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Release Date:
September 26, 2007
Original Title:
U.S.S. Metaphor
Alternate Titles:
The Lad that Loved A Sailor
Genres:
Music
Production Companies:
Golden Gate Performing Arts Inc.
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 71
Based on the hilarious Gilbert and Sullivan classic H.M.S. Pinafore, U.S.S. Metaphor includes such characters as Captain Closeted, his gay son sailor Stephen (in love with sailor Ralph Rackstraw), sanctimonious Reverend Dick Deadheart, the lovable Mister Buttercup, Savoy Network News reporter Anderson Scooper, presidential candidate the Honorable Secretary Josephine Porter, and her travel companion, "Aunt" Shebe. The ship is docked at Boston Harbor as Secretary Porter and her entourage visit to inspect for "homosexual activity." An inevitable happy ending celebrates same-sex marriage and tolls the bell for an end to Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
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Choreographer:
Steve Valdez
Conductor:
Dr. Kathleen McGuire
Director:
Lawrence B. Dillon
Editor:
Lawrence B. Dillon
Music:
Arthur Sullivan
Producer:
Dr. Kathleen McGuire
Script:
Jeff Sinclair
Script Editor:
Eric Lane Barnes
Sound Editor:
Ashley Moore
Stage Director:
Zack Wilde
Writer:
W.S. Gilbert
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