The Pirates of Penzance, or Love and Duty in the Old West

The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company is pleased to announce that it will present The Pirates of Penzance from October 30 to November 22, 2026. This production, subtitled, Love & Duty in the Old West , has been reconceived and revised by director Joe Andrews, with music direction by Dr. Randal Buikema. The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company is mounting a perennial favorite with a new twist. Transposed to America’s Old West, The Pirates of Penzance maintains its supremely buoyant score, sense of adventure, and improbable paradoxes, but the action plays against the backdrop of the California-Nevada border during the Gold Rush. The pirates are sentimental bandits, the police are sheriffs and deputies, and love and duty win the day, of course! Frederic, a prairie pirate’s apprentice, falls head-over-heels in love with Mabel, one of many daughters of General Stanley. Frederic is due to be released from his apprenticeship as a prairie pirate on his 21st birthday, but there’s a snag … of course. Although very much in love, his dedication to duty is unshakeable. Can he find a way to live happily-ever-after with Mabel? Embark on a delightful journey with The Pirates of Pe

Cast

Scott Benson, Tom Berg, Seth Steidl, Eric Sorum, Andrew Peterson, Graham Remple, Mike Tober, Matt Polum, Waldyn Benbenek, Scott Gorman, Maggie Benham, Mary Kettlewell, Lara Trujillo, Mallory Downing, Lily Miller, Liza Hartshorn, Mary Mescher Benbenek, Gracie Hutchinson, Katelyn Breen, Lillian Schierbrock, Kelly Danger, Molly Rose Setter, Abigail Dawydenko-Johnson, Emma Shine, Mary Gregory, Maya Tober, Shawn Holt, Angela Walberg, Wilson Alness, Daniel Haakenson, Claire Bias, Stephen Hage, Xander Condie, Tony Palumbo, Dylan Croeker, Eric Pasternack, Tollef Currell, Lowell Rice, Jonathan Flory, Sam Vinitsky, Clyde Gerber, Friday, October 30th, 7:30 pm, Saturday, October 31st, 2:00 pm, Sunday, November 1st, 2:00 pm, Friday, November 6th, 7:30 pm, Saturday, November 7th, 2:00 pm, Saturday, November 7th, 7:30pm, Sunday, November 8th, 2:00 pm, Saturday, November 14th, 2:00 pm, Friday, November 13th, 7:30 pm, Sunday, November 15th, 2:00 pm, Saturday, November 14th, 7:30 pm, Friday, November 20th, 7:30 pm, Saturday, November 21st, 2:00 pm, Sunday, November 22th, 2:00 pm