Yeomen

[plumtreeblossom]

beowabbit and I went to see Yeomen of the Guard by the MIT Gilbert & Sullivan Players last night. It's so nice to have theatre right at our workplace. A fine job by all, and congratulations to cast members hammercock, greenlily and the ever astonishing John D.(is he on LJ?) who gave the best drag performance in a musical that I've ever seen! I believe they have two more performances, so I recommend it. :-)

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[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

He is incredible! I hope he's planning a professional acting career.

And I was watching you an L in the chorus being awesome! I noted that there were 3 distinct groups of women in the chorus, each group costumed differently. What were those groups?

[trowa-barton.livejournal.com]

Best. Duchess. Ever! (I still remember his performance in "Gondoliers")
I'll be seeing "Yeoman of the Guard" again tonight.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

This was mt first MIT G&S show, believe it or not. Now that I'm working here, it'll be much easier to see them. :-)

I'd love to be in one of their choruses, but I can only just barely read music, and can't sight read at all. But being in the audience is plenty fun.

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Darn, I'm sorry I missed seeing you guys last night!

Our groupings are as follows: Scullery maids (me and others with the headwraps), the local highborn women (GL and others with the nice hats), and the, um, "camp followers" (women standing next to us scullery maids). :)

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Ah, I figured it was something like that. :-)

Hee, camp followers. Someone I was in the PMRP Halloween show with told us that the song "She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain" is about camp followers. I looked up the lyrics and I think he's right.

Grand job, all of you!

[greenlily.livejournal.com]

We got sorted by social class. My group was supposed to be the young, highborn, not-yet-married maidens of the Tower community, which in this historical period means, like, age sixteen and under; do not ask my how my thirty-seven-year-old self wound up in that group, except that I do have a wee chirpy soprano voice like a teenager. :)

hammercock and friends are scullery maids, cooks, etc. The three girls in corsets are Ladies of Negotiable Virtue. The remaining female chorister, who hangs around with the guy who got slapped, is mistyivy, our fabulous costume goddess, and the two of them are the owners of the village tavern.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

You all did such a good job! Now I'm looking forward to the next show, whatever it is!