Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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RIGHT: Cast and Crew: Row 1: K. Holt, ). Hasse, C. Nelson, ). Bjelland, B. Benson, K. Moynaugh, C. Pow- ers, C. Potts, L. Longhauser, N. Sut- ter, L. Waxman, G. Kopacz. Row 2: D. Mansueto, L. Mur- phy, K. McKenna, M. Sublett, J. Sen- net, L. Makerwich, Mr. Carl Young. Row 3: N. Kastle, P. Gerdt, C. Griffin, S. Lebryk, B. Young, D. Rapin. ABOVE: Telling alumnus Terry Hagerty not to worry about the shape of the apartment was junior Cathy Moynagh. ABOVE: Both good vision and versatile acting were necessary for the roles assumed by ju- niors Cathy Moynagh, Nancy Kastle, sophomore Bob Young, and Lansing resident, Jim Thorp. LEFT: Using only three lights to brighten the stage, junior Tom Etling re- pairs one of the fixtures. Summer Theater 15

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' My make-up is all smeared! My dress is wrinkled! Hurry finish the set, we are on in an hour! ' Despite all the confusion and disorder of opening night, Summer Theatre 74 gave two presentations: Neil Simon ' s Ba- refoot in the Park and Edgar Lee Mas- ter ' s Spoon River Anthology. A new face, seen by summer theatre partici- pants, was Mr. Carl Young, director. Little progress was made at practice because of the frequent personality con- flicts between the cast and crews. Two or three days before opening night a “gripe session was held to solve prob- lems, and the question of whether or not to still present the play arose. After this “gripe session , cooperation was ob- tained, and the play was presented on June 21 and 22. Junior Cathy Moynagh and alumni Terry Hagerty played leads as impoverished newlyweds in the com- edy Barefoot in the Park. Mr. Young added that production night was par- ticularly frantic with the ushers searching for chairs for the unexpectedly large au- dience, that only left standing room. Rehearsals immediately began for the second summer presentation. Spoon River Anthology. The cast consisted of many inexperienced underclassmen who were new to acting and drama. Jumping jacks and concentration games were led by Mr. Young to help familiar- ize the cast with the use of gestures and voice. Spoon River Anthology was different from the usual plays. While one person acted as a dead body, another stood as a gravestone. Every actor acted as a spirit and told of his life at Spoon River in a poetic form.. Mr. Young joined in and also took a part in the play as a member of the community of Spoon River. On July 26 and 27 Spoon River Anthology was presented to a full house. The audience received a first hand view by sitting in three-quarter style on the stage for both plays, and also had coffee and cookies served during inter- mission for the first time. Problems were battled and, “good times were had by all, added Mr. Young. BELOW: Due to the lack of male response, director Mr, Carl Young participated in Spoon River Anthology, portraying the spirit of Roscoe Purkapile, as Joan Bjelland junior portrayed a gravestohe. SPIRITS. LOVC ENCIRCLE STACE 14

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It ' s 11:15 and your stomach is telling you the time. Your third hour teacher has been tuned out as you anxiously look forward to lunch. Today is “take your chance day. Though normally you ' re a brown bag- ger ' with a peanut butter and jelly sand- wich, two cookies, and an apple, they ' re offering the “Wednesday special, in- cluding hamburger, fries, and a choco- late milk shake for only 60 cents. It ' s worth taking the chance, after all it ' s cheaper than a lunch at Mac ' s. Finally the second buzzer has gone off and you head toward the munch room. Not being able to see your way to the cafeteria because of the other hundreds of starving kids in the halls, you let your nose and ears guide you by the smell of the food and the music from the juke- box. Upon arriving at the cafeteria, you find that you ' re not the only one taking advantage of the special. After stopping at a bake sale, and picking up a couple of brownies to eat while you wait, you proceed to the end of the long line. It has only taken you ten minutes to get your food. Although it ' s a little cold, your biggest worry now is where do you sit. If only you had B lunch, there would be plenty of empty seats, but you have C and the place is packed. Luck- ily you find a free spot so you grab it, and attack your food. With only ten minutes to spare, you wolf the food down and try to cram in a few minutes of homeowrk due next hour. You debate which upsets your stomach more, the homework or the ABOVE: Digging for change, sophomore Mark Hunter pays for his lunch as sophomore Kathy Kopas waits her turn. ABOVE RIGHT: French fries prove to be popular side dish as junior Lee Phillips chooses potatoes over other vetgetables. RIGHT: Putting studies before food, senior )oyce Mehalo finishes up a theme for next hour. FAR RIGHT: Looking over the baked goods, a hungry students purchases dessert.