The Sorcerer is a two-act comic opera, with a libretto by W. S. Gilbert and music by Sir Arthur Sullivan. While the original operetta is based on An Elixir of Love, a Christmas story Gilbert wrote for The Graphic Magazine in 1876, this production will be set in the modern South of America.

 

A young man named Alexis is obsessed with the idea of love levelling all ranks and social distinctions. To promote his beliefs, he invites the proprietor of J. W. Wells & Co., Family Sorcerers, to brew a love potion. This causes everyone in the village to fall in love with the first person they see, and results in the pairing of comically mismatched couples.

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To see how it all works out, come see this UMGASS’s production!