East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Fall productions successful There was a lot of talent at East High, and the Play Production class and Chamber Singers were living proof. On Dec. 6, the Drama Department presented Three-in- One, an exciting evening of three one-act plays. The first play, So the Jury was Hung, was a comedy about a single man who serves as foreman of a jury which includes 11 wacky women. Mr. Litel Quirt, or as the ladies called him, Mr. Little Squirt, had to tolerate everything from a lovesick spinster to a couple of fist-fights over a simple sneeze. Beyond the Door was a serious play about two old women and a criminal who broke into their house. The man was running from the police because he had mur- dered his wife. The two women offered to hide him if he would marry their mysterious younger sister, who was beyond the door. The Shock of his Life was a comedy about a man who misinterpreted some phone messages and thought he was dying, while his wife and children thought he was going to be arrested for tax evasion. As the play moved along, things kept getting more complicated. The Madrigal Dinner as presented by the Chamber Sin- gers. Room 025 was transformed into an old English castle. The King, senior, Shawn McAnich, and the Queen, senior Julie Elder, greeted guests as they arrived. A huge dinner was presented in a theater-in-the-round style. Enter- tainment included a wild Punch-and-Judy show, a zany court jester and plenty of music and dancing. The audience was encouraged to participate in sing-alongs. The Play Production class and the Chamber Singers worked very hard to make these productions a success and in the end, all the extra efforts paid off. Sophomore Shelli Cave said, We really worked hard and the audience seemed overwhelmed. Sophomore Michelle Stephens said, The Madrigal Dinner went off really well. The play was great, especially ' The Shock of His Life ' . Students were very satisfied with their performances, and the audience enjoyed every moment. Sophomore Brent James looks as if he is going to lose his temper while sophomore Cooy Sewell and junior Teresa Smith try and convince him that they really do have a beautiful younger sister Beyond the Door. 18 FALL PLAY FALL MUSICAL

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LEFT: Senior Ted Garrington entertains the audience at the Madrigal Dinner. BELOW: Jun- ior Ric Lumbard listens to another one of his mother ' s boring lectures. The mother was played by junior Rita Conner. CLOCKWISE: Junior Teresa Heuermann, sophomore Stephanie Ripley, senior Denise Hess, senior Shawn McAninch, sophomore Shelly Betts, sophomore Jo El Heiselman, senior Kim Heck, senior Linda Birkinbine, senior lori Myers, junior Shannon Young and sophomore Gary Agness perform at the Madrigal Dinner. FALL PLAY FALL MUSICAL 19