Normal Community High School - Echoes Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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lt gave NCHS something to be proud of because it was such a suc- cess, commented Jim Stutzman 1121 on the first musical presented at Nor- mal in nine years. Fellow cast members agreed that when '4Bye Bye Birdie was staged on May 6-7, it brought a lot of good feed- back from the audience. Beth Henrichs 1121, who has per- formed in musicals before, said Bye Bye Birdie was her best effort so far. lt got more positive responses than anything I've done, she said. Bye Bye Birdien attracted an au- dience of about 600 each night and all proceeds went to Easter Seals. Mrs. Ramona Sanders produced Bye Bye Birdie. Director for the play was Mr. Scott Myers. The cast in- cluded seniors Stutzman, Henrichs, Ann Coatney and Mike Wells, juniors Steve Baker, Dennis Curtis, Julie Reading and Holly Pemberton, sophomores Amy Brickell, Claude Howard and Aaron Newman, and Winston Gieske 171. The chorus was directed by Miss Audrey Vallance and included seniors Singing in front of people was the hardest part for Beth Henrichs 1121, who plays Den- nis Curtis' 1111 girlfriend in the play. Tami Hoover 1111. Sara Cunningham 1111 and Anne Doud 1121 sing We Love You Conrad in the musical Bye Bye Birdie. Jill Lawler 1121, Tom Burkhart 1101, Ann Coatney 1121, Jim Stutzman 1121, Steve Baker 1111, Holly Pemberton 1111 and Angela Bayles 1111 combine efforts for the 'iBirdie production. 26 Bye, Bye Birdie Lynne Black, Anne Doud, Penny Kerz, Jill Lawler, Mike Merritt, Craig Queen, Gregg Shaffer, Brad Vander- pool and Jeff Israel, juniors Lisa Ashley, Angela Bayles, Sara Cunn- ingham, Tami Hoover, Natalie Kratz, Linda Koester, Kelly Meier, Connie Saint, Leigh Scifres and Krissy Strickler. Mrs. Deanne Bryant directed the or- chestra which included seniors Karen Butler, Andy Knuppel, Rhys Lovell and Pam Martoglio, juniors Mike An- drew, David Chrudimsky, Scott Froseth, Chris Hammitt, Jil Heyboer, Kurt Lemke, Bill Lohr, Kim Hornseth, Lori McGowan, Ann McNeil and Paul Rudolph, sophomores Stephen Hung, Jeff Lewis, Mary Ohler, Carrie Pope and Kirk Sampson. - Angie Moore Amy Brickell 1102. Winston Gieske 171, Mike Wells 1121 and Beth Henrichs 1121 make up the MacAfee family in the musical. Rose Alvarez 1Ann Coatney-121 is in love with Birdie's manager Albert Peterson 1Steve Baker-111 in Bye Bye Birdie. ..... 1 'if' WM

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after 40 consecutive days of school l 10 more until spring break, Spr- Fever Week was almost a zessity. vlany events were held during the ek of March 14-18 to lighten the sion of school. 5art of Spirit Week was nominating ior guys to the Twirp Court. Doug zker, Barry Ingold, Kent Kaiser- it, Scott Kletz, Mike Merritt, Craig een, Darin Spaniol and Andy iodtli were the nominees. Spaniol s elected Twirp King for Spirit iek. Ftudents dressed up for 50,5 day, a day, elementary day, Hawaiian 1 and opposite sex day. 'lt would be a lot more fun if more :ple dressed up. No one has school rit anymore, said Tracey Zeigler J. pring Fever Week came to an end the Sadie Hawkins dance. The ice was just like all of the others ex- it for one thing: the ladies asked gentlemen for a date instead of more traditional roles. Nlatalie Kratz C111 said, It's really ry asking a guy because you don't Jw if they will say yes or no. gler added, L'lt's nerve-wracking! Dn the other side of the picture, The Sadie Hawkins dance was a change of pace because the girl asked the guy for a date. Jodi Thompson l11l pulled Scott Dix- on l10i out of the crowd to dance. Teri Hall U11 and her date Brian Quinn, who attends ICC, take a break from the Sadie Hawkins dance. Todd Nagy C121 said, lt,s a good idea to have Sadie Hawkins because it's a nice change having the girls ask the guys. The Invisible Parrots was the band that played at the dance. - Stefanie Livers At every school dance. it seems inevitable that no one starts to dance for almost an hour after the music starts playing. Spring Fever Week - 25

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l'l was very proud of Mrs. Mishler the entire cast for even attemp- it, commented Mike Wells 1121, o felt the spring play Rhinoceros s the most difficult play staged at IHS in three years. l'Rhinoceros, an absurdist comedy ich stresses the struggle of main- aing integrity and individuality en others conform, was dedicated retiring ISU Professor Eric Bickley o was designer for the play when it s performed at ISU 20 years ago, :ording to Director Diane Mishler, According to Wells, the cast iearsed about 226 hours each night six weeks. Most of the humor is lden, and it takes a lot more work rl concentration to make the au- nce laugh, Wells said. Vlost of the students involved in the :duction of Rhinoceros agreed it the satisfaction of performing tweighs the hard work and time nt. l:or Rhys Lovell l12J Rhinoceros s a good learning experience. I rn something from every play. mm this play I learned about life and how stupid people can be about con- formity, he said. Wells said he enjoyed trying to play other people. It's fun trying to assume someone else's character, he explained. It's worth all the work and trouble. It's very satisfying in the end, com- mented Ginger Romine 1111. Cast members for Rhinoceros' were seniors Rhys Lovell, Mike Wells, Brien Fletcher and Charlene Beringer, juniors Tina Swanson, Krysta Gunder- son, Mark Castleman, Mike Rickert, Ginger Romine, Mike Andrew and Brad Churchill, sophomores Claude Howard, Susan Ochs, Pete Brown and Greg Poultney. The production staff included Mrs. Mishler, director, Julie Reading, assis- tant director, Mr. Lee Wright, technical director, and Mike Rickert, technical assistant. 7 - Angie Moore Charlene Beringer 1122 is comforted by fellow cast members Mike Andrew l11J, Rhys Lovell l12i, Brien Fletcher l12i, and Brad Churchill C115 after seeing a rhinoceros in the village. ------1 . .W Q My Jean, played by Mike Wells 1122, later turned into a rhinoceros due to the pressure of con- forming with the crowd. The theme of Rhinoceros is not to conform with the crowd, but to have your own identity. The only villager who didn! conform was Berenger, played by Rhys Lovell l12l. The play was dedicated to Eric Bickley, an ll- linois State professor, who was the designer for i'Rhinoceros when it was performed at ISU 20 years ago. Backstage, prop and make-up work are as im- portant to the production of a play as the ac- tual acting and presenting of it. Stephanie Cook llll does her part by helping with the set up of the stage. Rhinoceros 27 rf' we. . N