Bluffton University will present “Guys and Dolls,” forit May Day musical Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, in Founders Hall.
“Guys and Dolls” depicts gambler Nathan Detroit, who is seeking cash to set up the biggest craps game in town, but both the authorities and his fiancé of 14 years are breathing down his neck.
When Detroit makes a bet with a fellow gambler’s love life, this oddball romantic comedy takes us from Times Square to Cuba to the sewers of New York City.
Tickets are on sale for the musical with lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows.
Dr. Melissa Friesen, a professor and chair of communication and theatre at Bluffton, will direct the show, to be staged at 7:30 p.m. each evening in Founders Hall.
Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, an associate professor of music and chair of music, is musical director.
Tickets are $15 for reserved seats, $5 for bleacher seating and free for Bluffton students. They are available online at http://tickets.bluffton.edu; for assistance with tickets, call the box office at 419-358-3239.
The roles and participating students follows:
Nathan Detroit - Seth Regula ’19 of Jackson Center
Miss Adelaide - Hannah Brown ’20 of Findlay
Sarah Brown - Kasandera Knief ’19 of Lewistown
Sky Masterson - Alex Rose ’22 of Anna
Benny Southstreet - Adam Shanaman ’22 of Bellevue
Nicely Nicely Johnson - Evan Burden ’22 of Sidney
Harry the Horse - Adam Byram ’22 of Fort Recovery
Angie the Ox - Joshua McCauley ’21 of Columbus Grove
Big Jule - Benjamin Black ’19 of Deshler
Liver Lips Louie/Waiter - Trent Mast ’21 of Southington
Rusty Charlie – Tig Intagliata, campus pastor
Society Max – Justin Neufeld Weaver ’17
Lieutenant Brannigan – Darryl Nester, professor of mathematics
General Cartwright – Meghan Gibson ’19 of Goshen, Ind.
Arvide – Jeff Boehr ’78
Agatha – Tovah Wilson, graduate assistant
Martha – Shari Ayers, director of center for career and vocation
Mimi – Anneliese Horner ’22 of Applecreek
Performer – Josie Boehm ’21 of Forest
Performer – Brista Drake ’19 of Richwood
Makenzie Speakman ’20, Carroll, , is the stage manager and Robert McMullen-Ruppert ’20, Montpelier, is the assistant stage manager.
Mervin Schrock and Joan Bauer, both from Findlay, are technical director and costume designer, respectively. Daeun Choi is the rehearsal pianist.
