Johnsburg High School - Skyhawk Yearbook (McHenry, IL)

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The cast of the “Good doctor” includes both new-comers and veteran actors. All seven seniors in the play have been in the theatre program for three or four years. These seniors are Ed Foster, Chap Hughes, Missy Davis, Lisa Matulka, Mary Dvorak, Dave Hanamoto, and Harry Walk. Veteran junior actors included Brian Dunivan and Arlet Mann. Linda Maiorca is a sophomore, and also a veteran of several productions. Students making their stage debut included juniors Tom Maiorca and Tom Buccelli; sophomores Laura Lund, Michelle Scavo, and Chad Bear; and also freshman Sue Wester. Arlet Mann (Nina) shows the stress of the audition. First Row: Harry Walk, Tom Buccelli, Michelle Scavo, and Dave Hanamoto. Second Row: Chad Bear, Linda Maiorca, Sue Wester, Mary Dvorak, Laura Lund, and Lisa Matulka. Third Row: Tom Maiorca, Arlet Mann, Brian Dunivan, Chap Hughes, and Missy Davis. Dave Hanamoto (Peter Semyonch) works hard at the seducing of Irena played by Linda Maiorca.

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“The Good Doctor” About the Play The Good Doctor” was adapted by Neil Simon from short stories by Anton Checkov. This is the second time that the JHS Theatre presented this play. ‘‘The Good Doctor” theatre production in November of 1978 was the first time. The current production focuses on the characters called the narrator, the writer Anton Checkov. The other characters in the play are, in fact, thoughts in the narrator’s mind. The set was designed with all the characters in the back representing his mind. The lights come up; the only character on stage is the narrator (Ed Foster). He sits at his desk writing. The skit is ‘‘The Writer”, followed by the action scene the ‘‘Sneeze”. Scene 3 is ‘‘Governess”; the 4th scene is the ‘‘Surgery”, the 5th scene is ‘‘Too Late for Happiness”, and the last scene of Act I is the ‘‘Seduction”. In Act II, scene 1 starts with ‘‘The Drowned Man”. It is followed by scene 2, “The Audition”. Then there is scene 3, “A Defenseless Creature”; scene 4, the “Arrangement”; and scene 5, “The Writer”. Harry Walk (sailor) has a look of determination on his face. Tom Maiorca (Sexton) tries to get away from Brian Dunivan (Doctor) 22

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‘Pajama Game’ This year’s musical was again a great success. The story of “Pajama Game” concerns the employees of the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory. A new superintendent has been hired and immediately clashes with the head of the grievance committee. The employees are in an uproar because they have been demanding a TVi cent raise and have repeatedly been put off by the management. The president of the union calls for a factory slow down which causes friction between the superintendent and the head of the grievance committee. Larry Gibson and Chris Fowies demonstrate good style in a dance scene. Portraying the main attraction at a night club are Dave Hanamoto, Missy Davis, and Brian Dunivan. 24