Thurston High School - Yearling Yearbook (Springfield, OR)

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After two deaths, Emily Brent (Lissa Mur- Lawrence Wargrave (David Anderson) , Vera They are soon to discover the death of the dock), Mr. Armstrong (Rick Veenedaal), Clay t home (Jill Young), Phillip Lombard third visitor, General McKenzie (Jeff Thomas Rodgers (Chuck Hutchins), Sir (Robert Wood) wait for dinner to be served. Neuschwanger). The maid (Penny Huberd) prepares drinks before the first murder changes the relaxed atmosphere to one of tense suspicion and group paranoia. Self-righteousness is a characteristic of Emily Brent (Lissa Murdoch) who pauses after a morality lecture she delivered following the deaths of two guests. 16 Fall Play

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The groupies get down to the beat of rock 'n ’ roll music during the noon-time homecoming activities. ‘ ‘Just say that during wrestling season ! ’ ’ Coach Dennis Bat sc h war¬ ns Kevin Scroggins as Jeff Leith and Paul Brown laugh at their friend's predicament. Dressed for the crowd, Lori Sorenson watches air guitar performers in the courtyard during one of the week ’s lunch-time activities. Confetti drifts down on Michelle Jacobson and Kristi Mor¬ ton in the junior section during the pep assembly. Air guitar players Anna Lange, Jill Young and Judy Olsen sing and dance to “Do You Wanna Touch. ” The lunch¬ time activity was held on the patio where many students par¬ ticipated and had a great time. Homecoming 15

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Total strangers and guests of a mysterious host, William Blore (Jeff Edom) and Sir Lawrence Wargrave (David Anderson) greet one another. Adjusting the lighting was a continual task for technical director Rick Williamson. Fall Play First mystery is successful “We tried to build mystery and suspense, and judging from the audien¬ ce’s reaction, we did it,” said director Bruce Robbins about Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians, the first mystery he has directed here. Only 77 playgoers showed up for the opening night, but the size of the audien¬ ce increased to 220 the second night and 203 the third night. Mr. Robbins said the play’s main objec¬ tive was to control the audience’s feelings about what was happening on the stage, and to make them wonder who the killer was. The director said this was accom¬ plished because he heard the audience trying to figure out who the culprit was throughout the play. The audience also reacted each night with screams when a shot was fired in one scene. Overall, Mr. Robbins said he felt the performance was ‘‘well received by the audience and enjoyed by the cast. ’ ’ Being a British play, the actors were required to affect British accents which they did very convincingly . To set the stage, the craft class built the interior of an island country mansion with gray and white walls. The crew projected various colors against the windows to in¬ dicate the changing time and to add to the mystery. In addition, the sound crew played sounds of seagulls, wind, crashing oceans and thunder to add to the dark, threatening atmosphere . Cast List Vera Claythorne Philip Lombard William Blore Dr. Armstrong Sir Lawrence Wargrave Thomas Rodgers Ethel Rodgers Emily Brent General Mackenzie Anthony Marston Fred Narracott Jill Young Robert Wood JeffEdom Rick Veenendaal David Anderson Chuck Huchins Penny Huberd Lissa Murdoch JeffNeuschwanger Karl Marts Joshua Stevens Director, Bruce Robbins Assistant Director, Gloria McCracken Technical Director, Gary Guttormsen I Fall Play 17