Auburn High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Auburn, NE)

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Spring play cast presents first farce For the first time, the AHS drama department presented a farce for the spring play. The play, See How They Run , was in three acts and contained all the elements of a farce: fast-moving action, confusion, and mistaken identities. Mr. Jeff Falter directed the play; Michele Sandau was stage manager; and Janie Kampe and Carolyn Hemmingsen were the lighting crew. Members of the cast included Paul Crotty, Mike Eash, Saundra Holland, Ben Jones, Lori Kimball, Allison Oestmann, Russ Pasco, Mark Sandau, and Dale Thomas. 1. Lori Kimball and Mark Sandau, explain “how it all began to Dale Thomas, Allison Oestmann and Paul Crotty. 2. Russ Pasco has just realized that Mark Sandau is an imposter. 3. Lori Kimball tries to brush off Saundra Holland, so she can have a word with her maid, Allison Oestmann. 4. Dismay overcomes Paul Crotty and Lori Kimball as they are held captive by escaped convict Mike Eash. Spring play 27

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26 Record attendance at musical comedy Irving Berlin's western musical Annie Get Your Gun was staged at AHS on November 8 and 10. This play boasted a cast of 33 members, and a record-breaking attendance of over 900. A saga of the love between Frank Butler, played by Paul Crotty, and Annie Oakley, played by Lori Kimball, the play is noted for such songs as There's No Business Like Show Business , and Doin' What Comes Naturally . Mr. Jeff Falter directed the comedy, assisted by Mr. Mike Zimmerman, as musical director. Those in the cast were Fred Allen, Dave Armstrong, Annette Bohling, Barie Brettmann, Bert Cole, Paul Crotty, Steve Dingman, Suzie Fairbanks, Deirdre Fike, Laurie Fritsch, Susan Haynes, Saundra Holland, Ben Jones, Jeff Jones, David Kimball, Lori Kimball, Lisa Krueger, Susi McConnell, Mark McKercher, Marla Moody, Deanna Nichols, Lori Niemann, Suzanne North, Allison Oestmann, Shari Oestmann, Mark Palmerton, Kriste Russ, Mark Sandau, Dave Sanders, Nancy Sullivan, Susan Thies, Dale Thomas, Barb Wilson. 1 Paul Crotty, Lori Kimball, Dale Thomas, and Mark Sandau say There's No Business Like Show Business! 2. Hero of the show was Frank Butler, played by Paul Crotty. 3. After a ceremony adopting her into the Sioux tribe, Annie proclaims I'm an Indian Too. 4. Jeff Jones examines a dead quail--an example of Annie's marksmanship--as she and her brother and sisters, portrayed by Shari Oestmann, Suzi McConnell, Barb Wilson, and David Kimball proudly look on. 5. The opening scene found Mark Sandau and Annette Bohling singing of Indians and Buffalo Bill to the townspeople.

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Duet, one-act play to state for AHS The duet acting and one-act play casts earned trips to the state speech contests in Kearney by receiving superior rankings from the judges at districts. Paul Crotty, Lori Kimball, Allison Oestmann, and Mark Sandau composed the one-act cast with Lori named best actress by the Peru state college judges. The duet acting entry with Dale Thomas and Lori Kimball took fourth place in class A at state competition. The speech contest season opened with conference competition at Nebr. City. Winners were: prose, Paul Crotty; poetry, Allison Oestmann; oral interpretation of drama, Paul Crotty, Saundra Holland, Ann Obermeyer, and Mark Sandau. Others who competed were: Susan Haynes, Andrea Leslie, Michele Sandau, and Milton Vandevort. 28 Speech contest