Academy of Our Lady / Spalding Institute - Summa Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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A Classic Season: Earnest and Babes At first there was only a bare stage, but as the season con- inued things slowly took shape. Students and teachers iuilt sets, gathered props, and sewed costumes. Actors nemorized cues, lines, and the vords to songs. The crew de- signed the lighting, practiced set changes, and made sure everything ran smoothly. Final- y, on November 8 and 9 and Jlarch 21, 22, and 23, respec- ively, The Importance ofBeing Earnest and Babes in Arms ivere presented to the public in the Academy Theater. Oscar Wild's The Impor- tance of Being Earnest re- volves around the identity of Earnest. Two men, Algernon Montcrieff and Jack Worthing, call themselves Earnest when they propose to two women, Cecily Cardew and Gwendoline Fairfax. Entertaining confusion results when the two women believe they are engaged to the same man. Action in the spring musical, Babes in Arms, takes place at the Surf and Sand Playhouse in E -ik Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The sinister Seymour Fleming is taking over Bunny Bryon's share of the theater. To her rescue come Valentine White, Susie Ward, and the appren- tices who work at the play- house. They want to stage a musical revue to raise money for Bunny to buy Fleming out, but Fleming extends the run of the current show, The Deep North. So, the apprentices have to resort to sabotage and deception to ruin The Deep North, attract the attention ofa Babes in Arms - Cast 81 Crew Press Agent KPaul-David Glorel Terry Thompson lJulie Kieferj Gus Feild CStann Weiblerb Valentine White tFtuss Apicib Susie Ward QKim Dallavish Seymour Fleming tKris Whitbyl Bunny Bryon tMichelIe Boosb Lee Calhoun tBill Grebnerl Jennifer Owen tMissy Warner! Phyllis Owen lCarrie Heinzenb Steve Edwards CJeft Carlson! Apprentices KM. Borin, C. Burton, M. Donovan, T. Dugard, K. Dunniway, R. Gathers, T. Geb- hards, A. Hoff, A. Morris, G. Pa- tClockwise from left! Seniors Stann Weibler, Kathleen Schelp, Fresh- man Bridget Riddell, and Sopho- more Robin Gathers prepare forthe performance of Babes in Arms. Babes in Arms, a musical about put- ting on a musical and a play, has an apprentice lAlan Hoffj building a set on stage. In The Importance of Being Earnest, Algernon Montcrieff tMichaeI Dono- vanj proposes to Cecily Cardew tSu- sie Stickelmaierj. famous drama critic, and save Bunny's playhouse. A musical in the most tradi- tional sense, Babes in Arms had two romantic leads, two comic leads, a villain, as well as the classic songs The Lady ls a Tramp and My Fun- ny Valentine. Classic is a good word to describe the sea- son. The lmportance of Being Earnest, a classic example of British wit, and Babes in Arms, a classic Hollywood musical. luska, B. Riddell, M.K. Riddell. Staging Dir. !Set Design. Kathleen A. Boehm Music Director: Marty Fredericksen Choreographer: Charlene Glore Accompaniast: Brenda Conroy Ass't. Dir. fStage Mgr.: Jenny Schelp Lights: Maggie Dille Spotlight: Jeff Radke Props: Jeanne Petit Make-up: Miss Kathy Boehm Ass't. Chor.: Sharene Glore Running Crew: K. Schelp, J. Schelp, J. Morrison, C. Miller, C. Link. Flute: Val Kistner 17

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The Importance of Being Earnest -- Cast and Crew Algernon Montcrieff iMike Donovanl Lane the Butler CChris Miller! Jack Worthing CStann Weiblerb Lady Bracknell KLaurel Bergeb Gwendoline Fairfax CCyndi Lemanh Miss Prism CKathleen Schelpl Cecily Cardew QSusie Stickelmaierb Rev. Chausable KKris Whitby! Merriman CBill Grebnerl Worthing's Maid lNatalie Kirnl Producer, Director: Kathleen A. Boehm 16 Domineering stage mother Phyllis Owen lCarrie Heinzenj warns her daughter Jennifer lMissy Warnerj not lo talk back to the owner of the Surf and Sand Playhouse in Babes in Arms. Prod. Mgrs.fProgram: Stann Weibler 81 Kathleen Schelp Ass 't. Director!Stage Mgr.: Jenny Schelp Light Board Operators: Jeff Radke 81 Irene Shea Props: Kathy Boehm Val Kislner Stann Weibler Sound Effects: Marty Fredericksen Running Crew: Irene Shea Jeanne Petit Jenni Morrison Mary Lawless Val Kistner Natalie Kim Amy Kirchgessner A . 1 W Bunny lMicheIle Boosl, Susie lKim Dallavisj, Gus lStann Weiblerj, Ter- ry lJulie Kieferj, and an apprentice lGina Paluskal sing the title song, Babes in Arms. Jack Worthing lStann Weiblerj and Gwendoline Fairfax lCyndi Lemanl gaze into each other's eyes in The lm- poriance of Being Earnest. I I

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Students Stop to Reflect, Celebrate Class of '87 Get Rings Months and months ago, when the Class of '87 were just choosing their rings, it may have seemed that Ring Day would never come. They were preoccupied with the huge number of choices that had to be made: Gold or silver? Sapphire or amethyst or diamond? How will I come up with the money? With all the choices behind them, the juniors finally got down to the business of celebration on Septem- ber 11. After attending a couple of morning classes, they walked to St. Mary's Cathedral for the traditional mass and blessing of the rings. Then they met at Confetti's for lunch and dancing. Soon the cycle started all over again with the Class of '88. Retreat Makes Us Think What's your favorite movie? Who in your group do you most ad- mire and why? Gathered into groups of five or six, students at the retreat pulled question such as these from envelopes labeled 'safe' or 'risky.' 'Safe' questions were ba- sically superficial, but 'risky' ques- tions asked students to take a chance and share their thoughts and feelings with their group. The 'riskylsafe' questions were only a small part of the retreat run by Father Terry Diefenbach, also known as the Trickster. He mixed mime performances to such songs as Mr. Bo Jangles and Piano Man with short lectures, films, and a large amount of student participa- tion. Between standing up to state what you would do in a situation de- scribed by Fr. Terry or actually get- ting up to the microphone to say what the retreat meant to you, stu- dents had little chance to be bored. Q! Obviously, Ring Day centers around juniors receiv- ing their class rings. The rings represent years the wearer spent in high school, as well as the wear- er's accomplishments in scholarship, activities, and athletics. l Junior John Kaufman accepts his ring from Sr. Marcia during the ceremony at St. Mary's Cathedral. tClockwise from foregroundb Sophomores Amy La Hood, Matt Miller, Mark Ludolph, and Craig Link discuss a moral decision as described by Fr Terry.