Woodlan Senior High School - Arrow Yearbook (Woodburn, IN)

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t T The chorus plays an important part in Camelot by telling its story in song to the audience, Wendy Hockemeyer, Kirsten Willinger, Susan Cummins and Yvonne Gerig show emotion as Guenevere (Leann Ehle) is about to be burned. Now that the table is dead, Arthur (Larry Stoller) tells Lancelot (Jim Gerardot) and Guenevere (Leann Ehle) that they must leave Camelot rather than be burned at the stake. In the Lusty Month of May, Brett O ' Neill enters as an old man known as Pellinore, as he rumbles on Guenevere (Leann Ehle) tries to understand what Pellinore is talking about, while the chorus sees him as a humorous sort of man. Camelot, Lerner and Loewe ' s musical adapta- tion of the book THE- ONCE AND FUTURE KING, is the story of a man who dreams of freeing the world of its hostilities and replacing them with love. Rehearsals challenged actors and singers dur- ing the cold winter months. Rehearsals started January 3 and continued through March 16 — open- ing night. For many ac- tors this was their first performance on stage, and for them it was a nerve-racking, but exciting night, as well as a treasure of experi- ence for the whole case. Todd Unsicker sings a solo while the chorus stands in grief as the death of Guenevere approaches. 1usical 29

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Don ' t let it be forgot ' In Camelot, the joust scene is an emotional situation involving the death of Sir Lionel (Todd Unsicl er). The chorus. King Arthur (Larry Stoller) and Queen Guenevere (Leann Ehle) are over-come and shocked after Lancelot (Jim Gerardot) defeats three of Camelot ' s best Knights. Sir Sagramore (Tim Amstutz) leads Guenevere (Leann Ehle) to be burned at the stake while the Priest (Becky Niccum) prays for her from the Bible. Lancelot (Jim Gerardot) protects Guenevere (Leann Ehle) as Mordred (Clint Bockelman) discovers his motive for killing the round table. While Dinadan (Ken Brown) and Lionel (Todd Unsicker) stand aside to protect Mordred. 28 i lusical

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Swing Choir swings into action Students auditioning for Swing Choir searched for a song to fit their voice and then sang it for Miss Everson. The hardest part — waiting to sing — led to wrecked nerves. Members put long hours into practicing and learning the choreo- graphing designed by Kristen Willinger. The swing choir made its debut at the Bluffton Street Fair placing third in the contest. They performed next at the NISBOVA State contest, receiving a rating of first for their performance. Cynthia Clark and Jon Koememan along with Vickie Becker and Kenny Brown add finishing touches to their preformance. Swing Choir: Front Row: Lisa McNamara, Mary Bridge, Kathy Mull, Miss Marlene Everson, sponsor, Vickie Becker, Kirsten Willinger and LeAnn Ehle. Row 2: Brent O ' Neill, Rene Hege, Cindy Clark, Kathleen McNamara, Tamara Gerig, Robert Brown, and Brian Nott. Back Row: Todd Unsicker, Jon Koeneman, Larry Stoller, James Gerardot, Brent Riechhart, Clint Bockelman, and Wesley Harding. 30 Swing Choir