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April & May 2026:
Gilbert & Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard, or the Merryman and his Maid
For Buffalo Rising's review, "Bekauri leads Opera-Lytes' best show yet, a standout Yeomen of the Guard," visit https://tinyurl.com/msf2xfah.
Elsie Maynard: Holly Bewlay; Phoebe Merryl: Mariami Bekauri; Dame Carruthers: Mariangela Mercurio; Kate: Trinity Ridout; Sir Richard Cholmondeley: Ralph Valente; Colonel Fairfax: John Clayton; Sergeant Merryl: Ken Schlimgen; Leonard Merryl: Ben Dunevitz; Wilfred Shadbolt: Ted Smeltz; Second Yeoman: Nicholas Mark Czaplicki; First Yeoman: Mark Fulk; Third Yeoman & Second Citizen: Ciaran Krueger; Fourth Yeoman: Mike Klein; First Citizen: Mike Frisch; Townspeople: Paul Berglund, Martin Wachadlo, Caiomhe Krueger, Alithia Gerikh, Meg Wolfers, Liz Klimek, Robin Erwin, Wendy Swihart, Angela Fulk, Trevor Schlimgen, Luke Schlimgen, Michelle Carr, Ralph Marino; Music Director: Jaman Dunn-Danger; Stage Director/Producer: Lisa Berglund: Set Design and Construction Stefani Anawald and Don Erwin; Stage Manager: Lesta Ammons
Colonel Fairfax needs to see a barber.
Our Tower of London hosted a lucky raven.
November 2025: Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe, or the Peer and the Peri
With Michael Warner as the Lord Chancellor, Mariami Bekauri as the Fairy Queen, Paul Berglund as Lord Mountararat, Alfonzo Tyson as Lord Tolloller, Elisabeth Klimek as Phyllis, Andy Gonlag as Strephon, Ashley Rummings as Iolanthe, Debbie Smith as Celia, Wendy Swihart as Leila, Nicholas Mark Czaplicki as Private Willis, Lisa Warner as Fleta, and Ken Schlimgen, Luke Schlimgen, Ralph Marino, Ray Herman, Ted Smeltz, Ralph Valente, Mike Klein, Martin Wachadlo, Timothy Lane, Mark Fulk, Angela Fulk, Trinity Ridout, Robin Erwin, Janice Juliano, and Megan Mahaney. Vocal Director Joseph Spann, Orchestra Director Ciaran Krueger, and Stage Director/Choreographer Michael McFaden.
A review of this production is available at https://tinyurl.com/OLIolanthe.
June 2025: Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow
Clockwise from top left: Tim Lane as Danilo and Holly Bewlay as Hanna; Chris Castleman as Camille and Liz Klimek as Valencienne; Bohdan Djeneka as Njegus and Ken Schlimgen as Zeta; Danilo and Hanna; Deb Jasinski as Sylviane, Lisa Warner as Praskovia, Tim Lane as Danilo, and Mariami Bekauri as Olga.
Ladies Choice (left); Liz Klimek as Valencienne (above); Andy Gonlag as St Brioche and Nicholas Mark Czaplicki as Cascada, with Holly Bewlay (right)
Hanna Glawari: Holly Bewlay; Danilo: Timothy Lane; Valencienne: Liz Klimek; Camille: Chris Castleman; Zeta: Ken Schlimgen; Njegus: Bohdan Dejneka; Olga: Mariami Bekauri; Kromov: Michael Warner; Praskovia: Lisa Warner; Bogdanovich: Ray Herman; Sylviane: Deb Jasinski; Pritschitch: Ralph Marino; Lo-Lo: Michelle Carr; Do-Do: Trinity Ridout; Jou-Jou: Gwen Mark; Frou-Frou: Christina Kinney; Clo-Clo: Janis Contreras; Margot: Angela Fulk; Hentzau: Mark Fulk; Sonia: Wendy Swihart. Stage Director/Producer: Lisa Berglund; Music Director: Ted Smeltz; Set Design: Stefanie Anawald; Costumes: Lisa Warner, Valerie Ansel, Lokii Maltbie.
October 2024: Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore, or the Lass that Loved a Sailor
Sir Joseph Porter, KCB: Ted SmeltzCaptain Corcoran: Michael WarnerRalph Rackstraw: Christopher CastlemanDick Deadeye: Ken SchlimgenBoatswain: Andy GonlagCarpenter: Tim LaneTom Tucker: Luke SchlimgenJosephine: Debbie SmithHebe: Mariangela Mercurio/Wendy SwihartLittle Buttercup: Mariami BekauriEnsemble: Paul Berglund, Bohdan Dejneka, Ray Herman, Shane Thorn, Lesta Ammons, Elisabeth Klimek, Caoimhe Krueger, Wendy Swihart, Trinity Ridout, Meg Wolfers
Music Director: Ciaran KruegerStage Director/Producer: Lisa BerglundPresented at Amherst Community Church
Music Director: Ciaran KruegerStage Director/Producer: Lisa BerglundPresented at Amherst Community Church
2024's HMS Pinafore was the second Opera-Lytes production severely impacted by Covid, with two performances canceled due to illness among the cast and orchestra.
Man with a Load of Mischief, originally planned for spring 2020, was postponed for two years, and then in 2022 the production was delayed an additional month due to cast illness.
Man with a Load of Mischief, originally planned for spring 2020, was postponed for two years, and then in 2022 the production was delayed an additional month due to cast illness.
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