Prince of Players — the little OPERA theatre of ny

Samuel Pepys (Hunter Hoffman) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Thomas Betterton (R. Loyd) and Kynaston (M. Kelly) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (M. Kelly) with full cast looking on - Photo by Tina Buckman

Male Emilia (O. Iraheta) and Betteron (M. Curran) with Kynaston (S. Owens) and Hughes (J. Sandidge) in background - Photo by Tina Buckman

Male Emilia (O. Iraheta) and Nell Gwynn (S. Apostolou) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Nell Gwynn (S. Apostolou), Charles II (Marc Schreiner), and Thomas Betterton (R. Loyd) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (M. Kelly), Margaret (M. Höglund) with Miss Frayne (H. Hill), Lady Meresvale (E. Pojanowski) - Photo by Tina Buckman.

Miss Frayne (M. Trovato), Lady Meresvale (H. Ginther), and Kynaston (S. Owens) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Lady Meresvale (E. Pojanowski) and Miss Frayne (H. Hill) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Miss Frayne (H. Hill), Kynaston (M. Kelly), and Lady Meresvale (E. Pojanowski) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Sir Charles Sedley (R. Melo) encounters Kynaston (M. Kelly) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Sir Charles Sedley (N. Harrelson), Kynaston (S. Owens), Miss Frayne (M. Trovato), and Lady Meresvale (H. Ginther) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Sir Charles Sedley (N. Harrelson) and Kynaston (S. Owens) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (S. Owens), Margaret Hughes (J. Sandidge) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Villiers (J. Kaneklides) and Kynaston (S. Owens) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Court dance - Photo by Tina Buckman

Margaret (J. Sandidge), Kynaston (S. Owens), Villiers (J. Kaneklides) in foreground while palace court looks on - Photo by Tina Buckman

Margaret Hughes (M. Höglund) and Kynaston (M. Kelly) in front of the court - Photo by Tina Buckman

Charles II (M. Schreiner), with the court looking on - Photo credit Tina Buckman

Charles II (N. Simpson) addresses the court - Photo by Tina Buckman

Margaret Hughes (J. Sandidge) and Sir Charles Sedley (N. Harrelson) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Nell Gwynn (S. Apostolou) auditions in front of Betterton (R. Loyd) and Sir Charles Sedley (R. Melo), with Kynaston (M. Kelly) in background - Photo by Tina Buckman

Nell Gwynn (S. Apostolou) auditions - Photo by Tina Buckman

Thomas Betterton (M. Curran) and Margaret Hughes (J. Sandidge) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Charles II (N. Simpson), Nell Gwynn (S. Apostolou), and Hyde (D. Klein)

Kynaston (S. Owens) and Villiers (J. Kaneklides) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (M. Kelly) and Villiers (B. Wilkins) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Mistress Revels (J. Shaulis) at the tavern as Kynaston (S. Owens) prepares - Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (S.Owens) and Mistress Revels (J. Shaulis) entertain the Tavern - Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (S. Owens) at the tavern - Photo by Tina Buckman

Mistress Revels (J. Shaulis) confronts Margaret Hughes (M. Höglund) at the tavern as revelers look on - Photo by Tina Buckman

Mistress Revels (J. Shaulis) and revelers at the tavern - Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (S. Owens), Margaret Hughes (J. Sandidge), and the ruffians - Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (M. Kelly) attacked by The Ruffians - Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (M. Kelly), Margaret Hughes (M. Höglund), and Sir Charles Sedley (R. Melo) - photo by Tina Buckman

Margaret Hughes (M. Höglund) comforts Kynaston (M. Kelly) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (S. Owens) and Margaret Hughes (J. Sandidge) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (M. Kelly), Margaret (M. Höglund), Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (S. Owens) and Maragert Hughes (J. Sandidge) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Margaret Hughes (M. Höglund), Kynaston (M. Kelly), and Female Emilia (Sahoko Sato Timpone) - Photo by Tina Buckman

Kynaston (S. Owens) and Margaret Hughes (J. Sandidge) as cast looks on - Photo by Tina Buckman

Margaret Hughes (J. Sandidge) and Female Emilia (Sahoko Sato Timpone) - Photo by Tina Buckman