Bay High School - Bay Blue Yearbook (Bay Village, OH)

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Good humor and hard work move Thespians UPSTAGE Mk hush filled the MM room as Grandpa said grace. Well, “sir, we've been getting along well for quite awhile now and we're cer- tainly much obliged. The cast was obliged and so was the audience. Attendance for the Friday and Saturday performances of You Can't Take It With You was ex- ceptional. An encore perfor- mance was presented on Monday, Nov. 15, because many students went on a Young Life retreat and were unable to attend. This was a first for the Thespi- ans. Vic Wirtz commented, It was nice to perform a third time. However, it was difficult remembering lines. A memorable part of the play was the giant set that was constructed. The crew worked from dusk to dawn to complete it. Crew mem- ber Mark Roman comment- ed, It was the first set that was one continuous wall. The most distinguishing feature however, was the wonderful group of actors. Some of the cast included Darren Ewing, Nancy Comparin, Christie Savoca, leff Sparks and Dave Karl as Grandpa. Christie com- mented, It was really amazing how the whole thing fit together. The chemistry was really there. With just the right elements, the cast was ready for showtime. GREETED BY THE SYCAMORES, actor Darren Ewing uets a dose of their strangeness. Ttieir pastimes included collecting snakes and making fireworks. S tealing the how Dave Karl — Grandpa. With a half an hour of make-up, senior Dave Karl was transformed into an 80-year old man. The extreme age difference made the part difficult to perform. Dave com- mented, It was really a challenge at first, but as the weeks progressed, I really got in- volved with the character. Anyone who sits all day making fun of people has to be interesting. It was great. Dave, as Grandpa, showed that youth was only an illusion. —T. CnJeriMin AS GRANDPA BEGINS one of his stories. Christie Savoca stops her typing to listen. As a hobby, her character writes dirty plays. THE END OF THE EVENING near. Tony Kirby, played by Darren Ewing, pauses for a parting kiss from his sweetheart Alice They played the romantic leads. 20 —Student Life

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k INSIDE OUT switching from school to the big time , students show no FOUL PLAY During • the summer many talented ac- tors became involved with community theater. The production style at Huntington was completely different from that of school productions. Laura Lee said, It was more intense, but more fun because of the twenty shows. Though the Play- house tended to do large productions, the amount of space was limited. Alison McKim stated, ''Huntington has a smaller stage but it's nice because there are real dressing rooms instead of the makeshift ones the school uses. I love performing at Huntington during the summer, related Cheryl Soltis. It's something to keep me occupied and it's also a great way to gain theatrical experience. Once school was out, performers were not out of work. Thanks to community theaters like Huntington, summer was not a bummer. DRESSED IN TRADITIONAL hunting suits. The Mame dancers perform The Fox Hunt . I he talented dancing troup consist- ed of twelve people. —I l.insey IN THE OPENING SEQUENCE, the chorus performs It s Today . The chorus consisted of approximately twenty female and ten male voices. C Solim —i: Solti» BEFORE A SHOW at Huntington Playhouse. Lucy Meyo calls the cast to places for Act (One. Lucy has Been involved with the Play- house for seven vears. IN THE BASEMENT DRESSING ROOM at Huntington Playhouse. Dave Hoffman applies his make- up. It was his first appearance on that stage. Musical

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. ..v:: INSIDE Cleveland’s Shakespeare Festival OUT From the page to the Stage Nickleby was THE RAGE ro be or not to be, that is the question. To be what? Well, if you were Rachel Dowling's father, you would be director of the Shake- speare Festival. Rachel herself was often in- volved in the theatre. I worked during the summer in Playboy of the Western World as an intern. She was also pro- duction assistant for Piaf, and appeared in Nicholas Nickleby. When Nicholas Nick- leby went to Chicago and Philadelphia, she went, too. 'T came to the U.S. to work in the theatre this summer. While seeking theatre arts as a profession, her chances were good. Her entire family was involved in theatre, including brother Cian, who worked on A Child's Christmas in Wales. Her mother is an actress and her father a director in Ireland. That's just something we've had to deal with, she explained. IN A SCENE from Dickens mas- terpiece “Nicholas Nickleby , Da- vid Purdham and Maggie Thatcher experience a tender moment. The play lasted over eight hours.