Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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Pride and Prejudice i I can say without prejudice that it was with some pride that Appleby and St. Mildred ' s put on the production of the play, Pride and Prejudice , based on Jane Austen ' s book of the same name. The play was presented on Friday and Saturday, February, 16 and 17, but the beginnings stem back to late October, when auditions were first held for Pride and Prejudice. The boys who volunteered to try out found out just what sort of acting they would have to do to make it authentic, since the entire play was a period piece from the early nineteenth century. Anybody who joined up just for some backstage boogie with the St. Millie ' s girls soon found out he ' d actually have to do some acting. Right through November, December, and January, right up to the last minute, everybody worked hard. Sometimes the practices were a lot of work, and it seemed we were getting nowhere, but everyone kept going, and the effort was worth it. The final two nights were the best, both performance wise and moral- wise, and made everything we ' d done before well worth it and fun. The whole thing may have been a lot of work, but it was also a lot of fun. Thanks and a tip of the hat are due to everyone involved, Mrs. Jensen, our director, the leads, the girls backstage and all the actors who took part in the production. Although a lot of people deserve special mention, if it was put down here this article would be three times as long. If you missed the play, you missed a lot. If you saw it, you should know what I ' m talking about. Mark Baker k

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Deadeye was the man we all loved to hate, and Melissa Kensett, Toby Follows, Mark Duncan and Chris Ricketts turned in great per- formances, everyone. And then there ' s Mr. Josselyn. As the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. (First Lord of the Ad- miralty), Mr. Josselyn gave the au- dience some of the best fun of the evening. Lest you think that the leads did all the work, there most certainly was a good chorus to back them up. The sailors and Sir Joseph ' s sisters, cousins and aunts tried hard to bring the roof down. The guys and girls who worked backstage deserve congratulations as well, whether they were in make-up, props, or just backstage doing odd jobs. With Paul Bundschuh (enjoying the near divi- nity of being Stage Manager) run- ning everything, things never got confused. With this year ' s musical brought to a successful close, we can look back on it with satisfaction and pleasure. Let ' s hope that most of this year ' s talent will be able to re- combine for next year ' s effort. On Thursday, 24th of May, Appleby debuted three drama- tists, two grade thirteens, Graham Leggat and Richard Woolley, and Mr. R. Snowden. The plays, the result of a Thursday activity, were written, rehearsed and produced in under six weeks, each of the dra-

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matists taking an aspect of modern drama. Although experimental, the plays turned out to be quite a suc- cess, and the attendance was high, inspite of other activities and the nearness of exams. The first play, ' The Nutshell, or. Who Cares about Godot ' by R. Wooley, was a funny satire of con- temporary private school involving an overly empowered prefect. The second play, Sweeny Graduates by R. Snowden, used a jazz back- round rhythm with an amusing plot containing witty, but some- what vulgar, jokes. The last play, The Ministers Cat by G. Leggat, was more ' absurd ' in na- ture, questioning the audience with an obscure meaning allowing for broad interpretation. The three writers (also actors) are thankful for the voluntary aid they received including people such as James Kee, Martin Baggely, Rob Carttotto, Dave Keates, Scot Anderson and Dave Holland. Jeremy Hughes