Baton Rouge High School - Fricassee Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Little Mary Sunshine brightens B.R.H.S. Posing during rehearsal are Melanie Magee and Mark Schneider. Nancy Twinkle's (Julia Howell) precocious behavior shocks the finishing school girls (Lauren Mitchell and Magali Suarez). There were the customary Indians (Lee Leavitt, Darryl Lejeune, Darryl Young), the rugged Forest Rangers Jay Young, Mickey Wiltz, Marty LaFleur, Chris Roberts, Whit Tabor, and Aaron Ambeau. The supercilious Young Ladies were Lisa Buchtel, Begona Chambers, Lauren Mitchell, Magali Suarez, Terri Stewart and Cyndi Vosburg. The musical ran from October twenty-third through the twenty-seventh and was a major success throughout the community. Little Mary Sunshine 29

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Embracing Corporal Jester. Nancy Twinkle exhibits her hidden desires. LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE, a whimsical satire of M-G-M movie musicals and Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy movie operettas, was the season opener of Baton Rouge High's Music Theatre Workshop. Written by Rick Besoyan, the musical was directed by Cecile Richinse. Starring in the play were the typical Forest Ranger (Evan Thayer), lovely heroine (Melissa Baugh), nervous young man hopelessly in love (Jimmy Grissom), and the promiscuous young lady (Julia Howell). There were also the wise, aging woman free with advice (Melanie Magee), and her admirer, a retired general (Mark Schneider). 28 Little Mary Sunshine

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OEDIPUS THE KING the classic Greek tragedy by Sophocles served as the season opener of the Baton Rouge High Dramatic Arts Department. Under the direction of Hal Phillips, Jr., the production featured a large amount of speaking parts, dazzling costumes and a set unlike any other seen before in a Baton Rouge High production. The tale of Oedipus and his tragic fate was an extremely ambitious project and it not only sparked interest within the school, but was a valuable learning experience. Evan Thayer was cast as Oedipus. Madonna Routt appeared as Jocasta, his wife, and Jimmy Grissom appeared as Oedipus’ brother-in-law. Creon. Other Oedipus is King principles were Wayne Kirkpatrick, Whit Tabor, and Mark Schneider. Julia Howell and Leigh Traylor were Oedipus' daughters. Antigone and Ismene. One of the most difficult aspects of the production was the training of the chorus. The chorus performed in the conventions of Greek Theatre. The chorus consisted of Deborah Selbin, Linda Hill, Rose Hanks, Danny Dean, Bo Mullins, Leigh Traylor, Carlin Bloom, Cindy Socha, Lidia Burris, Iris Burris, Maura Dawes, Shawne Smith, Myron Landry, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Kim Andrews, and Denise Addison. The play was presented on the dates. March sixth, seventh, and eighth. 1979. Jocasta confers with the Shepard on the news he brought. Oedipus pleads with the chorus to have pity on him in his misfortune. The chorus reproaches Oedipus (Evan Thayer) as he accuses Jocas-ta's (Madonna Routt) brother Creon (Jimmy Grissom) of being a traitor. 30 Oedipus