Brownstown High School - Webb Yearbook (Brownstown, IN)

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TOP LEFT: Teyve (Brian Clark) relates a frightening “dream” to his wife, Golda (Joyce Persinger) hop- ing to trick her into accepting his decision about their daughter’s marriage. TOP: Villagers sing “Sabbath Prayer’ as Teyve’s family prepares for this religious day. ABOVE LEFT: Tzeitel (Julia Stuckwisch) and Motel (David Martindale) stand under the wedding can- opy as the Rabbi (Doug Nichols) presents them wine as a wedding ritual. ABOVE RIGHT: The three eldest daughters of Teyve, Chava (Shelley Huber), Tzeitel (Julia Stuckwisch), and Hodel (Susan McCrary) each sing of their “matchless match”. LEFT: The constable (Terry Gray) warns Teyve as two drunk Russian soldiers (Rick Brown and Gil Speer) listen to the conversation. Musical 23

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Improved sound system benefits ‘Fiddler’ ae “| thought that the improvements in the sound system really made the musi- cal better. | sat at the back of the gym and could hear everything for a change,” said Reah Singer. Added to the sound system were two lapel mikes, purchased for the school and other amplification equipment which was rented. The musical, “Fiddler on the Roof,” is based on a book by Joseph Stein, with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Shel- don Harnick. The musical was presented on March 17 and 18 under the direction of Miss Jan Schleter, first-year choral di- rector. The student assistant was Anna Marie Dickison. A ten piece orchestra in- cluded six guest performers from Co- lumbus who played string instruments. The musical dealt with a poor Jewish family that lived in Anatevka, Russia. The male lead of the father, Teyve, was played by Brian Clark, and his wife was played by Joyce Persinger. The plot was based on the marriages of the three el- dest daughters of the family who broke Jewish tradition to make their matches in their own fashion and with their own choices. The climax of the story was the finale when the people were driven out of their village because of the Russian Revolution. In a soliloquy, Teyve, a poor Jewish dasryman, talks to God about his daily troubles. 22 Musical Debbie Fleetwood applies make-up ‘tells of his fake dream. to Jeanne Mitchell (Teyve’s dead grandmother) who appears while he

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RIGHT: Julia Stuckwisch walks wearily away from the track after finishing the 880. BELOW: Senior Kay Reickers set a new record of 12.0 seconds in the hurdles.