Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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 arsenic and old lace For its second production ol the school yeai. the drama department moved from the seriousness of Anne Frank to light comedy with a presentation of Arsenic and Old Lace. Graduate student Sylvia Lindquist directed the play which featured two elderly aunts who invite old gentlemen into their home and cure their lonliness with a little arsenic served in elderberry wine. They bury their victims in the cellar where cousin Teddy, who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt, is digging the Panama Canal. Robin Hall, a veteran of Anne Frank. co-starred as Aunt Abby, with drama major Jane McGuire as Aunt Martha. Cousin Teddy was played by Glen Ratcliff and Steve Holgate played Mortimer. The parts of Elaine and Jonathon were played by Sally Keown and Scott Williams. Dr. Einsten was played by Dennis Sullivan. murdered! certainly not, its one of our charities. twenty-two

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 the diary of anne frank The Diary of Anne Frank, a gripping drama concerning the lives of Jews in hiding during the era of Hitler, was the first theater production staged on the Malibu campus. Director Jackie Fooks worked with a cast of seasoned and freshmen actors to emphasize the human quality. of the play. We wanted to show how people who are thrown together in this situation and who may not even like each other will behave during an extended period of time. We strived to show their everyday lives. Freshman Julie Vetromile led the cast as Anne Frank, on whose diary the play by Frances lioodrich and Albert Hackett is based. Otto Frank, the father, was portrayed by Scott Williams, with Robin Hall taking the part of the mother, Edith Frank. Peter, a friend of the Franks and companion in hiding, was played by Tony Adams. twanty-ona

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 the english can't remember... and the irish can't forget Pep drama student Tony Adams authored this play concerned with the conflict a Catholic family in Belfast faces when their daughter falls in love with an English soldier. In writing the comedy-drama. Adams drew from his past as a citizen of Dublin. Ireland. He wrote the play to present a picture of the real situation as it could happen, he said. Sophomore Scott Williams was cast as the male lead, John O'Brien, with Sally Keown playing the part of his wife. Michele Barnhard and Steve Holgate played the parts of their daughter nd son. twenty-three