Archbishop Mitty High School - Excalibur Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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,'41X 28 Andy Vanyo, Vittor- io, argues with Claudette de Car- bonel, Ursula, with little violins in his voice. Mark Leary, Daddy Brubeck, gazes prospectively over dance hall hostess Johanna Ryssemus in the ballroom. Pompeii patrons cast a disdainful stare at Brandy Par- ris, Charity. Brandy Parris, Char- ity, tries to cheer up Dave Truhe, Oscar, while stuck in an old elevator. wing 10 w, 'Sweet Charit ' How do you spell relief? P-a-n-i-C, u-n-i-t-y vives on two hours of sleep, and m ages to complete school work du class, then you should have auditior if lf you are the kind of person who i I for MTA s Sweet Charity The cast managed to pull off the duction despite the odds and a mc and a half of rehearsals. During the first few weeks, practir were held in classrooms and dance hearsols in the band room. During time, Catherine Sanders began painstaking procedure of blocking, ancient art of stage directions that gi depth and meaning to the dialog However, because rehearsals wt

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as The year's opener, still S400 for ASB. Though not by many, those who went Fit the photography and music ere good. On October 28, costumed ghosts nd goblins made an appearance tthe second annual Masquerade ll, sponsered by the Mitty Theat- cal Arts. Although it grossed a Lreat deal, only S100 were left after e payment of expenses for D.J. lfred Glaciano, decorations, and weet Charity. Catherine Sanders It it was successful, and There were o problems. There were a lot of -ieople and there were some really laborote costumes, stated San- lers. A click here, a tum of the knob there, and the DJ transforms the gym into a Valentine's night dance floor ffar leftj. An Angus Young impersonator plays The guitar in the style ofthe famous ACXDC guitarist fleftj. Next came the day girls had waited for, November 18 and the Sadie Hawkins Dance which netted S800 forthe senior class. Sound ln- vestment provided The music and the seniors once again made money. tilt was organized well, said junior Jessica Hipolito, speaking about the country westem settings of hay and saddles. The junior and freshmen classes then put on a festive occasion with the Christmas Dance, netting Sl800. Next to the Back-to-School, many felt This to be one ofthe best ones as stated senior Mike Sanchez. San- Ta made an appearance, adding further to the Christmas spirit that stu- dents already showed. Jill Pittenger and Bob Parker dress up in an eccentric mixture of styles at the masquerade ball Ifar leftj They're students by day, but on Halloween night, they re Tar2an's, Janes, tourists. construction workers, and army privates fleftj. Jennifer Masters and John Dok receive their marriage rings from Stephanie Cabral at the Sadie's fabovej. The Valentine's Dance, with D.J. Steve Wozniak. grossed 82000, bringing in money for the junior class. Despite profits, alcohol prob- lems caused faculty and others to review dances and encouraged tighter security. The dances showed the spirit and enthusiasm ofthe school. These feel- ings continued through the year: the KQAK Dance with D.J. Rob Francis attracted many, as did the Father- Daughter Dance, the Junior Prom held at the Red Lyon in San Jose, andthe Senior Ball in San Francisio. - Niyo Kachalia -

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Truhe sucessfully lifts Yen during uThe Fruge extensive practice Brandy Parris, appeals to Scott Charlie, by singing Could See Charity, Parris, offers her to Andy Vanyo, lbottoml. longer practices were as the opening night drew costumes were provided by the si and the Civic Light Opera. ln order make the sets more pleasing to the e and to intensify the mood of the oduction, certain color schemes were ed throughout the sets and costumes. i'lt was a great relief to have decent stumes. lt added a spectacular fect to the show, commented rolyn Brilla, senior. Those who were not playing major naracters assumed up to six different lies. This posed a problem with the ailabilily of room back stage and the creased number of corresponding Dstumes. With only three weeks until the open- ing night, the infamous uhell week be- gan. During that time the cast, crew, and band came to school at eight o'clock in the morning and did not leave before ten o'clock that evening. At promptly three o'clock practice be- gan, and for six hours the final touches were made on costumes, dances were practiced until they were perfect, and every scene was rehearsed until cues, lines, and actions ran smoothly. Most people don't realize that many nights we were here until two o'clock in the morning, explained senior Brandy Parris, alias Sweet Charity. Parris spent longer hours than most, but the rest of the cast felt pressured. What to do when it is one week from the opening night and people are feel- ing that they might not do well? The nat- ural reaction is to panic, but MTA de- cided to organize a retreat. The retreat enabled students to unify themselves for the sake of Sweet Char- ity. During this time the cast decided that they were going to do the best they could and not let all the long hours of practices go to waste. Monday, however, marked the uphill climb that the cast still had to endure. But finally, all three performances went well. How does one do it with two hours of sleep a night, a supplementary seven course meal of junk food and home- work on top of that? As more than one cast member noted, lt wasn't easy. - Tina Johnson - Mark Leary, Daddy Brubeck takes the Rhythm of Life Church very seriously fleftj Don Vendrell and Dan Norbutas tum Brandy Parris Charity, upside down to get the water out lbelowl