| Show | Guys and Dolls Jr. |
| Company | Sunrise Theatre Company |
| Notes | All students who attend auditions on Monday, February 9th will attend Callbacks on Wednesday, February 11th. There may be a second round of callbacks on Friday February 13th. Callback prep material will be located in the drive link below soon, and may be updated/edited. At callbacks, not everyone will read and sing everything, but every child will both read and sing. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wmxHPIqXUmN2aNP74pn_DIeeGuwg7pS4?usp=drive_link |
| Instructions | Please come prepared to sing a song in a similar style of the show. If singing with an accompaniment track, we request you send all tracks ahead of time to PAASunrise@gmail.com by Sunday, February 8th, or bring your sheet music for the accompanist. All tracks must be submitted ahead of time. Please prepare accordingly. |
| Rehearsal Dates | April 30th - May 3rd, exact dates/times TBD |
| Show Info | Set in Damon Runyon's New York City, Guys and Dolls JR. follows gambler, Nathan Detroit, as he tries to find the cash to set up the biggest crap 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 without ever getting married. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, but Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown. Guys and Dolls JR. takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, but everyone eventually ends up right where they belong. |
| Type | Location | Date | Time |
| Open | Sunrise Studios 34 Forest Ave Lynbrook | Feb 09 | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Call Back | Sunrise Studios 34 Forest Ave Lynbrook | Feb 11 | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
Roles
| Role | M/F | Age | Description | Nathan Detroit | M | 0+ | Nathan Detroit is the heart and soul of Guys And Dolls JR. Nathan's big secret is that he wants to marry Adelaide; he just can't bring himself to admit it. | Miss Adelaide | F | 0+ | Miss Adelaide is the classic "intellectually-challenged floozy." | Sky Masterson | M | 0+ | Sky Masterson is the quintessential, "smooth-as-velvet" Broadway gambler; he's slick and charming. In today's terms he would be called ""a player."" He has a soft spot for Sarah Brown. | Sarah Brown | F | 0+ | Sarah Brown is the "girl next door" with an adventurous side that's waiting to escape. She is gently authoritative, the mirror opposite of Sky. Sky is her weakness. | Arvide Abernathy | M | 0+ | Arvide Abernathy is Sarah Brown's grandfather and the bass drum player in the Mission Band. | Nicely-Nicely Johnson | M | 0+ | Walking, talking, Broadway comedy. | Benny Southstreet | M | 0+ | Small-time gambler sidekick of Nicely- Nicely Johnson. | Rusty Charlie | M | 0+ | Small-time gambler sidekicks of Nicely- Nicely Johnson. | Harry The Horse | M | 0+ | Colorful addition to the crapshooters crew. | Big Jule | M | 0+ | Colorful addition to the crapshooters crew. | Lt. Brannigan | M | 0+ | Lt. Brannigan is the police officer that always plays the patsy and is outwitted by the Gamblers. | General Cartwright | F | 0+ | General Cartwright is the formidable leader of the Save-a-Soul Mission organization. | Gamblers/Guys | M | 0+ | The Gamblers/Guys are the well-dressed ""comic glue"" of the show. A variety of gamblers, pedestrians, workers, NYC folks of all types will work perfectly for this group. Gamblers also include Liver Lips Louie, Society Max, and the Lookout. | Hot Box Girls | F | 0+ | The Hot Box Girls work in the club and are in the act ""A Bushel and a Peck"" where Miss Adelaide is the headliner. | Master Of Ceremonies | M | 0+ | The Master of Ceremonies is the host at the Hot Box Club. | Dolls | F | 0+ | The Dolls are other ensemble females that are not Hot Box girls or Mission Band members. | Mission Band | M/F | 0+ | The Mission Band includes Agatha, Calvin, Martha, and Bertha. | Ensemble | M/F | 0+ | Cops, Street Vendor, Gamblers |