PhotosWhat Happened After the Guys and Dolls Curtain Went Down? Finding the Floating Crap Game with Goodspeed's "Sarah Brown"Spend the day backstage with Manna Nichols at Goodspeed Musical production of Guys and Dolls, which kicks off the company's 2015 season at the Goodspeed Opera House. The show officially opened April 29, following previews that began April 10, in East Haddam, CT.
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June 11, 2015
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What Happened After the Guys and Dolls Curtain Went Down? Finding the Floating Crap Game with Goodspeed's "Sarah Brown"
What Happened After the Guys and Dolls Curtain Went Down? Finding the Floating Crap Game with Goodspeed's "Sarah Brown"
Spend the day backstage with Manna Nichols at Goodspeed Musical production of Guys and Dolls, which kicks off the company's 2015 season at the Goodspeed Opera House. The show officially opened April 29, following previews that began April 10, in East Haddam, CT.
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It was a normal day at the Goodspeed Opera House.
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Sarah Brown (Manna Nichols) was perusing her script in her dressing room, and was horrified to learn about Nathan Detroit's Floating Crap Game.
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She couldn't believe her eyes!
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This would not do. These gamblers needed to be found and given the opportunity to repent!
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So, off she went to track down the Floating Crap Game!
The first gambler (Ian Saunders) she found sitting at the Newsstand, unapologetically flashing his dice.
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Just around the corner, an unassuming Mennonite couple (Michael Callahan & Kate Marilley) invited a horrified Miss Sarah to place a bet with them.
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Miss Sarah quickened her pace as she fled the scene, bumping right into Rusty Charlie (Jordan Grubb), who protested that his dice were merely a good luck charm.
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Sarah stormed up the stairwell of the opera house, her jaw dropping in shock at seeing The Greek, a.k.a. Angie the Ox (Paul Aguirre), as he was pulling his dice out of his jacket pocket.
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Further up, she spotted a bet going on between Harry the Horse (Carlos Lopez) and Big Jule (Jerry Gallagher).
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She headed straight for the Hot Box, hoping her friend, Miss Adelaide, could report on any strange sightings. Miss Sarah was appalled to discover that there was even a crap deal going down in the crapper! (Jayme Wappel & Rod Roberts)
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She sat down in the dressing room to catch her breath, when suddenly she heard the voices of Benny Southstreet (Noah Plomgren) and Nicely-Nicely Johnson (Scott Cote) coming from the costume rack.
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As it turned out, Nicely was discussing paying off the cops (Paul Aguirre)...
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While Benny was reporting on the exchange between Nathan Detroit (Mark Price) and Lt. Brannigan (David Sitler).
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Even Adelaide (Nancy Anderson) and her Debutants (Katya Preiser, Christine Cornish-Smith, Kate Marilley, and Kim Sava) were in on the crap game!
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The crew also had a game going on! (Andrew Boucher, Chee Lee, Will Truscott, Eric Hansen)
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Sarah even caught a deal going down between Benny and Wardrobe Supervisor, John Riccucci!
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Sarah started to head back to the Save-a-Soul Mission, hoping Arvide could shed light on the situation. Imagine her surprise when she discovered that Arvide was also placing his own bets, all orchestrated by General Cartwright! (Kim Sava, Karen Murphy, John Jellison, Michael Biren)
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Sarah felt like she could only count on one person to help her track down the floating crap game and put a stop to the sin going on all around. She went to find her husband, Sky Masterson (Tony Roach), who had recently converted and begun walking the straight and narrow.
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But it looked like Sky had covert plans of his own! He was in on the floating crap game too! (Tony Roach, Noah Plomgren, Mark Price, Scott Cote)
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An exhausted Miss Sarah Brown shrugged her shoulders with a laugh, and went to join in on the fun, placing her very first bet with the encouragement of the guys. (Tony Roach, Noah Plomgren, Manna Nichols, Mark Price, Scott Cote)
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And she cleaned up on her very first try!!! THE END (Tony Roach, Noah Plomgren, Manna Nichols, Mark Price, Scott Cote)
The cast includes Tony Roach as Sky Masterson, Nancy Anderson as Miss Adelaide, Manna Nichols as Sarah Brown, Mark Price as Nathan Detroit, Scott Cote as Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Jerry Gallagher as Big Jule, David Sitler as Lt. Brannigan, John Jellison as Arvide Abernathy, Noah Plomgren as Benny Southstreet and Karen Murphy as General Matilda Cartwright.
Rounding out the ensemble are Paul Aguirre, Michael Biren, Michael Callahan, Jordan Grubb, Carlos Lopez, Kate Marilley, Katya Preiser, Rod Roberts, Kim Sava, Ian Saunders and Christine Cornish Smith with swings Michael Bullard and Jayme Wappel.
Directed by Don Stephenson, performances continue through June 20 at the Goodspeed Opera House.
Other members of the creative team include choreographer Alex Sanchez, scenic designer Paul Tate dePoo lII, costume designer Tracy Christensen, lighting designer Stephen Terry, sound designer Jay Hilton, music director Michael O'Flaherty and assistant music director William J. Thomas.
Orchestrations are provided by Dan DeLange, and casting for Guys and Dolls is by Paul Hardt of SH Entertainment.
For details on Goodspeed Opera House’s season in East Haddam, CT, visit goodspeed.org
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