Urbandale High School - Echo Yearbook (Urbanville, IA)

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Laughter marks fall production On November 15, lo, 19 the Ul-IS Commons was filled with the sounds of laughter as the audience watched the fall production of Woody Allen's Don't Drinls the Water. Store football playoffs on Saturday required the play be rescheduled for a final performance Monday night. Along with the comedy came suspense and o little romance. Director Rondo Harwood found herself with a big challenge to shape sixteen students into sixteen extraordinary actors. We had quite a struggle in the beginning, but things seemed to fall into place, Horwood said. As the play unravelled, the Hallanders found themselves trapped in an American Embassy in a Communist country. While Marion CDenise Dralseb was busy waxing the carpet and Susan CLisa Swaneyl was falling in love with Axel McGee CTony Vietlingb, Wolter CScott Nelsonb was busy contemplating escope and death, if DOT by guns then by the chef's Cl ony Adelmanb cool-ting. Despite the difficulties they faced, the HoIlondet's managed to entertain the audience for the full two hours. Tracy Thompson 1 Don't Drink the Water Cast: FRONT ROW- Sue Shepler, Tracy Thompson, Doug Grant, Dean Tanner, SECOND PiOWCandi Fix, Lisa Swaney, Tony Vierling, Kris Young, Kelly Mayo, Scott Nelson, Denise Drake. BACK ROW-Brad Smith, Kirk Bardale, Tony Adelman, Tom Schnurr. 2 Mrs. Kilroy CKelly Moyol discusses Axels' Cl' ony Vierlingl future as an ambassador. 3 Whete's my rabbit hollers angry Ft. Dtobney Cl3rad Smith? as Marion CDenlse Drake? and Walter CScott Nelson? anxiously awaits for the trick to continue. 4 Llghing is an important port of drama, as Chris Coin demonstrates. 5 Walter CScott Nelsonb Hollander tells his son of the slight difliculty they are facing. Fall Play 0 21

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22 0 Speech Howard receives honors at All-Stare Continuing speech and drama competition for the second year, the UHS drama department traveled about the state to contests. Tracy Howard, Denise Dralse, Tony Adelman, Scott Nelson, Tony Vierling, Lisa Swoney, Brett Wortman, Dale Sharrill, Kelly Severin, Sora Rowland, and Kelly Mayo in The Guns of Carrot placed high ot district. Also, the reader's theater cast of Little Women, consisting of Jana Fietler, Tracy Thompson, Jenny Spiller, Teri Johnson, Brett Wortmon, Martha Strunce, and Sara Rowland qualified for state competition. Mimes entitled 'iThe Playground, by Teri Johnson, and Sisters by Jenny Spiller and Kelly Severin were performed. All entries of the Iowa Individual Competition received l's. State speech competitors included Scott Nelson, humorous and radio acting, Denise Drolse, interpretive prose, Tracy Howard, dramatic acting, and Kelly Severin, story telling. Howard, the only UHS student to participate, went on to All-State competition. She received outstanding honors. Tracy Thompson 1 Senior drama standout Scott Nelson participates in humorous and radio acting. 2 Receiving outstanding honors at All-State, Senior Tracy Howard competed in dramatic acting. 3 Cast af The Guns of Carrot 4 Teri Johnson and Kelly Severin look forward to speech competition. The girls presented mimes or district. 5 At State Denise Drake competed ln interpretive prose and Kelly Severin in story telling. Spotlight On Speeci 'it il Q s Q ie r, t 41' 1 ,l -1- Qfrsixitii '! I ' NA, L ., 9? ji? ki W . ujfx. 3 ' ripe ub- 'W