The Pirates of Penzance
Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare FestivalThe Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan What a silly, talented romp! I cannot imagine a better production of this classic piece of fluff. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival delivers 200% of the music and action of the show. The production is physically dazzling, inventive, and big. The voices, especially those of Eddie Lopez (Frederic), Michael Elich (the Pirate King), David Kelly (Major-General Stanley), Robin Goodrin Nordli (Ruth), Robert Vincent Frank (Samuel), and Khori Dastoor (Mable) are socks-knocking-off powerful, expressive, and entertaining. And, yeah, I said "especially" and then named more than a handful [...]