The Gondoliers
June
2014
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Our 2014 show Was The Gondoliers. Thank you to everyone who attended!
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About the 2014 Production . . .
The Gondoliers
Twenty years before the opening of the action, when Casilda (the heroine) was yet a baby, she and the infant heir to the throne of Barataria were married. Shortly thereafter he disappeared, supposedly abducted to Venice by the Grand Inquisitor, Don Alhambra, and there brought up. At length, as the result of insurrection, the throne of Barataria became vacant; and Casilda's father, the somewhat moth-eaten Duke of Plaza-Toro, wished to establish his daughter as Queen. He accordingly went to Venice - accompanied by his wife, daughter, and Luiz, his drummer - in search of his daughter's missing husband.
For a plot summary click here . . .
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs, the Mayor's Commission on Art, Culture and Film, and the Mayor's Office on Art, Culture and Film.
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