So, after helping fix costumes for Iolanthe during the past month, I finally bothered to listen to the soundtrack. The only other Gilbert & Sullivan operetta I know is The Pirates of Penzance, and all I can remember of that show is how utterly ridiculous it is...Iolanthe is ridiculous too, but it's such a clever little show! The soundtrack I have ( Read more... )

Tonight was my first night volunteering at Lamplighters Theatre in San Francisco. They're a quaint little group; everyone seems to know everyone else, and despite the smallness of the rehearsal space, they have an impressive costume stock. I'm helping repair & build new costumes for Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe, which is a totally ridiculous ( Read more... )