Falls City High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

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Oklahomans say We're doing fine during musical Todd Brown shows the cowboys one of the many things he learned while in Kansas City. Performances of the American classic Oklahoma were presented on November 15th and 16th. The story of the early Oklahoma territory found a pretty, spunky Laurey, played by Freshman Paula Benitz, set on capturing the typical handsome, cocky hero, Curley, played by Sophomore David Schwartz. To complete the triangle, a dark, hateful villain by the name of Jud Fry, played by Sophomore Steve Walker, was always a threat to Laurey. The comic relief came in the form of an attractive, but slightly empty-headed friend named Ado Annie, played by Senior Denys Shafer. The men in her life were the fun-loving Will Parker, played by Sophomore Todd Brown and the fly-by-night traveling salesman, played by Junior Tony Weinmann. These characters were in constant turmoil with her father, Andrew Carnes, played by Sophomore Jamme Loss, the type who believed there was only one type of wedding, the shotgun style. The group was held together by the wholesome, motherly type person named Aunt Eller, played by Senior Kara Deckinger. The main characters of the cast were supported by the group of Cowmen and Cowboys and their gals. Although the classic musical Oklahoma had been presented twice before, choral director Mildred Appleoff thought she and drama teacher Robert Loss had the students to present a good show for the community. She said, Oklahoma is one of my favorite musicals. The music is great and the show is high-spirited, good fun for the cast and the audience. I felt our students did an excellent job and it was fun to again present this classic for the community. According to David Schwartz, practices were long. He said, The practices were sometimes draggy and often they took a lot of nerve to keep going. Practicing as late as 10:30 can get a person tired. The long practices were worth it, as he added, When we were on stage for real, we were really glad we practiced for so much. Cast members were FIRST ROW— Lisa Wing, Rachel Cook, Kris Lape, Paula Benitz, Sandy Laney, Becky Armbruster, Mitzi Deckinger, and Melissa Strasil. SECOND ROW-Elizabeth Janko, Michelle Huebner, Belinda Vernon, Stephanie Schawang, Tony Weinmann, David Schwartz, Denys Shafer, Todd Brown, Stefan Hussenoeder, Jeff Beckner, Warren Roberts, and Marty Turner. THIRD ROW—Marcia Brzon, Laura Burkey, Mary Elwonger, Karey Lind holm, Steve Walker, Jamme Loss, Kara Deckinger, Scott McGinnis, Bob Ebel, David Weinmann, and Dan Weinmann. 10 Musical

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Homecoming King and Queen 9

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Todd Brown shows his affection for his gal, Denys Shafer, by giving her an Oklahoma Hello. Todd Brown and Tony Weinmann watch the struggle between their women, Denys Shafer and Sandy Laney. Musical 11