Full Cast Announced for Gilbert & Sullivan's PATIENCE at Symphony Space

New YorK Gilbert & Sullivan Players will present 'Patience' as part of the 2013-2014 Season along with 'Pirates of Penzance.' Full cast includes: David Wannen, Matt Wages, Dan Greenwood, James Mills, David Macaluso, Peter Shaerf, Erika Person, Amy Helfer, Meredith Borden, Caitlin Burke, Sarah Smith, Rebecca O'Sullivan, Marcie Passley, Brooke Collins, Lauren Frankovich, Katie Hall, Monique Pelletier, Angela Smith, Elisabeth Cernadas, Alan Hill, Michael Galante, Alex Corson, James LaRosa, Louis Dall'Ava, Seph Stanek, Eric Werner, and Lance Olds.

Fads come and go, and aesthetic poetry is all the rage in town these days, especially among the maidens who have all become groupies of the self-styled poet Reginald Bunthorne - to the dismay of their macho military boyfriends. All but Patience, the virtuous village milkmaid who claims to have never loved anyone. She doesn't care for poetry much either, and, as it turns out, neither does Bunthorne! And while Bunthorne is infatuated with Patience, she falls for her childhood crush Archibald Grosvenor, another famous aesthete who attracts women even faster than Bunthorne. The rigid military men attempt to win back their ladies by comically posing as willowy poets, but, when exasperated Bunthorne challenges Grosvenor to give up the current aesthetic craze, he does so willingly - and everything backfires. Being common becomes the new celebrity, and all the ladies choose their old sweethearts, including Patience - proving after all, that every generation has its own temporary insanity!

Now in its fourth decade of operation, New YorK Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) is America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble. Under the dynamic leadership of Artistic Director Albert Bergeret, who has been hailed as "the leading custodian of the G&S classics" by New York Magazine, NYGASP has created its own special niche in the cultural mosaic of New York City and the nation. Since its founding in 1974, the company has presented over 2,000 performances of the G&S masterpieces throughout the eastern United States and Canada, captivating audiences of all ages.

Production team includes:

Stage Director and Conductor - Albert Bergeret
Stage Director and Choreographer - David Auxier
Assistant Music Director/Accompanist - Andrea Stryker-Rodda
Stage Manager - Becca Pickett
ASM - Annette Dieli
Tech Director - David Sigafoose
Costumes - Gail Wofford
Lighting - Ben Weill

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