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SPRING INTO THE MUSICAL Foothill and Amador High Schools present Guys and Dolls Gambling, bets, churches, and show-stopping songs: Guys and Dolls has it all. This year’s joint school production stars students from both Foothill and Amador in Tony award-winning musical Guys and Dolls. The story centers on two men and two women in the 1930s: Nathan Detroit, played by Danny Hanna (‘17) and Zac Richey (‘17), Sky Masterson, played by Arthur Hwang (‘16), Sarah Brown, played by Christina Ge (‘16) and Madelyn Bartolome (‘16, Amador), and Miss Adelaide, played by Rachel Probst (‘16) and Morgan Werder (‘16, Amador). Originally based on author Daniel Runyon’s short stories, the musical first premiered on Broadway in 1950 and won the 1951 Tony award for Best Musical, among many other awards and nominations. “We’re all really focused on making this a genuine 1930s and 1940s musical, so it’s very traditional and there’s not modern things incorporated in. There’s many different versions [of Guys and Dolls] but we’re really trying to keep it at its roots,” comments Ge. The story starts with Nathan trying to organize an illegal craps game, but he doesn’t have the money to put a down payment on a location. He approaches Sky, who is known to never turn down a bet, even an outrageous one, and bets him $1000 that he could not get a woman of Nathan’s choosing to go to Havana with him for a night. Sky takes the bet, and Nathan chooses pious and straight-laced Sarah, seemingly setting Sky up for failure. A variety of circumstances pushes forth the plot, setting the stage for an exciting, drama filled spectacle. continued on p2 “Guys and Dolls”
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MARCH 2016 Vol. 42, No. 3
MCC WEEK 2016
KAITLYN WANG editor in chief
ARTHUR HWANG editor in chief The annual Multicultural (MCC) Week was held April 29 through March 4 with both staple traditions and exciting changes. Organized by the Multicultural Club (MCC), the week strives to promote diversity, cultural awareness, and tolerance to campus. “The more we know about other people’s cultures, the easier it is to be accepting and understanding of traditions of others,” said Maegan Nalagan (‘16), President of MCC Club, highlighting her motivation for organizing the events. To start the week off, the drum line performed in the quad on Monday and tacos were sold during lunch on Tuesday’s “Food Day”. The real highlights of the week, however, were Wednesday’s World Showcase, which replaced last year’s Fashion Show, and Thursday’s Multicultural Rally, both of which featured cultural performances by Foothill clubs and students. The World Showcase featured the Foothill Jazz Combo, a K-Pop dance, Foothill Colorguard, a Korean song by Peter Kim (‘16), and a Tahitian dance by Langitau Kailahi (‘16). The Jazz Combo featured various latin bossa nova music, including “Girl from Ipanema” by Antonio Jobim. “We are representing cultures and styles all over the world with our music. Music is the true culture of the world,” said Trevor Holt (‘16), who played the drums for the Jazz Combo. Saxophonist Andy Francis (‘16) thought his performance “started off kind of rough, but band sounded good.” Peter Kim, who accompanied himself on the guitar, sang a Korean indie ballad, “Because of Different Time.” “It’s one of those songs you just connect with,” he said. The moment I
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