Halifax County High School - Haliscope Yearbook (South Boston, VA)

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24 Backstage preparation. Ricky Gregory gives Sara Lou Pulliam a little squirt of throat spray so that she won’t get the tickles on her Act I entrance And that’s a fact. Showing Mark Sompayrac that she backs up her words with muscles. Patricia Parson threatens to sock him if he tries anything else And awa-a-a-a-ay we go. Final bows turn out to be a little hectic for cast members Tim Clark, Mary Crowder. Betty Barker, Mary Seamster. Sheila Tucker and Vanessa Ragsdale. Spring Play Rou m

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Marriage maybe? Ricky Gregory looks a bit skeptical as his sometimes girlfriend Sara Lou Pulliam rambles about plans for their future. Yes, dear. Playing the role of an incurable committee woman, Betty Greer explains her latest plans to her husband, Andy Hall. Spring Play 23

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They say that it gets in your blood continued After two more performances, the result of long months of practices was finished, and many actors discovered with dismay that their short-lived acting career had come to an end. They had worked hard, devoting three or four nights a week to play practice. Homework was hastily done between scenes or not done at all. Spare time had become a thing of the past, but now it was all over. The more than thirty cast members stepped out of the magic spotlights and changed army uniforms or Mama’s old shoes for blue jeans and loafers. Some had never been on a stage before the January tryouts but now were dreaming of future triumphs in future plays. They say it gets in your blood. Spring Play 25