Announcing the 2009 Spring Mainstage!

  • Princess Ida

    April 16-18, 2009 (tentative)
    location TBA
    Directed by Stan Seiden and Nathaniel Granor
    Music Directed by Kate Swisher
    Assisted by Steven Feis

    Prince Hilarion and Princess Ida have been betrothed since infanthood. Twenty years later, Ida has forsworn the world of men and started a Ladies’ College. Hilarion and his friends infiltrate the college, dressed in drag, to reclaim his love. Just as they are discovered, Hilarion’s father brings forth a full scale attack upon Ida’s Castle Adamant. Though one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s lesser-known works, Princess Ida features a magnificent score and a very funny story.

    Read more about Princess Ida at the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive.

    Audition Information

    Sun 2/1 and Mon 2/2, 7PM-10PM
    BK Music Room

    Sign up on the door of 220 York (Theater Studies building) for a time slot--a sign will be up starting Monday.
    Walk-ins are fine but signing up is preferred.

    Prepare 24 bars of an up-tempo song that shows off your vocal range, and bring sheet music for the accompanist. The song does not need to be memorized, but if you are going to use sheet music, make sure to bring two copies of the piece: one for you and one for the accompanist.

    You will also be asked to read from the following sides:

    Get Involved

    Also seeking pit orchestra members and some production staff. If you are interested in the orchestra, please email kate.swisher@yale.edu; in production staff, edith.sangueza@yale.edu