Announcing The Gondoliers Cast!

Last week we held auditions for our Spring 2026 production of The Gondoliers, and our panel was blown away by the breadth of talent that we saw! After much deliberation, we are excited to announce the cast for this show as follows:

Dramatis Personae:

Marco Palmieri (a Venetian gondolier) ~ Shane Magargal
Giuseppe Palmieri (a Venetian gondolier) ~ Tom Harper
Gianetta (a Venetian contadine) ~ Kayla Ray
Tessa (a Venetian contadine) ~ Phoebe Gildea
The Duke of Plaza Toro (a Grandee of Spain) ~ Laurence Cox
The Duchess of Plaza Toro (his wife) ~ Ashley Moore
Casilda (their daughter) ~ Josephyne Patten
Don Alhambra del Bolero (the Grand Inquisitor of Spain) ~ Alex Hemsath
Luis (the Duke’s attendant) ~ Austin Randall (Cover: Marco)
Inez (Luis’ mother) ~ Sara Rivara
Antonio (a Venetian gondolier) ~ Lincoln Thomas
Francesco (a Venetian gondolier) ~ Riven Dederian
Giorgio (a Venetian gondolier) ~ Mike Mendyke
Annibale (a Venetian gondolier) ~ Czar Alvord
Fiametta (a Venetian contadine) ~ Lily Pounders
Vittoria (a Venetian contadine) ~ Keegan Brown
Giulia (a Venetian contadine) ~ Dominique Garrison

Chorus of Contadine: Lily Pounders, Jani VanPelt (Cover: Duchess), Shirley Liu, Cathrine Huard (Cover: Inez), Gabriella Nord (Cover: Casilda), Megan Mendyke, Elizabeth Magargal (Cover: Gianetta), Diana Henson (Cover: Tessa), Bryanne Lemieux, Keegan Brown, Dominique Garrison (Cover: Fiametta, Vittoria), Autumn Quinto, Nan Dahlquist

Chorus of Gondoliers: Carl Dahlquist (Cover: Antonio, Francesco), Andrew Turner (Cover: Duke), Czar Alvord, Mike Mendyke, Leo Deckler (Cover: Annibale), Lucas Gomes (Cover: Giuseppe), Riven Dederian, Lincoln Thomas, Francis Upton, Chaz Guinan (Cover: Giorgio)