Current Season

The Yeoman of The Guard, or The Merryman and His Maid
(Click Here to Visit the “Yeoman” Showpage for more information about the production)
Summer 2026

Directed by Gayden Wren with Musical Co-Direction by Music Director Stephen O’Leary & Maistro Michael Haigler and Rehearsal Assistance of Farah Chandu

The 11th collaboration between Gilbert & Sullivan, The Yeoman of The Guard premiered on October 3rd, 1888 at the Savoy Theatre.

It is set in London of the 1510s, where the noble Colonel Fairfax has been wrongly accused of sorcery by a scheming cousin who covets his estate.
He has been confined to the Tower of London, where he is scheduled to die within the hour. Fairfax hatches a plan to foil his cousin by secretly marrying.

A strolling singer named Elsie Maynard agrees to be his bride in exchange for 100 pounds in gold, expecting to be a widow in an hour.
However, Fairfax miraculously escapes, and chaos ensues—not least for Elsie
and for her partner, Jack Point, who wants her to marry him.

Very Truly Yours, Gilbert & Sullivan
September 2019-March 2026

Gayden Wren’s epistolary drama tells the story of Gilbert & Sullivan in excerpts from their letters and contemporary memoirs, letters and journalism. It was an Off-Broadway hit in 1997, and since then has been produced by various companies around the country, including productions in Ohio, upstate New York and Texas. The current production marks the company’s first since the original run of the show ended in 1999, except for a one-night-only special mounting in 2003 to kick off the company’s 50th anniversary season. Directed by author/original director Gayden Wren, it features a quintet of the group’s finest singers and dancers with piano accompaniment.