Charlestown High School - Pirates Yearbook (Charlestown, IN)

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When new Drama Club sponsor Don- na McCreary had to choose a fall play, she decided to try a comedy. Without knowing the acting abilities of drama members, finding the right play was difficult. Much to the delight of actors and reviewers alike, though, the final selection was Arsenic and Old Lace. t'i- Hi 4 In the play, two old-maid aunts, Abby tKaren Lutzi and Martha tDe- anna Kreutzi, find it charitable to poison lonely, old men by having them sip their arsenic-laced elderberry wine. As the play opens, the aunts have the body of their most recent victim hidden in the window seat. Complications occur when their nephews-the Good, the Bad, and the Cuckoo -all interfere in the aunts' affairs. Teddy tTerry DeVaryL the Cuckoo who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt, insists on burying the victim in Pa- nama tthe cellar; Mortimer, arriving to visit, is horrified by the murders and tries to keep them secret from his fiance Elaine tBecky Moorei. When the bad nephew Jonathan tDa- vid Streetsi arrives with his accomplice Dr. Einstein tMike Kingi, matter really come to a head. Iona- than, who is on the run from the po- lice, brings yet another dead body into the house. Upon learning that his aunts have the same number of murders to their credit as he has, he is determined to out-do them. In the end, however, the aunts win, as they manage to poison their fourteenth lonely, old man, before retiring to Happy Dale Sanitarium. CHARGE! echoes across the auditorium, as Teddy Roosevelt tTerry DeVaryi runs up San Juan Hill. Mortimer tMel Carpenteri pours himself a drink, not realizing his aunts have poisoned the entire bottle of wine. I8 I + Actors Prevail Over Allmentsl

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.iTt-um . - , g mi 1h Displaying thc theme of the Homecoming parade is the first place float constructed by the seniors. Golfing n'miy to parade around the square, Brian Adams puts the final touches 011 Richard Sawyer's car. Clnuvning around the streets of Charlestown are Craig Schiller and Mrs. Jan Jackson, drama teacher.

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Although cast members were plagued with sickness during rehearsals, the colds, flu, and other ailments were forgotten on opening night. Arsenic and Old Lace turned out to be a successful production with only one major disappointment. With the per- formances scheduled over a four-day school vacation, the audiences were so small that they only averaged 75 per night. Aunt Abby tKaren Lutzj listens to a lecture from her nephew Mortimer. Wlmz Teddy fails to recognize Elaine tBecky MooreL Dr. Einstein tMike Kingt and-Ionathan tDavid Streetst plot another murder. Mortimvr cringcs in fear, as Jonathan and Dr. Einstein start to operate. CAST: Whitney Wilcoxson, Becky Moore, Karen Lutz, Deanna Kreutz, Kevin Satterly. Row 2: Ms. McCreary tDirectorL Terry DeVary, Jeff Huckaby, Chris Smith, Mel Carpenter, David Streets, Mike King. Back: Tim Coulter, Ed Cur- ry, DJ. Bowers, A1 Bybee.