William Mitchell High School - Apogee Explo Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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of Joan of Arc Warwick .A., Cauchon. . . Joan. . , Father ...4 Mother ....,. Brother .....4. The Promoter ,..r The lnquisitor. ,. Brother Ladvenu. . . The Scribe ,....4... . CAST Robert de Beaudricourt, . . Agnes Sorel ..t..,.,, The Little Queen. , . Charles ....,... Queen Yolande .,.. La Tremouille .... Archbishop ..., La Hire ..,. Page ....,.. Executioner ,..t.... Ladies of the Court. . . Soldiers, . . . Peasant Women. . . ., . .Bob Rowland . , . .Doug DeLong Cathy Hendrickson ......Kent Smith . . . . .Linda Payne . . .Gregory Morris . . .John Teasley . , .David Bingham . . . ,Rick Rorke . . .Pete Kaiser . . .Larry Clayton . . .Linda Alldredge . . . .Anne Majors ,. ...Skip Howes A Kathie Coblentz ,. . .Jerry Harris . . .David Hueftle A . . ,Bob McDowell . . .Randy DeLong , . Steve Johnson ,.ttMarilyn Mayer Martha Kennedy . . .John Albrecht Dave Rowton Tim Goodson Michael Guy Bill Carpenter . . . . .June Lawson Peggy McMillen JOAN'S CRUSADE IS ended as Charlie is crowned the King of France in a solemn ceremony at the close of the play. CHARLES IS ADMONISHED by Jerry Harris, who portrays the com- mander ofthe French army.

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2 DISCUSSING THE TRlAL, Doug Delong as Cauchon and Bob Rowland as the English Earl of Warwick share the spotlight while talking about Joan. BOB ROWLAND AS the Earl of Warwick visits Joan in the prison JOAN OF ARC, played by Cathy Hendrickson, hears the heavenly voices that guide her to save the kingdom of France from the English. Lark Tells Story Joan of Arc was the subject of the first play pre- sented by the Talisman Theater this year. The Lark, written by Jean Anouilh and translated by Lillian Hell- man, was presented November 16 and 17. Joan's life and experiences are brought out by a church court at Joan's trial for heresy. During the trial, Joan goes back in her past to hear her voices and to recount her experiences as she tried to win France from the English. After the pressure of the church becomes unbear- able, Joan recants. At the last moment she changes her mind, restates her beliefs, and is burned at the stake. According to the director, lVlr. J. D. Barnes, lighting and costumes added much to the atmosphere of the play. The head of the lighting crew was John Teasley, and the head of the costume crew was Brenda Szafir. Other important crews and their heads were the following: make-up, Linda Payne, properties, Pete Kai- ser, scenery, Dave Bingham, publicity, Peggy lVlclVliIleng and wardrobe, Susan van Hook. lVlr. Barnes was aided by June Lawson, student director. BRINGING THE PLAY to a conclusion, the entire cast of twenty-eight people appear on stage for their curtain call.

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IVIAUD RIORDAN FINDS her boy friend, Collin Talbo, after Collin had spent the night in the woods. COLLIN, VERENA AND Catherine Creek prepare to spend the night in their treehouse in the woods. Talisman Theatre presented the second play of the year, The Grass Harp, under the direction ot lVlr. James Hill. lVlr. Hill, a recent graduate of Adams State Col- lege, came to Mitchell as the replacement tor lVlr. J. D. Barnes. lVlr. Hill had previously directed plays at Pueblo South. Two sisters and their conflict is the subject ofthe Truman Capote play. Dolly and Verena Talbo are the sisters who cannot get along. Dolly moves into the woods with her nephew and housemaid because of an argument with her sister. The townspeople come to bring them back, and in the ensuing struggle the nephew is shot. The sisters are reunited because of the tragedy. One of the more challenging aspects ofthe pre- sentation was the technical work involved in building the scenery. The set, designed by Nlr. Hill, required the construction of a paper mache tree and a compli- cated interior set. David Bingham and Skip Howes were in charge of the set work. lVlike Chisman headed the light crew, and the head ofthe costume crew was Pegy lVlclVlillen. Responsible for the properties was June Lawson, and make-up work was supervised by Laura Engel. WOUNDED BY BIG Ed, Collin Talbo is comforted by Catherine Creek as the citizens gather around.