Note: RVCO is a non-union, non-paying community theater organization. We encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, and abilities to audition.
The Grand Duke
The Grand Duke has been predominantly cast. View the Cast List for more information. Two additional rolls will be cast from the chorus. If you are interested in joining the cast in the chorus or helping out backstage, please contact us at info@rvco.org.
The first rehearsal is in September 2 at the Roosevelt Community Center, 464 S. Old Middletown Road, Media, PA 19063. We'd love to have you join us. If you are planning on joining us, please email info@rvco.org with your name and email address.
Stage Director: Julie May
Musical Director: Florrie Marks
Where: Roosevelt Community Center, 464 S. Old Middletown Road, Media, PA 19063
Rehearsal dates and times: Sundays 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. & Mondays and Wednesdays 7:30 - 10:00 p.m. at the Roosevelt Community Center, 464 S. Old Middletown Road, Media, PA 19063.
- Lead only rehearsals Wednesday, August 26; Sunday, August 30; and Monday, August 31.
- Full cast script read through on Wednesday September 2.
- Full cast rehearsals start on Wednesday September 9.
Tech week dates and times: (Currently dates are tentative) Sitzprobe: Saturday, October 31, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tech: Sunday, November 1, 1:00 - 10:00 p.m.
- Tech run-throughs: November 2-4 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Show dates: November 7 - 15 (Currently dates are tentative)
Performance Site: Strath Haven Middle School, 200 South Providence Road, Wallingford, PA 19086
Show Synopsis
In Gilbert & Sullivan's ultimate collaboration, a troupe of actors conspires to overthrow the unpopular and miserly Grand Duke. Things go awry when their plot is accidentally revealed, prompting a series of disputes and political successions settled by "statutory" duel—an ingenious law that renders the legal death of the adversary who draws the lowest from a deck of cards. Hilarious entanglements, including thwarted marriages and questionable legal contracts, imbue this topsy-turvy comic opera with a wit and charm that only Gilbert and Sullivan can contrive. Never fear, a lawyer solves the problem and all ends happily.
Lerner and Loewe's Camelot
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