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ZACK LAVOIE, in plaid jacket, plays the main character, J. Pierrepont Finch, in Brunswick High School’s production of “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” Here, Lavoie poses with other cast members. The production opens Thursday in Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School.
ZACK LAVOIE, in plaid jacket, plays the main character, J. Pierrepont Finch, in Brunswick High School’s production of “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” Here, Lavoie poses with other cast members. The production opens Thursday in Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School.
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ZACK LAVOIE, Ben Flanagan, Colin Arnold, Caleb Doyon, Patrick Donovan, Andrew Warren, Lucas Schipper and Reese Reed, from left, and Annabelle Gardiner, standing, work through a scene of “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” a student musical that opens Thursday in Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School on Maquoit Road. Gardiner plays Hedy Larue, the girl with whom the boss is having an affair.
ZACK LAVOIE, Ben Flanagan, Colin Arnold, Caleb Doyon, Patrick Donovan, Andrew Warren, Lucas Schipper and Reese Reed, from left, and Annabelle Gardiner, standing, work through a scene of “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” a student musical that opens Thursday in Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School on Maquoit Road. Gardiner plays Hedy Larue, the girl with whom the boss is having an affair.
Brunswick High School

Players will stage four performances of “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” in Crooker Theater at the school on Maquoit Road.

The show opens at 7 p.m. Thursday. Additional performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. March 23, as well as 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. March 24.

A plot summary provided by the school is as follows:

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Power, sex, ambition, greed … it’s just another day at the office. From the writers of “Guys and Dolls” comes one of the most delightfully, irreverent musicals of our time.

A satire of big business and all it holds sacred, “How To Succeed in Business without Really Trying” follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, who uses a little handbook called “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” to climb the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high powered executive.

On the way, he tackles such familiar but potent dangers such as the aggressively compliant “company man,” the boss’ whiny nepotistic nephew, the office party, backstabbing co-workers, caffeine addiction and of course, true love.

Familiar songs from the show include “The Brotherhood of Man” and “I Believe in You.”

Tickets cost $8 for students or $10 for adults at the door.


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