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The Mikado was fun and humorous. I loved what the choreographer had done with bits of it, and I was impressed with how difficult it was to recognize my parents in whiteface. Pooh-Bah was a great sneerer, Yum-Yum had wonderful diction, the Emperor was awesome decked out all in gold, and I swear I didn't even notice that my mother was so flustered she went onstage with her watch on. I truly enjoyed the show.
After the matinee the group convoyed over to a nearby church for dinner. The Sudbury Savoyards started as a small group of church members trying to raise money for charity by putting on a Gilbert and Sullivan sing-along... in 1963. To this day they are allied with the church, using its hall as a practice area, and to this day they donate all their profits to a group fighting to end world hunger. One of the announcements at the dinner was the total donated in 2004: thirty-some thousand dollars. Another was a certificate of appreciation for a guy who had been involved, so far, in forty Sudbury Savoyards productions.
Before the evening show I met the costumer, then went backstage to help tie belts. When the "fifteen minutes" call went out I figured I better go sit down.
The second show had a more responsive audience. I think the matinee crowd laughed silently, but the evening crowd let loose. There are lots of little funny bits in G&S shows. It was good to hear the laughter.
Unsurprisingly, I suppose, I got very little work done that day. I'd brought some, but...
After the matinee the group convoyed over to a nearby church for dinner. The Sudbury Savoyards started as a small group of church members trying to raise money for charity by putting on a Gilbert and Sullivan sing-along... in 1963. To this day they are allied with the church, using its hall as a practice area, and to this day they donate all their profits to a group fighting to end world hunger. One of the announcements at the dinner was the total donated in 2004: thirty-some thousand dollars. Another was a certificate of appreciation for a guy who had been involved, so far, in forty Sudbury Savoyards productions.
Before the evening show I met the costumer, then went backstage to help tie belts. When the "fifteen minutes" call went out I figured I better go sit down.
The second show had a more responsive audience. I think the matinee crowd laughed silently, but the evening crowd let loose. There are lots of little funny bits in G&S shows. It was good to hear the laughter.
Unsurprisingly, I suppose, I got very little work done that day. I'd brought some, but...
