Air Academy High School - Vapor Trails Yearbook (USAF Academy, CO)

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Trouble In River City Spells Hit Cn AA Stage As Ethel Toffelmeyer and Marcellus Washburn, Wendy Willis and Scott Zedack perfect a dance step during rehearsal Ctop leftj. Trying to make promotional pictures perfect, Mr. .lim Stabler takes time to do it right Ctop middlej. Working with ele- mentary school cast John Ford Ctop rightb and Eng- lish teacher Mrs. Margo McCoy's daughter Amy Cbottom rightj, Mrs. Holly Kroncke shows important movements. Large chorus numbers such as Shi- poopie require timing and concentration for Evie Fairley and Casey Langley Cabovej. Patty Hicks and Keith Robinson express their Iowa Stubborn attitude Crightb. This year's musical production of The Music Man was significant because of the lack of rehearsal time involved, the help the direc- tors received from members of Bob Young's Cabaret, and the ex- tra night that the show was per- formed. Set in a small lowa town called Fi ff of

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the show. Montage was con- ceived some ten years ago as a show which would allow any stu- dent at AAHS a chance to per- form. One needs only to audition to take part. After auditions, the directors write a show around the talents they have seen dis- played. The 1981 Montage consisted of two acts and 27 numbers includ- ing one entitled Somewhere There's a Song dedicated to the non-hearing or hearing impaired. Cindy Smith, a special guest from the Colorado Deaf and Blind School participated in this num- ber. Three members from Came- Q were also dedicated to Mrs. Harriett Connolly, retiring Latin and English teacher. According to the directors, Ev- eryone is in the opening and fina- 'le and is included in at least one special number. .Rui Helping Montage give the gift of song, Cindy Smith, a student at the Colorado Deaf and Blind School, leads cast members Cplctured all together, topj in sign language to Somewhere There's a Song Caboveb. ln an attempt to finish her sentence, Jennifer Riley clamps a hand over John Bosick's mouth during the humorous number Sing from A Chorus Line. Camelot produced a variety of hit songs. three of which the Montage cast performed. Lisa Callaway coyly sings The Simple Joys of Maidenhead Crightb. Fine Arts! 25

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River City, the show deals with a take-the-money-and-run sales- man named Harold Hill who tries to sell a boys' band to the city. Complications develop when he falls in love with the town's librar- ian, Marian. With only six weeks of time to do a show that normally takes eight weeks to produce, Mrs. Hol- ly Kroncke and Mr. John Trost held rehearsals six days a week, mak- ing makeshift arrangements when freezing temperatures and snow caused school to be closed or shortened three times. I was usually pretty tired by the end of the week, admitted chorus member Rodd Aubrey, but l had a lot of fun with all the people involved. Cast members agreed that the addition of a special Thursday night performance made all of the work seem worth it. The set and the choreography were designed by several mem- bers of Bob Young's Cabaret. Miss Marian Paroo. played by Becky Rockwell, holds away her first kiss from Harold Hill CMike Armstrongb. Preparing for the ice- cream sociable, quartet members Mike Cole, David Emerlck, Bruce Vick and Bruce hall sing a difficult song while Pam Fischer and Peggy Stabler practice their Grecian urns Cleftb. Mayor Shlnn fKyle Williamsonb and his wife Eulalie CAnne Dargenioj rehearse a River City dance scene with other members of the cast Caboveb. Fine Arts! 27