INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / SEPTEMBER 4, 1990

 

 

Big Apple musical scheduled for Open House ’90

ake a musical bite of the Big

Apple at Open House ’90 this
fall.

The Douglas College Theatre
Department is staging a produc-
tion of the popular 1950’s musical
Guys And Dolls, which is set in
New York City.

Dorothy Jones, Coordinator of
the Theatre Department, will
direct the production, and she’s al-
ready looking forward to opening
night on November 9th.

“From the standpoint of musi-
cals, it has among the best music,”
says Jones. “It really is fun. Damon
Runyon managed to capture just

what these people were like when
he wrote it.”

The play will be a main attrac-
tion at Douglas College’s Open
House on November 16 and 17.

“There are a lot of production
numbers, so there’s an oppor-
tunity to use a lot of students,”
says Jones. “In choosing a show,
that’s one of the things we like to
do.”

Because the show has so many
songs, Jones is looking for good
singers. “Some of the second-year
students are getting ready al-
ready,” she says. “Auditions begin
right after Labour Day.”

 

Any musical production is dif-
ficult to achieve, but Jones says
that Guys And Dolls is even trickier
because of the accents required for
the show. “Some of the actors
have to have a fairly broad Brook-
lyn accent,” she adds.

The Douglas College Theatre
Department's musical productions
are popular, and Jones feels that
Guys And Dolls will be no excep-
tion.

“Our musicals have reached
the point of always being sold
out,” she says. “People should
plan on buying tickets early.” &

 

Dw You Know...?

e e e eDouglas College is plan-
ning to build anew Town Centre
campus in Coquitlam this
spring. The new campus will be
located on 25 acres of land in the
heart of Coguitlam. It will
house an additional 2,000 to
5,000 students.

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