Wichita Heights High School - Talon Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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1, Paul Bolton, '79, makes final adjustments to his costume before dress rehearsal of the Christmas play, Amahl and the Night Visitors. 2. Paul Bolton, '79, Brent Bonwell, '78, Dwayne Rucas, and Tim Fooshee, both '80, catch John Collison, '78, in a dance number from Oklaho- ma, the spring musical. 3. The Three Kings from Amahl, Paul Bolton, '79, Kevin Calloway, '79, and Paul Smith, '79. 4. Dawn Homstrom and Paul Smith, both '79, sing to each other in Oklahoma.

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241 Drama Productions 4 Q04-lv 4 or Rousing Oklahoma Demands Many Talents, Draws Ovations Standing ovations three nights run- ning were the reward for the time and energy spent on the spring musical, Oklahoma, The love story-comedy by Rodgers and Hammerstein revolved around the conflicts of farmers and cattlemen residing in the Oklahoma Territory before it became a state. Star- ring Dawn Holmstrom and Paul Smith, the play also required the talents of the entire Drama and Music Departments. Stage-craft classes built the beautiful sets, including a twenty foot windmill, orchestra members provided the music and the choir and other vocal music classes worked on the chorus numbers. Earlier in the year, drama classes produced the traditional Christmas play, Amahl and the Night Visitorsf' starring Ginny Atkison as the little boy who had faith. Edar Lee Masters' classic Spoon River Anthology served as material for Drama 2's presentation to the Eng- lish classes, while Drama 3 performed a play from the Theater of the Absurd, Cleft for Me. Drama 1 students, while learning the basics of the theater and its terminology, got their chances to perform along with the more ad- vanced actors in the Spring Festival of Plays. Held in place of one three-act play, the Festival ran for two nights, composed of a number of one-acts and cuttings from longer works.

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