Torrey Pines High School - Freeflight Yearbook (Del Mar, CA)

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THE HAUNTING of hill house, Denise Ryan, Teresa Hill, and Mike Beck. '27 is E-5. JEFF CALDWELL helps Debbie Bresnick on with her scarf Stage props and costume details, such as Bresnicks characters wedding ring, often go unnoticed until missing ost audiences know that behind each theatre production There is an entire cast of people never seen dur- ing the performance. Directors, make-up artists, lighting techni- cians, scenery artist - all go unnoticed, but without whose efforts the play could not go on, Few theatre-goers. however, know that behind this crew is an even larger set of supporters who are necessary to bring about a stage performance. This group is called The Thespian Society, and its membership atthis school includes 52 students. The Society works in coordination with The Torrey Pines Players to organize live performances 116 tHEsPiANs v 'J gist' lf - ffh ,,.,...m-f-ra. lm? A rl ,,,...:.bs.- f .Muze-nf if. ix' KG CHANGING sets between scenes was an important but hectic job for Valerie Sharpe, Jamie Glasson, Nlel tvlatez, Melissa Evans, and Greta Paa. PLEASED to meet Debbie Bresnick. Naomi Fellows extends a hand while her theatrical husband, Brad Broady, and Jeff Calclwell look on. such as The Evening of Scenes, Fourty Carats, and Bye Bye Birdie. Club President Kristen Flores and Vice President Dawn Davis lead the Society in such organizing tasks as ushering, editing of plays, financing, and publish- ing productions, When asked how much time and effort must go into a play, club officer Jeni Almond replied, Don't even ask, don't even ask. Providing adequate publicity for an event is very important and involves more than making posters as many people think, said junior publicity chairperson Valerie Sharpe. To publicize a play takes much more than that, including contacting The local media. To become a member ofthe Society, students must earn ten points by doing a number of theatrical duties. In order to retain their membership, must earn five points each year. One of the highlights of each year for the Thespian Society members is being able to test Scripps HospiT0l Emergency Procedures by acting as if they have been in some disaster. The annual event, in coopeffl' tion with the hospital, Tests both the students acting skills and the hospital employees' ability to deal with large-scale emergencies. At the end of each year the Thespian Society haS0 semi-formal banquet. 'We initiate new members, bill all thespians are invited, said Davis, who was in charge of the event, The banquet features a DOUG and a dance in addition to a gourmet meal. If the crew receives little recognition for its work on0 production, the Thespian Society receives even less. The Thespians certainly should be given the credit it deserves. - Angela Hastings