Decatur Central High School - Hawkeye Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

Page 27 text:

Essie Carmichael (Gina Bucho) practices her dancing lessons before her instructor, Mr. Kolenkhov (Shawn Carnes) arrives. Mr. and Mrs. Sycamore (Chris Fitzpatrick and Jennifer Sparks) help Tony (Kelly Cole) make himself at home while he waits for Alice (Melodie Prilliman) to get ready for their date. Rheba (Sabreena Williams) tells Ed (Ric Hudnall) what ' s planned for dinner so he can print the menu on his printing press. Mr. Sycamore (Chris Fitzpatrick) and Donald (DeMarcus Collins) discuss the fireworks. Members of the Cast Grandpa Heather White Penny Jennifer Sparks Paul Chris Fitzpatrick Essie Gina Bucho Ed Ric Hudnall Alice Melodie Prilliman Tony Kelly Cole Mr. DePinna Tony Nelson Mr. Kolenkhov .... Shawn Carnes Donald DeMarcus Collins Rheba Sabreena Williams Mr. Kirby Kevin Sterrett Mrs. Kirby Trudi Brown Miss Wellington . . . Becki Alexander Grand Dutchess Olga Katrina . . . Tamara Harrington Henderson Jon Edwards The Man Andy Nicely Mac Sean Ridge Joe Brent Hartill Fall play 23

Page 26 text:

%ePnide Sac You Can ' t Take It with You Plays, Snakes, Ballet Dancing, and Fireworks The fall play, You Can ' t Take It With You, brought new changes and attitudes to Decatur ' s stage. Junior Kelly Cole stated, I liked the back stage spirit; it was a lot stronger than past years ' . People got closer and it made the show go better. The play involved a family, the Sycamores, consisting of five members, a few friends, and a cou- ple of extras, all having a unique trait. For example, the grandfather thrived on going to com- mencements and collecting snakes. The mother, Penny, liked to write plays, only because a typewriter was delivered to her house by mistake. Essie, the ballet dancer, after sudying for only eight years, was still clumsy. Other members of the family were the daughter, Alice, who was the only normal member of the family; the father, Paul, whose hobby was making fireworks; Paul ' s friend, Mr. DePinna, who delivered ice eight years before and just stayed; and Essie ' s husband, Ed, who came to dinner one night and also just stayed. Senior Trudi Brown commented that it was different than any other play Decatur has done before. Each character was unique and they all had their limelight. The show was directed by Miss Kathleen Hollibaugh, student director Julie Jackson, with Missy Burner, assistant student director, and Debbie Jones, prompter. Mr. Ron Richardson, a teacher at D.C., stated that he thought You Can ' t Take It With You was one of the best plays done at Decatur in twelve years. He added, Miss Hollibaugh did a super job of organizing the play and getting everything to fall in place. Senior Julie Jackson said, I felt that considering the audience response, the play was successful. We overcame a lot of obstacles and had three smooth performances. Grandpa (Heather White) tells the family ' about the commencement he saw that morning at Columbia. 22 Fall play

Page 28 text:

e Pmde ? S c Goldenaires Are FeeliiV Good Goldenaires is a group of twenty-eight very talented and am- bitious students that I am very anx- ious to work with. I have high ex- pectations of this group as a whole, and the level at which they can per- form. I am looking forward to a year of hard work and success, stated new choral director Mrs. Susan Denney. Goldenaires had a new change in their fall show. Instead of perform- ing by themselves, they were ac- companied by the Jazz Connec- tion ' 87. The show, entitled Jazz Preview, lasted about an hour and a half and supplied the au- dience with musical song and dance routines. After finishing the fall show, Goldenaires immediately started work on the Christmas concert. In this show they did a variety of songs including Let ' s Sing a Song About Christmas, Christmas is Still the Best Time of Year, and Goldenaires show their skill by using miniature pianos in the arrangement Pianophonics. During a dress rehearsal for the taping of the Bishop Luers show, Senior Terry Bates and director Mrs. Susan Denney discuss part of the routine with Senior Brett Carroll. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which featured hand movements as well as words. Aside from local concerts, the group participated in contests in which they received point scores and sometimes trophies or pla- ques. Often after-school rehearsals were scheduled in order to prepare for these shows. For example, in January the group rehearsed extra hours to prepare for Center Grove. Mr. Dick Laughlin, who was at D.C. at the beginning of the year but left for medical reasons, con- tinued to assist the group by ar- ranging the music for the Center Grove show. 24 Goldenaires