Oklahoma Baptist University - Yahnseh Yearbook (Shawnee, OK)

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Take Biggie Beach Bash then went into the deep recesses of the jungle as Susan Grant, Lisa Nelson and Jona Tickle gave their rhythmic version of The Lion Sleeps Tonight. The rehearsals were very spontaneous for us, said Stephanie Tyner, master of cere- monies. Our job was to fill in between the acts with something that would make a smooth transition from one scene to another. We had a script to go by, but we basically ad- libbed most of our lines in rehearsal. That way it was more life-like. Rehearsals can sometimes be bother- Bow some and boring, but without them, there would be no show. These rehearsals pro- vided the campus with its Biggie. Freshmen Follies brought back a lot of childhood memories for some as it present- ed its rendition of ZOOM. With big neon Z O O M letters lighting up the stage, Zoom char- acters, dressed in hori- zontally-lined shirts, chatted about campus events. Follies brought about new freshmen talent that provided fresh entertainment. The WMU basement girls opened Follies with an exploding act - A s waves of arms engulf around him, Jay Raimer surfs the Zeta pipeline at the beginning of Big- gie Beach Bash. -photo by Brad Shirley T he locally popular musi- cal Oklahoma comes to the ZOOM stage as freshman Jill Shirley per- forms her rendition of Many a New Day. photo by Don Keith Dungeon Darling Rap . l was so scared, said Jennifer Bryant, leading the Dungeon Darlings. But it was so fun, and l really met a lot of peo- ple. Freshmen Follies provided a bit more suspense and excite- ment as Steve Schaffer and Wilda Smith intro- duced the candidates for Freshmen Queen. One by one freshmen ladies walked to the stage escorted by the man of their choice, in hopes of being crowned OBLl's Fresh- men Queen. This year was no exception as Michelle Masteller, es- corted by Steve Farris, ...WM f Junior Kory Johnson and sophomore Brian Hiegel of Bump and the Beef- cakes make their way off stage at the end of the song Fat Chicks. photo by Brad Shirley Biggief Follies

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Take A Bow was crowned the fresh- men queen. T h e a u d i e n c e laughed as Jack Dove, a master of ceremo- nies, did imitations of all the voices as he read the old Mother Goose story, Chicken Little. Follies then went from Zoom in the 7O's to the 5O's, as the North Stars sang of the thrills and hardships of Freshmen Lovin. Brad Morris dis- played his creative abil- ity at the piano as he played Angry Young Man. He then sur- prised the audience with his singing talent as well. Surrounded by the growing popularity of rapping, Follies could not escape its own rap. The Lonely Hearts rapped to Tricky, declaring the difficulties and prob- lems of getting a date on campus. What would Zoom be without reading let- ters from fans? Follies' Zoom also had the wit- ty queries and ques- tions from thousands of Zoom viewers. The Zoom kids took their turns dipping into the letter-barrel and read- ing the letters to all. The audience was also encouraged to send in a SASE Cthat's a self- addressed - stamped- envelopej, if they had any questions. The battle to out do the upperclassmen with Freshmen Follies continued as strong as ever. The competition between the upper- classmen and the fresh- men made us work harder, I think, said Follies co-director, Ta- mara Robinson. But what all of the people in both shows want to do is to provide fresh and new entertain- ment. - The Big Picture 5 1 Performing in Biggie L A allows me to have fun, I using my music skills. I l am continually amazed at the growing talent on our campus. Merl Jennings I Susan Grant Biggief Follies