H.M.S. Pinafore
2025 Summer Grand Production
June 13 – 22, 2025
All aboard, Austin, for the musical comedy of the summer! Austin audiences sailed off with H.M.S. Pinafore — the original rom-com of the high seas! Gilbert & Sullivan Austin presented the dazzling show as our 2025 summer grand production at The MacTheatre at McCallum Fine Arts Academy over two weekends in June 2025.
Steeped in tradition with a few twists, this classic musical comedy features an 18-piece orchestra and a cast of 24 – and feels just as fresh today as when it debuted in 1878. Austin audiences experienced what makes Gilbert & Sullivan timeless!
H.M.S. Pinafore's humour focuses on love between members of different social classes and lampoons the British class system. It also pokes good-natured fun at patriotism, party politics, the Royal Navy, and the rise of unqualified people to positions of authority. The style of Gilbert & Sullivan operas, particularly Pinafore, contributed significantly to the development of modern musical theatre.
Arthur DiBianca
Sir Joseph Porter
Andy Fleming
Captain Corcoran
Brian Minnick
Ralph Rackstraw
Julius Young
Dick Deadeye
Paige Patrick
Josephine
Annisha Mackenzie
Cousin Hebe
Amanda McCarthyn
Little Buttercup
Brenham Sean Adams
Bill Bobstay Boatswain's Mate
Ayden Crocker
Bob Becket Carpenter's Mate
Leann Fryer
Carlee Abschneider
Amy Selby
Kaley Williams
Esther Hernandez
Rebecca Harris Tulbah
Alisa Black
Chris Karaguleff
Jay Young
Kat Ellison Williams
Garrett Cordes
Richard Carr
Francis José Nieves
Jeff W. Phillips
Paul Provence
Carol Brown
Stage Director
Jeffrey Jones-Ragona
Music Director
Jennifer Rogers
Production Manager
Monica Kurtz
Stage Manager
