Altus Senior High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Altus, OK)

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own’s night out Jilt dressed up with Some place to go Varsity Choir under the direction of Mr. Ken- neth Cox presented the ninth annual Dinner Theater on December 13, 1986. After not per- forming a Dinner Theater the year before, peo- ple like Mrs. Sally George looked forward to this one. “I go to Dinner Theater every year. I enjoy going so much because we have such talented students, plus we don’t really get that kind of entertainment in town,’ said Mrs. George. Late practices attended by Dinner Theater participants consumed valuable but necessary time needed to perfect the show. “I tried hard to keep up with my homework and was for- tunate to find the time to do it during rehears- als,” said Louisa Barrera. The night of the show the choir performed to a sell-out crowd. It was even necessary to set up extra tables. Many people of the community felt that this was the best show ever. Different acts including the voice class sing- ing “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” added a flair of variety to the show. Hopefully no students could identify with Ronda Shepherd as she sang “Nuttin’ For Christmas.” All the Varsity Choir women could do was complain about gifts from their “true love” in “Twelve Days After Christmas.” A variety of music from hard rock to religious was performed by individuals and groups. A standing ovation, a sign of approval given by the crowd, topped off a performance well done. Comedy was a main factor in the roles played by the emcees. David Tucker’s rendition of rock and roll was ex- pressed by a roll and a rock. Robert Hildinger ceases to find amusement in the senseless joke. Without accompaniment the show could not go on. Ed- die Jarnigan and Joesph Kreuger combine their talents to add the special touch it took to make the performance a success. inner HJheater

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Super hero John Ray is here to help the Bulldogs defeat the Dun- can Demons. Of John Ray Working on the weekly pep skits has been a strange experience for me. I never believed that something could seem so hopeless at eight o 'clock and so great at eight thirty. I can't help thinking our group has accomplished something this year. It is quite rare to find a group of people that work as well together as we did. By Friday morning, though, the tension had begun to mount. There’s an old saying in the theatre. “A bad dress rehearsal leads to a good performance. We proved that time and again. I cannot now remember a single performacne during the entire season which was preceeded by anything resembling an acceptable dress rehearsal. However, the greatest majority of the skits were carried off in an acceptable manner. Some even bore resemblance to the original script. Demon Michelle Bank and Marianne Lerner plot to overthrow the Bulldogs prior to the Duncan game. Their ploys do not work, however, and the Demons are defeated in the skit as well as at the game. Myopia (David Tucker) appeared as a blind man with his dog Cujo in two skits. He wanders around trying to find a place for his dog to take care of bodily functions in the Dun- can skit. Mi led

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“White Wedding,” made famous by Billy Idol, was in- terpreted by Brett Willey as he flattered the ladies of the crowd The members of the band that accompanied him were Brad Pickett, also singing back-up, Mikel Smith, lead guitar, and Eddie Jarnagin. bass guitar. To warm the hearts of the audience, ‘‘He is Risen is performed by Michael Martin. Selected members of the Varsity Choir got a chance to shine Ann Wilson shines as she performs ‘‘Words Get in the Way Music was varied at Dinner Theater ranging from rock to religious. Traditions ran rampant with Dinner Theater being close to the top of the list. The Varsity Choir men per formed several pieces during the evening with “The Sleigh being their featured number. One of the special per- formers at Dinner Theater, Beverly Chisholm sings Come On Ring Those Bells. Na Beverly Chisum Dinner theater has been a Varsity Choir tradition for many years. This year I was able to be in it and to sing the solo “Come On Ring Those Bells. Practice usually lasted from 7 p.m. until somewhere around 11 p.m. each night. The night of the performance everyone started to get excited when we finally opened the doors and people began taking their places at the tables. Serving the food was the worst part because we were nervous about spilling the food on the people. But, we got through without a major mishap although some of us had trouble keeping the tea and coffee cups filled. The performance was fun, the crowd responded with laughs and applause in all the right places. After it was over, we were proud of ourselves because we had practiced hard and put on a good performance. innet heater