33^rd Festival Season - 2011

TRIPLE BILL: COX AND BOX - TRIAL BY JURY - EVENING WIND or The Horrible Feast

COX AND BOX: Music by Arthur Sullivan - Libretto by F. C. Burnand

TRIAL BY JURY: Music by Arthur Sullivan - Libretto by William Gilbert

EVENING WIND: Music by Jacques Offenbach - Original French Libretto by Philippe Gille - New English Version by Richard Traubner

COX AND BOX: Greedy landlord and crafty old soldier Bouncer has rented the same room to two men, a hatter named Cox, who works during the day, and a printer named Box, who works at night. Cox, whose coals have been mysteriously disappearing, is getting suspicious, as is Box, who notices that his match box is being inexplicably depleted. Cox returns, having been given the day off by his employer - in due course, the two meet and decide that they will put up with each other for the time being. In conversation, they discover that they are both engaged to the same girl, Penelope Ann, and both eager to be rid of her. They quarrel and call for Bouncer to bring in pistols, but he brings instead a note from Penelope Ann's solicitor announcing that she is feared dead at sea, with her worldly possessions left to her intended. The men have a change of tune - each is now happy to be her intended. Bouncer intervenes with another letter declaring that Penelope Ann was rescued at sea and is on her way to meet her intended. A knock is heard at the door. It is not Penelope Ann, but rather Bouncer, who announces that a lady has left a note revealing that Penelope Ann has decided to marry a Mr. Knox. Elated, Cox and Box discover that they have one more thing in common.

TRIAL BY JURY: Edwin, engaged to but tiring of his sweetheart Angelina, has fallen in love with another; Angelina takes him to court for breach of promise. The court usher, while enjoining impartiality on the jury, shows a definite partiality himself for the fair plaintiff. Although both jury and judge indicate that, in their own pasts, they have had changes of heart like Edwin's, they nevertheless have little sympathy for him. After the jury is sworn in, Angelina appears and immediately captivates all the men in court. Her lawyer gives a stirring speech, and she falls sobbing on his breast. Edwin proposes various solutions, including marrying Angelina now and his new sweetheart later, but her lawyer objects. Edwin tries to dissuade her from wanting to marry him at all, saying that when he is drunk he would beat her. The judge proposes that Edwin be made drunk to see whether he indeed would, but her lawyer again objects. Finally, the judge, disgusted at the objections and eager to get away, has his own thoughts on how best to adjudicate the case.

EVENING WIND: Atala, daughter of cannibal chief Evening Wind, has fallen in love with shipwrecked Parisian hairdresser Arthur, who strikes the chief as a good candidate for his next meal. Evening Wind receives a visit from neighboring chief Courageous Rabbit; they bemoan their status as widowers, each unaware that he has eaten the other's wife. Courageous Rabbit proposes Atala as an ideal wife for his son, who is arriving that day from Paris. Evening Wind reluctantly confesses to his neighbor that the cook has just served up Arthur for dinner. Atala is stunned. When Courageous Rabbit demands vengeance, Evening Wind proposes that the sacred tribal bear decide the fates of the two chiefs.

Production Team
Conductor	Steven Byess
Stage Director	Jacob Allen
Choreography	Carol Hageman
Costume Design	Amber Marisa Cook
Scenic Design	C. Murdock Lucas
Lighting Design	Krystal Kennel

Cast
COX AND BOX
Box	Jon Gerhard
Cox	Ted Christopher
Bouncer	Boyd Mackus
TRIAL BY JURY
The Learned Judge	Boyd Mackus
The Defendant	Stephen Faulk
Counsel for the Plaintiff	David Kelleher-Flight
Usher	Logan Wash
Foreman of the Jury	John Callison
The Plaintiff	Malia French
Bridesmaid	Ashley Close
Bridesmaid	Lori Birrer
Bridesmaid	Jacquelyn Kress
Bridesmaid	Ruby White
EVENING WIND
Evening Wind, Chief of Gros-Loulous	Gary Moss
Atala, his daughter	Elisa Matthews
Courageous Rabbit, Chief of Papas-Toutous	Will Perkins
Arthur, hair-dresser	Jon Gerhard
Not-Combed-At-All, the cook	Max Nolin
Great Bear	David Kelleher-Flight
Parisian Customer	John Callison
French Servant	Christopher Cobbett
French Servant	Geoffrey Penar
French Servant	Evan McCormack
Ensemble: Natalie Ballenger, Lori Birrer, John Callison, Ashley Close, Christopher Cobbett, Sarah Diller, Mary Griffith, Eva Hendrix-Shovlin, John Hummel, Geoffrey Kannenberg, Jacquelyn Kress, Michael Lucas, Elisa Matthews, Evan McCormack, Max Nolin, Geoffrey Penar, Will Perkins, Zachary Rusk, Mark Snyder, Raina Thorne, Angela Vagenes, Ruby White