Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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The Colonel fDoug Goffj reflectively shows Miss Tweed IRob1n Blanchll the African poison dart with which he has just been shot. Miss Tweed directs the ladies in a rousing song of defiance, danced with trlbal spears. is as an X 1 AN' as at X Miss Tweed ........... Robin Bianchi The Tweedy Amateur Detective Lady Grace Manley-Prowe Mary Beth Bossert The Grande-Dame Hope Langdon ...... Cathy Crosby The Ingenue Colonel Gillweather .... Doug Goff The Old Army Man Flint .....................,. Hugh The Caretaker Clive ................... Jay The Butler Milstein Rozema Nigel Rancour ........ Joe Schaefer The Dissolute Nephew Geoffrey ................ Jesse Schwarz The Juvenile Dr. Grayburn ........ Garrett Smith The Family Doctor Lettie .................. Laura Vineyard The Maid The distinguished Dr. Grayburn IGarrett Smlthl contemplates the evenlng plpeful of tobacco. over u Fall Play 27

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'Afoot' the feature for fall Masque and Gavel distinguished itself with a polished fall production of the farcical thriller Something's Afootf' This musical featured suspense of the true Agatha Christie variety, while its well- developed sense of humor often verged on the absurd. The cast featured 10 eccentric characters, all extreme sterotypes of English personages. Among the hardest things to master were the peculiarities of the English Upper Classf' observed Joe Schaefer, who played a fortune-seeking nephew. The accent was obvious, but the characteristics and mannerisms took a lot more study. The plot, as in all the best mysteries, unfolds as each member of the cast is murdered one by one, and hauled off unceremoniously to the library. Suspects and clues abound, although the final twist, leaving every character stone dead, is a surprise to all. Ms. Annette Lewis directed the play, which is set in 1935 in a mansion in rural England. Mr. Edwin Bertrand played the piano and Chris Denny the string bass under the direction of Mr. Richard Philabaum. They provided incidental music and accompaniment for the songs, which were delivered with zest and a keen sense of style. Rehearsals began about six weeks before the performance and lasted two and one-half hours daily. Work began on the evocotive box set soon after auditions, about S1900 having been spent on the total production. Tlle lovers Hope Langdon and Geoffrey ICathy Crosby and Jesse Schwarzl sing a duet durlng a qulet moment. 26 Fall Play Elegantly attlred for dinner, the unsuspecting weekend guests descend the stalrs. Ifrom left: Garrett Smith, Robin Blanchl,'Joe Schaefer, Mary Beth Bossert, Doug Goff Cathy Crosby.1 Performing a musical number, Fllnt IHugh Mllstelnj dreams of fleeing the murderous household ln his dinghy. Ng!

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Beginners gain experience One acts give students a chance to direct a play and also to be in a small cast with lines,'l said Ms. Annette Lewis, advisor for Masque and Gavel. It is a great opportunity for them and the students directors can always sympathize better with me after they have had a shot at it, she added. One acts are usually one scene or a one-act play. Students are allowed to choose their own material, which is subject to Ms. Lewis's approval. There is no time limit, the plays can be anywhere from ten minutes to an hour long. The cast practices for an hour and a half two times a week. Two times a year one act plays are put on. They are rehearsed an average of five weeks, then performed. After the perfor- mance at school, Ms. Lewis hopes to present them to a retired senior citizen home, so the students get to perform them more than once. Watching students perform, director Robin Bianchi gives them Instruction in Of Poems, Youth, and Sprlng . X. wwwo-as u8T 41W-+wh.....tss......vas.-uve 28 One-Acts David Kennedy gets a drlnk from Chris Arnold, the bartender, during a rehearsal of Glory ln the Flower .