Dakota State University - Trojan Yearbook (Madison, SD)

Page 109 text:

Mooney pleads with Jane to listen as he relates his plans of going into the north country where he can use his hands to chop trees. Mrs. Collins leaves a note to her imaginative lover, informing him that she is leaving on a trip but will return soon. Mrs. Collins informs the maintenance man that her apartment has been invaded by a prowler. -ff I i ij? A :WN we .lane glares at her husband in disgust as Mooney gazes out the window yearning to get away from city life. if 'iff' 105

Page 108 text:

Spring One-Acts Feature bl 'fimossser Wausau: 'i' Three one-act plays by Tennessee Williams were presented on the stage in Kennedy Hall on Thursday, May 5, 1966. The directors, actors, and stage crews 5:00 muddy for the plays were members of the directing, acting, kmedy Hall and stagecraft classes, who fulfilled some of the 'V '4dm f5'b'7 -'--f requirements for these courses. PORTRAIT OF A MADONNA, directed by Ruth Wilson with technical direction by Francis McCabe, portrayed the world of a middle-aged spinster, Miss Collins, who withdrew into a world of illusions be- cause she could not manage the change from the Southern culture of her youth to the Northern culture in which she found herself. Miss Collins was played by Terry Tomscha. Other actors were Dennis Wiegle, Gary Groce, Alex Wakeman, Nancy Wheeler, and Dan Bohl. Mary Kinsley directed THE DARK ROOM, in which Miss Morgan, a social worker wandered into the sinister world of the Pocciotti family. For reasons which the play revealed, Mrs. Pocciotti's husband was in the city sanitarium, and her daughter was and had been for six months, in THE DARK ROOM. Miss Morgan was played by Sandy Cole, Mrs. Pocciotti by Helen Mangels, and the boy by Ron Beckman. The tech- nical director was Joel Jorgensen. MOONEY'S KID DON'T CRY was directed by Dave Egan, with technical direction by Pat McAllister. Dave Thorson played Mooney, and Reva Spawn played his wife. Jane. Mooney, a lumberjack from upstate, struggled to maintain his family in the hostile world of the New York tenements, where his wife was happy but he was miser- able. . f'?i5Q - E i lf' A. .fxg ff Y .se-fa we ..,- fs size: z rf'-xi' 'sl-Q, QQ. Q is Q Q 1 gi 'asf za: z fi Q 5' T553 X :Q 5, ' 5? - incl if? N w e M V a s a' i '.ii 'IFR M, .. Mrs. Pocciotti's son sticks his head through the kitchen window and begs his mother for a nickle. Miss Morgan, a social worker, interviews Mrs. Pocciotti, hoping to gain some information concerning the dark room. 104

Page 110 text:

Ten Students Earn Drama Achievement Awardsp Mundt, Henkins Honored The spoken word in an era of atomic armaments provided the theme for Senator Karl Mundt, R-S.D., in returning to the campus where he once served as professor of speech to address the General Beadle College speech-drama awards banquet Sunday eve- ning, May 22, at Zimmermann Hall. In addition to being guest speaker, Senator Mundt was awarded a special citation from the speech and drama department of the college. Also being recog- nized for their many contributions to the dramatic efforts at General Beadle were Mr. and Mrs. Morton Henkin of KSOO-TV in Sioux Falls. Joel Barkmeier and Marci Scott were selected best actor and best actress during the second annual awards banquet. Other awards included Ray Peter- son, best supporting actorg D-onna Frick, best sup- porting actressg Pat McAllister, best male techni- ciang Mary Kinsley, best female technician, Dave Egan, best student directorg Dave Thoreson, best one- act performance, Alan Christensen, outstanding for- ensic award, and Ruth Wilson, outstanding thespian. Senior awards were given to Dennis Bossman and Nancy Hexom. Senator Karl Mundt, left, received a citation from the General Beadle speech and drama department after his talk at Zimmermann Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Morton Henkin, Sioux Falls, right, also were honored for their contribution to the college's dramatic efforts. Karl E. Mundt speaks of the spoken word in an era of atomic armaments.