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Winter Musical: Guys and Dolls
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he winter musical, “Guys and Dolls,” with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, opened on Feb. 23 in Pendleton Hall. There were shows Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. The production’s company included Chino Agulanna ’14, Sam Armm ’14, Benjamin Arp ’15, Lucy Catlett ’15, Leigh Channell ’15, Joslyn Chesson ’13, Justin Choi ’14, Eric Chow ’13, Porter Collett ’13, Ania DeJoy ’14, Tyler Duerson ’12, Wilbur Earp ’13, Sam Falken ’12, Grace Falken ’14, Annabelle Gibson ’15, Caroline Hagood ’12, Abby Halm ’13, Madison Hardaway ’15, Anders Hedman ’13, Liz Helm ’12, IV Hendrix ’15, Sam Henriques ’12, Madison Hughes ’15, Emily Hunt ’14, Andrew Jyan ’12, Jenny Kang ’14, Natnael Kassaw ’14, Tom Keaton ’14, Paul Kim ’13, Heyward Lathrop ’15, Julian Lee ’12, Wonhee Lim ’12, Liz Mao ’15, Liz Martinelli ’14, Elisabeth Merten ’13, Ji Hong Min ’12, Eunice Mok ’13, Jenny Mok ’14, Augusta Nau ’15, Lory Nguyen ’13, Baker Patton ’12, Russell Pierson ’12, Elizabeth Redd ’14, Amy Ren ’12, Holly Reynolds ’13, Vicky Reynolds ’15, Teo Rogers ’12, Emily Salvant ’15, Will Slade ’14, Drew Styles ’14, Carter Thomas ’13, Kaitlyn Ugoretz ’13, Celeste Vandeventer ’13, Annalee Walton ’14, Olivia Wise ’15, Virginia Wright ’13, Sam Wu ’13, and Jackson Zyontz ’13. “‘Guys and Dolls’ is one of the most well-known shows from the golden age of American musical theater, featuring many familiar songs including ‘Luck be a Lady,’” remarked Director of Theater Meg O’Connor. “Our company features 60 students who have spent the winter months learning new skills and practicing in order to bring the songs, sets, costumes, and lighting to life. We’re delighted to have so many strong freshmen and sophomores in the cast this year, and thankful for our many veteran crew members, most of all, we’re lucky to have Tyler Duerson ’12 as our stage manager. She’s fantastic at her job, and knows exactly how to keep the entire company on track and moving forward.” n
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Paul Kim ’13 as Nicely Nicely Johnson.
Virginia Wright ’13 as Sarah Brown.
The Hot Box Club Dancers, front row: Caroline Hagood ’12 and Grace Falken ’14; second row: Emily Hunt ’14, Madison Hughes ’15, Annalee Walton ’14, Joslyn Chesson ’13, and Liz Martinelli ’14; third row: Elizabeth Merten ’13 and Holly Reynolds ’13. Sam Falken ’12 (far left) observes.
The Gamblers, from left: Augusta Nau ’15, Sam Falken ’14, Baker Patton ’12, Sam Armm ’14, Paul Kim ’13, Wonhee Lim ’12, and Eric Chow ’13.