Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Actors Return to The Ice Age — “It’s always sad when the play is over — all the hard work, the performing — all over before we had a chance to relax and just have fun. Jeanne Homer After thinking Mr. Antrobus is a monster, the An- trobus family unlocks the door and welcomes him into the house. Dinosaurs ... the Ice Age ... mam- mals ... inventing the wheel . . . all seem unlikely subjects for a live stage produc- tion. but Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth as performed by the school drama de- partment explored all these and many more bizarre episodes in the development of the human race. Selecting a play not widely performed by high school provided a challenge to the cast. “The play has always been one of my favorites and I knew the kids could handle it.” comment- ed play director Ken Burrell. The play was. as in some past produc- tions, performed with the audience sitting on the stage. The audience was even re- quested to pass up their chairs for fire- wood to keep the Family Antrobus’s fire going against the great wall of ice threat- ening them. As the play moved from the invention of the wheel to the horror of modern day war. the audience saw the history of the human race unfold in a two- hour time span. This play required hun- dreds of hours to make it understandable and entertaining to the audience. School Play Addressing fhe audience Sabina (Jennifer Sou fas), complains that the play Is boring. Bragging to the Fortune Teller (Jeanne Homer). Sabina (Jennifer Soutas). boastmgly reveals her plans to marry Mr Antrobus ■ 25

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Announces Byron Goff Lara Hove Safer Jennifer Soufas Stage Manager Shane Thomas Mrs AntrofeJS Teresa Anderson Dinosaur Shetty Bailey Mamoth Kathy Williams Telegraph Boy Mark Nelson Gladys Lara Taytor Henry Ron Harrison Mr. Antrotous PfeHip Had Doctor Terry Sharrer Professor Kevin McClellan Judge Jim Van Dusen Homer Rick Vonk Miss R Muse Jennifer Jensen M«ss T Muse Heather Campbell Miss M Muse Michelle Linder The Crier Michelle Gandre Fortune Teller Jeanne Homer street Cleaner Scott Longman Broadcast Official Beth A Adams Asst Broadcaster Official Ho y Garrison Asst Stage Manager Amy Smith Defeated Candidate Ricky Hatch Camera Man Crag Larrabee Studio Director Reoecca Conover The Replacements Reed Beardsley. Li a Davies Elsa Smith. Johnny Worlhen Tourist Fam y Jason Clar. Michaiie Gandre. Brian Hail. K.m Sebaske Conveeners Ton Brearton Kan Childs. Metta Oauson. Lorn Frogget. ShaSae McOmber. Caroline Sanches. April Swenson Show Gets Jam Els wood, jube Goff. Sune Goff. Shen Hamngton. Cathy Harlley, Paula Heller. PauHne Johnson. Stephan Keddngton. Jan Southworth Reciting the newly invented multiplication tables. Henry (Ron Harrison), pleases his father (Phillip Hall) and mother (Teresa Anderson). 24 BSchool Play

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26 Bright Lights And Skin Tights Communication, self-expression and creativity-these people didn’t want to just have fun—they wanted experience and a chance to use their talents. And the girls and boys involved with the Fashion Show and the Dance Concert had their time of glory. An enjoyable experience, dancing enables us to reach out and communicate with the audience.” commented Margie Nelson. “A dance concert shouldn’t have an overall theme because it tends to limit individual self-expres- sion.’ And thats what dance is. ” Carolyn Woolton Inspired by a folklorico dance viewed in Mexico Las Chicas de Sergio captured the flamboyant mood of a skirt dance “Fashion ’84” burst on the stage, with freestyle modeling to Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl”. Designed to flaunt the unique, multi-faceted looks—electric colors, re- laxing unconstructed silhouettes, layered, pale and icy looks—the vibrant and ele- gant mix appealed to the invitation-only audience. No props were used, which em- phasized the clothes from Brooks. The Gap. Picadilly and Ropers. Although the show gave hopeful models more expo- sure. the underlying purpose was to pro- mote DECA and prepare for future com- petition. An interesting and thoroughly enter- taining affair, the Dance Company Con- cert was a successful collaboration of creativity. Shari Bishop was the Concert Chairman. Special professional instruc- tors Becky Hansen. Abbie Fiat and Garth Peay were brought in to help prepare and teach the dancers. Compared to many varsity sports, the participants spent as much or more time practicing and per- fecting their specialities.