This weekend, Ladue Theatre presented the spring musical, “Guys and Dolls.”

“Guys and Dolls” presents the plot of crapshooting gamblers intertwined with love relationships in the energetic setting of New York.

All aspects of the musical (scenery, costumes, actors, etc), representing 1950’s New York City, were perfectly fitting.

Students in Technical Theatre I and II classes constructed and painted the scenery. The main setting was a Street off Broadway. On the sides of the stage, students painted authentic-looking brick walls clustered with advertisements for companies organizations such as Dr. Pepper and the Salvation Army. All scenery pieces were of like quality.

From the audience’s perspective, the numerous amount of scene changes went smoothly Lights dimmed, and a brief 10 seconds later, the scene had changed.

Another element adding complexity to the production was the costuming, especially for the girls. Adelaide, played by senior Catie Ryan, changed between street and dancer clothes many times throughout the musical.

Furthermore, the costumes were extremely reflective of clothing in the 1950s. The men wore suits with a tie and a hat, while the women wore dresses to the knee and had curled hair.

It was easy to tell that the actors worked strenuously to become believable. Even in song, they continued to use the typical New Yorker’s accent. Senior Lily Kennedy, presenting Sarah Brown, a worker for the Save-a-Soul mission, played the role of a “proper woman” extremely well.

In addition, the lighting proved helpful in directing the eye to the action. The main characters were equipped with personal microphones, allowing for sound to be amplified over the accompanying pit orchestra.

Instrumental music aside, the singing actors had excellent vocal abilities. During the musical number “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat,” Nicely Nicely Johnson, played by junior Jack Lavey, kept a strong voice and a consistent accent. The rest of the cast on stage joined in to the highly-energetic, visually-pleasing song.

All students involved deserve a standing ovation for the hard work put into the countless aspects that helped make this production of “Guys and Dolls” a definite success.