ALL ABOARD FOR 'PINAFORE' DESERT OPERA THEATRE TO PRESENT BELOVED MUSICAL.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Victorian England will visit the Palmdale Playhouse this weekend and next in Desert Opera Theatre's production of the light opera ``H.M.S. Pinafore H.M.S. Pinafore, or The Lass that Loved a Sailor, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy Operas, and the first big hit by Gilbert and Sullivan. .'' Director Laura Hemenway describes the musical - which takes place aboard the British naval ship A naval ship is a ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) used for combat purposes, commonly by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose. H.M.S. Pinafore - as a ridiculous tale of mistaken identities mistaken identity n → erreur f d'identité mistaken identity mistake n → Verwechslung f mistaken identity n and people being switched at birth. ``It's sort of a satire of the class system of Victorian England,'' said Hemenway. ``It's a lot of fun, very silly stuff.'' There are 17 actors in the cast with the main characters being played by Guy Martin as Ralph Rackstraw; April Ann Davis
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apparently dumpy woman , once “young and charming.” [Br. Opera: H.M.S. Pinafore] See : Appearances, Deceiving ; John Winters as the captain of the Pinafore; Dennis Russell as Sir Joseph Porter; and Sue Webster as Cousin Hebe. ``I think people really need a comedic break right now,'' said Hemenway. ``It's a lot of fun. It's a relaxing, entertaining way to spend an evening.'' This is Hemenway's directorial debut with Desert Opera Theatre. As a musician, she is normally the musical director, but she had a strong desire to direct this particular musical because of its past association with her childhood. When she was 12, Hemenway and her friends put on a backyard show for the neighborhood and her mother made all the costumes. ``We charged a nickel nickel, metallic chemical element; symbol Ni; at. no. 28; at. wt. 58.69; m.p. about 1,453°C;; b.p. about 2,732°C;; sp. gr. 8.902 at 25°C;; valence 0, +1, +2, +3, or +4. for tickets and made $5,'' recalled Hemenway. ``I kind of feel it's getting neglected, and I want the community to remember it again. I'm so excited about it, it's really been a blast.'' ``H.M.S. Pinafore'' will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, at 2 p.m. Sunday this weekend, and 8 p.m. March 1 and 2, and 2 p.m. March 3, at the Palmdale Playhouse, 38334 10th St. East. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, students and military, and $10 for youth age 12 and under. For tickets, call (661) 267-5685. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) ``Pinafore'' cast, from left, Guy Martin, April Ann Davis, John Winers and Deana Quiring and director Laura Hemenway. (2) April Ann Davis, playing Josephine, sings to Guy Martin as Ralph Rackstraw. Performances of the ``H.M.S. Pinafore'' begin Friday in Palmdale. (3) Rehearsal includes performers, from left, John Winers, April Ann Davis, Guy Martin and Deana Quiring. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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