“The Mikado” Comes to Sturgeon Bay

Sturgeon Bay High School’s musical for 2014 is The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu by William S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan – to be presented Feb. 6, 7 & 8 at 7 pm and Feb. 9 at 2 pm.

In a mythical Japan, Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, has been appointed Lord High Executioner and must find someone to execute before the arrival of the ruling Mikado. He lights upon Nanki-Poo, a strolling minstrel who loves the beautiful Yum-Yum. But Yum-Yum is also loved by Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo, seeing no hope for his love, considers performing “a happy dispatch” via the hangman’s rope. Ko-Ko offers to solve both their problems by executing Nanki-Poo, and an agreement is reached whereby Ko-Ko will allow Nanki-Poo to marry Yum-Yum for one month, at the end of which Nanki-Poo will be executed, in time for the arrival of the Mikado. But what Ko-Ko doesn’t know is that Nanki-Poo is the son of the Mikado and has run away to avoid a betrothal to an old harridan named Katisha. The arrival of the Mikado brings all the threads of the tale together.

The Mikado features Josh Augustson, Alix Boettcher, James Champion, Hugo Garcia, William J. Hendrickson, Samantha Mirkes, Kate Scheer, Joe Schriner-Schmitt and Gracie Weber. Chorus members are Emily Ash, Laney Delwiche, Paige Frystak, Moriah Grahl, Rachel Seizer, Lindsay Stutting, Paige Sullivan, and Isabel Vreeke. The show’s music is directed by Justin Ranek, and stage directed by Renée Kujawski.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, and may be purchased at the door one hour prior to show time at 6:30 pm; doors open 30 minutes before curtain. All seating is general admission.

For more information, contact Ranek at 920.743.5753, [email protected], or Kujawski at 920.743.9799, [email protected].