Hazelwood Central High School - Torch Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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. I I I I ip. mqm ll ' 'ysiQi'slisLie iff? bee 35959 ln Cabaret, I was supposed to go on stage dur- ' ing a blackout . and stand on a I cube, then the 3 I lights would 3 come on. On 3 Z opening night, I 1 went out on , the wrong black- . ' out! I had to jump down and run oft Z stagel - Melanie Tailey . John tZachl and I were doing Z . the hospital I scene. We got to 5 3 the line where 3 3 the script says, g 'Lookl I brought 1 you a chocolate . Z covered cream Z putt! When he - I took it out of the bag, he said, 'Lookl I brought you a donut? ' - Jenni Maxtield During 'Pop- ular', I was sup- posed to get a mike and sing. The cord got tan- gled so I tried to unwind it, almost knocking the stand over. The- resa tSherrll had to come get the : mike, then drop it to dance. - Meena 3 Prasad ffl? Playing guitar in the band, Matt Arana practices for opening night. Matt was one ot the five band members who played accompaniment for the show. lAll photos by Rob Prestonl Cabaret Angry with the condition of the world, Jason tKevin Bradburyl and Tammy tKaren Martinl sing about the threat ot nuclear war. A smoke machine and sound explosions were used for special effects. Gossip anyone? The pep squad tHolly Miller, Ra, chel Fayman, Chris Garrett, Theresa Dobson Meena Prasad, Sue Steinmetz, and Melanie Talleyl listen to Melanie who has the latest party news. Are you 1 shouts Eliza lie Fiieves, Fayman, I-I freeze to GI You want me to sing, my stomach fumbles like a choo-choo train', laughs John Herberger tZachl as he attempts to convince Angie tJenni Maxtleldl to eat. John shared the role of Zach with Troy Schnider because of an unexpected illness. ' MIIfif1.'lJIMAQl,llry. , pig, ss 3, , ,ZW N41 . Interrupting their private conversation, JSSOI--Sguppn, tKevin Bradburyl squeezes in between Angie IJGIII ypgftg in Maxtieldl and Zach tTroy Schniderl. Troy took OW' k,1dv.hQ.,e. the role ot Zach tor English cuts and Friday nighlfp, , performance.

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S - 1 1 Kicking up their heels at the January Jam, Taking a dip, Steve Smith 1113 and Tami Harkin students parade around the dance floor. This 1123 clown around at the Beach Party. Ample dance 2 was the eighth year that the dance was held at space left plenty of room for such antics. 1Photo by I M semester break. Rob Preston3 Z ger 193 shows of 1. Such conteSTf ich Party, Juli 103 share a SIOV he tropical even 3n3 ,F :- Q x 1 have in ttliuelte lt 1the Janu- ary Jam3 started out really boring, but then, after dancing awhile, it got to be fun. , Even though there weren't that many peo- ple there, Connie 1Melton 123 and I made the best of lt and enjoyed our- selves and just being with each oth- er. -Rick Paruch 1113 lt was a great honor to be n a m e d ' T h e Great Kahuna' along with Julie Linhart 193, 'The Queen of the Sea' Actually, I hope everyone will eventually . forget about this! I never imagined that I would have to wear sunglasses like this 1at the Beach Party Dance.3 - Adam Zyg- munt 1103 4 1 fs! 3, fag, . , 0: W f f if ft 1, 177 ff' JW 4, sf ,Q fi .1 There was hardly any peo- ple there 1Janu- ary Jam3, but Katherine Evans 193 and l man- aged to have fun. We were just act- ing stupid! The whole thing was kind of stupid, actually! We walked to the dance from Katherine's house and it was really cold! Anissa Dick 193 Showing off their movies, John Pugh 1123 and Angie Schaeffer 1113 dance at the January Jam Angie and other Student Council members worked at the dance.

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lly Miller, Ra. asa Dobson elanie Talley arty news. Mme yqu doin' your life? ls your lite doin' you, shouts Elizabeth Felton, Tom Ouintas, Al Greer, Hal- he Fiieves. Melanie Talley, Jennifer Dobies, Fiachel pgyman, Holly Miller, and Meena Prasad as they freeze to end the opening number. '88 winter musical touches on reality Life's a Cabaret Darkness, silence, and anticipation fill the theater. A spotlight comes on and cues the cast who suddenly ap- pear. Hey whatcha doin ? Hey, hey whatcha doin', they chant in unison while taking their places for the begin- ning of Cabaret '88, Something in the Air Feels Like Tomorrow. Unlike the usual productions, Caba- ret was a contemporary portrayal of teens faced with real life problems. Ac- rsation, JaS0W z 5 7 7 M J , . x If , 5 we . HSkiPPiiy Doo Dah, sing the Freshmen iGreg an Angieuenw YOUUQ. Tom Ouintas, Stacey Mead, and Sherry Tro took o Y Ve! Maxfleldl as they try to get some attention b ' , . is , y Skip- 5 Ff'd3Y mght Ping school with the upperclassmen. tors became students faced with drug and al- cohol abuse, eating dis- orders, and peer pres- sure. Cabaret was also unique in that it had two directors. Miss Susan Thornton directed all acting scenes while Mr. Richard Pisarkiewicz staged the musical num- bers. We each took the aspects of the produc- tion that we felt were our strong points and simply went from there, said Mr. Pisarkiewicz. Another feature unique to this show was the live band that played accompaniment for musical numbers and scene changes. Sherry Maxfield, Freda, said, l enjoyed the band. l think it really added to the show. As with any production, Cabaret was not without its mishaps. The mi- crophones on stage, used by soloists and to project overall sound, seemed to have minds of their own. Dennis Moore, stage manager, said, l re- member Karen Martin, Tammy, being very angry that the microphones didn't work for either of her solos. l explained When Sherri Uheresa Dobeonj gets depressed. Melanie Talley and Sue Steinmetz help cheer her up by reminding her she is popular. that Scott Lapinski, sound crew chair, was sick and there was an inexperi- enced person running the sound board. Sickness seemed to plague the cast in more ways than one. John Her- berger, Zach, became ill, running 1030 fever two days before opening night. John's understudy, Troy Schnider, was called upon to take over the role for English cuts. Troy said, lf it wasn't for the valiums, I never would have made it. Ha, ha! Seriously, it was tough and I was sick, too, but l stayed up until one in the morning studying my lines. John recovered in time for opening night, but Troy had become so well ad- justed to the part that the directors made the decision to divide the role between the nights. Kelly Taylor, Joey, also experienced a last minute emergency. Kel- ly's injured foot had to be put into a cast two days prior to dress re- hearsal. l had to hobble around on stage but that wasn't bad enough, said Kelly. After the show, people kept coming up to me and ask- ing if my cast was real for fake. Despite the complications, the show was well performed and well received. According to Mr. Pisarkiewicz, Caba- ret '88 was a sucessful attempt at bringing, in a theatrical way, the prob- lems of being a teen today into the open to be talked about and dis- cussed. iFtachel Faymanj r