The Sorcerer is a two-act comic opera, with a libretto by W. S. Gilbert and music by Arthur Sullivan. Based on a Christmas story, An Elixir of Love, that Gilbert wrote for The Graphic magazine in 1876, this production will be set in the modern South of America. A young man, 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. To see how it all works out, come see this University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s production.