Winston Churchill High School - Chancellor Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Wonderful Wizard caplivutes kids 'HGV ?'u,!5, inf f Ol 1 Wy, - Y K. fda '-if Dorothy and the Scarecrow arejoined by the Tin- woodsman QRobert Townsendj and the cowardly lion QMareena McKinleyj who join the trek to the Emerald City. Young audiences filled the Churchill Auditorium four consecutive days to experience the magicaljourney to see THE WIZARD OF OZ, the Cl'1ilCl.ren'S Theatre presentation for 1972. Along the yellow-brick road February 2 and 3 came classes from local elementary and nursery schools. Performances Friday night and Saturday afternoon followed for students and adults who were still young at heart. All were fascinated by excellent sound and stage effects, colorful costumes and make-up and an array of delightful new talents performing. It was a two- hour song and dance fantasy with an underlying message that appealed to all ages. The sun has turned everything to a dull gray! Dorothy U0 Donna Deanj describes to scarecrow QRobert Whitej the unusual beauty of her native Kansas. Upon the sudden arrival of Dorothy in Munchkin land, the good witch of the North QCheryl Fitzpatrickj tells her children not to be frightened.

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Pat Meadows struggles in vain against the forces of nature that starve Man's life of success in Futility. As the lights dimmed in the CHS auditorium, the audience wondered what to expect as Churchill Drama Department presented a new type of theatre . . . the Theatre ofthe Absurd. The skits were modernistic satires of several of todayis in- stitutions including The Inter- view on mechanized life, Act Without Words on futility, and the Leader on politics. Under a college director, the actors received much acclaim for their professionaljob of this difficult form of dramatics. In The Bald Soprano, Lois Witherspoon offers her poem Fire as members of the elite society display loss of communi cation in background. Theater of the Absurd wins acclaim

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Finian's Rainbow . . . sort of grandish! g Something Sort of Grandish' was the Churchill Drama De- partment's production of Finianis Rainbow in May which made Robert White in his role of Finian Mac Lonergan, the school's hottest new stage personality. His performance of the sly Irish immigrant provided the humorous background for the beautiful voices of veteran singers Linda Gauntt and David Les- ter who portrayed Sharon and Woody, the couple bewitched by love. Fine supporting roles by Danny Geisler as Og the Lepre- chaun and Lane Ferrero as Susan the Silent were backed by a huge cast of dancers and singers and the Churchill orchestra. The two-week-end run was a sellout as the fame of annual musicals directed by Mrs. Doris Hury has spread across the city. Glittering stars of the annual musical were Robert White and Linda Gauntt.