Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Escaping the approaching twister, Uncle Henry (Dave Whitelaw tugs Aunt Em ( Joni Sullivan) toward an underground shelter. Endowing poppies with sleep power, wicked witches Judy Jakush, Elizabeth Yusi, Colleen Conley, Joni Smith hope to lufe Dorothy to the castle to steal her magic ruby slippers. 18 “The Wizard of Oz”

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Actors produce Meet Me in St. Louis’ Listening to the conductor (Bob Bainer) ; Agnes Smith (Cathy Pratt), Mrs. Waughap (Pat Scott), Mrs. Smith (Jo Oexmann) and Rose Smith (Debbie Harris) hear how Tootie Smith (Diane Quint) threw her homemade dummy in front of a trolley car, causing it to derail. Thespians presented comedy Meet Me in St. Louis,” directed by Mr. Marty Stiglitz, Nov. 20-21. Play involved the antics of 4 daughters in a family in St. Louis, the site of a World fair, in 1904. Donated or rummage sale furni- ture, bookcase made from old math book covers, chandelier made from an old table bottom, sponge painted walls furnished the setting. C ast consisted of Ray Bittick as Mr. Smith; Jo Oexmann, Mrs. Smith; Cathy Pratt, Agnes Smith; Debbie Harris, Rose Smith; Joni Smith, Esther Smith; Diane Quint, Tootie Smith; Scott Ferree, Lon Smith; Dennis Waugh, Grandpa; Cathy Burnette, Ida Boothley; Don Seagraves, John Sheppard; Mike Burrows, Mr. Dodge; Sheila Husted, Katie; Bruce Cegur, Mr. Duffy; John Taylor, Fred Gregory; Pat Scott, Mrs. Waughap; Sophia Ger- tos, Lucille Pentard. Pinning the ruffles on her 1904 Cibson girl blouse, actress Debbie Harris completes the costume for her portrayal of Rose Smith. Digging into a 5-lb. box of candy, Grandpa (Dennis Waugh) and Agnes Smith (Cathy Pratt) mutilate coatings to get tastier fillings. “Meet Me in St. Louis” 17

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Thespians present ‘The Wizard of Oz’ L After nearly 3 months’ work, thespians presented “The Wizard of Oz” Feb. 20 in the theater. This children’s musical told the story of a girl’s imaginary trip to Oz — a land inhabited by flying mon- keys, Munchkins, witches, a wizard. Ruth Williams acted as Dorothy; John McFadden, tin woodman; Bob Silverman, lion; John Steele, scare- crow; Joni Sullivan, Aunt Em; David Whitelaw, Uncle Henry. Other actors included Mary Ellen Cunia as Toto; Diana Shoup, Glinda; Colleen Conley, Blinda; Bruce Ce- gur, mayor; John Van Natta, wiz- ard; Joni Smith, Slinky. Dave Foster appeared as Joe; Ju- dy Jakush, Inky; Elizabeth Yusi, Blinky; Mark Dongu, Lord Crowlie; Kristin Millies, Topaz; Sue Bon- ham, Amber; Mitch Thomas, Jade. Cast also included Shelley Stein- metz and Patty Fielder, the Lollipop Kids; Bob Cates, the coroner; 14 Munchkins; 10 Oz people; 6 win- kies; 4 trees; 2 flying monkeys. Cyndi Kowalski, Oz people coach; Jo Oexmann, principal vocal coach; Laura Avery, Munchkin coach; Mike Kozlowski, publicity, special effects; Mark Dongu, tickets; assis- ted Mr. Marty Stiglitz, director. Kozlowski handled the tape-re- corded sound effects of a rooster, cuckoo, cyclone and flapping wings. Actors made and painted all sta- ging items. They produced 6 dif- ferent 12-ft. prisms on wheels for scene shifts. Four sets of background scenery comprised the set. Colleen Conley, Carole Webster, Diane Quint and Diana Shoup made most of the costumes. Other actors made their costumes from donated and scrap material s. Joy reigns in Munchkinland as Dorothy (Ruth Williams) and Toto ( Mary Ellen Cunia) hear praise of Munchkin (Beth Cinther) , mayor (Bruce Cegur) , Glinda (Diana Shoup) for bad witches death. “You must be tired, my pretty,” says Blinda (Colleen Conley) to Dorothy (Ruth Williams) as scarecrow (John Steele), lion (Bob Silverman! and tin woodman (John McFadden) cower in background. “The Wizard of Oz 19