Dakota State University - Trojan Yearbook (Madison, SD)

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Qpens 1967-'68 Drama Seasgn ABOVE Oscar comforts Fellx and persuades hum to cancel hns rldlculous plan of sulclde and to move In and share his apartment LEFI' An an tuclpated evening of merrlment and romance hu larlously turns Into a sentimental orgy of tears for Fellx In his selflndulgent sorrow over has once happy marriage

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'i , S ! ABOVE: Hoping to hear whether or not Felix has flushed himself down the toilet bowl, FeIix's poker-playing chums listen at the bathroom door. AT RIGHT: Oscar disrupts a quiet poker game by spraying his pals with a newly opened can of beer. Niel Simon's The Odd Couple brought real hysteria to the stage of Kennedy Hall Auditorium as General Beadle's department of speech and drama presented the popular three- act comedy, November 1-3, Two of GB's veteran actors, Jim Benjamin and Tom Blair, portrayed the hilarious roles of tvvo gentlemen -Felix Unger and Oscar Madison- Who, as the result of marital prob- lems, decide to share an 8-room apartment in New York City. Helen J. Peterson and Jean l.or- ang enacted the roles of two Eng- Simon's The Cdd Cc: lish sisters who lived next door to the mismatched pair. Bright and humorous supporting roles were played by Steve Jones, Tim Nicholaisen, Jim Bauer, and Gary Nyland. The four gentlemen portrayed the poker-playing chums of the odd couple. Robert Clausen, technical direc- tor, artistically captured the atmo- sphere of a typical modern-day New York City apartment in his colorful Set. James L. Johnson served as direc- tor.

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4 RIGHT: Waiting for curtain time, Granny chats backstage with members of The Sandbox cast. BELOW: Having ordered a musician and commanded her to play, Granny proceeds to tell her life story to the sympathetic sounds of the music. BELOW CENTER: Daddy, burying his head in the newspaper, ignores Mommy as she exclaims: Either Grandma goes or I do. BELOW RIGHT: Having wrapped up her personal pos- sessions, Grandma prepares to leave her empty- headed family. Drama Students Direct Albee Dne-Act Plays Two unusual one-act plays, Ed- ward Albee's The Sandbox and The American Dream, were pre- sented in Kennedy Hall Auditorium, December 7. Often termed a tragic-comedy, The Sandbox satirizes old age and death. The play, directed by Nancy Wheeler, featured Connie PVOUW as the 86 year-old Grandma. Irene Dugdale and Bob i-lovde por- tffiyed the couple, while Denis Ziebarth and Charlene Jacobson enacted the roles of the athlete and the musician, respectively. The American Dream, directed by Joel Jorgensen, is a sequel to The Sandbox and expresses much the same point of view-the lack of harmony with one's spiritual and emotional nature. Stephanie Bush and Terry Fols- land portrayed the roles of Mommy and Daddy. Carol Williams played a superannuated Grandma. Charlene Jacobson enacted the part of the clubwoman, and Floyd Groce por- trayed the handsome, yet empty headed youth. Gary Nyland served as set designer and technical direc- tor for both productions.