Coronado High School - Trail Yearbook (Scottsdale, AZ)

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The Fine Arts Department has a repujtgationgof being one of the best in the valley. introduced Repertory theatre into the school aj rrrrr few years ago, and has kept it up Shakespeare and moderniwritefafsuch as Sandy Wilson and Tom Stoppard ttttt were the playwirites of Repertory '78, which was presented in tiiiiti the round. The Boyfriend, yyyy ,jlvrittenfbyi b c Sandy Wilson, is the story of a young English girl,ii?l?olly, who attends a French Boarding School becau se her father wants her to be well-bred.,Her father, ,l?ercival Browne, fears that every young man Jil would want to date her because of his immense wealthgt31th,erefore, he forbids her to date. But the social event ,ofthe season, the costume Ball, is comingjup and Polly doesn't have a date, so she pretends in ifrontiiof the other girls at the boarding house that sheilhas a boyfriend in Paris. Madame Dubonnet, proprietor of the boarding house, is tempted to tell Polly's father, but when she meets him she realizes he is an old flame. Therefore, the Madame decides to get Polly a date for the ball through some friends on the beach. ln the meantime, Polly meets a French messenger boy, Tony. What she doesn't know is that he's the son of a wealthy Englishman, and has just run off from home to escape his parents' persecution. He thinks she's just the secretary of the boarding house and both of them are afraid to tell their true identity. Tony agrees to meet Polly at the costume Ball and while there, sees his parents. Thinking they wouldn't approve, he leaves. Polly thinks he was just a thief trying to get her father's money. Realizing his love for Polly, Tony returns and tells his parents about Polly. The two find out each other's true identity and agree to wed. Meanwhile, Madame Dubonnet and Polly's father agree to a wedding, too, and the play ends happily. After Magriette. The play opens with the entry of the forceful inspector from Scotland Yard and his constable. The officers proceeded to place the family on stage under arrest CHarris, his wife and his motherb. lt is not clear why-something about a parked car, a bunch of 22 caliber shells in the wastebasket, and the robbery of the box office of a minstrel show. But Harris has an explanation-he had parked near an art gallery in order to let his mother see some paintings by Margritte. But then it develops that there was no minstrel show at all, and the plot goes haywire. By Jeff Bridges and Karyn d'Eon 0NE '78 graduate Kay Kirby, senior Randy Klus, junior Linda Gaare and '78 graduate David Mayne in a scene from The Real Inspector Hound. TWO '78 graduates Tony Dickinson and Matt Gunzelman and senior Scott King in the court room scene of The Merchant of Venice. THREE The Boyfriend saw juniors Larry Pellerito and Patty Baker in supporting roles as Lord and Lady Brockhurst. FOUR Senior Barry Mitchell, junior Mary Jacobs and senior Colleen O'Neill attending a costume party in The Boyfriend. FIVE Junior Barry Bunzel, '78 graduate Jim Bigler, junior Rick Aux- ier and senior Kelley Ward in The Merchant of Venice. A iii.: A.. IQQIH-'Q-v' V ONE TWO Photo by Bridges

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Evenyrhinq you even WANTEd T0 know rAbouT Eople, lAces 81 Tlliivqs People who need people are the luckiest people in the world. Barbra Steisand sang these words for us. Finding each other is what the campus life sec- tion is all about. lt centers around us, the PEO- PLE, the people on campus, in the valley, in the state and in the world. We create the events. This section explains with pictures and words the PLACES we went and the THINGS we did- from summer workshops to graduation, from Homecoming to proms, from the plays we act in to the concerts we enjoy. It's all a part of our campus life. ln this section we'Il show you the biggest events of the past year, both national and local. We'll show you 1978, it's fads, its top news and how Coronado students achieved recognition. We'll bring you up to date with popular people of the times and history in the making. There's something new this year. It's a touch of color. A section full of life and vigor deserves color, and so we've brought it to you. There are other effects, too. It's all to bring out the best of Coronado's lifestyle. We know you'll enjoy learning Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About People, Places, 81 Things. Karyn d'Eon Section Editor

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