Deer Park High School - Deer Yearbook (Deer Park, TX)

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Vocalists prepare for 'M Fair Lad ' Choral members traveled to Houston In October to Muller Theater to prepare for the Choral Department s performance by observlng a professlonal showmg Tuts Theater Under the Stars productlon of the musucal My Falr Lady provlded an opportunity for the Choral Depart ment to see a professional rendutuon of the muslcal cho sen by Mr Rene Escobar choral director to be presented for the school Mar 3 5 at Games Y Mason Audltorlum Early In October 70 prospectlve performers audltloned from a troupe of over 100 chonr members for the 12 mayor roles Castlng for the supportmg characters cho rus and dancers was performed by Mr Escobar Prospec tlve performers were requlred to read lmes and sung selectlons from the scnpt of the character they were audl tnomng to portray An excess of 150 hours was spent by cholr members on rehearsing lmes blocklng out the scrlpt and makung the arrangements of the 26 musucal numbers In the show Up to eight hours of dally rehearsal was spent by members as openmg night drew near Weekends and eve nlngs were consumed wlth dress rehearsals dancmg practice and set desngn A Dunng the opening scene Colonel Puckerung semor Randy Kelley pays Eltza Dooluttle portrayed by Clara Ferguson semor for the flowers he IS purchaslng for Mrs Huggins B Sophomore Melissa Moody junior Pam Cralg and freshman Luan Green as mands employed by Professor Hlggms fall asleep as they awalt the arrlval of Ellza from the Embassy Waltz C There s a bloomlng tec taking ya down IS one of the lmes cockney Marc Damel sophomore rehearses one fmal tame prlor to the opemng mght performance D Cast ln the major role of Mrs Pearce lun nor Pam O Brlen adds the flnlshlng touches to her make up prlor to gonng on stage E Obtalmng expert choreographlc and from Mrs Margaret Shannon freshmen Donna Burt and Luan Green watch how to perform the broomsweep number by the chorus ln the flrst act F Outside Hlgglns house Ellza Doolittle Clara Ferguson questions how Freddy Eynsford Hull tumor Jason Cutblrth can love her after the slap of the tongue that she made at the Ascot races G Each night prlor to the start of the muslcal performance the entlre Cast lomed an what ns called the maglc clrcle Here each member had the opportumty to express any feellngs or comments they wlsh followed by a short prayer and the tradmonal shout of Good Show ' 1 . . I . V . . - 1 1 , . ' , . . I . , ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' 11 1 . , . H . . 1 . . . , ' . ' . . . . 1 - 1 . . , , 1 ' 1 1 1 11 ' ' 11 ' 1 ' ' 11 11 PAGE 36 ! CHOIR

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