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

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Evening On February 8th and 9th, James Elward ' s The Best Of Friends, came to the East Noble stage. This comedy, while not a knee-slapping, uproarous comedy, offered a more subtle humor on the order of George Burns. Elward ' s play, directed by Robert Avery, combined deep personal characters together and came out with a light and lively story. It was just the right combination of wit, drama and plot to make the play both funny and somber, and still flow without any dead spots. The play opened with Archer Con- nought, played by Ted O ' Malley, a playboy writer, presumed dead, having crashed a plane into the ocean. His wife Josie, played by Amy Roche, mourns, but really is not too upset with this - ' tragic event, understandably though, because Archer was Right: Anxiety and distress shown in the faces of Josie(Roche) and KatefJodie Witham) were just two of the many emo- tions that were evoked in this production. Below. His family and Felix Hackaday (Phil Larson) look dumbfounded when Archer(O ' Malley) makes his surprise return-to-life appearance. ...terrible father, an absentee husband, a liar, a philanderer... . But Archer did not come across as that bad of a guy. He was just confused. He did not want to grow up. ...a small boy kicking leaves. A turmoil results when Archer shows up at home with a rich southern belle on his arm. The rest of the cast included Kathie Roggermann as the housebreaker, Tim Kelty as a hippy son after his father ' s money, Jodie Witham as his sarcastic sister, and Karen Zonis as his spaced out wife. Also were Laura Kelty, Archer ' s publisher and first affair, and Jim Hanes an alcoholic Justice of the Peace. Right: Tempers flare between Josie (Amy Roche) and Archer (Ted O ' Malley) as Daryl (Kathie Roggermann) looks on. Text by Timothy Kelty Photos by Tonya Beeber

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Above left: Hazel( Laura Kelty) confronts Archer(O ' Malley) about a past deception. Above right: Before performing Tim Kelty sits patiently as he is hippy-ized. of Theatre ©