Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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LEFT: Trying to lure her husband, Gifford Hampton (M. Winner), upstairs with her seductive suggestions, Addie (M. Vance), gets a negative response. BELOW: Despite their political differences, the inner feelings of Mathew Cromwell (S. Sherer) has for his wife (R. Rheinhold) remain the same. LEFT: All the ladies (B. Satterblom, C. Griffin, K. Moynagh) are shocked to find out that Miss Trixie Sparker (K. McKenna) is the madame. TOP: Limbering up ex- ercises were done by cast members before each rehearsal and performance, so as to portray realism. Fall Drama 25

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Attracting liberated women and male chauvinists, Strange Bedfellows humored fall drama crowds. The play warmed two cold wintery eve- nings and made them into two enjoyably funny evenings for those who attended the fall performances. Despite the slight delay of when glue was put into the locks of the school doors caus- ing cast and crew members to wait about an hour to enter the building, practices be- gan in October and continued up to the nights of the performances. Exercises to loosen up and stimulate the actors were done before each rehearsal and were led and supervised by director Mr. Carl Young. Three dress rehearsals took place on Tues- day, Wednesday, and Thursday before the opening night. Cast, in full costume, and crew members were released from their second hour class the day of the perfor- mance to promote the play and sell tickets to students in the school. A cast of 18 members, most of whom were new actors from all grades, along with the help of stage crews and their director, presented the comedy Strange Bedfellows on December 6 and 7. The play was con- cerned with women trying to get the right to vote and women also winning their hus- bands over by pressuring them and using their sex. Rhonda Rheinhold played the lead as a suffragette who married a senator, portrayed by Steve Sherer, who opposes her ticket and what she supports. Negligees, feather boas, sugar cookies with cherries, spats, and long gloves were some of the necessities of the play that the new crew heads had to tackle. Quick din- ner trips to Macs, along with snowball fights before and after rehearsals were a part of the fall drama fun of Strange Bedfellows. TOP: Cast and Crews: Row 1: M. Sublett, J. Bjelland, M. De La Cotera, L. Makerwich, K. McKenna, N. Kastle, K. Haggerty, S. Sherer. Row 2: C. Griffin, N. Harrison, S. Lebryk, B. Thompson, Row 3: J. Spence, C. Moynaugh, M. Vance, B. Young, H. Forsythe. Row 4: H. Roth, S. Calhoun, R. Rheinhold, B. Sweeny, ). Souther. Row 5: D. Harvey, T. Etling, D. Mansueto, N. Kolten, C. Kish. Row 6: B. Crary, L. Waxman, L. Paw- lowski, S. Scott. ABOVE: Because their wives have rejected them, Mathew Cromwell (S. Sherer), Senator Cromwell (B. Crary), and Gifford Hampton (M. Winner), decide to party away the evening. WOMEN FIGHT FOR RIGHTS 24

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RIGHT: Although the school day ended twenty minutes eadier, Art Moswin, Jill Stew- art, Shari Smith, Kevin O ' Connell, Joan Smigiel, and Nancy Kasle have their rea- sons to stick around for awhile. BELOW: Full beyond capacity, senior sociology classes sharply contrast with the empty expanse of the south resource where eco- nomics classes are held. ;SiU!:nU:n£