On October 30 at 7:30 p.m., I attended an opera workshop of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance”. “The Pirates of Penzance” or “The Slave of Duty” was written by W.S. Gilbert and composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1879. The play is a comic opera which consist of two acts accompany by orchestra music. The performance was held at the Preforming Arts Center at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas. The play was directed by Cassi Torres McNabb, the Stage Manager was Cynthia Perry, the Assistant Stage Manager was Paige Walker, and Lighting Designer/Board Operator was Kimberly Merry. The orchestra consist of two violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, trumpet, two trombone, and percussion. The performers consist of students and faculty members from Texas A&M Corpus Christi. The actors and actresses were Freddy Acevedo who played The Pirate King, Eli Gonzalez played Samuel, the pirate king’s lieutenant, Frank Garcia Jr. played Frederic the pirate apprentice, Mekaila Hopkins played Ruth, the practical maid-of-all-work, Andrew Cady was sergeant of police, and Nicolas Lopez was General Stanley. The Major-General Stanley’s daughters were played by Janell Stallard who played Mabel, Jillian Scaff played Edith, Rose Gutierrez played Kate, Ashley Vega played Isabel, and the two sisters were played by Xenia Revolorio and Amy Rubio. The chorus of pirates consist of Nathan Limas and Joseph Ramos. The chorus of police consist of Reno Castro, Cassi Torres McNabb, and Renee Perez.
