Ouachita Baptist College - Ouachitonian Yearbook (Arkadelphia, AR)

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oak: ra a = nr Tar CL UPS i i OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: Fredna Hicks plays the part of Snoopy in the play “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. OPPOSITE PAGE BOTTOM: Mitchell Edwards maintains his vigilance throughout the play, Tommy, Looking for a Road. TOP LEFT: Larry Raines opens the play with a soliloquy on a make- shift stairway. TOP RIGHT: Cheryl Tolsen and Reanel Blacklock pause for a moment of quietness and closeness in The Glass Menagerie. LEFT: Larry Raines, Cheryl Tolsen and Bill Elliff make a toast over the evening meal while Reanel Blacklock rests on the sofa in The Glass Menagerie. Waaaee Pe, P hive, i Theatre—29

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“Tain He Pale ie Madte esl ba aghd esas bal eed’ Variety spices up play productions If the spice of life is variety, then the drama department certainly filled the bill with its productions this year. The plays ranged from drama to comedy and from fantasy to reality. You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, a compilation of comic strip funnies, began the season in the summer with a student director. Following it was the thought- provoking play, Tommy, Looking for a Road, which was student written. 28— Theatre The first play of the fall was Tennessee William’s first major produc- tion, The Glass Menagerie, a story of a recuperating society of the 1930’s beaten down a decade before. Even after the play was presented on campus, the cast and crews continued to spend long hours working and rehearsing to perfect the play. They were getting the play ready to take it to the annual American College Theatre Festival, which was held in the late fall in Little Rock.

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Budget problems cancel production The Little Blue Horse, a play which only special people like children can believe, was chosen for the Children’s Theatre. The script was translated by Raymond Caldwell from French. Eight performances were given on the campus to allow children from Arkadelphia and surrounding com- munities to view the play. A segment of the play was presented in chapel to give the students a taste of the Children’s Theatre. The play was partially directed by the 30— Theatre Children’s Theatre class along with the stage crew class. In the spring the play toured elementary schools around the state. Budget problems, a shortage of peo- ple trying out for cast roles and other dif- ficulties combined to call off the first spr- ing performance, Royal Hunt of the Sun. The only spring production was the boundless comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The escape into romance and fan- tasy was authored by William Shakespeare. a talels wipe +) -! noel, rah