Daviess County High School - Echoes Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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loe Sturgeon and lohn Gaines inspect and repair props before the play. Uncle Chris talks with Mama before he drew his last breath. Dagmar, played by Ronda Ambrose, is depicted clutching her doll as she provides much of the humor contained within the play presented by the D.C. Dra- ma Department. Mama comforts Dagmar when her cat, Uncle Eliza- beth, became seriously ill while Papa looks on. Play! 'l9

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lTlama Comes to Daviess County The DC Drama Department and Choral Department put many long hours and a tremendous amount of effort into the fall production, I Re- member Mama. This two-act play was adapted by john Van Druten from Mama's Bank Account, by Kathryn Forbes. The story is told by Katrin, the el- dest daughter of a family in San Fran- cisco who learns to deal with life in the early 1900's. Katrin, portrayed by Margaret Howard, is a young writer who dreams of one day selling one of her stories. Mama, played by Shelley Darrell, is a self-sacrificial parent who educates her children and watches Katrin de- velop as a writer. For a non-musical production, there is a great deal of comedy involved. The biggest part of this humor stems from the behavior of Dagmar, played by Ronda Ambrose, and her pet cat, Uncle Elizabeth, portrayed by Ronda's cat, LuLu Ambrose. The cast also included joe Sturgeon lPapal, Wendy Worth CChristineJ, Kevin Seaton fDr. lohnsonj, Polly Moorman fAunt Trinal, john Gaines fArneJ, lim Watts lSoda clerk, Bell- boyj, Shelly johnson fMadelinel, Mi- chelle Cox fAunt Sigridl, Lisa Reynolds fAunt lennyj, jamie Knight fWoman, F.D. Moorheadl, lo Miller fNurse 13, Alicia McCandless CNurse 21, Darla Nix fDorothyJ, and Steve Bristow fMr. - w who ' wx: 2.2, Y, 4' 18fPlay Hydel. Spencer Brister, who played Uncle Chris in Mama , stated that the pro- duction of Mama was much easier than that of Grease . Due to the fact that Mama was a non-musical play, all of the time spent on its production went toward stage construction and line rehearsal, whereas, much of the time spent on the production of Grease was consumed by learning song and dance routines. Finding props is another dilemma which arose in the production of Mama . Because it is a turn-of-the- century play, many of the props were difficult to obtain. Spencer believed that everyone in the cast of Mama were well placed, and the characteristics of the individual fit well with the character in which they portrayed. Uncle Chris portrayed by Spencer Brister, attempts to win the favor of Christine lWendy Worthl and Katrin lMargaret Howardl during the pre- sentation of I Remember Mama. Arne listens intently to what Uncle Chris has to say. tex tg, , rug, '

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Members of Strugglin' perform in the DC. Auditorium to raise money for Torrie Stallings, a 9 year-old cancer victim. The concert netted 55367. lunior, Krista Chapman Carter, draws from a box of cash and prizes as her reward for selling five subscrip- tions during the first magazine sale at D.C. Sophomore Pep Club member, Carrie Wells, works diligently in the hot sun to raise money for various school activities. Teresa Wagner supports Cagebirds trip to the state contest by buying delicacies from Shelly Darrell and Shelly lohnson. Cagebirds advanced to the state and won. 20! Fundraisers