Plymouth Presents

Guys and Dolls – the classic story of she loves me, she loves me not. Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit are two high rolling gamblers that love living all the life that New York City has to offer. Everyone is depending on Detroit to set up the next location for “the oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York.” His only problem is that he lacks the funds to secure the place. With the pressure mounting, Detroit bets Masterson “a bet he cannot lose” – $1000 that Masterson cannot get the stern but very beautiful Sergeant Sarah Brown to Havana. The bets circle round, with Masterson “promising” Sarah a dozen sinners if she will accompany him to Havana. A bet to win a bet – the gamblers’ life. Throw into the mix Detroit’s fiancé of fourteen years, the lovely Miss Adelaide, and Police Lieutenant Brannigan, who follows the floating crap game but can never manage to catch them, and it is sure to be a rocking good time. Jake Josef and Katie Rondeau took up the indomitable roles of Sky and Sarah. Sarah’s love-hate relationship for Masterson left him spinning, but eventually Sarah set aside her fears and fell head over heels for him. Josef played Masterson with confidence and sang with enthusiasm and power, bringing his character to life easily. Rondeau portrayed Sarah’s unending passion to convert sinners and displayed Sarah’s mild manner clearly and with ease. Nathan Detroit and Miss Adelaide were expertly played by Ken Quiricone and Natalie Roy. Quiricone lit up the stage with his constant nervousness about the location of his next crap game and his unwavering affection for Miss Adelaide. He made Detroit a part of himself and had the audience rooting for him and his crap game the entire night. Roy’s frustrations about Detroit are comically and wonderfully displayed within her laments about him. Her enthusiasm for her character is easily seen within her performance and her great presence.And what show would be complete without its supporting cast? John Lynes was hysterical as Nicely-Nicely Johnson- his presence on stage dominated and his nervous habits and constant need to eat kept the audience in stitches for the entire show. Police Lieutenant Brannigan, played strongly by Dane Grigas, was always in the right place ten seconds too late. His presence was a point of both fear and laughter on stage, leaving the audience wondering if those great gamblers will ever really get caught. Isaac Misckit played the loving and endearing figure to Sarah and sings a heartwarming and beautiful ballad to her in the second act. Chris Lukos played a towering Big Jule who truly struck fear into the hearts of those he gambled with. Not to mention the fabulous girls of the Hot Box and the Missionary or the other gamblers. All contributed to a wonderful cast that represented a fabulous interpretation of this classic show.Lisa Travis brought fresh and new choreography to this cast, providing innovative and exciting dance moves for both the guys and dolls. “Luck be a Lady Tonight” was a wonderful and energetic dance number with gamblers sliding and climbing up half pipes and cart wheeling across the stage. The Hot Box Girls were magnificent in both numbers, being cute, sexy and just plain lovable all at the same time. The Plymouth State Guys and Dolls performance was a show for the ages. The comic relief, the fantastic songs and the wonderful choreography all combined for a well spent evening of fun and delight.