Belleville Township High School East - Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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Philip Lombard (Dana Clark). Sir Lawrence Wargrave. (Jeff Bloomer), and Vera Clayth- orne (Deanna Schwarz) stand together. Dana Clark. Linda Shaffer, and Tracy Arnold powder up before the performance. This fall the Belleville East Theater Company put on the production of “Ten Little Indians.” The exciting Agatha Christie murder mystery was held Novem¬ ber 14. 15, and 16 at 7:30 every night in B-100. The technical crew members and the actors worked hard on this production. Most of the E.T.C. members started work¬ ing on the play immediately after the Freshman-Sophomore One Acts in late September, while others, like those in the props department, began working since school started. Once the actors received their parts, they began memorizing the script. Soon after, the cast started to perform scenes on the elaborate stage. The cast and crew spent long weeks working on the set. They spent five days a week, sometimes six, between the hours of 3:30 and 6:30. Rehearsals were imme¬ diately afterwards from 6:30 to 10:00. The crew consist of lights, sound, stage crew, props, costumes and make-up. All of these departments were under the su¬ pervision of Phil Evans, student technical director. The stage manager was Marsha Brofka and Allison Lauf was in charge of make-up, programs, and publicity. Be¬ hind the stage were Lowell Isom, Amy Jacobson, Katrina Jacobson, Ellen Jones, Shelly Kouchnerkavich, Christy McDade, Kim Nystrom, and Sean Sharp who were on stage crew. Peggy Clark, Amy Kinsella, Noelle Romaine, and Tracy Winkelman were also behind the scene with the props. In the costume depart¬ ment were Christy McDade and Kim Nys¬ trom. The sound technicians were Phil Ev¬ ans and Sean Sharp. Kim Albo, Phil Ev¬ ans, and Shelly Schomber were in back of the theater in charge of lights. Terri Taff was the house manager. Those on stage were Allen Miller, Linda Shaffer, Jim Giddens, Deanna Schwarz, Dana Clark, Scott Rhen, Ken Nesbit, Tom Milster, Tracy Arnold, Jeff Bloomer, and Alex McHugh. One technical crew member stated, “It was fun. When the performance day started closing in, we were getting wor¬ ried, but that passed. We really had some great times.” The Ten Little Indians 15

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General MacKenzie (Tom Milster) confronts Philip Lombard (Dana Clark) The elaborate stage stands silent before the performance. The cast and crew spent long weeks working on the set. EAST THEATER COMPANY PRESENTS TEN LITTLE INDIANS AND THEN THERE WERE NONE T en little Indian boys going out to dine, One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little Indian boys sat up very late. One over slept himself and then there were eight. Eight little Indian boys traveling to Devon, One got left behind and then there were seven. Seven little Indian boys playing with Some sticks, One chopped himself in half — then there were six. Six little Indian boys playing with a hive, A bumble bee stings one and then there were five. Five little Indian boys going in for law, One got in Chancery — then there were four. Four little Indian boys going out to sea, A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little Indian boys walking in the zoo, A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little Indian boys playing with a gun, One shot the other amd then there was one. One little Indian boy left all alone, He went and hung himself and then there were none. 14 Fall Play

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Little weevil in my bread I think I just bit off your head. I see the place where you have bled The dough around it is all red. Well, that’s okay for now instead I know that you are really dead. I wonder if your name is Fred? C apt. Jerry Coffey, a prisoner of war during the Vietnam Conflict, spoke to students at Belleville East about his experiences in North Vietnam. He told us about how he and fellow P.O.W.’s kept faith in themselves, in each other, in America, and in God. In his speech, he advised us to also practice these aspects of faith in our everyday life. 16 Special Assemblies