Guys And Dolls

Guys and Dolls is a fun musical with great songs and an interesting bunch of characters.  It is a human portrait of Broadway, New York in a time long gone.  A world of big and little shot gamblers, nightclub entertainers, and a variety of jokers and eccentrics just ripe for conversion by the determined members of the local Mission.  The colourful Damon Runyan characters, played by our enthusiastic cast, unfold the story of the "floating crap game" along with the romantic sub-plots that you would expect from a great Broadway hit musical.  Our Mission band may well remind you of the Salvation Army that work tirelessly to spread the good word and in so doing provide help and assistance to people in need all over the world.  I'd like to personally thank the Australian Salvation Army for helping us with the hard task of costuming the show - as always they have been most generous when finding a group of people "in need of assistance".  So to all the Salvos who continue the tradition of making sure they are active in places of need - Keep up the good work.  This show reflects the energy of the 'younger' members of our society, and while a few of us 'old timers' are along for the ride, I think you will agree that the essence of this show is youth.  Yet again we have seen a number of new players join the society through our auditioning process - which in this show has resulted in the introduction of two new leading ladies to grace the DMS stage.  To develop this show we also put together a team of youth in Phil, Alan and Mandy.  Alan Hui has previously been involved with musical direction for the society, but for Philip O'Connor and Mandy Winter it is their first time as director and choreographer respectively.  We wish them well.  The performance you will see today reflects not only the skills of the actors but the dedication of a fantastic team who have worked tirelessly to get the set built and painted and the costumes made and fitted.  On behalf of the committee I would like to say a special 'thank you' to that wonderful group of people. 

- Eddie Bruce, President DMS

Production:

Director	Philip O'Connor
Musical Director	Alan Hui
Choreographer	Mandy Winter
Lighting & Sound Design	Ian Hardstaff
Scenic Designer	Merle Lotzof
Costume Coordinators	Judy Clarke Julie Pogue Maya Santosa Sarah Lumsden
Stage Manager	Marvyn Lenders
Musicians	Clare Wijngaarden (Flute) Madison Gallacher (Alto Sax, Clarinet) Amy Hoggard (Tenor Sax, Clarinet) Kris Fenessy (Bass Guitar) Isaac Ledley (Drums)

The Cast:

Sky Masterson	Ben Wilson-Hill
Sarah Brown	Kerry Lotzof
Nathan Detriot	Brendon Dart
Miss Adelaide	Ariane Roseblade
Nicely-Nicely Johnson	Eddie Bruce
Benny Southstreet	Daniel McLean
Big Jule	John Nawotka
Harry the Horse	Andrew Quaglia
Lt. Brannigan	Jason Kissane
Arvide Abernathy	Gary Hoggard
General Matilda B Cartwright	Cath Dart
The Guys	Brendan Watts Christian Wiley Hector McLeod Andrew Murphy Andrew McLean Tom Byrne Domenic Floriano Daniel Clarke Julian Floriano Rhett Humphreys Patrick Lee
The Dolls	Keira Glasgow Mia Marks Stephanie Quaglia Anna Watanabe Madeleine Dart Belinda Weaver
The Mission Band	Sylvia Vanke Alex Vanke Colleen Birnie Angela Athanasiou Millie Brown Cassandra Stathos Eliza Brown

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