Cooper High School - Talons Yearbook (New Hope, MN)

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b b After the closing of the musical, the Once Upon a Mat- tress cast put in their required set strike hours. Less time is spent on set strike than on set construction. h- The orchestra is a vital part of the musical. Directed by Roger Thompson, a few of the orchestra members are Iean Fellbaum, Sue Kopp, Mike McGrath, Chad Svihel, Connie Bormcm, and Twila Smith. I I As technical director, Stan Hahn's job not only included building scenery. After a day of technical work, he sweeps up the set construction room. I David Lucs' first musical was Once Upon a Mattress. N ot only did he play in the orchestra, but he also accompanied dancers and other cast members during rehearsals. H Taking a break from a night session of the tech work, Paul Bettein and student technical director, Nolan Shackelford, share a pizza. Late hours after school often meant fast food for dinner. Behind the Scenes - 21

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FRANTIC Blackouts, corpses, pin-ups typify backstage follies n the fall play, the job of student director took on a new angle for Ursula Choin. Besides organizing props, cueing lines, and assisting di- rectors, Choin had to play the part of a dead body. During the musical's senior citizens show the lights backstage and on stage suddenly went out. While direc- tors and technicians ran around, Chris Cook, a member of the lighting crew, observed, It was really weird, all of a sudden all the authority figures were around us, and then just as fast they all disappeared. On closing night of the musical, the lighting crew decided to play some practical jokes on the cast. Meredith McGrath discovered a pin-up had been mysteriously placed in her mop bucket. 20 - Behind the Scenes Volunteering their after school hours, the members of the musical or- chestra from Once Upon A Mattress discovered that they would have to do more practicing than they wanted to. Connie Borman, junior, said, The score was really hard. It kept chang- ing keys. Stan Hahn, technical director for both the fall play and musical, stayed after school on several occasions with the tech crew to supervise the building of the sets designed by Jeff Phillips. According to Hahn, the tech crew had its first injury award this year. The girl stepped on a nail, so we gave her the nail on a plaque, said Hahn. Although they have fun working to get a production on stage, the behind the scenes people aren't often recog- nized for their achievements.

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22 - One-Act Play a During c: marital spat, Therese, Kele Nathe, explains all the things she has done for Dave Streeter, the President, and how she can't be- lieve that he is leaving her. 1 Waiting for the cast and director to come to rehearsal, Eric Johnson, the Chairman of the Board, takes a short break. a The Apollo, Chris Holtz, and the clerk, Lonny Overby, come to the choir room after school to run through their lines. a -. Director of the one-act play, Phil Darg, watches as the cast rehearses for the BAA con- test. The play took fifth place.