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Local yokels Dobchinsky (Joan Mankin, center left) and Bobchinsky (Geoff Hoyle, center right) astonish the assembled town council with news that a man has been spotted at the inn who might well be the government official they fear has been sent incognito to inspect the town. Back row from left: Delia MacDougall, Dan Hiatt, Graham Beckel, Rod Gnapp, Stephen Barker Turner.

The impoverished wastrel Khlestakov (Gregory Wallace, left) and his faithful servant, Osip, both starving, come together for support after the inn's landlord denies them credit for the last time.

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Under the impression that he is the dreaded government inspector, the town's mayor (Graham Beckel, seated) and local landowners Dobchinsky (Joan Mankin) and Bobchinsky (Geoff Hoyle) pay a visit to Khlestakov (Gregory Wallace, left) at the inn.

Servant Avdotya (Shannon Taing, right) reaches out to Khlestakov (Gregory Wallace, center), the putative high government official inspecting the town. Also present (from left) are Bobchinsky (Geoff Hoyle), Dobchinsky (Joan Mankin), and the mayor (Graham Beckel).

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The mayor's daughter (Amanda Sykes, left) and wife (Sharon Lockwood) respond with shock and delight to the news that the glamorous government inspector from St. Petersburg will be staying at their home.

Enraptured townspeople gather around the increasingly self-assured Khlestakov (Gregory Wallace, center).

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Concerned with the impending arrival of Khlestakov at his home, the town's imperious mayor (Graham Beckel, seated) shouts orders to Mishka (Raife Baker, right) and Avdotya (Shannon Taing, second from right) as his wife (Sharon Lockwood, left) nervously stands by.

The town's mayor (Graham Beckel, seated) succumbs to a sneezing fit while accepting the congratulations of the town council (from left: Delia MacDougall, Andrew Hurteau, Dan Hiatt, and Rod Gnapp) on the engagement of his daughter to Khlestakov.

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Lusty Khlestakov (Gregory Wallace) flirts simultaneously with the town mayor's lascivious daughter (Amanda Sykes, standing) and wife (Sharon Lockwood).

A frightened Khlestakov (Gregory Wallace) reacts to the selfish demands of the town's shopkeepers, who enter his chamber bearing petitions for him to bring to the czar.