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The Stanford Savoyards present Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado, or the Town of Titipu
When Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner, fails to decapitate citizens of Titipu, whose head gets the axe in this Meiji-era inspired version of The Mikado?
The Stanford Savoyards, founded in 1973, are delighted to announce their 92nd production, Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu.
Directors Evan Schaeffer and Rachel Whalon, inspired by the political and cultural events occurring in Japan during 1885, the year The Mikado premiered in London, recreate the feel of the Meiji era - a period when Japanese culture opened itself to foreign influences, including Western ideas and innovations. Respecting Japanese history and tradition, the Directors bring a modern comic sensibility to this signature Gilbert & Sullivan romantic comedy.
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Music Director Joseph Haletky, a Savoyards founder, who has directed and performed with many Bay Area choruses and theater ensembles, as well as world-renowned symphonic choruses, brings 40 years of musical experience to this almost, but not quite, traditional production. The Titipu Community Orchestra is comprised of over 20 Bay Area professional and amateur musicians.
Performances span three consecutive weekends in February, beginning Friday, January 31, 2014. Shows run 2 ½ hours in length and include a 10-minute intermission with snack and beverage concession. Projected supertitles of the lyrics accompany all performances.
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The Stanford Savoyards, a student-run community theatre company dedicated to Gilbert & Sullivan, produce two fully-staged and orchestrated operettas in Dinkelspiel Auditorium per season. The Savoyards are known for putting clever spins on the traditional G&S opus, often paying homage to pop culture phenomena such as Bollywood, Firefly and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The performance dates below include links to their respective ticketing pages:
For more information on the Stanford Savoyards, please visit savoyards.stanford.edu
