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GUYS AND DOLLS
Wilmington College Community Summer Theatre
July 17-20
Wilmington College Hugh G. Heiland Theatre

GUYS AND DOLLS is musical theatre at its show-stopping best! Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this colorful classic follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers and showgirls in a wild game of chance and love. Set in bustling 1950s Manhattan, GUYS AND DOLLS features some of the most memorable showtunes of all time, including “Luck Be a Lady,” “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” and the irrepressible anthem “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat.”

• Thu-Sat, July 17-19 at 7:30pm
• Sun, July 20 at 2:30pm

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INTO THE WOODS
Wilmington College Community Summer Theatre
July 18-21
Boyd Cultural Arts Center Heiland Theatre

Directed by Bryan Wallingford
Music directed by Matt Spradlin
Choreographed by Cole Haugh

Not recommended for young children due to staged violence and adult themes.

Cast: Tricia Heys as The Witch, Tadeo Palafox as The Baker, Bekah Wall as The Baker’s Wife, Sterling Goodwin as Jack, Kyleigh Caves as Little Red Riding Hood, Isabella Gentile as Cinderella, Carlie McCoy as Rapunzel, Timothy Larrick as Mysterious Man and Cherie Cooper-Darragh as The Narrator, Kevin Wall and Luke Ruther as The Princes, Shadrach Brausch as The Wolf, Jessica Yankel as Jack’s Mother, Tonja Ruther as Cinderella’s Stepmother, Ollie Basta and Birdy Orebaugh as Cinderella’s Stepsisters, Matt Purkey and Jessica Fair as Cinderella’s Father and Mother, Cecelia Hunt as Granny, Gary Smith as The Steward, Claudia Fowler as The Giant. Alex Rhinehart as Milky White, Lindsay Lydy as Snow White & Josie Heys as Sleeping Beauty
Ensemble: Otto Cipollini, Ellie Craig, Bo Frye, Riley Griffin, Simon Heys, Carissa Preston, Emma Schnecker & Colin Wood

The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results.

• Thu-Sat, July 18-20 at 7:30pm
• Sun, July 21 at 2:30pm

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CHICAGO
Wilmington College Community Summer Theatre
July 13-16
Boyd Cultural Arts Center Heiland Theatre [Wilmington]

Directed by J. Wynn Alexander
Music directed by Matt Spradlin
Choreographed by Cole Haugh

Cast: Tricia Heys as Velma Kelly, Jessica Chase as Roxie Hart, Bryan Wallingford as Billy Flynn, Cherie Cooper-Darragh as Matron “Mama” Morton, Mary Alexander as Mary Sunshine, Andrew Conarroe as Amos Hart, Molly Stewart as Liz, Hannah Roberts as Annie, Tonja Ruther as June, Rainee Angles as Hunyak, Jennah Blair as Mona, Dessie Rogers as Kittty, Tadeo Palafox as Harry, Matt Purkey as the judge, Amex Rhinehart as Aaron and the doctor, Duncan Pickering-Polstra as the court clerk, Timothy Larrick as Sergeant Fogarty, Zebadiah Pickering-Polstra as Martin Harrison & Shawn Thomsen as Fred Casely.
Dance ensemble: Lindsay Lydy, Carissa Preston, Josie Heys, Damien Harris, Colin Wood, Gary Smith & Cole Haugh

CHICAGO is a dazzling and satirical look at fame, justice and the media machine. Set in 1920s Chicago, this “musical vaudeville” follows Roxie Hart, a past-her-prime wannabe celebrity, and her idol, the famed double-murderess and aging nightclub performer, Velma Kelly. When both acquire the same lawyer, tensions mount as they vie for the spotlight and the headlines.

• Thu-Sat, July 13-15 at 7:30pm
• Sun, July 16 at 2:30pm

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COMPANY
Wilmington College Community Summer Theatre
July 18-21
[Wilmington]

Directed by Wynn Alexander
Music direction by Matt Spradlin
Choreography by Cole Haugh

Cast: Bryan Wallingford as Bobby, Bekah Wall as Sarah, Matt Purkey as Harry, Tricia Heys as Jenny, Andrew Conarroe as David, Gina Beck as Susan, Timothy Larrick as Peter, Kate Koch as Amy, Kevin Wall as Paul, Cherie Cooper-Darragh as Joanne, Steven Haines as Larry, Abby Smith as April, Jessica Fair as Marta & Jessica Yankel as Kathy

Company, with music by Sondheim and book by George Furth, takes place on the night of Bobby’s all-important “30-something” birthday. Bobby, a long confirmed single, contemplates what it means to be alone. Over the course of a series of remembered dinners, drinks and even a wedding, friends explain the pros and cons of taking on a spouse. Bobby is forced to question “the tick-tock” of what it means to be unmarried. Sondheim’s Company is largely regarded as a trailblazer of the dark-comedy, modern-musical genre, and features a brilliantly brisk and energetic score containing many of the composer’s best-known songs.

• Thu-Sat, July 18-20 at 7:30pm
• Sun, July 21 at 2:30pm

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