Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society Performances
Ross is a member of the Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society, and has regularly appeared in their summer performances at Seattle Center, playing over 25 roles with the company. He is known among G&S fans as an excellent character actor, usually portraying the famous Gilbert & Sullivan "patter" roles. At the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England, he played the role of Rudolph in the company's The Grand Duke in 1999 and also appeared at the festival in 1996.
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