Pittsburgh Savoyards

We are thrilled to announce our cast for this Spring’s production of The Mikado!

Join us Sunday, January 11 for the Savoyards first annual Winter Warmer: The Road to Titipu! Enjoy a spread of food prepared by the Savoyards, as well as a wine and beer bar.

The evening will feature  open mic Gilbert & Sullivan, where you can sing your favorite G&S numbers accompanied by pianist Matt Brown. The Lost Chord Trio, featuring Savoyards orchestra members Laura Leonard, Monica Hurley, and Steve Leonard, will provide atmospheric music from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The evening will also feature a gift basket raffle.

The Savoyards Winter Warmer: The Road to Titipu
Sunday, January 11, 2015 from 4pm to 9pm
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
Second floor banquet hall
$20 admission at the door
Proceeds to support the Savoyards’ 2015 Mikado production fund

Now you can support the Savoyards when shopping online! Just go to http://smile.amazon.com and select the Pittsburgh Savoyards, and then Amazon will make a donation with every purchase!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and survived Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Today is #GivingTuesday! You can support the Pittsburgh Savoyards’s 77th season, continuing with The Mikado in March, by mailing your donation to:

Pittsburgh Savoyards
P.O. Box 44065
Pittsburgh, PA 15205-4065

We’ve released The Sorcerer live double album on Google Play, from our Fall 2014 production! The album contains two full performances – both casts – for 3 hours and 39 minutes across a total of 92 tracks. Check it out!

This spring we will be performing Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic “The Mikado” for the thirteenth time in our company’s history! To help get everyone excited for the latest Mikado, here is a collection of posters from some of our past productions – The Mikado – Past Production Poster Gallery.

Don’t forget, auditions for The Mikado are coming up next month, December 15th and 17th. The production will run March 6th-15th at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall.

Stage and Vocal Auditions for Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado” will be held at:
Our Lady of Victory Church Auditorium
1000 Lindsay Road, Carnegie, PA 15106
Monday Dec 15, 2014 from 7:30 pm until 9 pm
and also on Wednesday Dec 17, 2014 from 7:30 pm until 9 pm

(Audition posting – printable flier)

Stage Director Nick Mitchell
Music Director Guy Russo

Prepare a song that best showcases your voice:
either Gilbert & Sullivan (preferred), standard musical theater, or classical.

An accompanist will be provided (no a’capella selections)
Please bring Resume and Head-shot,
No Appointment is necessary.
Auditions will be conducted in order of arrival.

Printable Audition Forms are available online and onsite on both audition days. For questions about Mikado Auditions, email to auditions@pittsburghsavoyards.org or call: 412-734-8476 (voice mail).

The Pittsburgh Savoyards present Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado” or, The Town of Titipu
Stage Director Nick Mitchell
Music Director Guy Russo
Performances  March 6 – 15, 2015
at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie PA

Today, Oct 2, is the Arts Day of Giving sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the Pittsburgh Foundation. Unfortunately the Pittsburgh Savoyards are not part of this event due to a misunderstanding about eligibility. Please do give generously to our fellow Pittsburgh arts organizations, and as always we are glad to accept your support through direct donations.

See you at The Sorcerer, opening October 10!

The Pittsburgh Savoyards are seeking a Stage Director for our Spring 2015 production, The Mikado, by Gilbert & Sullivan. Performance dates are March 6 – 15th, 2015.

Resumes and Letters accepted through Wed Oct 15, 2014. Interviews to be held Oct 18, 2014 by Appointment .

Gilbert & Sullivan or other Operetta experience preferred.

Send letters of interest, resumes (MS-WORD; PDF; or Text) and contact information to:
directorsearch@pittsburghsavoyards.org

Or Mail to:

DIRECTOR SEARCH – MIKADO
Pittsburgh Savoyards
P.O. Box 44065
Pittsburgh, PA 15205-4065

For additional information or inquiries, email directorsearch@pittsburghsavoyards.org or call 412-734-8476 to leave voice mail.