Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Why does everything have to go wrong on Mondays? Quinn Lester on all fours scrambles for his books before helpful upperclassmen dis- tribute them even farther down the hall. Darren Assay and Terri Wells chat about their weekends delaying momen tarily the beginning of another week of school work. Trying his hardest to keep up with the fast set pace of Stephen King's novel Firestarter. Darin Bronson just can't stifle the yawns spawned by a busy weekend. Mondays • 15

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Holocaust Drama Advised By Local Synagogue Walking into the school the ater on the nights of November 12, 13, and 14, one felt an ex- citement to see the drama de- partment's production of I Nev- er Saw Another Butterfly. To set the mood, German NAZI soldiers greeted the audience at the doors. The auditorium was hung with the NAZI coat of arms: the Swastika. The cast practiced for long hours for two months to pre- pare for the play. Practices were held during 0 period and then again after school till 5 or 6 o’clock. Friday the 13th turned into the typical thought of the day. The night of the performance, a breakdown in the electrical sys- tem necessitated the use of hand cues. Unintentional flash- ing and fading of lights, created After the Nazis forbade the Jewish children to attend school in Terezin, they played games and sang. Christy Birch watches the others play Blind Man's Bluff. some confusion for the actors. The audience still showed their approval of the performance with a standing ovation. The drama told the story of the Jewish people in the WWII ghetto of Terezin. The main character. Raja (Laura Kedding- ton) is a small girl who grows up while living in the ghetto. The cast sought the help of the members of the Salt Lake Synagogue to add authenticity to the production. The advice given the cast help them create a more accurate picture of the pain and hurt of the Jewish prisoners. The play showed to many who had no ideas, how sorrowful the times were and how scared and confused the world was. The first performance of the play was given for a Syna- gogue. Men and women who had lived through Auschwitz saw the performance and were overwhelmed. This audience was very impressed that the dramatists would attempt such a difficult play. Drama teacher, Robyn Bish- op, found the most challenging aspect of the play was getting the cast into the mood of the time of the drama. But actors slowly understood the impor tance of the plays message. ‘‘When Raja said, I am a Jew and I survived, it depressed me because of the meaning behind the words, Janette Wiseman commented about the insights the play provided for her. Robyn Bishop believes that the play and the cast made a statement to the community about hatred and prejudice, and in the end it will be people like the cast of I Never Saw Another Butterfly that will pre- vent another Holocaust. Because the Nazis wouldn’t let them talk to each other. Raja and Honza would meet at night when they wouldn't get caught. Right after their marriage. Irca (Cindy Leggett) and Pavel (Mitch Hall) are tak en to the train headed for Auschwitz. They say their final goodbyes to Pa vel's parents (Denny Kopp and Mike Robinson). As she reads the poem I Never Saw Another Butterfly. Raja (Laura Ked dington) remembers Terezin and her long dead friends Studying with books brought by Jew- ish teachers. Reed Beardsley and Jerre Chiles take Part in Irena Synkova’s school. Nazi S.S. Guards. Ryan Smith and Scott Hardy, make their plans for the genocide of the Jews The Guards vio- lently pushed and harassed both the actors and audience before the play. School Play • 17