What is the Georgetown Gilbert and Sullivan Society?

The Georgetown Gilbert and Sullivan Society is a student organization of the Georgetown Law Center that has been active for nearly thirty years.  Last season, we had well over fifty active members, including law students, alumni, and community members. GG&SS typically produces three shows during the academic year--a Broadway musical in the fall, a (student directed) play in the winter, and a Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta in the spring. We are funded almost entirely through the student government of the Law Center known as the Student Bar Association (SBA). For the last several years, we have received one of the largest student budgets at the Law Center. The proceeds that are taken in from ticket sales and concessions, as well as alumni donations, are used to enhance our student budget and to make capital investments.

What does the Georgetown Gilbert and Sullivan Society do?

The Georgetown Gilbert and Sullivan Society performs a great service to the Georgetown University Law Center community. We give tired, frustrated, bored, and overwhelmed law  students and lawyers an outlet for their creative energies and talents. Whether they take center stage, run a spotlight, paint a flat, or play in the orchestra, few who come into our family remain unchanged by their experience. Our goals are to inject whimsy, fun, and creativity into a situation that is typically laborious and boring--law school.
In more precise terms, we put on musicals and plays and we have a lot of fun doing it.  We provide an opportunity for people to get involved in just about any aspect of theater they might be interested in, from acting to singing to dancing to hanging from scaffolding to painting to hanging out at cast parties.  During rehearsal season we organize a party every Friday night for cast, crew, and sundry hangers-on, and during the runs of shows we have a cast party every night.

How do I join the Georgetown Gilbert and Sullivan Society?

It's pretty easy; just come by and hang out with us.  Auditions for our first show of the year is typically during the first week of classes and are open to anyone, no matter what your level of experience.  We have a cast-anyone policy for Georgetown students, so there is no way you will be left out if you want to be on stage.  If behind the scenes is more your thing, new techies, designers, and stage crew are always welcome.  Just come by an audition or a rehearsal; we are in the Moot Courtroom most nights.  Or if you would rather, drop us an e-mail (ggss@bulldog.georgetown.edu) and someone will get in touch with you.

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