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A cast of high school actors from 14 Triangle-area schools will perform the Tony Award-winning musical \u201cGuys & Dolls\u201d July 15-25 for the PlayMakers Summer Youth Conservatory (SYC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. High school actors and technicians began work on the production June 15.<\/p>\n
PlayMakers Repertory Company, the professional theater in residence in UNC-Chapel Hill\u2019s College of Arts and Sciences, will present the musical as the culmination of its popular SYC program.<\/p>\n
\u201cGuys & Dolls,\u201d a musical fable of Broadway, is based on a story and characters created by Damon Runyon, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. The New York Times called \u201cGuys & Dolls\u201d the \u201cshow that defines Broadway dazzle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. July 15-18, 24, 25 and 2 p.m. July 19 in the Paul Green Theatre inside the Center for Dramatic Art located on Country Club Road. Tickets, $15 for adults and $10 for students and children under 18, may be purchased by calling (919) 962-7529, online at www.playmakersrep.org<\/a> or at the PlayMakers box office. Matthew Steffens serves as choreographer and associate director, as he did for last summer\u2019s SYC production of \u201cHairspray.\u201d He is associate choreographer for immersive theater hit\u00a0\u201cQueen of the Night\u201d and served as associate choreographer for the recent Broadway production of \u201cDoctor Zhivago.\u201d<\/p>\n SYC is a unique, award-winning educational and performance opportunity for young people, which includes working with professional personnel at PlayMakers.<\/p>\n Recognized as \u201ca model program for youth theater in North Carolina\u201d by the North Carolina Theatre Conference, the Conservatory features three programs: Theatre Intensive and TheatreTech for high school students and Theatre Quest for middle-schoolers.<\/p>\n
\nWith a cast of colorful characters straight off the streets of 1930s New York, \u201cGuys & Dolls\u201d is one of America\u2019s greatest musicals. Searching for the next best place to host his \u201coldest established permanent floating crap game,\u201d Nathan Detroit makes a bet that high roller Sky Masterson can\u2019t land a date with a straight-edged Salvation Army dame. Not only that, but his fianc\u00e9e of 14 years is threatening to walk if they don\u2019t tie the knot.<\/p>\n![\"prc_guys_dolls083\"](\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2015\/06\/PRC_SYC-Guys_Dolls-7-300x214.jpg\")
<\/a>PlayMakers\u2019 Associate Artistic Director Jeffrey Meanza directs. He has appeared in numerous PlayMakers productions including \u201cInto the Woods\u201d and \u201cAssassins.\u201d His directing credits include \u201cCrimes of the Heart\u201d (Theatre Raleigh) and \u201cThe Mountaintop\u201d (assistant director, PlayMakers and Triad Stage). Meanza has been with PlayMakers since 2007, managing the Summer Youth Conservatory since its inception.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Beginning this week, high school actors in the Theatre Intensive program train, rehearse and perform in PlayMakers\u2019 professional theater space. At the same time, participants in TheatreTech begin a program in scenic, costume and lighting production. TheatreTech includes technical coursework followed by a month-long apprenticeship with PlayMakers.<\/p>\n