El Dorado High School - El Dorado Yearbook (Placentia, CA)

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Drama Goes Back To The 30 ' s The fall production, Our Hearts Were Young. took place in the I930 ' s. Two girls, Cornelia Skinner, played by Becky VanBlbber. and Emily Kimbrough. played by Jill Westphal. take a cruise to France to seek their fortune while indulging in many mishaps. Not only did the cast have to study their lines, but they also learned to speak some French and translate French lines to English with the help of Ms. Shick. They also had to research the time era of the I930 ' s to help with the costumes. The cast also got to go on the Prin- cess Line Cruise in San Pedro for the exper- ience of being on a ship. Casey Marshall played the part of the famous French actor. Monsieur de LaCroix. I liked this role because he was foreign and conceit- ed. I could make him as flamboyant as possible and I would still be in character. The play was a long three act play. Casey Marshall commented, After all the long hours of rehearsal and hard work, the end product was well worth it. Monsieur de LaCroiux and Mr. Skinner exchange theater stories. Mr. Skinner was portrayed by Shawn Dillon. It looks as though Becky VanBlbber had had a long day. The cost had many late night rehears- als for perfection. Robert Trummeter questions Jill Westphal about the object that he found. ?»? MM» i ' F ' ! 140 Drama

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per student 3 means less 111 CJM3 luyicjiM -aa al •are jne art ot nis time to noer a required class ' las declined q. either the ellmlna- Tie iment problem persists. I m 9 junior Jai ment was useless rictof ;f •• I the new ' sjed schedules. ■ .lO. Academic en: and boring. I ' m glad we got tain ot ■• band ; ciety. J- participant in wnich she attended er. Oheri Gould was named as Sem Month for ' T 0th ' - partmental basis, keep You could lose s teachers, Jertberg stated. Designing a layout is part of Steve Prancevick ' s job. Layouts are the starting point of the newspa- per. Editor-in-chief Kristen Dodd decides on the best pictures to put in the paper Kristen has been on the news staff for three years. Concentrating on his worl , John Yarder writes his ideas down for a story. John is one of the new members on the staff. Preparing for a deadline, Tania Costello wc rl s on her paste ups. This is the final step before printing the newspaper. to Newspaper 139

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Are We In Kansas Yet? v ' - ,i r- - 7 ' -C-(i; ' .- ' - Giving Doroth:jLih%flgsQLC ryby slippers is the Sorceress ol the Nortbrlffm Whitne3( - Becky VOnBlbBerT Bruce Smith, Mand Fonseca and Mike Hedderig are looking tor the Great Oz in f meraid City, The Munchkins welcome Dorothy to Munchkin land. Merrit Claudin, Lisa O ' Neil and Lisa Maher represent the Lolli- pop Guild The Drama Department broke through the fourth dimension in presenting The Wizard of Oz. The whole auditorium became the stage, and when the characters spoke, they involved the audience. Becky VanBibber, who played the role of Dorothy, stated, It has been the best show by far because it was a Children ' s Theater. The audience as well as the cost got emo- tionally involved. At the last performance, there was not a dry eye in tfie house, The music added color to the play and took part in the plays success. The cost seemed confident with their music, thanks to Mr. Te- bay, commented Becky. Mike Hedderig, who portrayed the part of the Tinman, concluded, The cast was so neat. We have never had a cast that worked so well together, Drama 141