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Final Dress Rehearsal: 
Pirates of the Penzance
by Gilbert & Sullivan
Sung in English with English surtitles

Date:  Thursday, October 14, 2010
Time:  7:00pm
Location:  Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave, Tucson
Cost:  $6 students (under 18); $15 adults (over 18)
Payment deadline:  August 5, 2010
RSVP:  email jan@theparsonsfamily.com to reserve your seat and receive payment information

NOTE:  We must have at least 8 students to qualify for the Dress Rehearsal.  

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:  The final dress rehearsal is just that....it may be stopped by the director in the middle of the performance (though it's rare)...some actors may not sing/dance as fully as at the regular performances....they don't always close the curtains at scene changing (which is actually kinda cool to watch).   Seating is first come first choice.  They block off the closest seats for family/friends/media.  And there may be a photographer or two dashing back and forth in the front taking photos during the show.   It sounds chaotic but in reality the opera is so riveting (and the surtitles so high up) that your focus is on the stage not on the chaos.  But I do want everyone to understand it is a dress rehearsal and not a "true" performance.    

 

See love turn a gang of pirates into a ship of fools.

 

Love and duty have rarely been so funny. Frederic, a young pirate in Victorian England, spots Mabel and falls instantly in love. But when he attempts to leave his pirate crew for a life of respectability, the pirates remind him that he may be 21 – which marks the end of his apprenticeship - but his birthday is February 29th. Since he only has a birthday each leap year, they tell him, he must serve the pirates for 63 more years. Will duty-bound Frederic accept their terms? Or will the soft-hearted pirates let love conquer all?

The fifth collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance has been parodied, imitated and frequently revived, earning its place as one of the duo’s most popular operas. This season’s production is a treasure trove of humor, wit and irresistible performances. Sung in English with English supertitles.