Classic Broadway at its show-stopping best! Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this Tony-winning favorite follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters, and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance—then love sneaks in! Set in bustling 1930s Manhattan, Guys and Dolls features some of Frank Loesser’s most memorable songs including “I’ve Never Been in Love Before” “Luck Be a Lady” and “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat.”

 

Guys and Dolls

Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser

Book by Joe Swerling and Abe Burrows

Based on a Story and Characters by Damon Runyon

Auditions: December 2 and 3.  Callbacks December 4

Performances: March 7-9; 14-16, 2025.  Performing Arts Center

Directed by Kevin Long

Musical Direction by Jeremy Ramey

Choreography by Jennifer Cupani

Mrs. Bella Manningham is going mad. Confined to an old and dark London home, her suave husband and caretaker, Jack, accuses her of playing wicked pranks and tricks that she can’t recall, tormenting Bella and making her question her own sanity. Frightened, Bella believes everyone is against her, until one evening when a keen police inspector pays her a visit, shedding light on information that could save her life. Equal parts mystery, psychology and sin, Gaslight is one of Broadway’s longest running plays.

 

Gaslight by Steven Dietz 

Based on the original play by Patrick Hamilton

Auditions: March 3 and 4.  Callbacks March 6

Performances: April 30 – May 4, 2025.  Blackbox Theatre

Directed by Sally Beck Wippman

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Guys and Dolls

Gaslight

If interested, please contact Professor Long as soon as possible at klong@harpercollege.edu

AUDITIONS FOR GASLIGHT 

Audition Dates:


SEEKING:

BELLA MANNINGHAM (F, 30s). Beautiful, attentive, open-hearted, unsettled. Bella is smart and strong, despite being in a situation that has been driving her mad.

 

JACK MANNINGHAM (M, 40s). Charming, handsome, ambitious, strategic, secretive.

Jack is incredibly charming and has been executing a years-long plan to achieve his goal.

 

SERGEANT ROUGH (M, 60s). Clever, determined/dogged, eccentric, buoyant. British. Rough never gives up, and is a true stand-up officer of the law.

*Requires strong physical theatre skills. British accent a bonus.

 

ELIZABETH (F, 50s). Direct, capable, loyal. Elizabeth is the senior maid in the Manningham household.

 

NANCY (F, 19/20s). Out-spoken, pretty, bold. Nancy is a young maid in the Manningham household. She receives a lot of attention from men and knows how to use it.

 

ALICE BARLOW (F, ageless). Generous, eerie. Alice Barlow was a generous older woman who was murdered by a thief and conman. She has no written lines, but will appear as a physical presence in the scene. She may be double-cast with another role.

 

POLICE OFFICERS (Extras). Professional. Two police officers appear at the end to haul Jack out of the house.


PREPARATION

Please prepare a 1–2-minute monologue of any era (contemporary, classic, Shakespeare, Chekhov, etc.) for the audition. 

 

LOCATION

Harper College Black Box Theatre – Room L109 and Room L204

 

PERSONNEL

Sally Beck Wippman, Director


CALL BACKS

Callbacks (by invitation only): Thursday, March 13 from 7-10pm, Blackbox Theatre (L109), Harper College


TIME COMMITMENT

Gaslight will rehearse Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday from 7-10pm, and Saturday OR Sunday from 2-5pm, with some exceptions. Please see the attached calendar. 

 

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Directed by Kevin Long

Musical Direction by Jeremy Ramey

Choreography by Jennifer Cupani

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