GUYS AND DOLLS
A Musical Fable of Broadway
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon
Directed and Choreographed by Eric Byrd
Music Directed by Steve Goers
GUYS
AND DOLLS is musical theatre at its show-stopping best! Hailed by many
as the perfect musical comedy, this colorful classic follows a rowdy
bunch of gamblers and showgirls in a wild game of chance and love. Set
in bustling 1950s Manhattan, GUYS AND DOLLS features some of the most
memorable showtunes of all time, including “Luck Be a Lady,” “I’ve Never
Been in Love Before,” and the irrepressible anthem “Sit Down, You’re
Rockin’ the Boat.”
Rehearsals: July 2-28
Performances:
Saturday, July 29, 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 30, 3:00 PM
Friday, August 4, 7:30 PM
Saturday, August 5, 7:30 PM
Saturday, August 12, 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 13, 3:00 PM
Thursday, August 17, 7:30 PM
Friday, August 18, 7:30 PM
Available Roles
Nathan Detroit (He/Him)
A
good-hearted gambler and craps game organizer who could never hit the
bigtime. He loves Adelaide, but cannot quit his gambling ways. A broke
schemer with unwitting ways.
Baritone (Eb4-B4)
Miss Adelaide (She/Her)
Nathan’s
fiancé and a lead performer at the Hot Box nightclub. She loves Nathan
more than anything in the world and desperately wants to get married.
Pretty, outspoken, stubborn.
Mezzo-Soprano (A3-D5)
Sky Masterson (He/Him)
A
high-stakes gambler whose luck never seems to run out, and a wild card
who surprises himself when he falls in love with the unlikeliest of
women. Suave, smart, handsome.
Baritone (Bb3-D5)
Sarah Brown (She/Her)
A
pretty, bright-eyed woman who serves as Sergeant of the local Mission.
She fully believes in her worthy cause and wishes to convert the
gambling sinners to saints. Falls unexpectedly in love with Sky along
the way. She is prudish and uptight, but eventually lets go.
Soprano (Bb3-E5)
Nicely-Nicely Johnson (He/Him)
Just
like his name suggests, he is the nicest and cheeriest of the gambling
crooks. High-spirited and a bit naïve, but sincere and genuine. Nathan’s
loyal friend and lackey.
Tenor (Bb3-F5)
Benny Southstreet (He/Him)
Nathan’s
right-hand man and a gambler himself. Smart, slick, always moving and
shaking, but with what he thinks are Nathan’s best interest at heart.
Baritone (Bb3-E5)
Arvide Abernathy (He/Him or She/Her)
The bass drum and cymbal player in the Mission band and Sarah’s loving grandparent. Wise and sweet.
Harry The Horse (He/Him)
A
crook and gambler. He is a tough guy with dollar signs as his bottom
line. Brings Big Jule into Nathan’s craps game and backs his cheating
but is also a man of his word in the gambling community.
Lt. Brannigan/Ensemble (He/Him)
A
New York police officer who is on to Nathan’s illegal craps games and
is dead set on catching him. A tough, no-nonsense character.
Big Jule (He/Him)
A
big time craps player from Chicago who uses a gun and his own pair of
rigged dice to bully his way into never losing. Tough looking. A bit of
an oaf.
General Matilda B. Cartwright (She/Her)
The regional representative of the Save-a-Soul missions. Powerful, matronly, and no-nonsense.
Mezzo-Soprano
Rusty Charlie (He/Him)
Angie the Ox (He/Him)
Hot Box Dancers/Ensemble (She/Her)
A chorus of performers who back-up Adelaide in her nightclub act. Strong dancing, singing and character performance required.