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DRAMATICS
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DRAMATICS Keeping up the fine old traditions of Cumnock, which has always been strong in dramatics, the Cumnock Dramatic Department under the director- ship of Miss Helen Crane Hardison and Mrs. Helen Wright Hovey, is one of the most important activities of the school. Six productions are done each year, four by the School of Expression, and two by the High School. At least one Shakespearean production is done every year. The season started with the production of MINICK, a modern com- edy about an old man, and was followed before Christmas vacation by'THE CHARM SCHOOL, a school play. The first production of i935 was a group of four one-act plays, followed by the Shakespearean production of TWELFTH NIC-HT, and then by LITTLE WOMEN, the High School senior play. The season was closed with a group of six one-act plays written and acted entirely by students, the plays written under the direction of Mrs. Lilian Woody. Inasmuch as the Expression School consists of girls, the masculine roles are ta-ken by boys from the college, high school, and by actors from outside school. Mr. Ben Wolbrink, a Cumnock alumnus, and Mr. Ernest Megowan played leading roles in MINICK. The stage crew, under the man- agement of Elliott Hensel, consisted of Thomas Connors, Leigh Irvine, Ran Hall, Henry Barnard, and Bill Hammerstein. Scenery was furnished through the kindness of the Calkins Studios, and the Otto K. Olesen Company fur- nished lights on numerous occasions. Plays are worked up in a period of from four to eight weeks, and the rehearsals are conducted from two to five in the afternoon and sometimes at night. Only one performance is usually given, and most of the plays this year were given on Thursday night. Rain on two occasions dampened the scenery somewhat but didn't materially affect the actors or the audience, although the latter was somewhat diminished in size because of the tor- rents. Scenery arrives the Saturday beforehand, is set up Saturday and Sun- day, is Iit on Monday, finished on Tuesday, giving the cast and crew one day rest before dress rehearsal. Box sets were used on three shows, and unit scenery, making use of the curtains, was employed on the others. 72
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