Garden City Community College - Broncbuster Yearbook (Garden City, KS)

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Quilters depicts day-to-day trails in the life of musical narrative of pioneer women, Quilters , was pre- sented Nov. 6-9 in the Fine Arts Auditorium. The play, written by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, was based on the book, The Quilters: Women and Domestic Art by Patricia Cooper and Norma Bradley Allen. Set in the late 1800's, the play depicted the day-to-day trials in the life of a pioneer woman. Each act was signaled by a different quilt block which symbolized an event in a pioneer woman's life. One of the characters, Sarah, played by Gay Morgan, summed up the play's theme when she spoke of the quilt. There's a thread of somebody's life in it. It's my dreams, my hopes, my prayers - It's my legacy quilt. Director and producer Doral Mancini pointed out that, these women looked upon their quilting as the 'colour' in their lives. It represented their only respite from the vigorous daily routines of housework, fieldwork, and child-rearing, just to name a few. Mancini first saw Quilters three years ago at the Denver Theatre Center, where the original cast had revived the show before touring the Southwest and heading to Broadway. When I left the theatre that evening, I knew I wanted to produce this play in Southwest Kansas since, as one of the characters says - in some ways it's our own story, Mancini said. Mancini was intrigued by the smaller than ususal all-female cast, the fact that the play was scored for a small orchestra of traditional country music instrumentsg vocally, the show could be described as a folk opera in style and the tone of the script was dramatic. It required ensemble playing that covered a wide range of characters, emo- tions and ages, Mancini said. The props included cornhusk dolls made by Cherlyn Lane, a freshman in theatre and dance. She constructed all of the dolls used in the production. I've been making these dolls for years, so my job on the play was more fun than work, she said. Because the show was so recently con- ceived, there are no previous production records, films, photos or cast albums to use in researching and approaching the showf' Mancini said. Knowing these difficulties would have to be faced, but also believing that com- munity college theatre needed to offer challenges, new directions and oppor- tunities to create, Mancini and company began their journey. Through it all the people involved in this production have persevered, weathering a tremendously complex musical score, scaling the heights and depths of the characters and the set, and giving their best to a demanding and un- compromising director. I think their trip was worth it, Mancini said. In reference to the production, Mancini paraphrased Sarah's line about one of her quilts, I think this was one of the pret- tiest ones we've ever made. I won't tell you again-Teacher Roberta Rhoades admonishes her students, portrayed by Marla Shoemate and Jeanette Lobmeyer, during the schoolhouse scene. The blizzard worsens-Catherine Wisler is distraught over her young sister's tAshley Schwabj illness. A severe winter storm keeps them confined to their dugout. QuilterslCampus Life 47

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A necessary luxury for many college students DING MAC HI ES In a world of nutrition con- scious people-one thing re- mained popular, the vending machine. Although vending machines originated in the 1880s, their greatest growth has come in recent years. Overall, Americans spent an averageiof over 3365 per year in vending machines. In September of 1985 alone, the sale of soft drinks from the machines on campus totaled S3,760.95. On the sweeter side, candy machines took in an average of S500 per month. Candy had it's most pro- sperous times in February and April. Snickers candy bar was Shari Hadley, Mullinville Kirby Hagans, Utica Diane Hahn, Garden City George Hall, Las Vegas, NM Shirlene Hall, McPherson Denise Harding, Satanta john Harmon, Garden City jennifer Harms, Garden City Shawna Harper, Lakin Derrick Harris, Meridian, MS Todd Harvey, Garden City Pat Haxton, Norton Lauretta Hayden, Garden City Chris P. Heiman, Garden City Todd Herman, Wichita Rosann Hernandez, Garden City Melvin Herring, Wichita Ronny Higdon, Garden City Demetrius Hill, Meridian, MS Thanh Ho, Garden City Robert Hodge, Garden City Kristi Holloway, Montezuma Brent Holmes, Garden City Elaine Hoober, Satanta 48 Vending MachineslStudents the hottest selling item. However, many people pro- bably didn't realize that the two ounce candy bar contain- ed 270 calories. Other selec- tions besides candy bars in- cluded brownies, cheese and peanut butter crackers, gum and Lifesavers. For those watching their weight, Snickers and other selections were temptations too hard to resist. When you're trying to cut down on calories, itis hard not to let yourself indulge in a candy bar when you walk by and see it in the machine just begging you to buy it, Sophomore Cathy Reist said. There were approximately 150 calories in a can of pop. But, several varieties of diet soft drinks were offered. The machines in the john Collins Vocational Building sold the largest volume of both soft drinks and candy. Students were asked why the vending machines were so popular. In the morning, I always drink a Pepsi because I don't drink coffee and I need the caffeine to get me going, Sophomore Mark Collins said. Although the candy machines weren't used as much as the Coke and Pepsi machines, they still had their place in the vocational building. As for the candy machine, I haven't used it much. It's good to have if you're really hungry because a pop won't quite fill you up, but a Snickers and a Pepsi will definitely hold you over! Ralph Millershaski, sophomore, said. Brad Butler, freshman, spent approximately a dollar a day satisfying his craving for caffeine by way of the pop machine. Despite their products' lack of nutritional value, vending machines remained a necessary luxury for many students. AH 1 r x X K t!S'U'3'f tt 12.1. it q rssfgs 5 as 55 Q lb use 5 Q t Y ti D i Nag X t Q? , as F et ass. ...wi -f - is - 811515.25