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The Sudbury Savoyards present Ruddigore or The Witch’s Curse by Gilbert & Sullivan
In their 63rd season, The Sudbury Savoyards bring grand-scale theatre to the Boston suburb of Sudbury this February with their mainstage production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Ruddigore. Hailed “a tremendous treat” by Sudbury Weekly, “delightful” by the Boston Musical Intelligencer, and “exemplary” by Massachusetts Entertainment & Theatre Review, operettas performed by The Sudbury Savoyards never fail to entertain. Ruddigore features the company’s usual full orchestra and a cast of 40 volunteer players including a non-auditioned community chorus as well as some of the Boston area’s best talent.
Ruddigore is a large-scale, operatic comedy in two acts. Set in a fairytale-style village where Jane Austen-era costuming meets Monty Python-esque comedy, this production of Ruddigore leans into the supernatural and otherworldly and is sure to captivate audiences with a sense of magic and hilarity. The plot circles around a curse that plagues all the Baronets of Ruddigore. Anyone who succeeds to the title has to commit a crime every day, lest he perish. The stories of star-crossed lovers, ancestral spirits, and saucy sailors intertwine in this entertaining and hilarious theatrical spectacle.

Matinee attendees are invited to tread the boards themselves following the afternoon performances of Ruddigore on February 22, February 23, and March 1. In these educational post-matinee tours, attendees will get a close-up view of the set and costumes and learn about the process of putting on “Gilbert & Sullivan on a Grand Scale.” Tickets to Ruddigore range from $18 to $45 for general seating in the spacious ADA-accessible Kirshner Theatre at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. With just one large-scale production each season, audiences will not want to miss this yearly treat from The Sudbury Savoyards. Tickets are available at the door or online at www.SudburySavoyards.org.
PRODUCTION DETAILS
The Sudbury Savoyards present
Ruddigore
or The Witch’s Curse
by Gilbert & Sullivan
Stage Direction by Briana Bensenouci
Music Direction by Aldo Fabrizi
Assistant Stage Direction by Nadine Sa
Location:
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
Kirshner Auditorium Theater
390 Lincoln Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776
Performances:
Saturday, February 22, 2025, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 23, 2025, 1:30 PM
Friday, February 28, 2025, 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 1, 2025, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
Tickets:
$18 -$45 General Admission
All tickets are general seating and are available for purchase at the door or online at https://sudburysavoyards.org/
Approximate run time 2.5 hours with 15-minute intermission.
CAST
Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd / Robin Oakapple: David Smyth
Rose Maybud: Lindsey Buccella
Richard Dauntless: Ben Oehlkers
Sir Despard Murgatroyd: Jeremy White
Mad Margaret: Elaine Crane
Dame Hannah: Carolyn Schwartz
Sir Roderic Murgatroyd: Lonnie Powell
Old Adam Goodheart: Ben Morse
Zorah*: Clara Haymon
Ruth*: Graham Daley
Sir Rupert Murgatroyd, The First Baronet*: Matt Tragert
Sir Jasper Murgatroyd, The Third Baronet/2nd Ghost*: Liam Hefferman
Sir Lionel Murgatroyd, The Sixth Baronet*: Randy Glidden
Sir Conrad Murgatroyd, The Twelfth Baronet/3rd Ghost*: Matt Garber
Sir Desmond Murgatroyd, The Sixteenth Baronet/4th Ghost*: Brad Amidon
Sir Gilbert Murgatroyd, The Eighteenth Baronet*: Jon Saul
Sir Mervyn Murgatroyd, The Twentieth Baronet/1st Ghost*: Santo Mammone
Bridesmaids Union*: Debbie Crane
Bridesmaids Union*: Dianne DeChellis
Bridesmaids Union*: Jennifer Dohm
Bridesmaids Union*: Ann Ferentz
Bridesmaids Union*: Nora Sporn
*ALSO ENSEMBLE MEMBER
ENSEMBLE
Matt Behrle, Brendon Chetwynd, Kirsten Chetwynd, Meryl Eisenstein, Kai Fay, Suzanne Flint, Kristiana Floss, Deborah Gaz, Cat Glidden, Laurel Martin, Larry Millner, Aire Nifong, George Oliver, Mei-Lin Po, Tom Porcher, Karen Powers, Martin Reiss, Mary Jo Reiss, Alan Rohwer, Emily Rubinfeld, Larry Seiler

ABOUT THE SUDBURY SAVOYARDS
Who are the Sudbury Savoyards? The Sudbury Savoyards are a community theater organization founded in 1961 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. One of the few theater companies in New England that performs the Gilbert & Sullivan canon as “Theater on a Grand Scale,” Sudbury Savoyards productions feature a full orchestra of as many as 30 pieces; full staging, costuming, and lights; and a chorus open to all who wish to participate, with leads selected through competitive audition. The Sudbury Savoyards believe in emphasis on “community” in “community theatre” and are a 100% volunteer group as well as a registered 501(c)(3) organization. https://sudburysavoyards.org/