Arsenal Technical High School - Arsenal Cannon Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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H nreee!!!Henr Idri h! America seems to be longing nostal- gically for the good old days of old time radio with Baby Snooks, Fibber McGee and Molly, and even Henry Aldrich. So the Drama Club attempted to answer the nostalgic dreams with a delightfully hu- morous production of WHAT A LIFE by Clifford Goldsmith. Buddy Harris starred as Henry Aldrich, the bumbling teenager who innocently managed to land up to his neck in trouble with the police, school officials, his girl friend and his mother. Kris Weber played the idealistic mother who planned to send her son to Harvard, while Earl Hopkins played the understanding counselor who guided Henry to a vocational school where he could put his artistic talents to good use. Steve Fiddler and Theresa Abernathy played the super sleuths who eventually cleared Henry of the robbery of the school's musical instruments, while Hope Stevenson, Henry's girl friend was on hand to give him moral support. Bob Stafford, a newcomer to the club, played the difficult role of the overburdened principal, and Debra Deatrick, as the school's secretary, took on the tasks of counseling, teaching and general secre- tarial work. The remaining cast members included Mark Fiddler, Dave Jarrett, Joe Hammontree, Richard Briles, Jill Hassen- zahl, Dwight Peavey, Jan Berry and Cindy Kitchens. Old time radio came to life on stage in the spring of '73. And, if you pardon the pun, what a life! DRAMA CLUB-FRONT ROW: Robert Maloy, sponsor, Mike Thomas, Becky Goode, Steve Fiddler, Kris Weber, William Porter, Mark Fiddler, Carol Keithley, Deborah Sanford. SECOND ROW: Charlotte Alexander, Beth Aubrey, DeDe Deatrick, Dwight Peavy, David Jarrett, Buddy Harris, Janet Deatrick, Robin DeBurger, Carolyn Marshall. THIRD ROW: Brad Dykes, Charles Alexander, Anthony Lewis, Carl Cooper, Earl Hopkins, Randy Biech, Dennis Sipf, Keith Armour, Victor Marshall. gn THESPIANS-FRONT ROW: Robert Maloy, sponsor: Steve Fiddler, Carolyn Marshall. SECOND ROW: Charlotte Alexander, DeDe Deatrick, David Jarrett, Dwight Peavy, Kris Weber. THIRD ROW: Buddy Harris, Charles Alexander, Carl Cooper, Earl Hopkins, Dennis Sipf, Bradford Dykes. . -.,..-- 'ts g fl CAST OF WHAT A LIFE takes a curtain call.

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Triple-header scores with fall pla audience An Evening of One Acts burst forth . A - on Tech's stage in the Forum Thursday afternoon, November 15, and Friday evening, November 16, as the English Department presented its fall play. Co-directed by Mrs. Alice C. Goodrum and Mr. David Brunoehler, the three one- act plays took the place of the usual three-act fall play. Over 30 students and teachers were involved in the production. First on the bill was THE INN OF RE- TURN, a murder-mystery by Don C. Jones. It concerned the search for the truth about the death of a guest. THE HAPPY JOURNEY FROM TRENTON TO CAMDEN, by Thornton Wilder, was the second one-act play. Set during the l9lO's or l920's, the play involved the journey of a family to visit a married daughter in another city. ln the great tradition of OUR TOWN, the audi- ence was guided by a Stage Manager. Ghosts of famous women haunted the bloody Tower of London in THE LADIES OF THE TOWER, by Tim Kelly. Steve Fiddler and John McCray were student directors, and lighting was hand- led by Roy Trotter and Ron Lair. Make- up and costumes were done by Miss Ellen Eads, Carl Cooper, and Charlotte Alex- ander. Annette Helms, Jackie Schuh and Valerie McCray were in charge of prop- erties. Charles Alexander and Carl Cooper Wefe V95p0n5lbl9 fol' the l3UbliCiTY, and and Vernon Cox as the Kirby family. Ann McMillan for refreshments. ON THE JOURNEY from Trenton to Camden are Carolyn Marshall, Debbie Lewis, Charles Alexander, i . -' iusgg COMPLETE CASTS: Marva Moore, Lois Whitfield, Tyrone Carney, Ruth Reck, Shirley Applegate, Debbie Greenwell, Charlotte Dimmette, William R- Porter. Mark Fiddler. TONY Lewis. Steve i'l3fl'iS. Mike Thomas, Carolyn Marshall, Charles Alexander, Vernon Cox, Debbie Lewis, Carol Karen Hughes, Debbie Rhoads, Robin DeBurger, Kris Weber, Vicki Carson, Bennett, David Harwell.

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' h hit! Second musical smas cwfl sn'SS33g'LLl i . ' -H I 3.1-NX' i if , a . Y -cr' Un 'fs THE RESA ABERNATHY, Hope Stevenson and Steve Fiddler appear calm amid the pandemonium created by Henry. sk . i STUBBORN Iowa folks have yet to meet the charming Professor Harold Hill. ln spring of '73, Tech's Music Depart- ment presented its second sell-out hit musical, THE MUSIC MAN, starring sen' iors Tony Jackson as Professor Harold Hill, Anita Huber as Marion the librarian, and an excellent cast of amateur singers, dancers and actors comprised of Tech's music students and pupils of School No 78. Here is a brief run-down of the fast moving musical. THE MUSIC MAN is the story of a fast-talking traveling sales- man who poses as a music professor endeavoring to save the children from the corruption of the pool hall and bring culture and pride to the stubborn little Iowa town of River City. Hill plans to sell the townspeople instruments and uni- forms for an all boys' band. Only Marion Paroo, the librarian and Mayor Shinn, Irving Washington, are a step ahead of the townspeople in realizing the money col- lected for the band is destined to line the pockets of the crafty professor when he makes a hasty exit from the commu- nity. Harold Hill is about to get caught for the first time in his life of fast phony talking, only to find he has talked himself right in love with Miss Paroo who urges him to run from the now violent towns- However, Professor Hill, to the of Marion and the mayor, is able the boys' band in an excellent number lat least according to the people. surprise to lead musical proud parentsl, and the whole town be- comes convinced he is a true Music Man after all! CONSTRUCTION of the pool hall puts River City in a state of frenzy.