Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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A Thurber Carnival Darlene Moore asks Sonny Wareham, Aren't I beautiful!' A collection of James Thurber's comedy sketches formed this year's winter show, A Thurber Carnival. Mrs. Judi Griffin directed the play and chose Beth Benschneider as her Student Director, John Zoll as technical direc- tor, and a multi-talented company to portray the many characters. Directing fourteen different sketches is no easy job. Mrs. Griffin was happy to give Beth the responsibility of directing two of them. Asked about the experience, Beth replied, It was. Thurber was an interesting play to pro- duce, not only because of the several characters each player had to create and the many set changes, but for the rehearsals during the first bad snowstorm of the winter season. Car break- downs became common — Scott Harshman's died in the middle of US 224 and had to be towed into town. Luckily, everyone survived the rehearsals and the show was performed very well. Attendance was great, too, marking the first time (In who knows how long) when every show of the first semester turned a profit. Many periods were involved in the production and much thanks goes to all of them. It was a wonderful group and 1 loved them all, said Mrs. Griffin. Things sometimes got hectic, but, in Thurber style, Chris Kern remarked, It was a nervous sort of play. Credit goes especially to Mark Elderbrock, pianist; Holly Wallers and the set crews; Sandy Sweet's light crew; Carol Nolan's make-up crew; Andi Swisher on props; Rich Corning on publicity; the program and ticket crews; Beth, John, and GRIFF. And of course, the cast: Seniors Dave Akin, Steve Campbell, Scott Harshman, Chris Kern, Darlene Moore, Lee Ann Morgan, Sara Ringle, and Brad Sonny Wareham. Juniors Kelly Clemens and Mindy Felgar. Sophomores Anne Fitzgerald and Megan Rooney. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR A GREAT SHOW! MIDDLE; Holly Walters saws and creates another set. ABOVE: Dave Akin, Mindy Felgar, and Sara Ringle are relaxing on the park bench in one of the Thurber sketches. Kelly Clemens acts COOL. 1 8 A THURBER CARNIVAL

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ich Corning and Mindy Felgar practice for the own dance. BELOW MIDDLE: Scoti tells Celia not to worry ibout the kids moving to the west — they will nake it on their own. The family portrait for Friendship with newlyweds Tod Merger and Beth Benschneider with Tod's par- ents Scott Harshman and Celia Cronnenwett. Senior Writes Own Play The first Drama Club production of this school year was the result of a speech class pro]ect. Linda Daugh- erty, a senior, wrote Friendship last year, and Mrs. Gebhardt decided Linda should direct it. Friendship is a musical filled with love songs based on a fictional family in a small town. A pair of newlyweds. Tod Morger and Beth Benschneider are leaving the family and movmg west, but before they go they attend one last town dance. Scott Harshman and Celia Cronenwett, as the parents, manage to get both of their daughters to go, too; their teenage daughter, Mindy Felgar, and Rich Corning, and their twelve-year old, Chris Predmore, with the neighbor boy Sonny Ware- ham. Technical director for the show was Chris Kern. Mark Wagner did an outstanding job as pianist. During the post-show in Mrs. Gebhardt's newly remodeled base- ment, Linda said, it was exciting to see eight characters step out of my paper and come to life on stage. Mrs. G. agreed, saying it was great to see an i dea come to fruition like that. It's a really neat thing. Friendship was a financial suc- cess which is a near impossibility for a season opener. Once again, the cast crews, and director playwright had it when they needed it — typical at FHS. Linda Daugherty checks over the final sketch for Beth Benschneider and Tod Morger discuss their future plans in the park, the musical. FRIENDSHIP 17

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MICHAEL AN 0R«6»NftL PUY 1 l ikl . q)iikecTEb By A CpmeBY BY J O AASa 1» Neil imon'J flS DittcTO By OUDER ¥ A COMEDY llEiuiYoii! tft KW0 V»»J»1E J0T The FHS theatre season closed wrth six one- act plays directed by seniors in Mrs, GebhardTs Directing class The shows were on a rotation schedule of thre« a night, two nights apiece, and arranged so the sets would be easiest for changes There are a great many good memo- ries tied up in these six productions, butttiere is too little space to list all the good times shared by everyone involved with them. However, we can list the people who created these memories. CASTS: Michael. Tom Smith as Michael; John Gordon as his friend at the children's home. Tammy Roth as Michael's mother he never knew, and Dave Akin and Megan Rooney as her parents, Mrs, Gebhardt served as Chris Kerns creative consultant. The Still Alarm. Brad Boney and Scott Paul as the absured Englishmen. Keith Risser and Mark Elderbrock as the firemen, and Nancy Ford as the Bellboy. Last of the Red-Hot Lovers. Steve Campbell as Barney Cashman, Diana Coronado, Chris Predmore, and Kathleen Kern as the female friends of Barney, Louder, I Can't Hear You. Carol Nolan as Marge Brown. Rich Corning, Lisa Zimmerly, and Tom Smith as the non-attentive family. Brad Boney and Janet Schober as the family psychol- ogist and his spacey nurse. Zoo Story. Paul Brannigan as Peter and Phil Goetz as Jerry. Between Time and Timbuktu. Todd Phillips as Stoney. Erma McGinley, Margaret Bellamy, Sara Ringle, Scon Switzer, Scon Paul, Dave Akin, Rick McCartney, Scon Harshman, Steve Camp- bell, Keith Risser, Rich Corning, Nancy Ford, Jenni Walsh, Steve Chando, Amy Bauman, and Chris Predmore. Sideshow: Songs were sung by Tod Morger and Linda Daugherty, which were accompanied by Mark Elderbrock. Crews: Ron Helmuth, Joanne Brim, Laura Cowan, Andi Swisher, Reba Goodwin, Anne Nikles, Kathy Meek. Tracy Waaland, Eileen Streeter, Mark Beegle, Holly Walters, Jeff Wob- ser, and the CASTS. A special thanks goes to all these people and the directors for ending the year on such a good note. FHS THEATRE DOES IT AGAIN! SENIOR ONE ACTS 1 9