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Our 2017 Production
was
Iolanthe !
Performances were April 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 9th.
All shows were at Eno Memorial Hall 
754 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06070
The cast of Iolanthe:
               
Iolanthe: Rachel Abrams
Fairy Queen: Julie Rumbold
Lord Chancellor: Hal Chernoff
Phyllis: Jessica Cain
Strephon: Ralph Sherman
Lord Mountararat: Mark McNally
Lord Tolloller: Tim Colby
Celia: Sierra Manning
Leila: Chelsea Derby
Private Willis: Jay Wolman
Fleta: Erin Aldrich

Ensemble:
Mary Gorry                      
Rebecca McFarland                  
Andy LaPlante
Meena Rajesh                      
Mark Callahan                
Tori Kelpen                      
Michael Dolan
Linda Hirsch                        
David Sherman
Rhoda Bannon
Lalitha Shivaswamy
Lea Kessler Shaw
Kari Mackey
Cassandra Pease
Janet Aldrich 
David Reed-Brown



Artistic Director: Mike Reynolds

Artistic Director Mike Reynolds is a long-time performer with the Connecticut Gilbert & Sullivan Society, where his roles have included the Duke of Plaza-Toro (The Gondoliers) and Dr. Daly (The Sorcerer). He recently served as Associate Director for CT Gilbert & Sullivan's production of Iolanthe.  Mike is the Director of the Theatre Program at Norwich Free Academy.  He holds an MFA in Directing from Catholic University of America.

Musical Director: Nathaniel Baker​

​Music Director Nathaniel Baker has recently served as Music Director for West Hartford Community Theater and Connecticut Theatre Company, among other groups. He is the Chorus Master for Connecticut Lyric Opera, and a past Music Director of the Choral Club of Hartford.  Nathaniel has a Master's degree in Piano Performance from the University of Connecticut; his undergraduate degree is from the Hartt School.

IOLANTHE CONTRIBUTORS:

Savoyards:
  • Rhoda E. Bannon
  • Kari & Will Mackey
  • Atty. & Mrs. Ralph D. Sherman

Benefactors:
  • Dick & Beverly Hughes
  • Lee P. Steele
  • Ron Urban

Patrons:
  • Nick Mason
  • Bob & Marcia Hall
  • Ken Glick
  • Sylvia & Ian Lucas
  • Elizabeth White & Family
  • Atty. Jay Marshall Wolman

Friend:
  • Linda Chamberlain
2017 ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS
  • Clara Baur
  • Shirley & Douglas Beach
  • Dr. Barbara Benedict
  • Geraldine Berggren
  • Abraham Bernstein
  • Robert Besescheck
  • Daniel & Nannie Brown
  • Linda Chamberlain
  • Philip Chapman
  • Howard & Shirley Delong
  • Anzie O. Glover Memorial Fund
  • Harold & Lynne Hawkins
  • Linda Hirsch
  • Judith M. Horan
  • Dick & Beverly Hughes
  • Janice Johnson
  • Beth Ann Kelpen
  • Don Kurth & Jane Croft
  • Robert W. Lyons & Virginia Palmer Riggs
  • Kari & Will Mackey
  • Arlene D. Banchester
  • Atty. Anne C. Marshall
  • Julie & Dennis Martini
  • Nick & Connie Mason
  • Bruce & Carol Merritt
  • William R. Metzler
  • Kathryn Murdoch & Job Emerson
  • Atty. David E. Schancupp
  • Elizabeth Schiro & Stephen Bayer
  • Lea Shaw
  • Ralph & Molly Sherman
  • Diane & Leonard Simoni
  • Lee P. Steele
  • William & Cynthia Strickland
  • Stanley Strickland
  • Peter & Doris Susman
  • Timothy & Katherine Throckmorton
  • Ron & Mary Ann Urban
  • Edward Vaughan
  • Michael W. Wetstone & Emily Sachs

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