University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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At one time, the choir’s tour took it into a four state area (Texas, : Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas) but the tour has lately concentrated in Southern Arkansas for recruitment purposes. In 1968, it was selected by audition to appear at the World’s Fair in San Antonio, Tex., and was invited to sing at a World's Fair in Seattle but could not because of insufficient funds. Most recently, the choir was selected to sing in a Bicentennial celebra- tion in Washington, D.C. Each appearance was more than just a trip - an invitation to such an event indicates the high esteem in which the choir is regarded. Not only does the choir tour, make TV appearances, and stage con- | certs, but it also produces a musical and an opera each year. This year | the audiences had nothing but praise for H.M.S. Pinafore and Carousel. | Besides musical talent, the choir possesses a great deal of beauty - the past two Miss UAM’s have been choir members, along with a bevy of | runners-up. hae A I Lape PEF S A Carousel chorus caught in the ‘act.’ The chorus should create an image as a group, as this one certainly does. 164 Academics

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Front Row: Terri Lawson, Joy Barnes, Kay Cloud, Kaye Hampton, Lynné Hart, Phyllis Stanford. Row 2: Dean Tankersley, Ronald Pack, Frank An- derson, Ken Chandler. Row 3: Kevin Cheatham, John Chapman, Ricky Veazey, Charlotte McLoud, Lynne Robinson. Row 4: Robert Almond, Kim White, Beverly Smith, Susan Miller, Lisa Hisaw, Debra Howard. Row 5: Marque Black, Linda Bevill. Row 6: Wilma Trout, Bennie Vincent, Joyce Keeling, Angela Trantham, Allie Cartwright, Mary Ellen Mettetal, Larry Ross. Row 7: David Wilson, Donald Mankin, Marcia Everett, Eugene Gif- ford, Steve Davis, Michael Reddick. Row 8: Tom Blackwood, Ken Spurlin, Bruce Mills, Louis Jefferson, Ralph Haskew, Terry Walthall. Though far from underrated, the UAM choir, under the direc- © tion of John Dougherty has not | received the recognition due it on this campus. Dougherty described it as, ‘‘one of the best, if not the best,’’ of the nation’s small college choirs. The records uphold his statement as the choir has been invited to ap- pear at events from the east coast to the west. Marcia Lewis and Tim Stanley practice an encounter during rehearsal for the musical Carousel. Academics 163

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Dr. David Lanphier, director, ponders stage blocking. Dramatists at UAM engaged them- selves in two performances this year, the plays being on opposite ends of the theatrical specturm. “The Mousetrap,’’ an Agatha Chris- tie murder mystery, was a departure from the norm for UAM dramatists who have demonstrated their strengths particularly in comedy. As in the typical Christie novel, the play focused upon a murder, then the introduction of a number of characters who were inevitably suspects. A mur- der later, the audience realized that any character could be the criminal. Most of the audience became hope- lessly ensnarled in Christie's rapid fire plot unfolding and left the theatre puz- zled. “The Mousetrap’’ was UAM's entry in American College Theatre Festival competition at UALR. oa oe LETTE TS EES ERS NR: see DEL ee UES Academics 165