The Pirates of Penzance 2025 | The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company

The Company’s 2025 production of Pirates was particularly special to its directorial team, who brought a well-crafted and complete show honed over thirty years and fifteen separate productions—including the 1980s Broadway and National Tour productions, as well as productions designed from W.S. Gilbert’s original prompt books. This production was an unforgettable event for performers and audience members of all experience levels—from Savoyard aficionados to light opera novices—and stood as a true testament to the enduring power and beauty of Gilbert and Sullivan for generations to come.


Production Team
Shane Valenzi, Artistic Director
Matthew Sheppard, Music Director
Ross Matsuda, Associate Director
Mary Nora Wolf, Associate Choreographer
Shelby Krarup, Production Stage Manager
Isabel Schmitz, Assistant Stage Manager
Nancy Levner, Producer
Noah Friedlander, Associate Producer

Cast
Dorian McCall | Pirate King
Stephen Hobe | Samuel, the king's first mate
Jared Cohen | Frederic, a pirate apprentice
Elizabeth Frey | Ruth, Frederic's nursemaid
Lou Valenzi | Major-General Stanley
Elizabeth Fisher | Mabel, the Major-General's daughter
CeCe Hastreiter | Edith, the Major-General's daughter
Al Kassouf | Kate, the Major-General's daughter
Molly Clementz | Isabel, the Major-General's daughter
Gabriel Levi | Sergeant of Police

Ensemble
Tessa Newman
Chiemerie Obianom
Benjamin Recchie
Seth Riley
Erica Silver (u/s Edith)
Sara Stern
SarahAnn Sutter (u/s Ruth)
Brett Sweeney (u/s Frederic)
Andy Terwilliger
Sasha Tomasevich
Mary Nora Wolf
Jamie Woodhull (u/s Mabel)
Anthony Augustine (u/s Sergeant)
Katarina Bakas
Beck Buechel (u/s Kate)
Alexandra Burch
Caden Cole (u/s Samuel)
Peter Dannug
Filip Duda
Cole Dziedzic
Noah Friedlander (u/s Major-General)
Elise Hurwitz
Cameron Kidd
Alexis Langlois