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

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— At tho ball, iho court dancors perform the oxhausting Spanish Panic. The dance fails to tire the Princess Winnifrod. ] The Minstrel, Ted Hesse, the Jostor. Jon Hunt, and King Soxtimus. Scott Brown, spent many hours working on the camaradorio botweon thoir characters. Their relationship flourished In their final song together, Tho Minstrel, tho Jester and I. 24 — Musical

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CHARMING According to Apollo, the male ego can get her anywhere The Apollo of Bellac was directed by Phil Darg. Before a mixed audience of Cooper and Armstrong students, the cast performed their show on February 2 as a preliminary to the Region 6AA contest at Hopkins on February 6. Edina won the contest and Cooper tied for fifth place, although senior Melanie Markovich received a star for her performance as Agnes, an insecure woman who discovers the secret to winning any man's heart. Because the set didn't require much preparation, the three student directors, Jenni Adams, Chris Cook, and Heather Johnson easily handled the setting. The scenery required a desk, a chair, a lamp, and a pillar with the head of Apollo on it. The result pictured an office in the International Bu- reau of Investigations Inc., where the action occurred. The plot begins with Agnes, who is searching for a job. entering an office building intent on speaking with the President, played by Dave Streeter. On seeing her frustration once she is refused by the Clerk, Lonny Overby, one Man, played by Chris Holtz, offers her the secret to getting what she wants from any male: all she has to say is 'How handsome you are.' Though not winning at the festival, sophomore Traie Kumara, who played Chevredent, a bold, pessimistic secretary, reacted positively to the experience. ''With my role being a grouchy secretary and opposite of my personality, I was faced with a challenge. and challenges are always exciting.'' Ono-Act Play — 23

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MATTRESS Kingdom lives happily ever after in medieval musical I Confidently Princoss Winnlfred. Shannon Smith, displays hor strongth and enduranco to tho kingdom. Whllo succeeding In lilting tho weight, tho kingdom shouts out her namo. F-R-E-D in awe. While thinking ol a tost to determine Princess Winnifrod’s royalty, the Queen. Katy Tossman. robukes tho Wizard. Adam Rautio's. suggestion. She docidod to test her for sensitivity, placing a pea under twonty soft downy mattrossos. Duo to Princo Dauntless' inability to comprehond tho birds and the bees, the King. Scott Brown, pantomimes a stork. This action took place in tho song Man to Man Talk. Eric Rautio played the role of the prince. Qn November 23, the day after the fall play ended, the first informational meeting for the musical began. Frank Plut and Julia Rask combined to co-direct Once Upon A Mattress a musical adaptation of The Princess and the Pea. The Minstrel, Ted Hesse, opens the show with a song which explained that this mythical kingdom in 1428 is ruled over by a talkative, hated queen, played by Katy Tessman, and a mute king, characterized by Scott Brown. The King expressed himself by using pantomime and charades. The queen had decreed that no one shall wed until Prince Dauntless, portrayed by Eric Rautio. is married. Although many princesses have had auditions to marry Dauntless, the queen consistently invents impossible tests to discourage them. The plot is defined, and the story begins. Lady Larken, Laura Weinzetl, is pregnant. Sir Harry, played by Chris Harris. Larkens' lover, leaves the kingdom in order to find a princess for Dauntless to marry. Thus the entire village will be able to wed. He returns with Winnifred the Woebegone, Shannon Smith, whose home lies in the swamps. She eventually passes the queen's test and is able to marry Dauntless, but not without help from the Minstrel and the Jester, portrayed by Jon Hunt. Musical — 25