Fairborn High School - Flight Yearbook (Fairborn, OH)

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Gazing into each other's eyes. Hippolyta (April Comer) and Theseus (Brian Winters) patiently await their wedding day. Anticipating any problems that could arise. rehearsal prompter Sophomore Brandeo Roberts and stage crew chief Senior Laura Schauer go over last minute directions at dress rehearsal. After confronting Hermia (Debbie Dean) about her love for Demetrius. Helena (Julie Holloway) and Her- mia reminisce about happier limes. Fall Play 19

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REAM COMES TO LIFE Glimmering lights and painted faces That you have but slumbered here, While these visions did appear. And this weak and idle theme. No more yielding but a dream. Thus ended the Drama Club’s fall presentation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The play consisted of three com- pletely different worlds, the Aristocracy, the Supernaturals, and the Mechanicals. These contrasting worlds overlapped just enough to create confusion for the characters and laughter for the audience. Many of the scenes had the uncanny quali- ty of being a dream, and left the audience in a state of awe. When we first started working on the set it looked like just a bunch of crates, but once the colored material, paint, and lights were added, it had a real dreamlike quality. explained Freshman Doug Campbell. The entire cast and crew put in many hours of hard work to bring the production together. The cast began practicing on a split schedule and eventually practiced together the last few weeks. The costume crew, headed by Senior Laura Schauer. designed bright up-to-date costumes to bring the traditional Shakespearean characters to life. The costumes were in- credible, but as great as they were, they were only one part of a wonderful show.” stated Supernatural Junior Libby Bair. The stage crew, also headed by Laura Schauer, transformed the stage into a mystifying forest full of enchantment. Other crews such as make up and lighting added the ex- tra touches such as the wild imaginative makeup provided for the Supernaturals which helped make the illusion complete. As the play progressed, the audience viewed the three worlds in the midst of their confusion. In one scene they saw the Mechanicals perform Pyramus and Thisby for the Aristocracy. Nick Bottom and Francis Flute portrayed Pyramus and Thisby, and the other Mechanicals played the parts of Moonlight, a Lion, and a Wall. The audience spied the various problems the young lovers had among themselves. They also saw the many mischievous an- tics of Puck who tied the occurances from the three worlds together. In the end Puck remedied the problems and left the stage friends with the audience. In hopes of returning his love to Hermia. Puck (Reenu Eapen) puts a spell on Lysander (Scott Hoag) at Oberon’s order. The audience left the performance wondering if what they had seen had been real or a dream. Weeks later we were still hearing from people who had seen the show — from as far away as Granville and Cincinnati. Of course we received a lot of support from family and friends here, but everyone seemed to agree that it was a very effective production,” explained director Mr. Ted Harding. However, it was obvious that all the hard work put into the production had paid off by all the positive audience reaction. Midsummer's cast and crew had made their dream come true, and in the process they had added their own personal touches to make it even more special. Their goal was to help the audience envision the ac- tions on stage as a dream, and they had succeeded. Just working on Midsummer was a dream in itself. It all was so fun and went by so fast that by the time we woke up from our dream it was performance night, said Freshman Kim Thorner. Trying to add flair to his actions, Nick Bottom (Eric Purtle) uses his hands to explain the blocking in the Mechanical’s play. Pyramus and Thisby. 18 Fall Play

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Getting married at Sadies wo» quilr dillriml from the real thing The couples reversed roles as shown here by Freshman June Shaw and her date, a Junior at Greenon High School. Rodney Smith. Looking cool in their matching T's and shades. Senior George Petkervich and Junior Alison Stearns take a break to pose for the camera. Couples enjoy the music and the atmosphere o Sadies night as they slow dance to a favorite song. Watching their friends dance as they relax for . few minutes. Senior Mark Patch and Sophomor- Michelle Reed share a few laughs. 20 Sadie Hawkins