Deerfield High School - O YAD Yearbook (Deerfield, IL)

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5TDg.. . .. M QW 'T' wi N A 'Vx l Q . W ' ji f 'W '..k ' ts at -' f PVuHW21,,E,gegsssx-Sv: .ga 1 ,.. 'mais a , grip ' .r ll, Q, as 4 4'5- Standing Watching Guard , . . The swamp characters in the play look out for intruders while interacting with each other in the Hairy Man 's habi- fat. To entertain all ages, the fall play Reaches its Goal iley and the Hairy Man , was a fairytale that proved to be inter- esting to all ages. The play opened when Wi- ley, a young girl, had a nightmare about a Hairy Man who had killed her father. He also planned to come after Wiley, who was played by ju- nior Erin Dault. She awakened to find her mammy, Becky Men- acker, who was full of spells, waiting to tell Wiley she must go to the swamp for wood in order to build a dog- house for her beloved pet Dawg who was played by Chelsea Out- ten. While she was in the swamp, the Hairy Man appeared. She tried to use her mother's spells, tricks, and some assis- tance from Dawg, in or- der to frighten away the Hairyman. Eventually she was able to get rid of him. Once Wiley goes back to Mammy, Mam- my decides that Wiley should learn the fine art of conjuring and facing up to the Hairy Man. The next time that Wiley encountered the Hairy Man in the swamp, she tried to trick him by challenging him to turn himself into something small such as Shocking News . , . As Mam- my, Becky Menacker digs into the spellbook and she discov- ers some extremely alarming information. a bat so that he could be captured. However, that failed and she had to re- sort to one more trick. She decided that her pet, Dawg, would sleep in disguise of herself. After much defeat, Wiley found out for herself who the Hairy Man really was as he depart- ed forever. The play was quite different this year. Mak- ing it an overall better fall performance. In- stead of using the whole auditorium, the direc- tors decided to have a theater in the round. Chairs were set up in a circular fashion around the stage so the audience could see the majority of the play from all as- pects. Since Wiley and the Hairy Man was really a children's story, the cast travelled to four area grammar schools, carry- ing their stage with them in a truck. Assis- tant Director Diana Graham commented, The kids really loved it, but it also had more of a message. By taking the whole set with us it cre- ated a very close atmo- sphere. The play was an enjoyable one for both the Cast and crew to perform and the audi- ence to watch. Wiley And The Hairy Man 23

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A Dogs Life Taunted by the Hairy Man, Dawg tries her best to remain faithful to her owner, Wiley, Scared and Alone En- twined into the swamp peo- ple's wraths, Wiley, played by Erin Dault tries to escape. Tearing His Hair Out . . , jon Cromwell has a tantrum. Sweet and Innocent , . , Beg- ging for the swamp people's acceptance, Dawg, played by Chelsea Outten displays a lov- ing face. v 'YQ in i x. Ss Stk ,,,.--f The kids loved it, but it also had a message. By taking the whole set with us it created a very close atmosphere. - Diana Graham 22 Wiley And The Hairy Man

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Abracadabra at Carnival . . . Adam Davis performs a death- defying magic trick in order to impress the audience. Charm In Action Marco IAdam Davisl tries to impress the naive Lily lTina Hillj by his magic and seduction of a magician. Clowns, puppets, and love set the stage for a Great Carnival lo w n s , b al- loons, a ring- master and a ro- mantic love story were all representative of the DHS spring musi- cal, CARNIVAL. The scenery was all coordi- nated in pastel colors of light blues and pinks to help the audi- ence visualize the im- age of a lively carnival. The tent was in- stantly transformed from a single wooden frame to a closed tent with curtains enclos- ing a vast array of ac- tivities within. Lily, a young girl portrayed by Tina Hill, had just lost her father and was told to come to the carnival in order to look for a job. When she first arrived, it ap- peared that the charm- 24 Spring Musical ing magician, played by Adam Davis, would sweep her off her feet, but has some problems of ,his own. Kristin Furhman, who played Rosalie, is going to leave him to marry someone else. Eventu- ally she changes her mind and they leave the carnival to become married. Lily finds work singing with the pup- pets, lacquot and Paul. The skilled puppeteers who were behind the scenes giving the pup- pets their lifelike qua- lities were Jason Kane and Brian Morris. They become the star attractions of the car- nival. However, Paul is not happy and at- tempts to leave. His temperament and ac- tions turn Lily off even though he really loves her. In the end they re- main with the circus and fall madly in love. Like all musicals this one too has a happy ending. The scenery was well thought out and added to the good musical numbers. The plot took a strange twist when you found out that Paul was se- cretly in love with Lily. commented Debby Garber. The production was well put together, the sing- ing brought out the musical talent of all participants, and scenery completed the the the effect for a spectac- ular musical called DHS' CARNIVAL.