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Forty students of St. James High School are busy recreating one of the most successful Broadway shows ever produced, Guys and Dolls. Based on the eccentrics, non-conformists, Salvation Army do-gooders, gamblers, night-
club entertainers, and other New York citizens embodied in the stories of Damon Runyon, Guys and Dolls has been described as “the perfect musical” and would have won the Pulitzer Prize in 1951 had not Senator Joe McCarthy stopped the award.
The curtain rises on Broadway where three gamblers-Nicely (Mike Dahl), Benny (Zach Christenson) and Rusty Charlie (Anthony Stordalen) -- are found pouring over the day’s racing forms (“Fugue for Tinhorns”). Near by is the Save-a-Soul Mission of the Salvation Army, directed by Arvilde Abernathy (Shannon Bruce). Here Sky Masterson (Zach West), a happy go-lucky gambler, meets the Salvation Army lass, Sarah Brown (Cassidy Chapek). He finds her fair game for his romantic sport. But Sarah tells him in no uncertain terms that he is not her kind of man, and when such a man comes along she will know (“I’ll Know”).
At the Hot Spot night-club chorus girls are going through one of their routines(“A Bushel and a Peck”). One of these entertainers, Adelaide (Paige Harris), laments that she is addicted to pyschosomatic colds (Adelaide’s Lament). The cause-Nathan Detroit (Logan Hoppe). She has been keeping company with him fourteen years. But since he is a chronic gambler, there is always some game of chance to come between them just as they are about to get married. At that very moment Nathan is involved in trying to find a place to house a floating crap game for some high players just come to town. Once again matrimony is farthest from his mind.
Meanwhile, Sky Masterson is pursuing Sarah. Stimulated by a bet he decides to invite her to Havana. Her better judgment not withstanding, Sarah goes off with Sky. In Havana she comes face to face with the glaring truth that she has fallen in love with him (“If I were a Bell”). For his part, Sky has come to realize that his game has become serious; that he, too, was knee-deep in love (“I’ve Never Been In Love Before”).
But after they return to Broadway, Sarah discovers that not love, but a bet, had been Sky’s motive in taking her to Havana. She refuses to have anything more to do with him. Her troubles are compounded with the news that the Mission is in danger of closing down because not enough people take advantage of its services.
Director of the production is Sandy Sunde, while Karla Beck is the musical director. Performances are November 11, 12, 13. Tickets can be reserved by calling 375-5602 during school hours.
Forty students of St. James High School are busy recreating one of the most successful Broadway shows ever produced, Guys and Dolls. Based on the eccentrics, non-conformists, Salvation Army do-gooders, gamblers, night-
club entertainers, and other New York citizens embodied in the stories of Damon Runyon, Guys and Dolls has been described as “the perfect musical” and would have won the Pulitzer Prize in 1951 had not Senator Joe McCarthy stopped the award.
The curtain rises on Broadway where three gamblers-Nicely (Mike Dahl), Benny (Zach Christenson) and Rusty Charlie (Anthony Stordalen) -- are found pouring over the day’s racing forms (“Fugue for Tinhorns”). Near by is the Save-a-Soul Mission of the Salvation Army, directed by Arvilde Abernathy (Shannon Bruce). Here Sky Masterson (Zach West), a happy go-lucky gambler, meets the Salvation Army lass, Sarah Brown (Cassidy Chapek). He finds her fair game for his romantic sport. But Sarah tells him in no uncertain terms that he is not her kind of man, and when such a man comes along she will know (“I’ll Know”).
At the Hot Spot night-club chorus girls are going through one of their routines(“A Bushel and a Peck”). One of these entertainers, Adelaide (Paige Harris), laments that she is addicted to pyschosomatic colds (Adelaide’s Lament). The cause-Nathan Detroit (Logan Hoppe). She has been keeping company with him fourteen years. But since he is a chronic gambler, there is always some game of chance to come between them just as they are about to get married. At that very moment Nathan is involved in trying to find a place to house a floating crap game for some high players just come to town. Once again matrimony is farthest from his mind.
Meanwhile, Sky Masterson is pursuing Sarah. Stimulated by a bet he decides to invite her to Havana. Her better judgment not withstanding, Sarah goes off with Sky. In Havana she comes face to face with the glaring truth that she has fallen in love with him (“If I were a Bell”). For his part, Sky has come to realize that his game has become serious; that he, too, was knee-deep in love (“I’ve Never Been In Love Before”).
But after they return to Broadway, Sarah discovers that not love, but a bet, had been Sky’s motive in taking her to Havana. She refuses to have anything more to do with him. Her troubles are compounded with the news that the Mission is in danger of closing down because not enough people take advantage of its services.
Director of the production is Sandy Sunde, while Karla Beck is the musical director. Performances are November 11, 12, 13. Tickets can be reserved by calling 375-5602 during school hours.
