Warren Central High School - Wigwam Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Antigone provides a bit of class B ecause Thorn Feit, drama teacher, liked the stark clean black and white style and look of the classic play Antigone, it was chosen to add some class to this year ' s fall production. We had not done a classic for a num- ber of years, Mr. Feit said, and since I felt that we were blessed with exception- al talent, and that this play would chal- lenge that talent, I chose Antigone ... How did the drama students react to his choice? I expected that there would be a lot of moaning and groaning, but after they started they really liked the show. They seemed to learn about con- flicts in the experience, the conflict of the plot and the characters and other conflicts in life, he said. Another surprise is how the staff adapted to this classic was the fact that they had difficulty in reading their lines and walking the different levels build into the striking set by Mr. Ramsey Gip- son and his stage crew class. It seems that they cannot concen- trate on both, said Director Feit, refer- ring to his cast. They could either re- member their lines and stumble, or not stumble and forget their lines ... The production, which was given three times, did not have a good audience at- tendance, with only about 200 attending. Maybe it was the name recognition ; too many may not have been familiar with the play, Mr. Feit said. He also added that English teachers offered ex- tra credit to students, but not very many took advantage and attended. The world of make-believe begins in the dressing rooms and make-up, here being applied to Rod Russ by Wendy Short.

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[HIDays of our lives .4 Dawn Grady stands by one of the stage levels that posed some problems for the cast as they moved from one level to another. Reflecting the stark lines of the classic Antigo- ne is the view of the set with cast members Leilani Yarwood, Lori Neff, Tracy Dowler, Wendy Short, Dawn Grady and Jon Edwards. Leading characters Lori Neff, Liz Duff, and Steve Shuck are highlighted against the bright blue curtain. — Daya

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r - Ifflsa© Orchestra could have and did play all night L „ . ■ The mayor was there, and Deb- bie Knox, Channel 8 TV per- sonality, and Steve Goldsmith, prosecuting attorney, and just about ev- erybody else important in town. Possibly the biggest media events to be held at Warren in the last few years have been the orchestra ' s marathons, under the direction of director Robert Beckley, to raise money for trips and other projects. It is a party that lasts all night, and the name of the game is that the members of the national acclaimed orchestra must play all night in order to earn the pledges they have raised. For awile, everything seems fine and you don ' t seem tired. Then, all of a sud- den, you just seem to fall apart and you can hardly lift your instrument, you are so tired, said Debbie Bradley, sopho- more. But all those hours of playing paid off when the orchestra traveled to Florida to play before the Palm Beach Internation- al Festival. The bonus of the trip was the time members got to spend at Disneyworld at Orlando 33. It ' s not the kind of thing that you can do every year, said Mr. Beckley of the Marathon. It would lose its novelty. During the last marathon, Jane Pau- ley, former Warren graduate, mentioned the event twice on her show. The Media coverage is not only excit- ing, but great publicity, Mr. Beckley said. Support from the community has been tremendous, senior Kristy Pollar, orchestra president, commented. r- Da 78 1 L L 30 I