Farmington High School - Rollcall Yearbook (Farmington, MI)

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'E Clint and Ray discuss their next scene while waiting Rai' Biggs' Offers Arlene ViCt01' H Cigarette While Con U1 the Wir1gS. ducting a survey in the lobby of the hotel. The residents of the Madison Avenue Girls' Hotel, fleft to righti Chris McKelvey, Jill, McElroy, Judy White, Michele Smolek, Carol Griffin, and Barb Balsom, discuss their un- married plight. , Mr. Sherpitis Mr. Schoeneich

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Sue Bliss and Linda COX P1'ePafe Jan UmPh1'9Y Student Director Brian Dates helps sell tickets to patrons for her role as maiden Aunt Lettie. Opening night. Ask An Girl The Senior Class received little recognition, but a great deal of satisfaction from their production of Ask Any Girl in January, 1965. The comedy cen- tered around the romantic triangle of a small town girl, Arlene Victor, husband-seeking in New York, and two brothers, Ray Biggs and Clint Starr, who own a New York advertising agency. The main plot was ushered along' by Arlene, Clint, and Ray in the main lobby of the Madison Avenue Girls' Hotel while the other actors wandered on and off the stage. Four memorable characters were Jan Umphrey and Linda Cox, cast as Arlene-'s two spinster aunts, and Gary Lockwood portraying a shipping clerk who thought he was a painter to the dismay of Barbara Balsom , receptionistatthe hotel. But the character who brought howls of joy from the audience as she thumped across the stage, grumbling of calories, chocolate-layer cake, and a lack of males was Christine McKelvey. As the Iowa country-girl Jeannie, Chris stole into the hearts of nearly every- Stage crews watch the antics on stage from behind Ona, the scenes. Mr. Ray Sherpitis, director, and Mr. Eugene Schoe- nqich, co-director, worked with the cast and crews to produce the comedy. Jan Hermann, Cathy Let- son, and Brian Dates assisted Mr. Sherpitis as stu - dent directors , who formed committees and helped make the production a success.