DeKalb High School - Saber Yearbook (Waterloo, IN)

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Ghosts Haunt Auditorium Stage their heads. As the first performance arrived, © many cast members were anxious. The first sign that the night would not fall simply into place came when Bryan Nugen tried to put ice cubes in a glass. The ice had partially melted in the ice bucket the night before when it was refrozen for the performance. When Bryan attempted to pull out one cube, they all came out stuck together. Later, Astrid Cook had to change make-up and costumes. Because the play was moving more quickly than usual and more time was needed with make-up, Astrid was late on stage to the dismay of fellow cast members. However, the play finished with few problems, and the audience rarely re- alized that something had gone wrong. Overall, the production was well- performed, and the accidents of live theatre basically went unnoticed. Di- rector Mrs. Kirkton’s first play at DHS was likable and well worth remember- ing. ae? 3 + «y te ae e Aes pet i¢ Pie day est al Veueearsrss3 y | Ce TOP, LEFT: The argument of Ruth and Charles Condomine is listened to by the spirit of Charles’s first wife, whom only he can see. TOP, RIGHT: After using her newly discovered psychic powers, Edith collapses after having sent away the spirits of both Elvira and Ruth. LOWER, LEFT: The maid Edith, played by Angie Metzger, appeared periodically through the play. Here, she waits to serve some refresh- ments. LOWER, RIGHT: To get information for an up- coming book, Charles has a seance conducted by Madame Arcati. To his surprise, the spirit of his first wife appears. 441 FALL PLAY

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10 TOP, LEFT: Madame Arcati (Michelle Schuman) tries to describe to Charles (Bryan Nugen) a way that he can rid himself of the spirit of his first wife Elvira (Mindy Roberts), center. LOWER, LEFT: Dr. and Mrs. Bradman, played by Lisa Carnahan and Dirk McKown, don't seem to believe what they are hearing about the spirit world. ABOVE, RIGHT: Elvira and Ruth (Astrid Cook), both former wives of Charles, seem not exactly thrilled to discover that both are now spirits. FALL PLAY BLITHE SPIRIT: When ice cubes won't break, lines are forgotten, strange things fall from the rafters, and your friendly neighbor- hood ghost misses her cue, what have you got? Well, the cast of Blithe Spirit found out during production week of the fall play. Noel Coward's Blithe Spiritis the story of Charles Condomine. played by Bry- an Nugen, and his two wives. One wife, played by Astrid Cook, is current- ly married to him. The other wife, played by Mindy Roberts, is dead. When the second wife returns as a ghost heard only by Charles, the household becomes a stormy battle- ground. The storm did not stop with the plot. Most of the cast members had troubles remembering lines during production week. Forgetting the lines began to confuse cast members especially around a lop-sided table headed by a screaming Madame Arcati (Michelle Schuman). The nervousness was only temporarily interrupted when a glass cover fell off one of the lights and al- most hit two of the cast members on

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Top Row: Nicole Souder, Lisa Synesall, Kevin Ad- — ams, Brenda Birk, Kirk Bolen. Second Row: Sherrie Reinig, Eric Heminger. Shelly Litten, Shelly Nadeau. Third Row: Jim Finchum, Lara Rieke, Tony Roop, Nick Wainscott. REMEMBER WHEN? Remember when we were a lot younger and the Elementary hangout was the Silvermoon Skating Rink? Things sure were simpler in those days. The biggest thing we ever had to wor- ry about was who got the good swings during recess. At East Auburn, life was typical of any school. Eric Patton and Heather Kneubuhles got married. Instead of go- ing out to recess during sixth grade, kids stayed ins“e and played cards with Mr. Yarde. iit sometimes kids got scared of Mr. Ycrde when he picked LOOKING BACK: Jim Finchum up by the ears. : For those who attended Wajerloo, everybody married everybody. Cindy Goodwin seemed to marry Eric “Shrieky’” Rowe at the beginning of each week and divorce him by the end of the week. Kids also played spin the cone at the skating rink. Everyone envied Shawn Maple because Tracy Pineiro had her name written all over his shoes. Janet Pfefferkorn and Matt Hodges began their status as the lead- ing couple. Some people attended Mcintosh