Some Photographs of the Dress Rehearsal   (Photos by Sandy Brandman)     ACT I   M. Cascada (Jonathan Baldwin) offers a toast...   Njegus (George Heath) takes notes for Baron Zeta’s (Jacob Feldman) letter to the king...   Camille de Rosillon (Argun Tekant) is reminded by Valencienne (Heather Connolly) that she is a respectable wife!...   The Gentlemen at the ball (Laurence Kaiser, Lindley Wood, John Person, Alan Reese, Jay P. Winston, George Heath) fight for a chance to dance with the Widow...   Danilo (Brian Cheney) is welcomed by the Ladies (Dona Lessin, Andrea Nadeau, Pat Person, Susan Gempler, Lois Reese and Sandy Brandman)...   Anna (Robin Rubendunst) reminisces with Danilo (Brian Cheney)...   The Gentlemen (Jay P. Winston, Jonathan Baldwin, Lindley Wood, Laurence Kaiser) fall at Anna’s (Robin Rubendunst) feet begging to be chosen for a dance...   The Widow (Robin Rubendunst) dances with M. Cascada (Jonathan Baldwin), much to the chagrin of Danilo (Brian Cheney)...   Valencienne (Heather Connolly) suggests Camille de Rosillon (Argun Tekant) ans the worthiest dance cnadidate...   Anna (Robin Rubendunst) and Danilo (Brian Cheney) finally get a chance to dance...   ACT II   At the Widow’s party the following evening, all the guests do a Pontevedrian folk dance (In the foreground: Cascada (Jonathan Baldwin), Sylvianne (Andrea Nadeau) and Ste. Brioche (Jay P. Winston)...   Anna (Robin Rubendunst) tells the story of Vilia, a forest nymph...   The Widow, Anna (Robin Rubendunst), is planning a little “surprise” for Count Danilo which she confides to Baron Zeta (Jacob Feldman) as Njegus (George Heath) looks on...   Anna (Robin Rubendunst) and Danilo (Brian Cheney) take an imaginary carriage ride...   Baron Zeta (Jacob Feldman) explains to Danilo (Biran Cheney) that he must find out which married woman de Rosillon is having an affair with...   Danilo (Brian Cheney) tries to wheedle information out of Olga (Susan Gempler), Sylvianne (Andrea Nadeau) and Praskovia (Lois Reese)...   Danilo (Brian Cheney), center, tells Ste. Brioche (Jay P. Winston), left, and Cascada (Jonathan Baldwin) that the husbands of the women with whom they are having affairs may find out about them tonight...   Ste. Brioche (Jay P. Winston) and Cascada (Jonathan Baldwin) are afraid that Danilo (Brian Cheney) will tell the husbands, Bogdanovitch (Lindley Wood) and Kromov (Laurence Kaiser) about their affairs with their wives. Pritsch (Alan Reese) looks on...   Danilo (Brian Cheney) and the Baron (Jacob Feldman) discuss the problem of understanding women...   All the men discuss the enigma that is woman... Back Row: Pritsch (Alan Reese), Bogdanovitch (Lindley Wood), Kromov (Laurence Kaiser), Njegus (George Heath); Front Row: Ste. Brioche (Jay P. Winston), Baron Zeta (Jacob Feldman), Danilo (Brian Cheney) and Cascada (Jonathan Baldwin)...   The discussion continues... From Left: Njegus (George Heath), Kromov (Laurence Kaiser), Bogdanovitch (Lindley Wood), Pritsch (Alan Reese), Ste. Brioche (Jay P. Winston), Cascada (Jonathan Baldwin), Baron Zeta (Jacob Feldman), and Danilo (Brian Cheney)...   “Where can one go in Paris to really enjoy life?” Anna (Robin Rubendunst) asks Danilo (Brian Cheney)...   “...to the Pontevedrian embassy, to join in the folk dancing, of course...” Danilo (Brian Cheney) tells Anna (Robin Rubendunst)...   Valencienne (Heather Connolly) tells Camille (Argun Tekant) that they must break off their affaire...   Valencienne (Heather Connolly) tells Camille (Argun Tekant) again that they must break off their affaire...   Anna (Robin Rubendunst), center, announces that she will marry Camille de Rosillon (Argun Tekant). Cascada (Jonathan Baldwin) and Sylvianne (Andrea Nadeau) look on...   Anna (Robin Rubendunst) explains that their marriage will be in the “Parisian” style. Camille (Argun Tekant) looks on...   Danilo (Brian Cheney) is devastated by the news...   Danilo (Brian Cheney) tells a sad story to the guests and leaves.   Anna (Robin Rubendunst), convinced that Danilo is in love with her, dances with Valencienne (Heather Connolly) as the act ends with general rejoicing...     ACT III   Having decorated her garden to look like the ballroom at Maxim’s, Anna has engaged a troope of Grisettes to entertain the guests. Can-can dancers: Lucia Compoy (at left), Ursula Verduzco (center), Julie Hebb (at the right) and Valencienne (Heather Connolly) on the steps...     More photos to come...   Back to the “Photographs” page...