George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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As Its First Theatrical Venture First Row: J. Pavlovich, B. Domasica, T. Whiteside, C. Spaulding, R. Encinosa, M. Leland. Second Row: D. Guy, J. Snider, P. Davis, M. Molson, B. Kelderman, N. Chapek, B. Herakovich, C. Pearson, K. Dudzik. Third Row: J. Kruczek. K. Peterson, J. Milligan, S. Moskal, K. Bajda, B. Jamrose, C. Poi, M. Burney, L. Shifflett, G. Yearsich, M. Dzurovcik. The townspeople mourn silently in the rain as Emily is finally laid to rest. the basis of a happy life, and their families discover that it is compromise that has kept them together. Act three is about death and the value of life. Emily dies in childbirth and finds in death a clarity that she never realized in life. She finds that people never live life for every minute, and she returns to life and finds that knowledge of the future can be the most painful power imagin¬ able. “Our Town” was an experience that has been lived by everyone at some time. We were drawn in¬ to character with the actors, and we experienced the common dra¬ ma of an everyday, but neverthe¬ less meaningful play. 19

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Junior Class takes a journey to ‘Our Town’ Rebecca Gibbs (Sharon Moskal) and George (ferry Milligan) silently marvel at the infinity of the universe. Emily Webb (Cathy Bajda) does home¬ work in her upstairs bedroom. The class of 1967 dramatized a part of everyday life in “Our Town”, a play by Thornton Wild¬ er. The curtain rose on Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, and we were shown the childhood, mar¬ riage, and death of Emily Webb, the daughter of the town’s news¬ paper editor. The first act showed the daily life of the Webbs and their neigh¬ bors the family of Dr. Gibbs. In their senior year in high school, Emily and George Gibbs “discov¬ ered” each other, and realize that marriage brings sorrow as well as happiness. It brings the loss of youth besides the gaining of ma¬ turity. Act two is about love, and marriage, and the sacrifices needed for both. Emily and George find that compromise is

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Enthusiastic Audience Lauds And Will With a kick of its heels and a spirit of high-jinks, the produc¬ tion High Button Shoes buttoned up and gave its audiences two fun-filled evenings. Two months of hard work went into its making, but it was also backed by the well-wishings of Miss Jeani Knapp, the cast, the stage crew, and the entire stu¬ dent body. It could have been nothing but a success. The plot revolves around the efforts of a suave, shady-dealer (Bob Harper) to wrest away the money and the sweetheart (Lois Mrzlock) of a small town. After many failures and a chase scene, he is apprehended. Everyone lives Happily Ever After. And so, in its old-fashioned way, with a honk from its tan¬ dem bicycle and a cough from its Model T, High Button Shoes con¬ tinued in the successful tradition of Clark theater.