KEENE, NH — MoCo’s High School Musical Theatre is set to present their production of Guys & Dolls JR. on Saturday, January 7 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, January 8 at 2 & 5 p.m. at MoCo Arts’ blackbox, The Founder’s Theatre. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased by calling MoCo Arts at (603) 357-2100 or stopping by MoCo at 40 Roxbury Street, Keene, NH. Sponsored in part by Season Sponsor @310 Marlboro Street and Show Sponsor Fireworks Restaurant.
“When deciding what show to do this first semester, our production team wanted to put on a classic. We wanted to expose our actors to more than just the modern musicals they may listen to on a regular Wednesday afternoon.” says Laura Carbonneau, MoCo’s Artistic Director of Theatre. “Guys & Dolls is a quintessential musical chestnut that we knew this group would thrive in performing and come to love.”
Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls JR. follows Salvation Army crusaders and high rollers from the streets of Times Square to Havana and back again. Nathan Detroit, who is permanently engaged to psychosomatic showgirl Miss Adelaide, may be forced to fold Detroit’s Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game unless he wins a bet from slick high roller Sky Masterson. When Sky gambles that he can woo any “doll” Nathan counters that Sky will not be able to convince an upright missionary named Sarah to go to Havana with him. At first, Sarah easily resists the dashing Sky, but eventually, both Sky and Sarah teach each other a lesson on winning. Guys & Dolls JR. is filled with many beloved characters and features popular songs like, “A Bushel and a Peck” and “Marry the Man Today”.
Interested in joining MoCo Arts for classes in theatre? Visit moco.org/class-schedule to learn more about MoCo’s class offerings. Upcoming theatre performances include The Addams Family School Edition, Seussical Kids, Into the Woods JR., and Puffs! Call (603) 357-2100 to register for a class or for more information on how you can join in on the fun at MoCo Arts.
Established in 1991, MoCo Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, multi-arts educational organization located in downtown Keene offering dance and theatre classes for children ages 18 months to 18+ years and multi-arts vacation and summer camps for students ages 4 through grade 12. As part of the educational process, MoCo Arts provides professional-quality performance experiences for students and family-friendly performances for audiences of all ages throughout the year. MoCo Arts is inclusive and welcoming to all, regardless of social, and current or past financial background, and provides up to $79,000 in tuition assistance per year. MoCo has never turned a child away because of a family’s lack of ability to pay. MoCo Arts is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. To learn more about MoCo’s mission and ways you can support the organization’s work in arts education, please visit moco.org, contact (603) 357-2100, and/or MoCo Arts, 40 Roxbury Street, Keene, NH 03431
