ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP — The house lights go down and the curtain goes up. The opening music of a live pit orchestra begins to sound, and one is suddenly whisked away to the hustle of New York City, circa early 1950s, with Edgewood’s spring musical production of “Guys and Dolls.”
The cast, crew and pit band have been rehearsing their hearts out, under the management of directors Bill and Mary Ann Kline; musical director Nora Giangola; pit band director, Nila Maurer; and choreographer, Kim Godfrey.
“Guys and Dolls” is set in New York City in the early 1950’s and follows the antics of a gang of gamblers and their search for a location for their floating crap game. Furthermore, leader of the group, Nathan Detroit, attempts to hide his “hobby” from his fiancé of 14 years, leading Hot Box dancer, Miss Adelaide. At the same time, high-roller, Sky Masterson, is pursuing a love interest in missionary Sarah Brown.
The four leads, Sky Masterson, Nathan Detroit, Miss Adelaide and Sarah Brown are played by junior Zach Adkins, senior Sam Wyand, senior Emily Stolfer and sophomore Emily Kline, respectively. Moreover, all of these talented actors performed in last year’s production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie.”
Like “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” “Guys and Dolls” will feature a live pit band to accompany popular numbers from the show, including, “Bushel and a Peck,” “Luck Be a Lady” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat.”
The show is set to run the last weekend in February with curtain calls at 8 p.m. on Feb. 26 and 27. There will also be a matinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets will be on sale at the door.
“I know that our cast will provide a very entertaining production. The cast and the band have been rehearsing nightly. Costumes and scenery production are under way. It’s going to be a fabulous show!” said director Mary Ann Kline.
Edgewood recently began to offer a dual credit option for juniors and seniors in advanced placement classes or in new curricular classes, such as anatomy and physiology. Dual credit is a course that students take online that ensures a college credit at Kent State University and is applicable at various universities as well.
“The dual credit class is a great opportunity. It’s good to know that one of my college credits will be taken care of this year,” said senior Devon Anderson.
On top of taking a dual credit course, students still have to keep up with their school work. For this course, students have to take and pass tests, projects and finals. This class is offered so that they can earn more credits and become aware of college curricula.
To further students’ knowledge in all aspects of life, underclassmen have been taking cardiopulmonary resuscitation classes in health. Certified workers from Geneva University Hospitals came in for multiple weeks and taught students how to properly perform CPR. The students received good experience due to the fact that they got to use CPR dummies during this activity.
“Learning CPR was a lot of fun,” sophomore Alana Candela said. “It was a great experience and it is always great to know how to help people in a desperate situation.”
On parent-teacher conference night, Feb. 17, parents and teachers will meet and discuss the progress of their children. Concurrently, University Hospitals will be at Edgewood to raise awareness for breast cancer. All staff and parents are invited to stop in the auditorium from 5 to 7 p.m. to learn more about the program.
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