Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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' HEIJIJEI BIEIN Bright lights. upbea1 music. and pageanV try all came together- in the 1984 homecoming musical. Hello DQIIgF' Leading the thirty-nine member ca-st. Laura White. a senior English majOr. piayed Dolly GalIaghei LeuL The musical. directed by C. Robin Miller 0f the speech department. received standing Qvafmns hum the sellvom crowd following both 0f the two evening performances. The musical. performed November 2 and 3. carried on the high standards set by past homecoming musicalg. quht-y-fwe Students tried for parts in the mnsic-al and only thirty-nine were chosen. While haing cast in the play was an honor. the hours of worked involved allowed each member m earn his position. White viewed 1h? change to be involved with the musical positively. uI Chorus Members- Join the Parade. Tram Par- ter and Steve Gnmsley 5mg emhuwawealip as they perfurm their choreographed stepa, , photo by James MCCreary Go To Your Room. Horace Varrdergelde'r mmid Thomawm IE9; his daughter got to meEI' 50 many people and make so many friends. it was worih all The time it took. Friends and relationships seemed IE3 be at Ihe hean of the cast and 15-124 praductbn. Hello. DoIIyI written by MiLZ-haerI Stewart and Jerry Herman depicts Ihe' life of Do:le Gallagheir Levi who mvn-Ives herself 'm ather peotxle's lives as a matchmaker. She begins by trying tr; help Efmengarde Vandergelde-r and Amfbmsg KEmIJEL nor frayed respectiver by Cannie HIII, a Memo: theatre majar. and Ma-Tk Brasher, a graduate student. plan Their marriaga She next finds herself avrte mpt'ing to match Horace Vandgrgeldei. played by Tadd Thompson a Junior mas-s communicatiorws major. with Irene Motley. played by Lori BaiIey. a jumor business education mamr Vandergelde-r attually 59:19ny wiahsg m marry Levi and In lime she also faIISJIn Love with him. In the final Scene Irif the play: Levi and Vamlerge-Ider arri-v-e 0n stage dressed fan their wiedding Hill IErmengmng reflemed on the show gaging. Ive wmkeci with several .ath5 :31 Harding and This cast was mm in! the mag? errergetic arm! fuwkmaag. We had .a gram time tagefher and. I thi-nkihat .raml'lgg ww- ed In our perimmance. Jameg WaiIiE. :a member Elf the thomae-ehmq Hili's 5mm: mem I- Wo-rking on IHellrz DailyF brought us Iogmhemess and a germs Qf Safisfact-inn. 2i?: ,, Mm Sumhmn mm: Kcmen Hiwwbvniu Wamerhaad' MMII Mm- rate Fay meme Ham? and Mrs. Irene M'GIAQg FLMI' Bia'r'IeyJ sing abam what fh'ey stand 1m m, a Mwmgrw Mame Vomdemmidm- Nudist. Thwnpswi. .7 phumky W93 HGIIand, i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ---------------- Ermengarde IConnie Him to squelch her Interest In Amfamse Hamper lek Emsh-EFJ. . - photo by Wes Holland I Hq-mecnmmg WWW t--if w,----E-'-i'au I 'I

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Quality Productions Provide Outstanding Experiences for Students This yearis theater productions began with the Second Annual Searcy Summer Dinner Theater, Students were able to gain college credit. work in different areas of production, and create quality drama while working in a Christian atmosphere A stage, lights. candlelit dinners, and music transformed the Hammon Student Center into a quaint din- ner theater. The first two shows of the season were directed by Robin Miller. Hold Me, written by Jules Pfeiffer, was performed June 21-23. This htongue in cheek play takes a look at how we see ourselves and how others see us. The second production, Sar- saparilla, Please ran July 5-7. This melodrama came complete with the audience hissi ing at the villain and cheering for the hero. The second half of the season opened on July 26-28 with I Do, I Do, a musical ver- sion of The Fourposter. directed by Morris Ellis. August 941 brought Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap t0 the Searcy Summer Dinner Theater and ended the season. In the fall semester the murder-mystery The Mousetrap was performed once again for the regular student body and then the production went On to the American College Theater Festival in Fort Smith. At the festival the cast earned a number of awards, in- cluding the nomination of three Harding students to advance in the Irene Ryan auditions in Fort Worth, Texas in January. The three were Margaret Medlockt Chris Truittt and Jean Ann Bell. Medlock and Robin Starck each received a plaque for itBest Actor? while junior Paul Lockhart received a certificate for excellence in acting. Two other prod uctions during the fall semester were Neil Simonis I Ought to Be in Pictures and Jona Oberskfs Childhood. ' Connie Hill, a student director for the Neil Simon production, says of the drama department, iiThe Harding theater department is unique to work in becasue students have a chance to work in all areas of play production. They are able to participate in quality shows that have Christian values. Mg I ought to be in Pictures. Eddie Hinson, Phillip Thames, and Julie Grahn perfrom Niel Simon's play in the Little Theater as :1 Readers Produc- tion. - photo by James McCreary. Angela. Wenoka Verkier and Dan Biliingsl'ey perform in the drama production of the play Angela which was written and directed by Verkier who is a student at Harding. 7 photo by Lesiie Downs, One-Act Plays 25