The Leland and Gray Players present Guys and Dolls

Post date: Mar 9, 2013 11:16:09 PM

TOWNSHEND The Leland and Gray Players present Guys and Dolls, the boisterous musical based on stories by Damon Runyon with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, on Wednesday, March 27 at 7; Thursday, March 28 at 7; Friday, March 29 at 7:30; andSaturday, March 30 at 3 and 7:30 at Leland and Gray's Dutton Gymnasium.

Action is set in 1948, Times Square on Broadway, the heart of New York, New York. As lights come up, we meet a pack of crap shooters and a congregation of missionaries working to convert them, the sinners of the most dangerous part of the city. The gambler who runs the crap game, Nathan Detroit, is strapped for the cash he needs to pay for a space to hold his game. He has also been engaged to Adelaide, a dancer at the Hot Box Club, for 14 years. When Nathan hears the big gambler Sky Masterson is in town, he makes a bet with Sky to raise the money he needs. He wagers that Sky can't get Sarah Brown, the head of the Save-a-Soul Mission, to fly to Havana, Cuba, with him for dinner the next day. Sarah resists at first, but eventually relents when Sky quotes the Bible and offers to bring at least a dozen gamblers into her mission. The two take a plane to Havana where the story takes a turn. Once back in New York and after a few twists, tussles and rolls of the dice, all enjoy a very happy ending. Favorite tunes from the show include “Luck Be a Lady,” “Fugue for Tinhorn,” “If I Were a Bell,” “I’ll Know,” and “Adelaide’s Lament.”

This production of Guys and Dolls is directed by Ann Landenberger with assistant producer Abby Wicker. Ron Kelley is music director and Broadway veteran, Terrie Robinson, is choreographer. Scenery has been created by Leland and Gray art teacher Kristen Wilson’s design classes and costumes are the creations of Abby Wicker with parent volunteers Kim Soule Vera Gervais, Bonnie Cramp, and others. The cast includes: Addie Mahdavi, Rachael Turner, Adam Culver, Rebekah Winot, Susie Francy, Patrick Hauer, Arik Clark, Madison Cannella, Nathaniel Van Osdol, Kenny Cashman, Jesse Cannella, William Jagiello, Zoe Soule, Jesse Newton, Maddi Etman, Gable Rak, Tino Benson, Jasmine Domenick, Gia Casella, Sean Kiziltan, Asa Chapin, Michael Zima'nyi, Alana Redden, Nastia Stevens, Kayla Williams and, from Newbrook Elementary, Fairen Starks and Sam Thibault. Crew includes Max Cramp, Sam Harrison, Maezie Cramp, Genevieve Darling, Rachel Spence, Grant Cullen, and others.

Guys and Dolls can be seen March 27, 28, 29, and 30 in Leland and Gray's Dutton Gymnasium on Route 30 in Townshend.

Tickets are $8 for adults; $5 for students and seniors in advance or at the door. For more information, contact Ann Landenberger at verbatim@svcable.net or 802.365.7355 x 204.