Estes Park High School - Whispering Pine Yearbook (Estes Park, CO)

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Contemplating his love for Daisy Mae (Kim Mowery), Abner (Andre Lenzen, above) relaxes at the fishing hole. General Bullmoose (Bill Becker, top left) lays down his plan to capture Abner. Mammy and Pappy Yokum (Bridget Denning and Matt Haughey, top right) listen intently to details on the evacuation of Dogpatch. Before the final dress rehearsal, Mowery (right) curls her hair as Kasey Webermeier reads. 18 “Lir Abner”

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Welcoming a new daughter. Sitting Bull (Dave Switzer, left) joins his two Indian brothers (Shawn Duell and Scott Anderson) in dancing around Annie Oakley (Kris Swank). Student director Jane Clements (below) surveys her script before the first show. Manager of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, Charlie Davenport (Kelly Bell, bottom) entices a crowd with stirring tales.

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‘Lil’ Abner’ a classic satirical play Satirizing the government is a fine art, and the classic comic strip “Lil Abner” has, over the years, effectively mastered that art. The musical production “Lil Abner” brings all of the residents of Dogpatch U.S.A. to life, and was presented by high school students on April 2 and 3. The play begins as the citizens of Dogpatch are informed that they must evacuate their town because the government is planning to use it as a test site for a nuclear bomb. In an effort to find some reason why the town should not be blown up, scientists discover Mammy Yokum’s (Bridget Denning) Yokumberry Tonic, the secret to Abner’s (Andre Lenzen) strength. Abner is taken to Washington for extensive tests, where General Bull-moose (Bill Becker) devises an elaborate scheme to gain the rights to Yokumberry Tonic. At Dogpatch’s annual Sadie Hawkins Day Race, Bullmoose sets his girlfriend, Appasionata VonClimax (Ann Eriksen), out to catch Abner and get him to marry her. When Dogpatch citizens find out that the final step in Bullmoose’s scheme is killing Abner, they storm Washington and make the General reveal his plan. When Abner returns from Washington he finds that Daisy Mae (Kim Mowery) has broken down and is about to marry Earthquake McGoon (Dan Williams). A romantic potion from Pappy Yokum (Matt Haughey) causes Abner to claim Daisy for his own, and they are married. The musical concludes as the government announces that Dogpatch has been declared a historical monument and is no longer a testing site. Mowery emphasized that the production was “well cast and everyone worked really hard at the end to put it together.” Mitzi Deal directed the play. “Lil Abner” provided a weekend of exceptional comic and musical entertainment for the audience as well as the players. The hero of Dogpatch, Jubilation T. Cornpone, is introduced to young Scarlet (Kati Newsom) by Marryin’ Sam (Scott Mowery). “Lil Abner” 19