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

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Students fconftf gefenoughf pproximately 2,717 people waited in darkness. A record- ing of Gene KeIIy's 'ISingin' In The Rainw began to play to the anxious crowd. They were thrilled when popular British singer Paul Young, not Gene Kelly, finally appeared on stage to finish the song. Peformers often look for ways like this to make their concerts unique. But all concerts have something in com- mon-the audience is there for excite- ment. No other age group is known for its love of excitement more than high school students. According to Jane Campagna, advi- sor to the ISU entertainment committee, approximately 25 percent of ticket buyers to ISU concerts are high school students. I think even ISU students would agree that a concert is more fun when it is a sold-out performance, she said. lt doesn't matter who attends as long as the building is full. Carrie Taylor 1105 agrees. Taylor en- joys going to concerts, especially with - lots of people. Going in a large group makes it more fun, she explained. What makes a concert enjoyabIe ? The excitement, said Angela Bau- man l125. You can feel it before the concert begins and hear it in all the noise. Bauman especially liked the audi- ence participation she experienced at an Amy Grant concert at the U of I Assem- bly Hall in Champaign. During one song everyone was standing up and swaying back and forth together, she recalled. tilt was great. Even though concerts can be excit- ing and fun, they do have their draw- backs. Bauman admits that she really doesn't like any one group enough to spend two hours or more listening to them. I certainly don't want to spend money for something I don't enjoy that much, she said. A Doug Huntman l105 avoids hard -oSpeaking to a crowd of thousands, Bobbi Pol- zine, of Groundswell, Minnesota, voices her con- cern about the farmers' plight with John Cougar Mellencamp at the Farm-Aid concert. 22-Concerts rock concerts, such as Motley Crue, be- cause of the image the performers pre- sent. He explains, I also donlt like some of the people who go to those con- certs. In Huntman's opinion, the price of concert tickets is the biggest problem. They're too expensive, he said. The average cost of a concert ticket at ISU ranges from S8-315, depending on the performer. Campagna admits, It's hard to get well-known performers to play lin5 a town this size. We just don't have as large a facility as compared to, say, Chi- cago. Paul Young's opinion differs. He and his band enjoy playing in smaller towns. The band has a better feeling knowing they're playing in front of kids that don't see shows very often, he said. They can't get enough. - Denise Webb l125 SSS I

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LA touching moment is shared by Darin Bloom- quist 1121 and Ashleigh Feek 1121 in the fall play The Seagull. XA , lss s f ssslls 1 1 if lsl l fini- 1 ini t i o 1 S USSIY 1 Pl y In full turn-of-the-century Russian to make it 1The 'Seagull1 successful, technical supervisory Duane Serck1'79j play was the highlight of the said Nancy Vitek 1101. technical directorg and Mike Rickert evenings of Oct. 25 and 26 as Vitek felt the play went well consid- 1'841, asst. technical director. the Drama Dept. presented the ering the fact that the characters were Construction and stage crew men fall play The Seagull. difficult to portray, and the sets were bers included Peggy Davis 1121, Miche The Seagull, written by Anton elaborate. Ms. Mishler spent about 100 Johnson 1101, Adam Brickell 1101, Doui Chekhov, is a dramatic comedy about hours before actual rehearsals analyzing Huntman 1101, Maria Blaine 1101, Branl characters struggling with forces that al- and designing the sets. ter the course of their lives. The play Erin Bartley 1101 said, The acting shows that material objects cannot was very good, and a lot of the cast guarantee peace and happiness to any- came across professionally. one. According to Ms. Diane E. Mishler, The cast included Darin Bloomquist Drama director, 'The Seagull' is one of 1121, Sarah Walsh 1121, Jerry McCauley the best plays ever written. 1121, Wim Knibbe 1121 and Donna Shaf- The play was chosen because the fer 1101. author, Chekhov, is studied in several English courses, and Ms. Mishler felt there were enough talented students to handle the difficulty of the play. The cast was outstanding. This is one of the best acting l've directed, said Ms. Mishler. The play was a character study. There wasn't a lot of action so the ac- tors had to bring the characters across 24-Fail Play Other cast members included Johan Ljungberg 1121, Ashleigh Feek 1121, Matt Hartley 1121, Alan Medina 1101, Bartley, Julie McGivern 1121, David Mclfteynolds 1111 and Denise Webb 1121. Understu- dies were Sean England 1101 and Blair Barbour 1111. Advising the students for the pro- duction were Barbour, asst. director, Miss Jeanne Urbance, English Dept., Blalock 1101, Carol Boyer 1101, Gladys Carmona 1101, Donny Dittman 1121, Ul- rike Durr1121, Kina Edwards 1111, Chri Grizzle 1101, Scott Hunter 1101, Carol Keeran 1101, Meaghan Kilmartin 1101, Kristing Lindgren 1101, Tricia Mason 11 Kelly Meece 1101, Stef Murrell 1101, Tra cey Norman 1101, Denise Pace 1101, B1 Rosenbaum 1101, Janet Scott 1101, Boi nie Shadid 1101, Mickey Smith 1101, Kir Sweeney 1101, Carrie Taylor 1101, Tere Trotter 1121, Kelli Vandegraft 1101, Sus Walkington 1101, Vitek, Jason Vogelsa 1111, Sandy Miller 1121, Kurt Fteiger 112 Matt Cook 1111 and Lisa Peters 1101. --Tricia Holt 1