Blake School - Reflections / Call O Pan Yearbook (Hopkins, MN)

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1. The Glee Club singing in harmony. 2. Choir members relaxing in between songs. 3. Adam Chase and Tori Bush singing in Mixed Company. 4. Julie Druskin and Ellen Labenski studying the artwork. 22 Winter Concert Art Show

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Sex, Sin, and Scandal Displayed in Crucible At Blake, when fall rolls around, young actors' hearts look forward to the fall play which is usually staged around mid-October. This was not to be this year. Due to problems that arose during the construction of the new wing, the fall play became the late-fall, early-winter, more end of November play. As added excitement, the usual month-and-a-half rehearsal time became the less-than-one-month rehearsal time. Through this darkness, however, a bright light did shine, being the play chosen by the Theatre Director Jeanne Blake The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. This play required complete devotion by its actors and also the ability to create the intense emotion that surrounded the characters. Sex, sin, and scandal make up the theme of The Crucible, in which eacn character is placed in an accurate reproduction of the major incident that began the Salem witch trials. Excellent performances were given by the entire cast, including first timers, Brandt Slosser, as Reverend Parris, Ann Marie White as Tituba, Justin Whitlock as Governor Danforth, and Tom Quaintance as Reverend Hale. The seasoned veteran actors turned in outstanding emotional performances: Adam Chase as the sinning John Proctor, Anna Goldstein as the adultress Abigail Williams, Debby Farber as the tearfully emotional Mary Warren, and Margie Trostel as John Proctor's pious wife Elizabeth. Excellent characterizations were given by rookie Juan Chanco as the devoted husband, Francis Nurse, Mari Tankenoff as the saintly Rebecca Nurse, and Eric Hetzler as the old, hardened, Scotsman Gile Corey. Memorable performances were also given by Michelle Conlin as Sarah Good, Maren Anderson as Ann Putnam, Paul Tiede as Thomas Putnam, Shawn Hayward as Ezekiel Cheever and Sharon Fischlowitz, Andrea Wallack and Juliet Nelson as Betty Parris, Mercy Lewis and Susanna Walcott, the three followers of Abigail Williams. Once again outside help was given by Music Director, Mark Peterson, Lighting Director, Dan Holley, Set Designer, Rick Polenek, and Costume Designer, Laura Sahr. Without the help of these people, the play would have been just a buncn of people standing in the dark on an empty stage. In the end, a group of people blossomed on stage into a magnificent production, making their favorite director, Mrs. Blake, proud. 1. Tituba redeeming her soul. Crucible 21

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Winter Concert and Art Show On Thursday, December 9, the Blake Upper School's singing groups made their second school concert appearance for the 1982 Winter Concert and Art Show. The Art Department also exhibited several creative pieces of work, which were mounted on the walls of the first floor lobby area. Needless to say, the effort put forth by Music Director Ginny Claessens in order to make the concert pieces more varied and enjoyable, was evident. Each large singing group performed several pieces, ranging from traditional Christmas carols to Hebrew songs. Claessens also included several Scandana-vian pieces in each group's repertoire, due to Minnesota's tribute to Scandanavia Today. The small singing groups sang two to three songs each, including madrigal selections, as well as other light pieces. This successful evening with the arts ended on a high note, as the three large choral groups joined their voices together in song. Following the musical finale, a reception was held in the new wing, with both refreshments and rave reviews. 1. All That Jazz carols 2. Choir singing a serious song Winter Concert Art Show 2 3