Winter 2023: The Zoo
Performed as part of Sensation at The Zoo.
Synopsis
The Zoo takes place in London's Zoological Gardens. Modest young chemist, Æsculapius Carboy, desolate because he may not marry Laetitia, daughter of the heartless greengrocer, Mr. Grinder, is determined to hang himself. Kindly, high-minded Eliza Smith, proprietress of the Refreshment Stand, dissuades him. She, meanwhile, is being courted by Thomas Brown, who proves his love by eating a vast quantity of food from Eliza's Stand. He passes out and as the crowd tries to revive him, they discover that he is the Duke of Islington in disguise.
Mr. Grinder arrives at the Zoo and again rejects Carboy's suit, despite Laetitia's pleas, and Carboy again prepares to kill himself — this time by climbing down into the bear pit. But the Duke of Islington, now in full regalia, saves the day and proves that, at least in operetta, money can buy happiness.
Director: Amanda Lobaugh
Music Director: Susan Dantoni
Cast
- Aesculapius Carboy
- Ron Herman
- Laetitia
- Emily Mills Woodruff
- Eliza Smith
- Robin Morris-Gaylord
- Thomas Brown (the Duke of Islington)
- Schuyler Kelley
- Mr. Grinder
- Albert Young Jr.
Chorus
Carla Cogliandro, Edward Medina-Torres, Charles Palella
Crew
- Set Designer
- Albert Young Jr.
- Costume Manager
- Amanda Lobaugh
- Dramaturge
- David Raymond
- Photography
- Ben Hale