Guys & Dolls
October 7 - 10
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY FRANK LOESSER
BOOK BY JO SWERLING AND ABE BURROWS
DIRECTOR:
TIFFANY MCGEHEE
MUSIC DIRECTOR:
JENNIE HOUSE
CHOREOGRAPHER:
CAROL MERRILL
BOOK BY JO SWERLING AND ABE BURROWS
DIRECTOR:
TIFFANY MCGEHEE
MUSIC DIRECTOR:
JENNIE HOUSE
CHOREOGRAPHER:
CAROL MERRILL
“Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. Frank Loesser's brassy, immortal score makes Guys and Dolls a crowd pleaser.
Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.” Music Theatre International (MTI).
Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.” Music Theatre International (MTI).
Auditions
August 9 & 10
Meridian Little Theatre, 4334 MS-39, Meridian, MS 39301 at 6:30 p.m.
Prepare a one-minute cut (or 16-18 bars) of a standard musical theatre song that demonstrates your vocal range and ability. Bring sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. Alternatively, you may use and provide your own recorded accompaniment.
A dance combination will be taught, though not all roles are required to dance. Some will be asked to read from the script. Callbacks will only be held if necessary and may not include all roles.
Bring your calendar and be prepared to identify your conflicts for the rehearsal period. We can accommodate some conflicts but need to understand when they are.
Rehearsal Schedule:
August 23rd-October 6th. Dates and times to be determined.
Occasional weekends, either daytime or evening. Not everyone will be called for every rehearsal.
Tech Week: October 3-6, 2021 (all called; no conflicts permitted).
Performance Dates:
October 7-10, 2021
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:00 pm
Sunday at 2:00 pm
For More Information:
Please contact Meridian Little Theatre at 601- 482-6371 or Tiffany McGehee, at mcgehee.tiffany@gmail.com.
Prepare a one-minute cut (or 16-18 bars) of a standard musical theatre song that demonstrates your vocal range and ability. Bring sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. Alternatively, you may use and provide your own recorded accompaniment.
A dance combination will be taught, though not all roles are required to dance. Some will be asked to read from the script. Callbacks will only be held if necessary and may not include all roles.
Bring your calendar and be prepared to identify your conflicts for the rehearsal period. We can accommodate some conflicts but need to understand when they are.
Rehearsal Schedule:
August 23rd-October 6th. Dates and times to be determined.
Occasional weekends, either daytime or evening. Not everyone will be called for every rehearsal.
Tech Week: October 3-6, 2021 (all called; no conflicts permitted).
Performance Dates:
October 7-10, 2021
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:00 pm
Sunday at 2:00 pm
For More Information:
Please contact Meridian Little Theatre at 601- 482-6371 or Tiffany McGehee, at mcgehee.tiffany@gmail.com.
characters
Nicely-Nicely Johnson (Featured supporting role) Tenor
Stage Age: 30 to 45
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.
Benny Southstreet (Featured supporting role) Baritone
Stage Age: 30 to 45
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.
Sarah Brown (Lead) Soprano
Stage Age: 20 to 30
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.
Arvide Abernathy (Supporting) Baritone
Stage Age: 50 to 65
Sarah’s grandfather and a prominent missionary at the Save-a-Soul Mission. Wise, warm, and caring.
Harry The Horse (Supporting) Ensemble Singing
Stage Age: 35 to 55
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.
Rusty Charlie (Supporting) Baritone
Stage Age: 25-40
He is a gambler and one of Nathan’s primary associates (friends).
Lt. Brannigan (Spoken)
Stage Age: 40 to 55
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.
Nathan Detroit (Lead) Baritone or Tenor
Stage Age: 35 to 45
The organizer of the floating crap game. A slightly neurotic, lovable rogue who is always struggling to stay one step ahead of the pack - and looking for the big break he never seems to get. His heart is torn between the camaraderie of his gambling circle and Adelaide, to whom he has been engaged for 14 years.
Miss Adelaide (Lead) Alto or Mezzo
Stage Age: 30 to 40
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.
Sky Masterson (Lead) Baritone
Stage Age: 35 to 45
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.
Big Jule (Supporting) Baritone
Stage Age: 30 to 50
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. The role can be played by an actor of large height and stature to match his name, or it can be played by a diminutive actor as an ironic and comic gesture.
General Matilda B. Cartwright (Supporting) Mezzo
Stage Age: 40 - 65.
Regional representative of the Salvation Army. Authoritative but motivated by charity. Some comic moments.
ENSEMBLE
Mission Band (Agatha, Calvin, Martha)
Female Dance Ensemble: Female dancers who sing, to play age range 18 - 35. These performers will back-up Adelaide in her nightclub act. They will also double as Havana dancers; may double as sightseers, and other characters.
Female Singing Ensemble: Female singers who move but need not be skilled dancers. Will be part of the Mission Band, may double as other characters.
Male Dance Ensemble: Male dancers who sing. Will consider non-singing male dancers. Will be featured in ensemble numbers and as Havana dancers; may double as gamblers and other characters.
Male Singing Ensemble: Male singers who move but need not be skilled dancers. Will sing some of the greatest male ensemble numbers in musical theatre (e.g., “Oldest Established,” “Luck Be A Lady”). Some will be featured in the Mission Band; may double as gamblers or other characters.
Stage-age is how old you look on stage, not necessarily how old you actually are.
Note that roles are available for singers and non-singers, as well as dancers and non-dancers.
Stage Age: 30 to 45
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.
Benny Southstreet (Featured supporting role) Baritone
Stage Age: 30 to 45
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.
Sarah Brown (Lead) Soprano
Stage Age: 20 to 30
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.
Arvide Abernathy (Supporting) Baritone
Stage Age: 50 to 65
Sarah’s grandfather and a prominent missionary at the Save-a-Soul Mission. Wise, warm, and caring.
Harry The Horse (Supporting) Ensemble Singing
Stage Age: 35 to 55
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.
Rusty Charlie (Supporting) Baritone
Stage Age: 25-40
He is a gambler and one of Nathan’s primary associates (friends).
Lt. Brannigan (Spoken)
Stage Age: 40 to 55
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.
Nathan Detroit (Lead) Baritone or Tenor
Stage Age: 35 to 45
The organizer of the floating crap game. A slightly neurotic, lovable rogue who is always struggling to stay one step ahead of the pack - and looking for the big break he never seems to get. His heart is torn between the camaraderie of his gambling circle and Adelaide, to whom he has been engaged for 14 years.
Miss Adelaide (Lead) Alto or Mezzo
Stage Age: 30 to 40
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.
Sky Masterson (Lead) Baritone
Stage Age: 35 to 45
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.
Big Jule (Supporting) Baritone
Stage Age: 30 to 50
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. The role can be played by an actor of large height and stature to match his name, or it can be played by a diminutive actor as an ironic and comic gesture.
General Matilda B. Cartwright (Supporting) Mezzo
Stage Age: 40 - 65.
Regional representative of the Salvation Army. Authoritative but motivated by charity. Some comic moments.
ENSEMBLE
Mission Band (Agatha, Calvin, Martha)
Female Dance Ensemble: Female dancers who sing, to play age range 18 - 35. These performers will back-up Adelaide in her nightclub act. They will also double as Havana dancers; may double as sightseers, and other characters.
Female Singing Ensemble: Female singers who move but need not be skilled dancers. Will be part of the Mission Band, may double as other characters.
Male Dance Ensemble: Male dancers who sing. Will consider non-singing male dancers. Will be featured in ensemble numbers and as Havana dancers; may double as gamblers and other characters.
Male Singing Ensemble: Male singers who move but need not be skilled dancers. Will sing some of the greatest male ensemble numbers in musical theatre (e.g., “Oldest Established,” “Luck Be A Lady”). Some will be featured in the Mission Band; may double as gamblers or other characters.
Stage-age is how old you look on stage, not necessarily how old you actually are.
Note that roles are available for singers and non-singers, as well as dancers and non-dancers.