Benet Academy - Archives Yearbook (Lisle, IL)

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Left: Harriet Stanley (Fran Gadzala) brings Sheridan Whiteside (Chris Lyons) a gift and more from herself Below Left: June (Jenine Broz), in despair, tries to explain her love. Below: The cheery Dr. Bradley (Joe Dalpiaz) comes for his daily visit with Mr. Whiteside. Below Right: After being bitten by a penguin. Miss Preen (Andrea Markelz) collapses in fear. Opposite Page Upper Left: The story of old Crockfield simply stuns Bert (Chris Eriksen). Upper Right: Beverley (Mark Susina) is horri- fied at the schemes of Sherry that Maggie (Ele- na Rekalitis) briefly explains. Lower Left: While Sheridan tells of the great cooks that he ' s known, Sarah (Linnae Ellensohn) waits with another delicacy. Lower Right: As Mr. Stanley (Joe Reillyl complains about an enor- mous phone bill, his wife Daisy (Joan Bagley) sides with Sheridan. The Man Who Came to Dinner

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The comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner, written by George S . Kauf- man and Moss Hart, revolves around the activities of the pompous Sher- idan Whiteside. Mr. Whiteside un- willingly resides in the house of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley because of an un- fortunate hip injury which he incures while he forcibly visits the Stanley ' s for dinner. During his recovery, many of Mr. Whiteside ' s zany friends come to cheer him and they add much chaos to the Stanley household. Despite the large cast under the direction of Mr. Conley for this year ' s fall production, the Drama Troupe had an enormous sense of camaraderie and encouragement. The fall production received rave re- views from students and families alike. With many new faces, the Dra- ma Troupe is in for fresh talent, while veterans are still performing with their usual flare.

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Drama Troupe Unleashes New Performers j i The Student directed workshops were once again a tremendous suc- cess. Jim Siddall, Karen Overbey, Andrea Markelz and Mark Susina were the four senior directors who put forth great effort to turn out four wonderful plays. The evening was well balanced, as the performances included two dramas and two com- edies. Portrait of a Madonna By Ten- nesse Williams; directed by Jim Sid- dall. This play told of an elderly woman who never stopped living in the past, yet the present doomed her. Black Comedy written by Peter Schaffer and directed by Karen Overby, was full of ridiculous situa- tions placed in the dark (which actually represented the light) and vice-versa. BirdBath was written by Leonardi Melfi and directed by Andrea Markelz. This told of the mental abuse of one young woman and a man desperatly trying to help her. Missing Link was written by Jack Sharkey and directed by Mark Susi- na. Missing Link was placed in a sub- urban home and told of the story of middle aged woman suffering from a long lost love, who later returns to her surprise. 66