Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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Shakespeare presented by fools, lovers and tyrants Faced with major casting problems after the spring play Such Stuff as Dreams are Made Onf' went into rehearsal, the drama department presented Shake- speare to its audience. Three weeks prior to the opening night senior Don Padgett transferred from classes here and this necessitated major casting changes to cover his parts. Freshman Chris Volk assumed the role of Lysander in Lover's Quartet in addition to his rolls in Romeo and Juliet and Midsummer Nightis Dream. The production was so well received that it was presented at the Agoura Renaissance Faire on May 15. Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On, a set of loosely compiled Shakespearean vignettes dealing with fools and lovers, tyrants and kings was written by Anne Sandoe-Donadio. This production was directed by drama teacher Susan Payer- Stauter and Associate Director Steven Peter Callaway. Senior Amy Davis was stage manager and she was assisted by Kim Maytch. A wide variety of different theatrical sound techniques were used for this production, most notably in the Macbeth scene where thunder was simulated and in Cyndi Wright's mono- logue from Hamlet where the cast called to Wright's Ophelia in other worldly voices. 1. Stage Manager Amy Davis reviews script changes with senior Jodi Spiker. Davis, was also stage manager for the fall presentation of Our Town. 2. Senior Cyndi Wright as Ophelia from Hamlet mounrs the death of her brother. Wright, who starred in last spring's David and Lisa also had the lead in the fall presentation of Our Town. 3. Heather Colwell, Ron Zimmerman and Lynda Tipton speak of lovers and fools in this scene from Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On. The first act of that play dealt with lovers and fools and the second dealt with tyrants and kings. 3 spring play - ISI

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I 3 1, Senior Eddie Singletary auditions for every part in a play being cast by Peter Quince in a vignette from Midsummer Nighfs Dream. Singletary played the part of Nick Bottom, z, Freshman Chris Volk and sophomore Lisa Fleming play the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. This scene was one of the many tragedies presented in the second act. 3. Senior Kim Graham plays Lady Anne cursing her husband Richard of Gloucester. Graham, a drama department veteran, has appeared in almost every produc- tion since het sophomore year. 4. Associate Director Stephen Peter Callaway adjusts Valerie Eaton's veil for the Cleopatra scene. Callaway, on loan from California State University Fuller- ton, teaches at that university. 150 - spring play

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uaqog I 'MW Qtr. 1. juniors Michelle Crisanti, Shelly Dangleis, julie Wagner, Laurie Ludwig, Donna Chavez, Dee Dee Schreitmuller and Bobbie Rabenstine cheer at the performances of the junior cheerleaders. The juniors only managed to form one pep squad while the seniors formed two squads. 2. Senior Coaches Nick Gotovac, Chris Miller, Brian Reed and Ed Lydic give instructions to the team prior to the game. The seniors were defeated by two points in the final two minute: of the game. 3. Junior Tina Gray grabs more than Shawn Sturgeon's flag as she attempts to stop her. Sturgeor eventually aided her team to make two touchdowns for the seniors. 4. junior cheerleaders provide a pyramid so thai closet pepster Keith Chalman could leap off during a routine. The pepsters provided a little levity in an otherwise brutal football conflict. I52 - powderpuff