

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Yeomen of the Guard
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Gilbert &amp; Sullivan Very Light Opera Company is pleased to announce that it will present The Yeomen of the Guard, for four weekends, from March 6 through March 29, 2026.

This production will be directed by Gary Briggle, with music direction by Dr. Randal Buikema.

THE CAST:
Elsie Maynard:	Mary Kettlewell
Phoebe Meryll:	Charlotte Smith
Dame Carruthers:	Lara Trujillo
Kate:	Ella Rose Katzenberger ‎

Jack Point:	Sam Vinitsky ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎
Colonel Fairfax:	Graham Remple
Sergeant Meryll:	Waldyn Benbenek
Wilfred Shadbolt	Trevor Woggon
Lieutenant of the Guard:	Eric Sorum
Leonard Meryll:	Andrew Peterson

Chorus of Townspeople:
John Azbill-Salisbury	
Mary Mescher Benbenek
Maggie Benham	
Amanda Bindner
Maya Gitch	
Mary Gregory
Liza Hartshorn	
Shawn Holt
Therese Kulas	
Anna Maher
Mallory Rabehl	
Lowell Rice
James Ruth	
Emma Shine
Holly Windle	 


Chorus of Yeomen of the Guard:
Dean Laurance
Wilson Alness	
Scott Benson ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎
Tom Berg	
Jonathan Flory
Stephen Hage	
Richard Rames
Niko Simmons	
Seth Steidl
Mike Tober	

Kate Jennings, Dame Carruthers cover
Alexander Gerchak, Wilfred Shadbolt cover

The Story:
The Yeomen of the Guard is set in the Tower of London during the reign of King Henry VIII. The plot concerns Colonel Fairfax, a gentleman, soldier and scientist, who has been sentenced to be beheaded in an hour on a false charge of sorcery. To avoid leaving his estate to his accuser, and with the help of the Lieutenant of the Tower, Fairfax secretly marries Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer. The bride agrees to be blindfolded during the ceremony and expects to be a well-paid widow in an hour. With the help of the Meryll family, Fairfax escapes, throwing the Tower into confusion and the astonished Elsie and Jack Point, a jester who loves her, into despair. But Fairfax, disguised as Leonard Meryll, woos Elsie, and after a number of plot complications are worked out, she unknowingly falls in love with her husband, but leaves Jack Point broken-hearted.

The Impact:
The Yeomen of the Guard has been described as Gilbert and Sullivan’s most emotionally engaging operetta, more serious in character, with none of Gilbert’s typical satire of British institutions. While the libretto does contain considerable humor, Gilbert’s trademark satire and topsy-turvy plot complications are subdued in comparison with the other Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Musically, the operetta is considered to be one of Sullivan’s finest, most musically ambitious.






***The following performances will be covered by the understudies for the principal roles:
 

Saturday, March 14, 7:30 pm	
Farifax: Andrew Peterson, for Graham Remple

Leonard: Mike Tober, for Andrew Peterson

Friday, March 20 7:30 pm	
Dame Carruthers: Kate Jennings, for Lara Trujillo

Lieutenant: Scott Benson, for Eric Sorum

Saturday, March 21, 2:00 pm	
Jack Point: James Ruth, for Sam Vinitsky

Sgt. Meryll: Tom Berg, for Waldyn Benbenek

Saturday, March 21, 7:30 pm	
Kate: Anna Maher, for Ella Rose Katzenberger

Wilfred Shadbolt: Alexander Gerchak, for Trevor Woggon

Sunday, March 22, 2:00 pm	
Elsie Maynard: Therese Kulas, for Mary Kettlewell

Phoebe Meryll: Amanda Binder, for Charlotte Smith
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/minneapolis/the-yeomen-of-the-guard/200029713368806
- **Event Categories**: Music
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://gsvloc.org/ticket-order-date/?idata=2&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=minneapolis-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Minneapolis
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Howard Conn Fine Arts Center
- **lat**: 44.96365
- **long**: -93.27858
- **full address**: Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Ave,Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company (https://allevents.in/org/the-gilbert-and-sullivan-very-light-opera-company/14857251)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Ave,Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Music
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Yeomen of the Guard ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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