George Fox University - L'Ami Yearbook (Newberg, OR)

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The first act, The Daily Life, takes the audience through a normal day and gives a little information on how Grover ' s Corners functions. The second act, Love and Marriage, shows the courting and marriage of the two eldest children from both families, Emily and George. The third act revolves around the death of members from both families. After Emily ' s death, she expresses the hurt from her losses and, in a thoughtful moment, poses the question, Do we realize life, every, every minute of the day? With such questions, Our Town becomes a thought provoking play that challenges the way we live and our attitudes. Under the direction of Darlene Graves, resident drama instructor at GFC, this production of Wilder ' s fine drama touched audiences for five nights during December. But not on- ly the audience was moved. Each of us in the cast was affected by the emotions and message contained in Our Town. Perhaps we all came just a little closer to realizing how much of life we all take for granted. Kasey Crocker

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LIFE IN OUR TOWN by Kasey Crocker As a member of the cast of Our Town, I watched the faces of the audience as they shuffled out night after night. Some people were eager to share their impressions. Others silently returned to their cars to con- template their feelings. Following each performance, the audience members were given the opportunity to meet the cast and discuss the play at a reception held in Hoover. They were also treated to a special slide presentation of the ac- tual New Hampshire settings of the play. (The slides were photographed by Michael Graves, a New Hamp- shire native, on a recent trip to attend a conference and visit family.) The community of Grover ' s Corners (this town name is fictitious, but other towns mentioned in the play are the real names of south New ' Hampshire towns) comes to life in this inspirational, Pulitzer Prize win- ning play by Thornton Wilder. The town is introduced and described by the leading role of the Stage Manager portrayed by Michael Graves. Joy Uitdeflesch and Mark Coterill played the young lovers, Emily Webb and George Gibbs. Their parents were protrayed by Dean Judson and Leslie Wogberg (Mr. and Mrs. Webb) and Ken Stewart and Carrie Miers (Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs). In addition, there was a strong supporting cast. Our Town catches an in- teresting concept about our view towards life. By the third act, the au- dience is swept away with emotions from simply watching two families ' lives. The three acts represent various aspects of daily living. — 19 —

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THE FEAST OF KINGS by Monica Whitham The Madrigal Dinner (also known as Ye Olde Royal Feast) is an annual event at George Fox College under the direction of Dr. John Bowman. This year the dinner was held in December as a special Christmas celebration. As each attendee arrived for the feast, he was greeted at the door and announced to the court as he entered the banquet hall. Each guest was introduced as a member of royalty, the Duke of , the Lady , etc. Amidst a three-course dinner which included roast beef, figgy pud- ding, and wassail, the audience was treated to a delightful evening of music and comedy presented by members of the GFC Chorale and Chamber Singers (a subgroup of the Chorale) . The Chambe r Singers, dressed in rich Elizabethan costumes, sat at the head table entertaining their guests with music in the finest madrigal tradition between each course of the meal. As servant girls and pages served the dinner, court musicians played recorders, trom- bones, trumpets, harpsicord, and percussion instruments. Meanwhile, beggars went from table to table in quest of coins and table scraps. Special highlights of the evening were a Punch and Judy puppet show performed by Allen Hilton and Mike Varadi and Mike Varadi ' s recurring appearances as the court jester. Their infectious good humor and bad jokes kept the audience in high spirits. All in all, it was an evening of music and laughter well worth the price of admission. Monica Whitham — 21