The Beverly Theatre Guild
ARTISTIC STAFF
Director: Grey Sindaco
Choreographer: Tom Fagan
Musical Director: Sharon Mason
Produced by Sheilah O'Grady & Katie Duffy Regalado
LOCATION
Morgan Park Academy
Baer Theater
2153 W. 111th Street
Chicago, IL 60643
SYNOPSIS
Guys and Dolls is a musical romantic comedy involving the unlikeliest of Manhattan pairings: a high-rolling gambler and a puritanical missionary, a showgirl dreaming of the straight-and-narrow and a crap game manager who is anything but. Set in the Manhattan of Damon Runyon’s short stories, Guys and Dolls tells of con-man Nathan Detroit’s efforts to find new life for his illegal, but notorious, crap game. When their trusty venue is found out by the police, Nathan has to find a new home for his crap game quickly - but he doesn’t have the dough to secure the one location he finds. Enter Sky Masterson, a high-rolling gambler willing to take on any honest bet with a high enough reward attached. Nathan bets Sky that he can’t take the “doll” of Nathan’s choosing to Havana, Cuba, with him on a date. When Sky agrees to the bet, Nathan chooses uptight Evangelist Sergeant Sarah Brown, head of Broadway’s Save-a-Soul Mission. Sky thinks he’s been duped, but he’s in for even more of a surprise when his efforts to woo Sarah are so successful that he falls in love with her himself! Guys and Dolls takes us from the bustle of Times Square to the dance clubs of Havana to the sewers of New York City as it demonstrates the great lengths to which a guy will go when he truly falls in love with a “doll.” Guys and Dolls features some of Frank Loesser’s most memorable tunes, including the hilarious “Adelaide’s Lament,” the romantic “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” the exuberant “If I Were a Bell,” and the classic “Luck Be a Lady.”
CHARACTER DECRIPTIONS
All character descriptions can be found at: https://stageagent.com/shows/musical/1263/guys-and-dolls/characters
AUDITIONS (Attend ONE day only)
Sunday August 13th - 1PM to 6PM
Monday August 14 - 7PM to 10PM
CALL BACKS
Wednesday August 16 - 7PM to 10PM
Call back information will be emailed out after all auditions have taken place.
THIS WILL BE A SINGING AND DANCING AUDITION.
Be prepared to sing a song (not exceeding 32 bars or 1 minute in length) FROM THE SHOW, sung by a character you would like to audition for, OR that's in your vocal range. No a cappella singing allowed. Also, come prepared to dance with proper dance attire.
If you cannot attend audtions, video submissions can be uploaded to a Google drive (Turn sharing ON) or YouTube and sent to Sheilah O'Grady at sheilah.ogrady@gmail.com
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Sunday's from 1PM - 6PM
Tuesday's from 7PM - 10PM
Thursday's from 7PM - 10PM
PERFORMANCES
Friday October 20 @7:30PM
Saturday October 21 @ 7:30PM
Sunday October 22 @ 2:00PM
COME WITH A LIST OF YOUR CONFLICTS.
We will not accept conflicts AFTER the show has been cast. We cannot cast those with multiple conflicts, or conflicts during tech week through performance dates.
If you have any questions about auditions, you can email the Beverly Theatre Guild President, Wayne Wendell, at btgpres@gmail.com
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