Coppell High School - Roundup Yearbook (Coppell, TX)

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I W I Y sr-row T1ME..nmior Jeffrey Clark as con- rad Birdie and senior Brent Glass as Mr. McAfee get instructions from senior John Gowanlock, TV Stage Manager, before their debut on the Ed Sullivan Show in Bye, Bye, Birdie. FAMILY TIES. Randolf McAfee, played by freshman Chris Burton, and his mother Mrs. McAfee, played by senior Jennifer Ford, sing about their unusual situation in the fall musical. PARK Junigrs Rgbin Brewer as LOVE BIRDS. Junior D'Ann Whitsell BS Kim McAfee and Bryan Richardson share Rosie Alvarez and senior Chris Monkress a scene in Bye, Bye, Birdie. perform a duet during the fall musical. ORGANIZATIONS 4 9

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Hello, When the fall musical Bye Bye Bird- ie hit the stage, the production not only involved members of the student body, but also included faculty, school board members, parents, and other members of the community. There were a lot of scheduling con- flicts with students, said Mr. Wilson, especially about rehearsals on week- ends. ln deciding on Birdie as the fall play, Mr. Pete Wilson, drama teacher and director of the play, thought he had the people he needed to make the produc- tion work but said that he was surprised at the new talent that he discovered in the auditions. D'Ann Whitsell fchosen for the lead part of Rosie Alvarezl has not even been in drama, and l didn't know she could sing so well, said Mr. Wilson. lt was really a nice surprise when she performed at the auditions. With such a large cast involved, the play took many weeks of preparation, but audiences were large and the play well received. lt's always rewarding for the stu- dents to see their hard work come to- gether in the performances and to real- ize that their talent is appreciated by their peers and the community, said Mr. Wilson. The main cast included Chris Monk- ress as Albert Peterson, D'Ann Whitsell as Rosie Alvarez, leff Clark as Conrad Birdie, Robin Brewer as Kim McAfee, Bryan Richardson as Hugo Peabody, Mary Ann Clayton as Mrs. Peterson, Brent Glass as Mr. McAfee, lennifer Ford as Mrs. McAfee, Chris Burton as Randolf McAfee, Dana Sullivan as Ur- sula Merkle, Teresa lohnson as Gloria 4 8 ORGANIZATIONS Birdie Rasputin, Zeek Crider as Harvey lohn- son, lohn Gowanlock as TV Stage Manager, and left Snider as TV Cam- era Man. Playing the parts of the teenagers were Heidi Hanson as Helen, Melissa Grau as Nancy, Teresa lohnson as Al- ice, Nikki Pierce as Margie, and Amy Gulden as Penelope. The first sad girl was played by Kelly Whitis and the second sad girl by loyce lohn. Other students playing supporting roles were April Adams, lohn Gowen- lock, Lisa Maples, I oe Qrman, Deborah Pilone, Kathy Scanlon, and Brad Smith. Performing the adult roles were Rick Foster as the Mayor, limmie Hannan as the Mayor's Wife, Sherrie Metcalf as Mrs. Merkle, Bruce MacDonald as Mr. lohnson, Donald Brewer as Mr. Smith, Sandra Stuckey as Mrs. Howell, Mary Owens as Mrs. lones, Una Williams as Mrs. Houser, ludy Weyer as Mrs. Mar- tin, Foy Layton as Charles F. Maude. The Maudes' Roadsine Retreat Quartet consisted of Tom Allen, Bill lines, lim Shannon, and Neal Warner. Understudy for the part of Conrad Birdie was I oe Orman. The voice of Ed Sullivan was performed by Ron DeRoy- tra. Production staff included ludy Weyer, choreographer, lennifer Ford, assistant directorfstage manager, Ralph McNabb, pianist, Michael Robin- son, set designer, leff Snider, lohn Gowenlock, Robin Brewer, loe Gr- man, Zeek Crider, Brad Smith, stage crew, Rhonda Nisbett, light board op- erator, Bryan Richardson, spotlight op- erator, Edith Barnes, costumer, Angela Casillas, program and poster designer. isesw dit?

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HOSPITALITY. Senior Jennifer Ford and sophomore Amy Gulden offer freshman Brad Smith a harmless drink. BULLY! JUST BULLY! Teddy, senior Brent Glass, blows his bugle before charg- ing upstairs. DEAD WEIGHT. Einstein, sophomore Bry- an Richardson, drags Mr. Spenalzo, junior Bryan Richardson, to the window seat to await burial. 5 O ORGANIZATIONS S f' 'Q-.N Wasp. 9'MlP g1w '