E J Cooper High School - Talons Yearbook (New Hope, MN)

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 1 Lighting technician, Chris Cook, enjoys watching the performance from the lighting booth. One Act Play — 23

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Actors' N ronically, the title fits. The lead, Tom Nynas opted to withdraw from The Actors' Nightmare only two days before the region contest, to participate in a fencing competition, leaving the cast in a nightmare of a situation. Because director Steve Ek knew that Nynas would be in Florida should the play win to go to the state festival on February 14, he had assigned undei'tudies. However, the sudden departure caught both him and the cast off guard, fck had assigned jon Hunt to understudy George, and Scott Getchell received Hunt's role. They had two days to memorize their lines and learn the blocking. Thanks to their dedication and an all-clay Friday rehearsal, they performed at the region contest on Saturday, February 7. Lighting technician, Chris Cook said, I was surprised at how quickly they recovered and how dedicated they were after the sudden loss of the lead ' ightmare The story of the show revolved around a man who did not know who or where he was. Everyone called him George and told him he was a character in plays he knew nothing about. He began by acting a scene from Private Lives. Then he was thrown into a scene from Hamlet followed by Checkmate by Samuel Becket. Finally, he played Sir Thomas More in A Man tor All Seasons. With his beheading by the Executioner, played by Scott Getchell, the audience was left wondering whether or not it was all a bad dream. Mollie Stickney received a star for her performance as Ellen. Other cast members included Kelle Nathe as Meg and Jill Larson as Sarah. Although they didn't place in the contest, the cast did perform at Robbinsdale Armstrong High School, and proved they could rise above the difficult situation handed to them by pulling together. 1 Acting a scene from Separate Lives, Amanda (Jill Larson) and Sybil (Mollie Stickney) pressure George to choose between them. — In her star performance, Mollie Stickney plays the part of a bag lady, and Jon Hunt plays the part of Willie from the show Checkmate. —I Director Steve Ek touches up Jill Larson's make-up before a dress rehearsal. 22 — One Act Play

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Time Hurts Show At the auditions for “Hello, Dolly! ' Neal Luebke announced that the reason for the late start was his and julie Rask's last-minute decision to co-direct. The play, adapted from Thorton Wilder's, “The Matchmaker, is about a woman whose every day profession is arranging for people to get married or to fall in love, whichever comes first. The musical version added more comedy and spirited dance numbers, such as the nighly energetic “Waiter's Gallop to the show producing the entertaining, idealistic musical. Dolly Gallagher-Levi (Sheryl Brame) supposedly sets up Horace Vandergelder (Dave Webber) to marry Irene Molloy (Lisa Wald) but secretlv plots to marry Vandergelder herself. Comical subplots are woven into the scene as Vandergelder's clerks decide to have some fun themselves and experience New York, to spend their money, have a good meal, get arrested and to kiss their first girl. Much to their surprise, Cornelius Hackl (Jon Kohnen) and Barnaby Tucker (Eric Rautio) accidentally meet Vandergelder in a restaurant. Chaos breaks loose. In the midst of anarchy, Cornelius falls in love with Irene, Barnaby waltzes off with Minnie Fay (Wendy Waszut), and Dolly marries Horace. A problem arose when most of the leads caught spring colds and temporarily lost their voices. In spite of this, things worked well, according to dance captain, Paul Seavey. There was a lot of dedication that helped pull things together to make the snow what it was. During the finale, the waiters and chorus welcome Dolly (Sheryl Brame) to her new home. At the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant, Cornelius Hackl (Jason Scherschligt) surprises Irene Molloy (L Wald), Minnie Fae (Wendy Waszut) and Barnaby Tucker (Eric Rautio) with his request for champagne. 24 — Musical