New Britain’s Connecticut Theatre Company is returning to the stage after fourteen months with its production of Damon Runyon’s Guys and Dolls.
“It has been a long 14 months and we are so excited to be opening our first show since the pandemic began,” the Theatre said in a recent message. “We can’t wait to welcome our wonderful (and patient) patrons back to the theatre. Tickets are on sale now for Guys and Dolls.”
The Theatre describes the play as, “Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City,” saying,
Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result.
“Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square,” the Theater says, “to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.”
The play runs from June 11, 2021 to June 27th.
Guys and Dolls at Connecticut Theatre Company
| Day | Tim |
|---|---|
| Friday, June 11th | 7:00pm |
| Saturday, June 12th | 7:00pm |
| Friday, June 18th | 7:00pm |
| Saturday, June 19th | 7:00pm |
| Sunday, June 20th | 2:00pm |
| Friday, June 25th | 7:00pm |
| Saturday, June 26th | 7:00pm |
| Sunday, June 27th | 2:00pm |
The cast for the Theatre’s production includes,
- Travis Karas as Sky Masterson
- Meghan Glynn as Sarah Brown
- Noah Ryan Pekari as Nathan Detroit
- Kristen Norris as Miss Adelaide
- Brian Fagan as Lt. Brannigan
- David Schancupp as Arvide Abernathy
- Jodi Dickson as General Cartwright
- Julie Carvalho as Agatha/Hot Box Girl
- Morgan Papile as Martha
- Sam Battle as Calvin/Joey Biltmore
- Nathan Clift as Nicely-Nicely Johnson
- Galen Donovan as Rusty Charlie
- Cole Urso as Benny Southstreet
- Chris Corrales as Big Jule
- Paul Kornman as Harry the Horse
- Sarah Ford as Hot Box Girl
- Jeanie Tuzzio as Hot Box Girl
- Julia Leba as Hot Box Girl
Tickets for the play are available on the Theatre’s online box office web page.
“GUYS & DOLLS Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI,” the Theatre says.
The Connecticut Theatre Company says that it, “is a 100% volunteer-based organization with a team of dedicated individuals who firmly believe that performing arts can provide a number of benefits to individuals, families, businesses, communities and the state of Connecticut.” The Theater says that,
Our goal is to stimulate, promote, teach and develop interest in the dramatic arts; to educate the general public in the dramatic arts; to advance the general level of culture in the field of dramatic arts by the production of plays, musicals, readings, dramas, comedies, shows, and dramatic arts in all forms and of the highest standards. Connecticut Theatre Company is a performing arts group that is dedicated to entertaining, educating and supporting our community. Our focus is on providing great, year-round performances and entertainment events for central Connecticut and the surrounding areas.
Connecticut Theatre Company is located at the The Repertory Theatre at 23 Norden Street.
