Thurston High School - Yearling Yearbook (Springfield, OR)

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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

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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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Annual Signing Party Yearling receives mixed reviews Finally. More than 800 students and graduates attended the annual signing in the cafeteria Nov. 1. For three hours laughter and memories were shared as throngs of suddenly-avid book enthusiasts flipped through pages, found pictures of themselves or friends and exchanged annuals for signatures . Reaction to the book was generally positive. “I thought it was great, but needed more room to write,” said junior Wendyjohnson. Some others objected to the cover because it did not have school colors on it, and they thought there was too much writing inside. Editor Christi Davis said she felt the staff did an excellent job of covering the year. ‘‘That was our goal,” she said, ‘‘to record the history of the people at this school during that year. . . Considering the cost of the book ($15) and its size (256 pages) , people got a heck of a deal . ” Adviser Greg Howard said he was less than pleased with the final product, however. ‘‘We send the plant (Herff Jones) photographic prints that were technically excellent. What came out in the book was very disappointing. The pic¬ tures all lost a considerable amount of contrast and picked up loads of dust and scratch marks.” In addition, Mr. Howard said the in¬ ferior binding job on the book was ‘‘basically unacceptable. . . Had this book come in during September, we would have sent it back. Late October was a dif¬ ferent matter, though. ’ ’ Sign mine? asks DanaHeffmgton during the annual signing party while Chris Davidson smiles at the flurry of writing activity. 18 Annual Signing Taking time to sign another annual is sophomore Marc Parker.