College of the Ozarks Theatre Department to present “Guys and Dolls,” March 3-7

POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — The College of the Ozarks Theatre and Music Departments will present “Guys and Dolls” as its spring musical.

Performances will take place March 3-7. All performances will be held at 7:30 p.m., with exception of March 5, which will be shown at 2:30 p.m. A student convocation will take place Monday, March 6, with seating limited to students, faculty, staff, and administration. All other performances are open to the public. 

Ticket prices are as follows:  Adults, $15; Senior Citizens, $13; Non-C of O students, $13; Children 12 and under, $10; C of O Associates, free with Associates card; and Associates’ Guests are $5. 

To make reservations, call the Theatre Department Box Office at (417) 690-2626.

Play Synopsis

Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, “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 strait-laced missionary Sarah Brown as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.

Cast: 

• Nathan Detroit - Elijah Clymer, sophomore vocal performance major from Stella, Missouri
• Miss Adelaide - Dorothie Goode, senior music theatre major from Vilonia, Arkansas
• Sarah Brown - Anna Brayman, senior music theatre major from Hollister, Missouri
• Sky Masterson - Judah Sawyer, senior theatre major from Olympia, Washington
• Arvide Abernathy - Tierce Carmody, sophomore music theatre major from DeSoto, Missouri
• Harry the Horse - William Bressler, senior theatre major from Jonesboro, Arkansas
• Nicely-Nicely Johnson - Zach Rainbolt, senior mathematics major from Oak Grove, Missouri
• General Matilda B. Cartwright - Phoebe Ulmer, junior music major from Seneca, Kansas
• Big Jule - Elias Hall, junior video production major from Jacob, Illinois 
• Lieutenant Brannigan - Kobe Clay, sophomore theatre major from Mount Ida, Arkansas
• Benny Southstreet - Jack Collins, junior vocal music education major from Springdale, Arkansas
• Rusty Charlie - Kutter Schulte, sophomore psychology major from Nevada, Missouri
• Martha (a missionary) - Kaitlyn Bowles, freshman business administration major from Warrenton, Missouri
• Agatha (a missionary) - Savannah Klenke, senior video production major from Washington, Missouri
• Calvin (a missionary) - David Bessert, junior music theatre major from Warsaw, Missouri
• Angie the Ox - Carmen Bolding, junior music theory and composition major from Fort Madison, Indiana
• Joey Biltmore - Samuel Pitt, junior business administration: management major from Greenwood Villa, Colorado

Gamblers (male ensemble)

• Elijah Lyons, senior music theatre major from Rich Hill, Missouri
• Josiah Sims, freshman speech and theatre education major from Cordova, Tennessee
• Thomas Millar, freshman music theatre major from Creighton, Missouri
• Luke Williams, junior family studies/social services major from Omaha, Arkansas
• Jacob Henry, junior video production major from Stockton, Missouri
• Jacob Priestner, junior speech communication major from Springdale, Arkansas
• Hayden Grimm, freshman (undecided) from Riverbank, California
• Gage Hauck, freshman music theatre major from Camdenton, Missouri

Hot Box Girls (female ensemble)

• Makhaila Keown, freshman speech communication major from Ramah, Colorado
• Aubrie Fewin, junior video production major from Carthage, Missouri
• Rheanna Mulvaney, senior psychology major from St. Louis, Missouri
• Victoria Smith, junior psychology major from Hollister, Missouri
• Annie Varhalla, senior nursing major from Farmington, Missouri
• Alison Wagner, junior history major from Ballwin, Missouri
• Victoria Rivera, freshman theatre major from Siloam Springs, Arkansas