Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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our town a success Drama club presents annual production Presented to the eleventh grade English classes on November 12, the play Our Town was then shown to the public on November 13 and 14. The drama, narrated by the stage man- ager (Larry Lindeman) tells the story of small town life in the early 1900s. G eorge Gibbs (Jeff Nold) and Emily Webb (Tonya Seaholm) have grown up together for many years when they fi- nally discover that they are in love. The first act, entitled Daily Life, shows their childhood and early teen years. In the second act, Love and Mar- riage, the happy couple start their lives together, and in the third act, Death, Emily returns to earth to take one last look at her home before becoming part of the other world. Working on such a sentimental show was difficult according to many cast members, and tensions often ran high as practices stretched until nine o'clock or later. It was really great the way the cast and the techies finally pulled together and worked as a family, remarked Scott Snyder (Mr. Webb). Jeff Nold summed it all up by saying, The play has been an enlightening experience for the entire cast. I was amazed at the progress we made despite all of the problems that turned up while we were getting pre- pared. It was a great show. A major problem was when director Mrs. Barb Gebhardt became ill and as- sistant directors Mrs. Judi Griffin and Mrs. Debbie Kraegal where called upon to take control. But everyone worked really hard to put on a great show. 17

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Only a miracle could have saved this show, and luckily one did. — Larry Lindeman Starting at the left and moving clockwise, the stage manager (Larry Lindeman) joins Emily Webb (Tonya Seaholm) and George Gibbs (Jeff Nold) in holy matrimony, Mrs. Gibbs (Janin Beeson) and Mrs. Webb (Melanie Humphrey) prepare their beans for dinner, Sam Craig (Rob Patton) and Joe Stoddard (Tim Fisher) talk about Emily's funeral, and, Emily tells her dad (Scott Snyder) that she will get married. 16

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one act plays Directing students supervise production The one-acts were presented May 5, 6, 7 and 8 in Heminger Auditorium under the direction of seniors in the directing class. This year there were nine plays presented. Curse You, Jack Dalton was directed by Beth Rice. It was a quintessential melodrama from the days of old. The Mystery of Mouldy Manor was directed by Amy Wilson. This play took a humorous look at the manner in which murder mysteries are written. The Valiant was directed by Beth Candler. The plot examined a prisoner on death row using a fake name so his family would not be ashamed of him. The Lottery was directed by Jenny Yoder. It told of a town's backwards tra- dition of killing a person to ensure a good farming season. Old Detectives Never Die was di- rected by Scott Snyder. The story showed how Sherlock Holmes might adapt to life today. Greed's the Name was written and directed by Shawn Graham. This play was about a rich New England family's reunion where everyone was mysteri- ously murdered. Barefoot in the Park was directed by Kyle Parke. In this story, two newl- yweds, living in a fifth floor apartment, struggle to make their marriage work. Cornered was directed by Karl Beat- ty. This was a psychological study of a woman who was painting the floor and painted herself into a corner. Stuck Between Floors was a comedy written and directed by Tim Sarna. In this play, a group of eight totally dif- ferent types of people get stuck in an elevator together. The one acts were also presented as part of fine arts week. 18