Mercer Island High School - ISLA Yearbook (Mercer Island, WA)

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ights! Curtain! Action! MIHS is proud to present the Mercer Hi Harlequins! With a gesture here and a hint there, the l985-86 Drama Club played its games beautifully, entertaining the student body with guile and skill. The actors who created memorable illusions through the witty and insightful fall comedy, Charlie's Aunt, could have passed for near- professionals. Their charades hid nothing but solid talent. Supporting this skilled facade were the equally adroit, behind-the-scenes Harlequins. Without sets, lighting, makeup, costumes, and publicity, the step out of reality would not be complete. The actors' success was therefore their success. Utilizing all these components, the Harlequins' spring season featured three short plays: Kick Back of Venice, Last Bees from Lockerbee, and Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music. Increased student involvement resulted from the greater number of productions. More games, more playing! However, only after the auditions and rehearsals for the actors, the design and construction of the lighting and sets, the sewing and application of costumes and makeup, and the publicity to attract viewers from Mercer Island and beyond, do the Harlequins perform X Y g - wi ' , l , . 1 s. fi K! lABOVEl Vanessa Van Valin and Catie Light have fun before the play. lABOVE RIGHT! A tender moment on stage. l 80 Ml HARLEQUINS Mercer Hi Harlequins CHARADES their little charade. The games may take a while, but they are well wort the wait! With each play a hit, the Harlequir partied on! The practiced dramatist took off their masks after thrilling their audiences-one night at Denny's, another at a pizza place and still another at an all-nighter Tt diversity of the actors reflected in th variety of their pursuits. As one Harlequin explains, When else could a person be the wealthy widow of a Brazilian millionaire and divorcee who owns a bar all in the same year? Only in the game of charades 1 of course, with the Mercer Hi Harlequins! ffl 3 l r A S 5.1

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l lBACK ROW? Greg Gottesman, Dan Su, James Nakatsu, David Seligman, Beth Butowicz, Michelle Minstrell, Tani lsindqmiist, Stephanie Nisid Haiari, and Alex Fryer. lMlDDLE ROWJ Pete Smith, Jeff Tang, Alita Kiaer, Jennifer Chao, Nicole Hultquist, Sarah Hultquist, Lelf Alex Goldstein. lFRONT ROWl Marc Patterson, and Matt Haba. lABOVEl Mercer Hi Times photographers Marc Patterson, Nisid Hajari, James Nakatsu. lRlGHTi Leif Gustavson, and Alex Fryer put together a page for the newspaper with David Seligman looking on. lFAR RIGHTJ The Ml Hi Times scrambles frantically to meet their deadline. AM xv... 182 MERCER HI TIMES