Adlai E Stevenson High School - Ambassador Yearbook (Prarie View, IL)

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I looked forward to the beginning of rehearsals for CHARLIE’S AUNT with mixed emotions. The clever dialogue and unusual situation in the play intrigued me. However, this would be my last play at Steven- son. Getting into character was not as difficult as in previous plays, because Lord Fancourt was not a complex character, and I had freedom in portraying the part instead of having my character spelled out by the play write. Ernie Williamson 15

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Getting into the character of Willy Loinan wasn’t tor) hard, hut working out the blocking was ex- tremely difficult. The lines were impossible to learn, and in fact, I never really learned all of them. DEATH OF A SALESMAN was the first tragedy I’d done, and I hadn’t the foggiest idea how the character was to be portrayed. Rehearsals were so dolorous, that eventually, I really was tired and frustrated. This, and the characterizations of Linda, Biff, and Happy, produced Willy. 14

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A rugged schedule of rehearsals, cramming to learn lines, and several nights of staying up late to do homework that usually never got done anyway—all was rewarded by the au- dience’s appraisal of the 1969 musical, FINIAN’S RAINBOW. Under the expert direction of Mr. William lisik with the help of other people Stevenson’s fourth musical production was a success. 16