George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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Caesar ' s Rome lives again in 1968 on Clark’s stage With exuberant voices, two Roman sol¬ diers praise their beloved country. “Can a determined group of non¬ conformists rebel against the estab¬ lishment?” This question was exam¬ ined in the production of Clark High’s annual all-school play, An¬ drades and the Lion, under the di¬ rection of Miss Carol Kramsky. By decree of the pagan Caesar, all the Christians in Rome were to be thrown to the lion for their re¬ ligious beliefs. Androcles, a Chris¬ tian, had already met the lion in the woods where he removed a thorn from its paw. Upon seeing Androcles, the lion remembered the favor and spared the lives of the Christians. They gain¬ ed the sympathy of the hardened Caesar and realized a new religious freedom all because of Androcles’ love for animals. With a combination of psychedelic costumes and protest songs, the fa¬ miliar play by George Bernard Shaw was transformed into a modern hippy happening. Lavinia prays that the lives of her im¬ prisoned companions be spared. Disregarding the threats of the Centurian, Christian women gossip among themselves.

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Moving figures and shadows prove that dancing can be an expression of communication or an emotional outlet in any surroundings.

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Androcles and the Lion Cast Lion . Eugene Greven Androcles. Douglas Guy Megaera . Janet Snider Centurian. John Jacewicz Captian. James Shields Lavinia . Marilee Ogren Lentalus . Eric Tangalos Mentalus . Thomas O’Drobinak Spintho . Mark Janas Ferrovius . Kenneth Greenberg Keeper . Jeff Pavlovich Begger and Editor. Don Uhrin Caller. Thomas Miklusak Caesar. Dean Flaris Director. Miss Carol Kramsky Lentalus, cowering from the rage of the hot- tempered Ferrovius, falls to the ground. Striped uniforms and army helmets give Roman persecutors a link to the present. 17