Burke High School - Burke Book Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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all an , Lt. .1 CD Lillie Mae played by Ivy Lindstrom sings of her problems in the New York ghetto in which she lives. Looking on are other young people with similar problemsg they are all hoping that the audience will search out and see inside them to The Me Nobody Knows . 121 Donald, played by Dennis Murphy is being consoled by Clorax, played by Gary Williams, Lillie Mae, played by Ivy Lindstrom, Lloyd, played by Frank Baker, and Lillian, played by Susie Wright. Susie Wright is an eighth grader at Beveridge, Junior High. 135 The orchestra, under the direction of Dr.i Lawrence is practicing before the first performance. Dr. Lawrence is looking on at this particular moment as student conductor, Mike Freeman takes the group through Sounds , C41 Junior Debbie Hemminger, who played the part of Nell, Lloyd and Catherine, who is portrayed by Stef Marino, sing Ulf I Had A Million Dollarsn.

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Burke High Presents Unusual Dram Something really different . . . revealing and open . . .very emotional. . .timely with integration this year . . . kids' innermost feelings are brought out in music and a delightful script. This was how many of the cast members felt about the play The Me Nobody Knowsn which was held in the Burke Auditorium, October 13-16. The play evolved around twelve innercity children, who tried to define their roles in the world around them. There was no concrete plot so it was up to the individual viewer to interpret the reactions and dialogue of the children in the cast. Directed by Ms. Peg Shafer and Senior Carla Fortina, the characters and cast are as follows: Rhoda, senior Wendy Branch, Lillian, Suzy Wright, an eighth grader at Beveridge, Carlos, Keedy Samuelsg Benjamin, senior Brian Bagstadg Katherine, senior Stephanie Marino, Melba, senior Laura Bauer, Lloyd, senior Frank Baker, Donald, senior Dennis Murphy, Clorax, Gary Williams, William, Kevin Hutchinson, Nell, Debbie Hemmingerg and understudy, junior Pat Engler, who played the part of Lloyd on opening night. The musical opened with the song, Dream Babies sung by Laura Bauer. This led to one of the brightest songs in the show, Light Sings sung by the cast and Gary Williams. In the songs that followed, the city children expressed the same fears and dreams as children everywhere. They explored their feelings about being alone, as well as about their friends, their parents, death, religion, sex, and the many other people and events that touched their lives. Their fears dealt with crime, darkness, drugs and violence. They also pondered what they would do if they suddenly became wealthy, in a song entitled, If I Had A Million . ggi 4,

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Drama Department Presents Teahouse The Burke High School Drama Department presented Teahouse of The August Moon , January 19 through January 22, in the Burke High School Auditorium. The play was presented in a very comical and entertaining fashion. The story centered around the tiny Okinawan village of Tobiki during World War ll. The villagers' lives were suddenly disrupted by the arrival of Captain Fisby, who was played by Kim Fjellin, transferred onto the island by Colonel Purdy, played by Matt Fonda. Fisby was given a loyal, but absentminded interpreter, Sakini, played by Ivy Lindstrom. Fisby had been sent to the village with orders to set up a democracy with a mayor, chief of police and chief of agriculture. During all of his antics in Tobiki, Fisby received a Geisha girl, Lotus Blossom, played by Wendy Branch. Everyone becomes involved in the Okinawan way of life. KD Wendy Branch, who plays Lotus Blossom, at- tempts to play her role as a Geisha girl with Captain Fishy, played by Kim Fjel- lin. C21 Yoko Iskikawa, Burke's Japanese exchange student, performs a fan dance in Teahouse of the August Moon. Q35 Colonel Purdy, played by Carla Fortina, discusses the prob- lems at Tobiki with Captain Fisby. Q41 Sakini, who was portrayed by Ivy Lindstrom, discusses the idea of making brandy as a means of building the economy of the village with the villagers of Tobiki. -