And people like to perform them because they're not that difficult, compared to Offenbach and Strauss. They require singing actors rather than acting singers. Since it was formed in 1977, the Off-Monroe Players have performed nothing but Gilbert and Sullivan, with the exception of a couple of locally written children's shows. Members of the troupe come from all walks of life. The current cast includes a retired music teacher, a high-school student, a newspaper reporter and a student at the Eastman School of Music.
Many performers return for show after show.
Wilmot has performed and directed for the troupe since 1988. In The Grand Duke , regulars include Jimmie B Lobaugh, Bill Hammond, Brian Smith, Anne Virgil, Ron Herman, Pam Good and Ted Benedict. But there's always new blood, too. Shows are performed at New Life Presbyterian Church, on Monroe Avenue at Rosedale Street. And we have some amazing people who can turn that little space into amazing sets.