students - $16
Ticket exchanges - $3
Coming Attractions
Our next two productions will be traveling to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania as part of the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival! The U.S. segment of the festival will occur the week of June 20th-27th, 2010. More information can be found here.
H.M.S. Pinafore
Directed by Guillaume C. Tourniaire
Music Direction by Joseph Sorge
June 11-20, 2010 Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm
The gentlemanly Captain of the Pinafore, who claims that he would never swear at his crew (What, Never?), does not know that his daughter has fallen in love with a common sailor serving on her father's ship. Meanwhile, the Captain
Engaged
Directed by Felicity Ann Brown
Will be performed as part of the Capital Fringe Festival, July 8-25, 2010 (exact performance dates TBA)
Gilbert's precursor to Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Ernest", an entanglement of engagements, inheritance stipulations, and Scottish/English class dichotomy.
Get Involved
The VICTORIAN LYRIC OPERA COMPANY, based in Rockville, is primarily devoted to authentic productions of the comic operas of Gilbert & Sullivan and other operettas of that era, and encourages the promotion of these evergreen works of the Musical Theater. The company is a community-based group and derives its operating finances from ticket sales, member dues, and individual donations. VLOC is always pleased to welcome new members to the organization. If you would like to become a member of VLOC as a performer, technical staff, or donor, or if you would just like to be kept informed of our activities, please sign up for our mailing list by emailing us at victorianlyricopera@gmail.com or call us at 301-576-5672. Contributions may be sent to us at P.O. Box 10391, Rockville MD 20849-0391
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Auditions
Auditions for H.M.S. Pinafore and Engaged will be held Saturday, March 20th 7-10pm and Sunday, March 21st 2-5pm, with callbacks on Tuesday, March 23rd.
To schedule an audition please email us at vloc.auditions@gmail.com or leave a message at 301-576-5672 with your preferred date and time. To be considered for H.M.S. Pinafore, we ask that you prepare one song, in English. An accompanist will be provided. You will be provided with sides to read. Please bring a resume and headshot, if available, as well as a list of schedule conflicts through July 25th.
Please note that all roles are unpaid.
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