Prince George High School - Peerage Yearbook (Prince George, VA)

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FORMALITIES, FRILLS, AND THUDS .ttf ON STAGE AT LAST. The Importance of Being Ernest stars act out in-play discussion during Thursday night performance. HELPING HAND. Practice stand-in, B. C. Connell runs through play lines with Erin Riley until she gets them down pat. 20 Play Q Remember to pin on happy- sad drama seller tags. 2 Q Buy ticket. 1 ii 1 Q Attend all rehearsals. Q Make sure props don't fall down 5 during performances. Q Get to school early for good seats. Q Find costumes that fit. Q Check lights to hit the right spots on stage. Q Run through lines one more time. Q Bring food for cast party. Q Call for an encore. TALENT IN ACTION. Main characters Simo Hobden, Bertha Carriere, Mary Gatewood, and Chris Deady, readily greet leading man Faris Walker during play time action. i-Mgt.-. 'S Q Bum money from Nlom for ticket. I

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. , y Eliam McBride and Chris Snyder join with best team always wins. ONE MORE TIME. Regular runner, Bridgitte Wyche, carries the football for another long yardage gainer. AT LAST. Juniors move the ball for the first time with Lisa Lauderbach's carry and a quick stop by Senior Julie Urquhart. 'RE NUMBER ONE' Senior cheerleaders alumnus Ro Cox to let everyone know the we as ve POWDERPUFF iff----i we SMILES AND GRINS. Powderpuff King, F L L George Biberstein and Junior attendant Brian 0 u Griffin receive flowers from silly smiling Dr. George. 19

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Remembering lines and stage movements took a lot of effort but after long hours of rehearsal, the Drama Club's acting crew finally had it down pat by opening night. The Importance of Being Earnest performers also learned a lot about faking it - throwing in an adlib when their minds blanked out of the character's lines. Bang! Bang! Bang! You could hardly hear yourself think, but those flats, the movable background, had to be up by opening night eve. Two sets of tea sets sometimes mixed up the prop crew members when they had to decide which act each set belonged to. Accidents do happen and money needed for a broken leg and an ink stain on a borrowed Queen Anne chair bit into the S100 profit from the production. When opening night came, everything became silent after the shh's from the backstage crew members, except for an occasional whisper of the estimated number of people in the audience from a back stager that had peeked through the curtains. The tension mounted for the performers, but they forgot all fears as they stepped out into the spotlight. Hollers and hugs followed the final curtain call when everyone rejoiced that no major catastrophes had cropped up and that they had no more play to worry about- until next spring. A cast party after the final performance and party after the Thespian initiation showed Drama Clubbers that the fun came before, during, and after but only when intermingled with hard work. OPENING NIGHT. Patient star, Faris Walker, quietly waits for hairdresser Terri Harmon to put finishing touches on 15-minute project. .'q, IU f' Play 21