Summer Savoyards, Inc.

Summer Savoyards, Inc. Since 1961, Summer Savoyards has brought Gilbert & Sullivan to Binghamton, NY, with polished productions by a community cast.

We delight audiences while offering a fun, educational summer experience for anyone eager to learn. It is the purpose of the Summer Savoyards to provide enjoyable shows for our audience, and both an enjoyable summer and a learning experience for our members, through the production of musical drama, primarily the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. Each show shall be done as professionally as possible, but not to the exclusion of anyone willing and ready to learn.

It’s your last chance to see Iolanthe before we fly away to fairy land! Sunday 7/12/26 3pm at Binghamton University’s An...
07/12/2026

It’s your last chance to see Iolanthe before we fly away to fairy land!

Sunday 7/12/26 3pm at Binghamton University’s Anderson center for the Performing Arts.

Tickets at the door or at:

https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=343787

Backstage shenanigans of the last dress tech for "Iolanthe"!
07/10/2026

Backstage shenanigans of the last dress tech for "Iolanthe"!

"Iolanthe" opens tomorrow at Binghamton University's Anderson Center!"Iolanthe" runs from Friday, July 10th, through Sun...
07/10/2026

"Iolanthe" opens tomorrow at Binghamton University's Anderson Center!

"Iolanthe" runs from Friday, July 10th, through Sunday, July 12th at Binghamton University's Anderson Center Chamber Hall. Performances on Friday and Saturday will be at 7:30pm and at 3pm on Sunday.

Tickets are available at the Anderson Center Box Office:

607-777-ARTS (2787)

Adults: $30
Seniors (65+): $25
Free for children 18 and under
For more information: summersavoyards.org

Let's meet the cast of "Iolanthe"! John H. Starks, Jr. (Lord Chancellor)John is "highly susceptible" to "Iolanthe," his ...
07/09/2026

Let's meet the cast of "Iolanthe"!

John H. Starks, Jr. (Lord Chancellor)

John is "highly susceptible" to "Iolanthe," his first G&S in college as some tenor peer or other 40ish years ago, now "Behold, the Lord High Ex*****on..." Oops, Chancellor. Started singing wrong role again, and on another continent. This makes his 17th, including as Richard Dauntless and Ruthven Murgatroyd/aka Robin Oakapple in "Ruddigore," Koko and Pish T**h in "Mikado," Pirate King, John Wellington Wells in "Sorcerer," Florian in "Princess Ida," Giuseppe in "Gondoliers," Capt. Corcoran in "Pinafore," Archibald Grosvenor in "Patience, and Thespis. He is happy to be performing again with partner Valerie Spiller (Fleta). He is Collegiate Professor in Newing College at Binghamton and Associate Professor of Latin and ancient Greek, specializing in ancient comic theater history, women, gender and sexuality studies, and race and ethnic studies of ancient North Africa and the Middle East.

"Iolanthe" runs from Friday, July 10th, through Sunday, July 12th at Binghamton University's Anderson Center Chamber Hall. Performances on Friday and Saturday will be at 7:30pm and at 3pm on Sunday.

Tickets are available at the Anderson Center Box Office:

607-777-ARTS (2787)

Adults: $30
Seniors (65+): $25
Free for children 18 and under
For more information: summersavoyards.org

Headshot credits:
Alery Patton of Sugar Moon Photography
https://www.facebook.com/sugarmoon22

Let's meet the cast/crew of "Iolanthe"! Julia Adams (Iolanthe, Co-Director, Lead Costume Designer)Julia is pleased to be...
07/09/2026

Let's meet the cast/crew of "Iolanthe"!

Julia Adams (Iolanthe, Co-Director, Lead Costume Designer)

Julia is pleased to be once again directing for the Summer Savoyards. While she has loved G&S for as long as she can remember, she is thrilled to be bringing Iolanthe to life! “Iolanthe” was her first taste of G & S and remains her favorite. Julia is also playing the titular role of Iolanthe, one of her 'dream' roles. And if those two roles weren't enough, Julia is also Lead Costume designer. Julia has been a professional seamstress for the last 20+ years and the 1760s are a particular favorite. Thank you to her family and her boys, Kiernan and Graydan, for sharing this with her!

"Iolanthe" runs from Friday, July 10th, through Sunday, July 12th at Binghamton University's Anderson Center Chamber Hall. Performances on Friday and Saturday will be at 7:30pm and at 3pm on Sunday.

Tickets are available at the Anderson Center Box Office:

607-777-ARTS (2787)

Adults: $30
Seniors (65+): $25
Free for children 18 and under
For more information: summersavoyards.org

Headshot credits:
Alery Patton of Sugar Moon Photography
https://www.facebook.com/sugarmoon22

Let's meet the cast/crew of "Iolanthe"! Jessica Pullis (Fairy Queen & Producer)Jessica has a long and varied history per...
07/09/2026

Let's meet the cast/crew of "Iolanthe"!

Jessica Pullis (Fairy Queen & Producer)

Jessica has a long and varied history performing the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. Since 1990, her roles have included Lady Jane in “Patience,” Buttercup in “HMS Pinafore,” the Fairy Queen in “Iolanthe,” Salata in “Utopia, Ltd.,” Mrs. Partlet in “The Sorcerer,” Peep Bo in “The Mikado,” the Duchess of Plaza-Toro in “The Gondoliers,” Ruth in “The Pirates of Penzance,” Dame Carruthers in “The Yeomen of the Guard,” Dame Hannah in “Ruddigore,” and Lady Blanche in “Princess Ida.” This September, she will reprise the Fairy Queen and Lady Jane in a full weekend sing-through of all 13 operas with NEGASS in Concord, MA.

"Iolanthe" runs from Friday, July 10th, through Sunday, July 12th at Binghamton University's Anderson Center Chamber Hall. Performances on Friday and Saturday will be at 7:30pm and at 3pm on Sunday.

Tickets are available at the Anderson Center Box Office:

607-777-ARTS (2787)

Adults: $30
Seniors (65+): $25
Free for children 18 and under
For more information: summersavoyards.org

Let's meet the crew of "Iolanthe"! Cathy McNulty (Stage Manager)Cathy is returning for her twelfth year with the Summer ...
07/09/2026

Let's meet the crew of "Iolanthe"!

Cathy McNulty (Stage Manager)

Cathy is returning for her twelfth year with the Summer Savoyards, and her fifth year as a Savoyards Board Member, currently in the roles of Vice Chair and Business Manager. Cathy has worked backstage on many local productions, doing whatever needed doing; her favorite part is stage managing, a job she has done regularly for both our off-season shows and our mainstage summer productions. Cathy thanks her family and friends for their support during this chaotic time. Please give it up for this exceptional cast and crew! Enjoy our show!

"Iolanthe" runs from Friday, July 10th, through Sunday, July 12th at Binghamton University's Anderson Center Chamber Hall. Performances on Friday and Saturday will be at 7:30pm and at 3pm on Sunday.

Tickets are available at the Anderson Center Box Office:

607-777-ARTS (2787)

Adults: $30
Seniors (65+): $25
Free for children 18 and under
For more information: summersavoyards.org

Headshot credits:
Alery Patton of Sugar Moon Photography
https://www.facebook.com/sugarmoon22

Let's meet the crew/cast of "Iolanthe"! Charles Berman (Co-Director & "Private Willis")Charles Berman was born and raise...
07/09/2026

Let's meet the crew/cast of "Iolanthe"!

Charles Berman (Co-Director & "Private Willis")

Charles Berman was born and raised, and has previously been seen. He currently lives. Charles has appeared on stage with the Savoyards in "Arsenic and Old Lace,” “The Pl***oy of the Western World," and "London Assurance." But nothing by Gilbert and Sullivan -- he loves Gilbert and Sullivan too much to destroy their works with his "singing" voice. This is his fi­rst time stepping in to perform in an operetta! He has previously directed for the WHRW Radio eater Department, Endicott's Shakespeare in the Park, Darkhorse Dramatists, and Binghamton University, where he fi­rst worked with Julia when she designed his "Pippin" costume (cough) years ago.

"Iolanthe" runs from Friday, July 10th, through Sunday, July 12th at Binghamton University's Anderson Center Chamber Hall. Performances on Friday and Saturday will be at 7:30pm and at 3pm on Sunday.

Tickets are available at the Anderson Center Box Office:

607-777-ARTS (2787)

Adults: $30
Seniors (65+): $25
Free for children 18 and under
For more information: summersavoyards.org

Headshot credits:
Alery Patton of Sugar Moon Photography
https://www.facebook.com/sugarmoon22

Let's meet the cast of "Iolanthe"! Jana Kucera (Phyllis & Costume Designer)Jana is thrilled to be performing in her 13th...
07/09/2026

Let's meet the cast of "Iolanthe"!

Jana Kucera (Phyllis & Costume Designer)

Jana is thrilled to be performing in her 13th Summer Savoyards production! Professional credits include Urleen in “Footloose” (Sugarloaf Performing Arts Center), Antonia in “Man of La Mancha” (Sugarloaf Performing Arts Center), “Parade” (The Rev Theatre Co.), Martha in “The Secret Garden (Just Off Broadway, Inc), and Vittoria in The Gondoliers (New York Lyric Opera). Past roles with” the Summer Savoyards include Rose Maybud in “Ruddigore,” Josephine in “H.M.S. Pinafore” and the title role in “Princess Ida.” She is the crafts specialist and costume shop assistant for the Binghamton University Theatre Department, and the costume designer for the BU Music Department for the opera workshop. When not involved with theatre, Jana is a competitive cosplayer and has won several titles including Grand Master and Craftsmanship!

"Iolanthe" runs from Friday, July 10th, through Sunday, July 12th at Binghamton University's Anderson Center Chamber Hall. Performances on Friday and Saturday will be at 7:30pm and at 3pm on Sunday.

Tickets are available at the Anderson Center Box Office:

607-777-ARTS (2787)

Adults: $30
Seniors (65+): $25
Free for children 18 and under
For more information: summersavoyards.org

Headshot credits:
Alery Patton of Sugar Moon Photography
https://www.facebook.com/sugarmoon22

Let's meet the cast of "Iolanthe"! River Pullis (Lord Montararat)River has been acting with the Summer Savoyards since 2...
07/09/2026

Let's meet the cast of "Iolanthe"!

River Pullis (Lord Montararat)

River has been acting with the Summer Savoyards since 2018’s “The Pirates of Penzance.” She has been an actor at Reapers Revenge since 2022 and has played The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come for the past 4 years in The Cider Mill Stage's “A Christmas Carol.” River was the fight choreographer for “She Kills Monsters” at SUNY Broome in fall 2024, choreographing 10 group fights in just one show! This is one of the most fun shows River has participated in and she hopes you enjoy “Iolanthe!”

"Iolanthe" runs from Friday, July 10th, through Sunday, July 12th at Binghamton University's Anderson Center Chamber Hall. Performances on Friday and Saturday will be at 7:30pm and at 3pm on Sunday.

Tickets are available at the Anderson Center Box Office:

607-777-ARTS (2787)

Adults: $30
Seniors (65+): $25
Free for children 18 and under
For more information: summersavoyards.org

Headshot credits:
Alery Patton of Sugar Moon Photography
https://www.facebook.com/sugarmoon22

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P. O. Box 486
Binghamton, NY
13902

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