Episcopal High School - Accolade Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Bilbo considers the possibility of going adventuring with Gandalf (Stephen Berry). Photoby M Stuckey Gollum (Nathan Fry) emerges from his dark abode. Bilbo and Gollum traded several riddles before Bilbo managed to escape. Photo by M. Stuckey Middle School Play Is “Hobbit” Forming Dwarves! Elves! Hobbits! All three were in season when the EHS Middle School students gave their audience a faithful and fun rendition or J. R. R. Tolkien's classic tale, The Hobbit. This year the play was performed in the chapel instead of the usual location, the cafetorium, and the students adjusted well to the new environment. But the play was plagued with difficulties, including sickness. “Some of our main characters didn't recover until a week before rehearsals started,” said Mrs. Mildred Bonner, director. Undaunted by the hardships, the middle school students gave a rousing performance and provided their audience with a glimpse into the fabulous world of The Hobbit. 25

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Bilbo (Wans H ,rdc ) tells Thorin (Allen Joseph) that the dwarves do not need a pickpocket. Bilbo lalcr weni with the dwarves. Photo by M Stuckey The F.lvcn Queen (Katherine D'Armond) threatens the dwarven band of adventurers with imprisonment. Photo by M. Stuckey Bilbo rescues his comrades from the clvcn dungeon. Bilbo had previously ptckpockctcd the keys from the guard. Photo by T Latham

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This Wine May Be Hazardous to Your Health A play of murder, love, and mistaken and confused identity came to Episcopal in March. Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesserling revolves around the antics of two eccentric, elderly sisters who poison lonely old men with arsenic-laced elderberry wine. The play’s hilarity multiplies as one nephew discovers a body, another nephew thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt, and the last nephew, an escaped criminal, shows up looking like Frankenstein and toting around a dead body. Other characters include comic cops, a German plastic surgeon, and potential poison victims. The cast of Arsenic and Old Lace w as small compared to past productions, but this provided for a unique camaraderie among the members. Rehearsals were occasionally long and tiring, yet the laughter and applause of the audience drow ned out any moans and groans. Policemen Missy Harris and Britton Manghum receive their orders from Kyle Jackson, who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt. Julie Belcove lovingly observes her demented nephew. PhoiobyT. Latham. 26