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MONROE, Mich. – Monroe County Community College's Division of Humanities and Social Sciences will put on “The Great Gatsby,” a live radio play based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald from April 22-24.
The play, which will feature MCCC students as cast members, will be held in the dining hall of the Audrey M. Warrick Student Services Building, which is located on MCCC’s Main Campus.
The April 22 and 23 shows will take place at 7 p.m.; the April 24 show will start at 2 p.m.
The play is free; however, each performance will be limited to 50 seats. Seats can be reserved by sending your name, number of attendees, and requested date to littletheater@monroeccc.edu.
Presented as a 1940s-era radio broadcast, the “The Great Gatsby” radio play tells the classic Jazz Age story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a young woman he loved in his youth.
According to Angie Lai, the play’s director and an adjunct professor at the college, the student cast members will play multiple roles, and there will be a mix of live and recorded sound effects to bring the story to life.
“The Great Gatsby is considered to be one of the great classics of American literature and still enjoys enormous popularity today,” Lai said. “I am excited to present this unique adaptation with this wonderful cast of actors. I think both fans of the novel and newcomers alike will enjoy themselves.”
The all-student cast will include:
- Noah Black as Nick Carraway
- Sam Spaulding as Jay Gatsby and Mr. Gatz:
- Ralph Jordan as Tom Buchanan and Meyer Wolfsheim
- Kaleb Rath as George Wilson
- Jason Loveland as Owl Eyes and Klipspringer
- Zachariah Eizak as Gatsby’s Butler and Train Conductor
- Philip Eizak as Policeman and Partygoer 2
- Riley McDaniel as Daisy Buchanan
- Emily Klyder as Jordan Baker
- Elayn Juhasz as Myrtle Wilson
- Amanda Dominguez as Catherine, Michaelis and Partygoer 1
- Joeleen S. Jennings as the Buchanans’ Maid, Well Dressed Woman and Gatsby’s Gardener
About Monroe County Community College
Founded in 1964, Monroe County Community College is a public, two-year institution supported by tax monies from Monroe County, educational funds from the State of Michigan and student tuition. The college’s mission is to enrich and transform lives by providing opportunities and excellence in higher education. The Main Campus is located at 1555 South Raisinville Road, Monroe, Mich., 48161, with easy access to Toledo and Detroit. The Whitman Center is located at 7777 Lewis Ave.,Temperance, Mich., 48182, near the Ohio-Michigan Border. Detailed information about MCCC is available at www.monroeccc.edu.