College of the Ozarks - Soto Yearbook (Point Lookout, MO)

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LEFT- Yum-Yum gets ready for her wedding with the help from everyone. CENTER LEFT- Ko-Ko tells the men he will NOT marry Kati- sha. CENTER RIGHT- Mark Virkler, Center, trys to persuade Don Burnett and Helen Weems that he is the better man. BOTTOM LEFT- Katisha seeks vengeance against Nanki- Poo and Yum-Yum. BOTTOM RIGHT- Nanki- Poo makes his first entrance and states he is looking for Yum-Yum, Oi 'Fl fo- ,-. w. , it ,tv t x .sw-' ,E W...-f' 'VI fi-' E I N91 Activities

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Mikado The School of the Ozarks theatre department's summer of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado , celebrated the 100th birthday of this comic op- era. The theatre department has had a long association with the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. The Mikado , a play about japan, was first pro- duced in England. A comic opera in two acts, The Mikado revolves around the story of Nanki-Poo, played by Donald Bur- nett, who flees the court of his father to escape marriage to an elderly lady named Katicha, played by Lora Fa- Iahi-Kharaghan. Assuming the dis- guise of a musician, Nanki-Poo falls in love with a fair maiden, Yum-Yum, T . t , . TOP RIGHT- Nanki-Poo, Don Burnett is ready to fight for Yum-Yum. CENTER LEFT- Donna DeWitt, Helen Weems and Dee Schrock sing Three Little Maids from School are We . CENTER RIGHT- Opening number to in- troduce themselves as gentlemen of the King's court. RIGHT- I Am So Proud was sung by Mark Virkler, Dr. Zabel and Fred Scar- borough. - 'Xt Iixilivs played by Helen Weems, but he has been prevented from marrying her by her guardian, KoKo, played by Mark Virkler, who wishes to marry her himself. Despite being sen- tenced to death, Nanki-Poo trys to find a way to win Yum-Yum. Katisha, who is still in love, is determined that Nanki-Poo is for her. But as Nanki- Poo had already married Yum-Yum, things begin to appear tense. Ko-Ko solves the problem by offering his hand to Katisha. The production was jointly direct- ed by Mark Young, a speech and theatre professor, and by john Mi- zell, chairman of the music depart- ment.

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Much Ado About As Fall encompassed the sur- rounding country-side, The School of the Ozarks theatre department staged Much Ado About Nothing , a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare. As Shakespeare's title indicates it is surely a comedy with many comedy situations. The first of these is a word-duel between Bene- dick fMark Virklerl and Beatrice tBecky Lloydl who have a brisk con- tempt for love and for each other and who finally fall in love to their mutual surprise if not that of the au- dience. In Shakespeare's hands, Beatrice is 114 Activities othing one who is throughly bored by the average man prefers to have a good time by herself. The other comic sub-ploy con- cerns the two constables, Dogberry iBill Wilsonl and Vergila lDonna DeWittl, who track down the villian, Benedick which they do by accident. Excellent acting, a good story, good set construction, a lot of laughs, suspense and scheming all worked together to make the play enjoyable for everyone. The pro- duction was directed by lames L. Meikle, chairman of the theatre de- partment. TOP LEFT- The two villians, Tim Mullins and Tom Warning, plan out the dirty work. TOP RIGHT- Becky Lloyd trys to help the bride, Karin Lloyd, who has swooned. ABOVE- Fred Scarborough and Fred Pfister decide to play a joke on Benedick and Beatrice. BELOW- Mark Virkler decides to go along with the plan.