The WALRUS The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things: Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings. - Lewis Carroll Vol LXVIII No. 2 St. Sebastian’s School November 2014 The Best Musical in Recent History By Pat McGowan ‘15 is the leader of a Christian Mission being tipped off about the crap game Band that travels around New York which would end with his arrest for il- HEAD WRITER City looking for sinners to convert to legal underground gambling. Eventu- The St. Sebastian’s Drama Christianity by the Word of God, so ally, Nathan could no longer juggle all Club presented the musical Guys and it would be hard for Sky to woo her these things and his fiancé Adelaide Dolls for the annual fall play this year. into going to Cuba with him so he discovered he was still formulating Led by faculty members Mr. Rogers, could win the bet. Well, Sky worked secret crap games and vowed to never Mrs. Stansfield, and Mr. Grohmann, his magic and convinced Miss Sarah talk to him ever again. Guys and Dolls was a big hit this to accompany him to Havana. At first, At the end of the crap game, year. Auditions were set for late May Sky figured this would just be another in order to save his relationship with because the cast members wanted to girl but the more time he spent with Sarah, Sky Masterson offers each one get a head start on learning the dif- her the more he fell in love with her; of the gamblers a bet that says if he ficult music the play consists of. the only problem was that she didn’t rolls and wins the hand, then each of Over the last couple years, St. Seb’s like how Sky was a gambler. She was the men has to take part in the Mission Mac Morris ‘15, Owen Finnegan ‘16, and Chris Wolpe ‘15 has worked together with Montrose hesitant at first to spend with him, but Group’s Service for Sinners. Sky wins all defy gravity during a song; Photo by Seve Mustone ‘15 School in order to fill the female roles love works in mysterious ways and the hand and all the gamblers headed in the fall shows. Every other year St. she soon fell for him, too. When they over to the Mission Church in search Sebastian’s presents a musical, and in got back to New York City, Sarah dis- of redemption. Here is when the play years past they have put on incredible covered that Sky was still enrolling in takes a turn: each one of the gamblers shows, so Guys and Dolls would be a crap games and gambling, so she left apologizes for the sins they have com- challenge for the cast and the direc- him because she couldn’t associate mitted in the past, including Nathan tors. With the amount of music and herself with a sinner. Devastated by Detroit. Sarah also sees how much lines, it would take a lot of time and this rejection, Sky found Nathan De- Sky truly does love her and she can no effort in order to put on as good of troit in the sewers of New York City longer ignore her feelings about him, a show as they did. The show takes and paid him the money, even though however much she tries to subdue place in the streets of New York City; he had won the bet and taken her to them. Right before the end of the play, Will Supple ‘15 and CJ Santosuosso Havana. Sky felt so bad about pushing the two lead female actresses sing a ‘15 were chosen to be the two male away a girl he truly loved because of song together about marrying their leads alongside Molly Cahill (Mon- a bet that he couldn’t take the money respective men in order to change trose ’16) and Kate Wahle (Montrose from Nathan. them forever. The song shows how ’16); Will and CJ both play low-life The other lead male role, Na- powerful true love really is and no gamblers who chase after some sort of than Detroit, was having relationship matter how annoying or troublesome meaning in their lives. Nathan Detroit, problems of his own throughout the your partner may be, you can’t hide Sky Masterson (Will Supple ‘15) leads the gamblers in the CJ, is a man who has been engaged show himself. Having been engaged from how you really feel about them. song “Guys and Dolls” ; Photo by Seve ‘15 14 years (yeah, 14 years) to Adelaide for so long, Adelaide eventually got The last scene shows the two couples (Molly Cahill) and his life seems to be tired of being led on and was forcing happily joined in matrimony, giving a coming to a dead end with no money Nathan to make a decision: marriage great ending to the show. and he doesn’t want to be tie the knot or break-up. Nathan kept pushing off Both nights the actors and actresses just yet. He tries to make his money this decision because he was also try- and pit band members walked off to a off of his gambling buddies, but ing to rearrange a crap game for his standing ovation all thanks to the hard he starts to get cheated by Big Jule, gambling buddies. Characters such as work of each and every member of the played by Pat McGowan ’15, a large Big Jule, Harry the Horse (David Ko- show. A special thanks to Mr. Rogers, man who has come from Chicago rzeniowski ’16), Rusty Charlie (Owen Mrs. Stansfield, Mr. Grohmann, Mr. just to play crap, and is suddenly los- Finnegan ’16), Benny (Chris Wolpe Wu, and CJ Santosuosso for working ing money faster than he knows and ’15), Nicely-Nicely Johnson (Mac together to combine singing, dancing, there is nothing he can do about it. All Morris ’15), and other members of artwork, and music into two wonder- of a sudden Sky Masterson, played the crap shooters (Patrick Barron ‘19, ful shows. Thank you to Henry’s Cor- by Will Supple ’15, finds the game, Will Forman ‘18, Sam Gordon ‘17, ner and all the teachers that come out knocks out Big Jule, and saves Nathan Will McGovern ‘20, A.J. Santosuosso in support of the Drama Club and I by paying him the money that Sky ‘18, Marty White ‘18) were all put- recommend any student considering should’ve won in a bet. The bet was ting pressure on Nathan to have this joining the Drama Club for the winter that Sky Masterson couldn’t take the crap game. At the same time Nathan show or next fall to take that leap of Michael Wadsworth ‘15 sings the song “More I Cannot Mission Doll, Sarah, played by Kate was trying to avoid Lieutenant Bran- faith and join right away; you won’t Wish You” to his granddaughter Sarah, played by Kate Wahle, to Havana on vacation. Sarah nigan (Sean Harrington ’16) from regret it. Wahle ‘16 of Montrose; Photo by Seve ‘15 Seniors Come Together at Cape By Tyler Wiik ‘15 value to each student, and reflections HEAD WRITER from our hour spent alone in silence On November 9th, 23 mem- all contributed to the experience of bers of the senior class partook in the growing closer as a brotherhood and incredible experience of the Senior as a community. Retreat, with the support of Fr. Arens, Whether it was picking each Mr. Eaton, Mr. Cressotti, Mr. Tull, Mr. other up on the football field, block- Lynch, Mr. Drummond, Mr. Jim Sulli- ing side by side on the goal line of- van, and Mrs. Maloney. As carloads of fense, or listening and supporting seniors slowly gathered in Craigville each brother as he opened up about on the Cape, immediately everyone personal worries, care or troubles, we flocked to the grassy field for pickup came together as a family. Though Seniors take a polar plunge in the ocean; Photo by Seve ‘15 football. With great weather, an open the lackluster showing was due to a field, a beach, and plenty of athletic potential five day weekend for those spirit, the atmosphere for the trip be- who stayed home, every person that gan lighthearted and optimistic for participated on the retreat would a fun weekend with the boys. Early agree that we’d all do it again in a applications had been sent, first quar- heartbeat. Of course any weekend ter grades had been finalized, and all is a nice break, but they happen ev- were awaiting the opportunity to drop ery week. The Senior Retreat was a all worries and stresses for a vacation memorable, unfortunately one-time, of rest and relaxation. experience that we will never forget. The Senior Retreat consist- Laughs shared, tears shed, and memo- ed of free time spent playing pickup ries made, we’ve never been closer as games, plenty of food, time for re- a brotherhood. flection, Mass as a small group, and simply just time spent together. While I would be remiss, however, many are often quick to assume that if I neglected to mention the potential Doyle Sylvia ‘15 walks on the beach; Photo by Seve ‘15 the best times must’ve been the big D1 prospects arising from the com- hits in the football games or div- petitive sporting events. Mr. Drum- ing catches in the sand, in reality the mond will undoubtedly be drafted as greatest moments were spent circled a tight end in next NFL Draft.