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

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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

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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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Lights, Camera, Action! For involvement with play productions, look to the Drama Club They hold meetings at lunch, run by Mrs. Jones and the Thespian Officers, which inform drama club members of upcoming plays and activities. At these meetings, they also sign up for crews and ore informed about audi- tions. One of the biggest activities of the Drama Club is selling Singing Valentines. This activity always proves to be very profitable Trisha Mohan cortimented, I always like to do Singing Valen- tines. It ' s fun to express what other people think. Being involved with drama has many benefits, weekend festivals, acting on stage in front of an audience, cast parties and discounts on the shows. Cyndie Stevens, President of the Drama Club, concluded. Drama is like a huge family. The love, respect and support that is given to you is from everyone. In the field of Improvization, Shawn Dillon, Jill Conn, Becky VanBlbber and Cyndie Stevens placed 8th in Southern California Tammy Herron, Eleanor Chen, Carol Delaney and not pictured Chris Hagedorn were trophy winners in the category of Group Improvization. This was the first year El Dorado entered this tough competition and placed 1 1 out of 26 schools. Christy Jimmerson took 8th place in the category of Individual Serious with her scene from W lngs. At the festival. El Dorado placed 9th overall out of 60 schools ub members for the 1984-85 season 142 Drama