Campus High School - Yearling Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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' Summer Stock, Class Plays 1--Mi .,-Q-....,,,.,.,A i Show Varied Theatre Style Varied sfyles of modern and experimenfal fheafre have been sfaged in Kansas' only high school Summer Sfoclc and fhe CHS advanced drama , classes. l The fhird Campus summer fheafre presenfed fhe Broadway musical Boyfriend in arena sfyle. For fhe firsf fime fhe summer season included acfors from ofher cify schools. The firsf Sfudio Theafre proiecf of fhe year was fhe moralify play Everyman. The absfracf clas- sic is an annual fradifion for fhe class. A selecfion from Our Town was a lafer class proiecf. The following producfion, Sandbox, provided furfher class experiences and was presenfed af fhe Nafional Cafholic Theafre Conference in Wichifa. XX Two class members prepared Zoo Sfory for off- campus showings, and fopped fheir expecfafions by earning a l rafing af fhe sfafe speech fesfival. Alfhough plagued by fheafre conflicfs and measles, sfudenfs finally produced Oul' of fhe Frying Pan before fhe public fo close fheir season on May l2, I964. George, porfrayed by Ron Mclvlillen, gefs a quick menfal check-up from Nor- man, played by Ron VVisernan in fhe hilarious Clif of fhe Frying Pan. if i 5 2 1 - 5 if . fr .2 1 ,,l Sixlh hour drama sfudenfs gained experience in self expression and sfudied characferizafion as lhey prepared Our Town, Everyman, Sandbox, and Zoo Sfory for varied audiences. 37

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Four admirers beg for SuzIe's afienfion in e scene from Hue 1963 summer slrock producfion. Dee Masfers and Melodi Daigle porfray supporfinq roles In frve summer Hweafer pro- ducflon of The Boyfriend. M., km... 1 f Leads Doug Eisenhour and Jane Conroy arrange +0 meer af ine coming ball.

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l'l's his wedding day sing lhe miners as Ben compleles arrangemenls for buying Elizabelh. Sharon received besl supporling aclress recognilion lor lhis role, First Musical-Western Follows CHS Tops Tradition Curlains opened May 8 and 9 on lhe lirsr musical-weslern al Campus l-ligh School. Following 'l'he lradilion ol all-school musicals and produclions lhe show was well presenled, wilh a large casl oi drama and music sludenls. Newcomer lo The lhea- lre Suzie Baker porlrayed Jennifer Rumson in a vi- vacious role +ha'r won her rhe aclress-of-'rhe-year award. Charles l-lendren, Ted Liles, and Sharon Childers also held lead roles. The show was also rared as lhe besl show ol Jrhe year and was lops in lighling and sels. Aller gold was discovered while digging a grave, Rumson became a rhriving communiry com- plele wilh a popularion ol 900 and a dance hall. A Mormon wilh 'rwo wives sold one 'ro aleviale rhe problems of an all male sociely. Bul aller lhe vein died our, 'lhe miners moved To new diggings and lell Rumson lown lo farmers and olher selllers. .,., ky? gg .g, ,. Q1 is The men of Rumson find many aclivilies lo pass lhe 'lime of lheir woman-less days. Miss Cherry Tourdel, porlrayed by lvlrs. Knighl, leads her girls our ol lhe iown saloon aller 'lhe gold runs ouf. 38