East Noble High School - Legend Yearbook (Kendallville, IN)

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From Animation to Reality . . . Although Peter Pan seemed to run rather smoothly, it did have a few lumps as Keith Napier unfortunately discovered. A poorly weighted fly line took Keith up about 15 feet in the air to hit his head on an air vent and plum- met back to the ground where Mike Taite broke his fall. Further problems arose when Peter Pan got off to a flying start, but novice Brenden Leitch didn ' t as he flew into a window pane instead of through the window. As the rehears- als continued his solo flights improved. Mishaps seemed to become the rule rather than the exception as Rose Yuska almost be- came burnt-out when she put on a really hot performance. One of the sparklers used as a bomb caught her crocodile ' s tail on fire and the backstage hands had to extinguish her flame. The Evening of Theatre show, Diary of Anne Frank, was postponed until after the spring musical. Rehearsals started in January for the production on March 17 and 18, but due to the coal strike it was rescheduled for May. Unlike Peter Pan, Anne Frank had a more serious overview as a 15 yr. old girl who was forced into seclusion for 2 yrs. She and 7 others hid out above an office building until the Nazis Sometimes you make me so-o-o mad, says Julie Uhl as she is portraying Anne Frank. Mike Taite, Mr. Van-Dann, just wants a little peace and quiet as he is furious with Anne ' s constant pestering. Here the entire cast of Anne Frank is celebrat- ing the festival of Hanukkah, a Jewish holi- day. During this scene they are discovered by a thief who intrudes upon their last refuge and later tells the Nazis of their location. Hanuk- kah, usually the most festive season of the Jewish calendar, is brightened by Anne ' s homemade gifts under such dismal surround- ings. 22 Anne Frank Peter Pan

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Ray Freeman enjoys himself while rehearsing for the dance steps to Enjoy Yourself. Practices for the show were very time consuming as many of the students gave up their evenings to prepare for the final product. Yew dun stompted on mah aortah and mashed that suck ' r flat, sing Jon Jansen, Brian Cole and Bill Jackson (with guitar) in their ' hayseed ' skit. Variety Show created quite a fever for both of its Saturday night performances. One of the more humorous skits during Vari- ety Show was A Senior Girl is like a Melody. Prime cut, Freida Huelsenbeck, an East Noble cook, does a little advertising while being sere- naded around the stage. Variety Show 21

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Julie Uhl, portraying princess Tiger Lily, looks disgusted as she is captured by Smee the pirate (Owen McClelland). Both Julie and Owen are active members in Drama Club and Thespians. Junior Lynda Rhodes, portraying Wendy Darling, gets into a fairy tale as one of the little lost boys (Peggy Leiter) smiles with excitement. Motherless, the lost boys look to Wendy Darling to tuck them in bed and tell bedtime stories. Anne Frank Peter Pan 23