Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Weeks of rigorous rehearsals, set construction, and memorization preceded One-Acts 7 and Thespian Play ' s Command performances The drama department of Broad Ripple High School sponsored two productions during the 1982 year. The first to be presented was the Thespian play, directed by Dolly Davis. This is the heaviest show I have done since I came to Broad Ripple , said Davis. The production was The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. The historically accounted play dealt with the Salem witch trials of the late 1600 ' s. Although she had cast the show before Winter Break, Davis postponed the show performances, due to snow. The second show presented by the drama department was the annual One-Acts, a series of one-act plays, directed and acted by students. The audience consisted of about 100 people, sat on the stage to see Next, Childhood, and The Point. Next was directed by J. A. Lacy and Hannah Meadows, seniors. This comical act displayed a man facing the draft and receiving a physical from a woman army sergeant. Childhood , a more serious play by Thorton Wilder, was directed by Mimi Gatens, senior, and Maya Roth, junior. It discussed the communications gap between parents and children. The remaining act, The Point, also contained a serious theme. The show discussed bigotry. The director, Rick Hasler, junior, adapted the play from a child ' s story. Susan Brummer, junior, assisted Hasler. The drama productions of 1982, which attracted more patronage than in past years, appealed to those interested in history, comedy, and psychology, while providing a variety of shows to choose from. CONDUCTING PSYCHOLOGICAL tests on Marion Cheever, Tom Knapp — senior, Sergeant Thech, Rachel Riegel — senior, inquires about Cheever ' s youth. EMPHASIZING THE THREAT of witches in Salem, Deputy-Sheriff Hale, senior Andy Austin, argues with Procter, Rick Hasler, junior, in a scene of The Crucible. BEWITCHED BY an imaginary evil demon, Abigail (Tara Jackson) frightens Mary and Mercy (Laurel Klapper and Susan Brummer). 28 Drama

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A GIDDY SLUMBER PARTY continues with the Lavender Ladies, from Casablanca, as Sam (Mary Lahman) chats with a rival. A ONE IN A MILLION kind of guy, Terry Toles was the 1982 Ripples intermission act winner. STRUTTING TO CATCH her man, Midget (Sarah Harvey), displays her new look for her heartthrob Beau (Mike Law). Ripples 27

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ACCUSATIONS OF WITCHERY create tension, terror, and trials for characters played by Susan Appel, Rick Hasler, and Laurel Klapper in Arthur Miller ' s The Cruicble. SEDUCING HER ex-lover, Abigail (Tara Jackson) begs John Proctor (Rick Hasler) to leave his wife. FASCINATED BY the point atop the head of Oblio (Oliver Morris) Point cast members make a statement against prejudice. HEAVEN-FRUIT sandwiches interest the cast members of Thornton Wilder ' s Childhood, a 1983 One-Acts production. Drama 29