Clover Hill High School - Ducemus Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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Regmamaresrert rate series of light and music cues. If The Good Doctor was the largest and most complex of C.H.H.S.’s produc- tions to date, this year’s one-act entry Sganarelle was possibly the most pol- ished. The 17th century play about “strange love affairs” went from district to regional to state competition with su- perior ratings at each. Clothed in bro- cades and velvets, the actors moved through the complex blocking with pre- cise timing and aplomb. The play was a comic success when it was presented for the Booster’s Club. 1975-76 saw drama at C.H.H.S. come to maturity. Nina, Judy Cook, (far left) auditions for Anton Checkov in “The Good Doctor.” (upper row, left to right) Pillow Talk. In a scene from “The Good Doctor’, Nicky, Henry Anderson, and his wife, Brenda Capen, discuss her secret flame, Peter Se- myonich. Sganarelle, portrayed by Mike Farrand, informs the audience of his wife’s strange love af- fairs. Scott Jones aids Peggy Jennings’ and Greg McCormick’s transition from students to clowns. (lower row, left to right) Susan Cox, as the wife of Sganarelle, reacts indignantly to false accusations from her spouse. Buddy Dameral, as Villebrequin, releases the news of his son’s secret marriage, shocking everyone on stage during “Sganarelle.” The Sexton, Mark White, points a threatening fin- ger at an inexperienced medical student after a painful extraction. Drama 29

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Crushed Velvets and Brocades Mark Season “I’m no Elizabeth Taylor. Why should | sign up for drama?” “What a question. Everyone likes drama.” The latter state- ment was borne out by the burgeoning drama enrollments this year. For the first time the classes were divided into senior and jun ior high sections, and it wasn’t just reading plays day after day. ‘Im- provs” were a popular class activity and students in all classes wrote, staged, di- rected, and acted in scenes. The writing 28 Drama and recording of radio melodrama was another featured activity. The technical aspects of the theatre weren't neglected. Lighting and make-up were also taught. It was not unusual to see greasepainted clowns, monsters, and octogenarians reporting for their lunch. Definitely drama. The high points of the year undoubt- ably were the productions of Neil Simon’s recent Broadway smash, The Good Doctor and Moliere’s Sganarelle. The fall production of The Good Doctor went on before near sellout audiences. The actors, under the steady direction of Ms. Joyce Roberts, presented a series of vignettes from Anton Chekhov’s short stories. The lavishly costumed cast moved through an ingenious set of multi-leveled platforms backed by an ar- ray of rear-screen projections which faded in and out according to an elabo-

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Bee’s Knees and Cat’s Pajamas Our choral students have been busy this year, and have received the satis- faction and recognition they deserved for their efforts. This past Christmas season the Clover Hill choirs brought smiles to the faces of hurried shoppers at Cloverleaf Mall and the residents of the Chesterfield Nursing Home with concerts of seasonal music. Soon after Christmas vacation, prepa- rations for the annual music festival be- gan. Seldom does one school receive the majority of honors at this festival, but this year our Girls’ Ensemble, the Girls’ Choir, the Mixed Choir, and the Seventh Grade Choir all were awarded top rat- ings—a showing for which we can be really proud. Concurrent with the music festival preparations, students were planning and rehearsing their Spring Concert. Al- ways a popular event, the Spring Con- 30 Choir cert this year was better than ever. High- lights of this season’s program were the Girls’ Ensemble’s “20’s” dances com- plete with costumes of the period, and an original skit performed by Melinda Anderson and Donna Blankenship as the Mixed Choir sang “Little Old Lady in Tennis Shoes”. Students honored for special avhieve- ment this year were Christi Burton for “Outstanding Contribution”, Sharon Shumaker for “Most Outstanding Choir Member”, and Peggy Roettger, who was the recipient of the “Overall Music Award”. (top; left to right) All together now. Mrs. Virginia Campbell directs the choir at the well-polished Chirstmas Concert. Who invited you? Melinda An- derson shies away from Donna Blankenship in a skit they made up while Girls Ensemble sings “Little Old Lady in Tennis Shoes’”” What did you say the next step was? Pam Nevel and Bonnie Walthall rehearse their routine for their place in “Twentiana”. (above) Mixed Choir proves hard work pays off in their performance at the Spring Concert. (right) Four o’clock sharp Andrea Damerel displays more than her singing ability t o the song “Tea for Two”.