The Pittsburgh Savoyards close their 84th season this Spring with Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular operetta, The Pirates of Penzance. Performances will be held March 25-27, April 1-3, and April 8-10 2022 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, PA. (Directions and parking) Online livestreams of the April 9 & 10 performances are also available!
Recordings of our livestreams from April 9 and April 10 are still available until May 30, 2022! Click here for livestream recording tickets
PLEASE NOTE: For this performance we will be requiring guests to conform to the COVID-19 Vaccination and Masking requirements outlined by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
Entry will be denied for guests who do not adhere to these requirements.
Performance dates and times are as follows:
- Friday, March 25 at 7:30 pm
- Saturday, March 26 at 7:30 pm
- Sunday, March 27 at 2:30 pm (CC)
- Friday, April 1 at 7:30 pm (CC)
- Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 pm
- Sunday, April 3 at 2:30 pm
- Friday, April 8 at 7:30 pm
- Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 pm (Livestream, CC)
- Sunday, April 10 at 2:30 pm (Livestream)
All performances will feature supertitles for song lyrics, but the March 27, April 1, and April 9 performances will additionally feature supertitles for spoken dialogue as well. Online livestream viewing is also available for the April 9 & 10 performances.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance is a rollicking, delightfully funny tale of a band of soft-tempered pirates. Mistakenly apprenticed to a band of pirates by his nursemaid Ruth at the age of eight, the handsome Frederic is now twenty-one and, though quite fond of the group of joyous and fun-loving pirates, virtuously chooses to abandon his profession, dedicating himself instead to their eradication. Shortly after leaving them, he encounters a gaggle of beautiful maidens (one of whom, Mabel, steals his heart). The whole group has a run-in with the pirates themselves (as well as the girls’ father, the eccentric Major-General), but they are able to escape their clutches on the false premise that the Major-General is an orphan — a fact these tenderhearted pirates simply cannot help but take into account, given the fact that the majority of them are orphans themselves. Later, Frederic leads a band of cowardly policemen to take out the Pirate King and his men once and for all, but a secret is revealed about Frederic that will change his fate forever. Coming on the heels of their first international sensation H.M.S. Pinafore, Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, or: The Slave of Duty is a delightful farce of a classic that is fun for all ages and beloved since its premiere in 1879.
More Information
Interview/song excerpts: Live Performance: The Pirates of Penzance, Pittsburgh Savoyards – Saturday Light Brigade
Director Interview: Pittsburgh Savoyards – Pirates of Penzance – WQED Voice of the Arts
Preview: Pittsburgh Savoyards present ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ opening Friday, 3/25 – onStage Pittsburgh
Preview: PTL Weekend Guide: April 7, 2022
Review: The Pittsburgh Savoyards Present “The Pirates of Penzance” – George B. Parous, onStage Pittsburgh
Review: Savoyards’ “Pirates” Loaded with Playful Mirth – David Zuchowski, Pittsburgh Owl Scribe
Mini-review: Things To Do This Weekend in Pittsburgh – Sean Collier, Pittsburgh Magazine
Music Director – Guy Russo
Stage Director – Robert Hockenberry
Production Manager – Lynette Garlan
Production Stage Manager – Andrea Lisiak
Technical Director – Matt Lisiak
Lighting Designer – Garth Schafer
Costumier – Ellen Rosen
Properties Designer – Leslie Clark
Assistant Conductor – Andrew Peters
| Role | Performer |
|---|---|
| Major-General Stanley | Andy Hickly (Mar. 25, 27, Apr. 2, 8, 10) Franklin Mosley (Mar. 26, Apr. 1, 3, 9) |
| The Pirate King | Logan Newman |
| Samuel, his Lieutenant | Joshua W Berkey (Mar. 26, Apr. 1, 3, 9) Don Neuhaus (Mar. 25, 27, Apr. 2, 8, 10) |
| Frederic, the Pirate Apprentice | Ben Nadler (Mar. 26, Apr. 2, 3, 9) Paul Yeater (Mar. 25, 27, Apr. 1, 8, 10) |
| Sergeant of Police | Sean Lenhart (Mar. 25, 27, Apr. 2, 8, 10) Eric Schaffer (Mar. 26, Apr. 1, 3, 9) |
| Ruth, a Piratical Maid of all work | Sally A Denmead (Mar. 25, 27, Apr. 2, 8, 10) Michele Gray-Schaffer (Mar. 26, Apr. 1, 3, 9) |
| Mabel, the Major-General's Daughter | Alexandra Aks (Mar. 25, 27, Apr. 2, 8, 10) Emily Gallagher (Mar. 26, Apr. 1, 3, 9) |
| Edith, the Major-General's Daughter | Brady Collins (Mar. 26, Apr. 1, 3, 9) Kate Manuel (Mar. 25, 27, Apr. 2, 8, 10) |
| Kate, the Major-General's Daughter | Julia Polisoto (Mar. 26, Apr. 1, 3, 9) Savannah Simeone (Mar. 25, 27, Apr. 2, 8, 10) |
| Isabel, the Major-General's Daughter | Lisa Dunlap (Mar. 26, Apr. 1, 3, 9) Constance Morin (Mar. 25, 27, Apr. 2, 8, 10) |
| The Major-General's Daughters | Kat Bowman Michelle Cali Leslie Clark Chelsie Clydesdale Deborah Geary Jordan Hightower Inara Manzetti Tamara Marlise Manzetti Kathryn Morosky Elizabeth Partee Brienne Sharo Marichristine Storch Kira Varela |
| Pirates | Mark Alt Martin Atschul Adam Birch Chris Carter Lynette Garlan Megan Kelly Sarah Schultz Steve Travis Myles Zuckerman |
| Policemen | Gerry Neuhaus Don Gudenburr Phil Hayes Jeremy Ernstoff Joshua Schreiber |