"Guys & Dolls Jr."

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  1. Production Staff
  2. Cast of Characters
  3. Crew
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presented before there was even a theater at Wesley Chapel High School,
 
7:00pm May 26, 2000
 
at the Victorious Life Church
in Wesley Chapel
 
$5.00 Adults, $3.00 Children under 12
 
About the Play
 
"Guys & Dolls, Jr." was the first performance ever put on by Wesley Chapel High School.  Before there was a Troupe 6172, before there was a theater, and back when the Drama program was just 2 classes offered in tiny Room 208 by a surprised English teacher who was suddenly teaching Drama ... there was "Guys & Dolls, Jr."
 
That "Junior" is in there because this was a special 1-hour adaptation of the classic, and thank goodness it was only an hour!  A beleaguered Mr. Gaudet, completely out of his depth by daring to take on a musical in his first year, took on way more than he could chew.  Sets were behind, costumes were behind, props were behind and wait, what's publicity again?  Then all four leads, plus a minor character, collectively quit  ten days before the production began.  They believed the musical was not of a high enough quality, and demanded extra time to put it together or they would quit.  Unwilling to extend extra time, because two of the leads would lose their parts due to schedule conflicts, Mr. Gaudet took their resignation very poorly and with great volume - thereby helping to create the giant rift that would divide the fledgling Troupe 6172 when it started, for the next two years.  [In fact, when looking for a Thespians sponsor, Mr. Gaudet was a desperate last-choice of theirs; the only teacher who would accept the sponsorship.]
 
Meanwhile the production wavered, then collected itself, and continued.  The divide created a group of new stars who suddenly catapulted into lead roles.  Brian Russo ('02), Alex Masters ('04), Rusty Gillespie ('04), Melissa Domenech ('03) and Lorynn Young ('04) all took on a huge amount of extra work.  They learned all of their new lines and songs.  With the original leads gone, the play was (ironically) now able to move their production back ten days.   The musical debuted to a packed audience at the Victorious Life Church.  Never having been able to complete an entire dress rehearsal, the cast was prepared for the worst.  However, scene after scene, song after song, the musical went on with no misses and a rapt audience who was very aware of the casting fiasco, and hoping for the best.  The play ended appropriately with the raucous ensemble song, "The Happy Ending."
 
The cast received standing ovations.
 
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Production Staff

 Director, Producer  Mr. Sean Gaudet
 Music Director, Choreographer  Mrs. Mary Harvey
 Costume Design
 Mrs. Addie Brill
 Technical Advisor  Mrs. Kathy Taylor
 Student Director, Stage Manager  Monica Andersen ('02)
 Light & Sound Design
 Mr. Glen Harris
 Makeup Artist  Mrs. Cindy Gillespie
 Playbill, Tickets, Sound Booth  Mr. Sean Gaudet
 
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Cast of Characters

 Nathan Detroit  Joshua Suarez
 Miss Adelaide  Lorynn Young
 Sky Masterson  Brian Russo
 Sarah Brown  Melissa Domenech
 Nicely-Nicely Johnson  Alex Masters
 Arvide Abernathy
 Rachel Joyce 
 Benny Southstreet  Rusty Gillespie
 Harry the Horse  James Chandler
 Big Jule  T.J. Daffron
 General Cartwright  Paige Maskavich
 Lt. Brannigan  Jackie Gillespie
 Mimi
 Shannon Gillespie
 Agatha
 Veronica Padilla
 Calvin
 Elizabeth Womack
 Angie the Ox
 Angel Domenech
 

Chorus

 Amanda Allen  Sheena Ash  Lauren Bartke
 Renee Chapman  Frances Clark  Brandel Constance
 Shannon Gillespie  Christie Joyce  Lori O'Brien
 Monique Raguse  Nancy Rogers  Ryan Sabean
 Peter Sobotka  Toni Spencer  Rose Spina
 Laticha Timmons
 
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Crew

 Scenery & Props Crew
 Designers: Mr. Sean Gaudet
                    Mrs. Mary Harvey
 Costume Crew
 Designer: Mrs. Addie Brill
 Makeup Crew
 Designer: Mrs. Cindy Gillespie
 Monica Andersen
 Thomas Flessas
 Robert Guilford
 Rachel Joyce
 Laila Kail
 Alisha Medina
 Meagan Nolan
 Elizabeth Womack
 Jamie Wood
 Brandel Constance
 Ms. Lucy Domenech
 Candace Hurlburt
 Tiffany Hurlburt
 Ashley Sobotka
 
 
 Jessica Doucette
 Alisha Medina
 Lisa Tully
 On-Stage Crew
 Manager: Monica Andersen ('02)
 Sales and Lobby
 Manager: Mrs. Mary Harvey
 Jessica Doucette
 Thomas Flessas
 Alisha Medina
 Lisa Tully
 Jamie Wood
 Tri-M Club
 
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