Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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Dirty Work a tthe Crotsroad Directed by Barb Gebhardt Adam Oakhart Eric McKe Nellie Lovelace Rhonda Moor Ida Reingold Julie Hawkins Munro Murgatroyd Kevin Kern Mookie Mauggins Tim Ervin Widow Lovelace Laura Myers Mrs. Asterbilt Fiona Williamson Leonie Asterbilt Marie Bacho Fleurette Shellie Kauffman Little Nel Stacy GrifFin Reaction Seekers Lisa Fristoe Pam Miles Susan Taylor Student Director Bill Ryder Stage Manager Jim Newhard Scenes from Dirty Work at the Crossroads, moving clockwise across oth pages, show Mookie and Nellie having a discussion in the garden; :he evil Munro trying to do away with the widow Lovelace; Mrs. Asterbilt ind Munro discussing Leonie; Munro's wife Ida showing up to throw his lan into a tizzy; Fleurette whispering sweet nothings to Mookie; Munro aking Little Nel prisoner while making Nellie tie Adam to the tracks'; Ida mticing Adam with her ankle; and Munro realizing Ida has arrived. DIRTY WORK 27

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Dirty Work at the Crossroads Dirty Work at the Crossroads, an old-fashioned melodrama, was presented on the FHS stage January 23 and 24. The play was directed by Barb Gebhardt, otherwise known as Melodrama Mama. The presentation itself was old-fashioned. The programs were styled after antique playbills and footlights were placed at the edge of the stage. Reaction seekers held signs so the audience could react accordingly. All in all, the play provided enjoyment for all who attended. The evil Munro Murgatroyd wove his intricate web to try and trap Nellie Lovelace since he wanted her land for the railroad. But Nellie's heart belonged to Adam Oakhart, who was being tempted by the pro- vocative Ida Reingold, who was also Munro's wife. Much to Nellie's dismay, Adam leaves for the foreign legion. Later, though, Adam is accused of murdering Mrs. Asterbilt and is taken to prison. Adam and Nellie are married and they have Little Nel. Of course, in the end, as in all melodramas, Adam, Nellie and Little Nel live happily ever after. 26 DIRTY WORK

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The 1982 One Acts were presented on the FHS stage on May 6, 7, 8, and 9. This year's One Acts provided a variety of com- edy, drama, and mystery. Shift of Sanity was written and directed by Eric McKee, and Leave It To Woodchuck was writ- ten by FHS English teacher, Stephen Froelich. Thursday and Saturday nights, audiences saw Here We Are, Three On A Bench, Plaza Suite, Shift of Sanity, and Take a Letter. On Saturday afternoon, the audience enjoyed Toby, the Talking Turtle. On Friday night and Sunday afternoon, audiences saw Lovely Afternoon, At a Beetle's Pace, Leave It To Woodchuck, and The Haunted Auditorium. The directors, beginning at the lower left and moving clockwise, Steve Kauffman, Bill Ryder, Jim Newhard, Charlene Price, Eric McKee, Dave Runta, Jeff Dunn, Dottie Sink, Julie Schaefer, Brad Benschneider, Rhonda Moor, Laura Myers. Cinder the direction of Jim Newhard, Tala Johnson, Matt Whelan, and John Cecil presented Lovely Afternoon. The technical crew, from left to right, Scott Terner, Marie Bacho, John Mor- j rison, Maribeth Cassidy, Lynn Shumaker, Mike Ricksecker. 28 OriEACTS