Columbia Heights High School - Cohian Yearbook (Columbia Heights, MN)

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, l K You and I killed because that was the way things turned out for us. - Warwick Cast lnterprets Jean Annouilh's .loan Of Arc in the Fall Play The girl was a lark in the skies of France . . .and once in a while a lark does appear in your skies, and when it does, everything that is stupid or evil is wiped out by the shadow of the lark. These words summed up the meaning of The Lark, by the French playwright, Jean Annouilh. Mr. Gary Fischer directed the play with the assistance of Mr. Cameron, Dyanne Holmes, production director, Patti Harrier, costume supervisor, and Mary Adams, house manager. The three performances of The Lark were given on November l6, T7 and l8, in the school auditorium, Mr. Fischer ex- plained that he omitted the afternoon mati- nee because the desired atmosphere could not be created during the school day. The production of The Lark introduced techniques which challenged the imagina- tions of both the cast and the audience. The set was composed of many levels with strange shapes which made the lighting ef- fects more difficult to handle than if a standard type of set were used. Scenery ree mained the same throughout the play and the flashback scenes required the audience to complete the setting. Live percussion, the kettle drums, captured the tense mood of the death and battle scenes. lntricate medieval chairs and authentic swords were designed and built by the construction crew. The costumes committee duplicated the dress of the fifteenth century period for the play costumes. The commit- tee fashioned and rented some of the cos- tumes, while the laclies of the court made their own dancing gowns. Before her appearance as Agnus Sorel, Vicki Mobley begins the half-hour preparation ofput- ting on her costume, applying her make-up, and combing her hair. 87

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Joan 's father reprimands her for speaking to the spirit of Blessed Saint Michael. Attentively waiting in the projection room for his cues while operating the lighting board, Paul Zmuda, lighting technician, spotlights a scene from The Lark. You might have played a nobler part, perhaps, if you had decided to be martyrs, and fight against us. My eight hundred men were quite ready to help. - Warwick kpkn ! 1... x i '

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