The Pirates of Penzance 1996
July 20, 21, 1996
This was the Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company’s second appearance with Vern Sutton and other Twin Cities musical celebrities. Once again, the Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company provided the chorus, and filled the smaller soloist roles.
The cast for this concert production of The Pirates of Penzance included:
| Major-General Stanley | Vern Sutton |
| The Pirate King | James Bohn |
| Frederick | Dan Dressen |
| Samuel | Joseph Andrews |
| Sergeant of Police | Mark Sheldon |
| Mabel | Elisabeth Comeaux |
| Edith | Mary Gregory |
| Kate | Kathy Hering |
| Ruth | Janis Hardy |