Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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practice for perfection Mame's cast consisted of about 70 high school students who spent three months of grueling late night practices preparing for the presentation, not to mention an all day dress rehearsal which lasted into the evening causing many kids to race home and jump into their formals for the prom the same night. These cast members were not all actors. The cast also con- sisted of many behind-the-scenes people who spent just as much time practicing and perfect- Ing their roles. Director Suzanne Hill Pit Band Director John Heath Vocal Director Jeanne Storts Choreographer Pat Fields Backstage Directors Paul Desaulniers Linda Kramper 41 Mame and Patrick (Ronald Douglas) heartily decorate Agnes Gooch (Dawna Brewer) as they sing “We Need a Little Christmas”. A 2 Under the direction of Mr. Desaulniers and Ms. Krampei, fhe backstage crew moved sixteen sets on and off stage, and assisted to the lights and sound. Fresh- man Mike Zobrist rings a doorbell as Mr. Desauiniers looks on. 43 Miss Hill goes over last minute preparations before opening night. 44 The pit band spent long hours practicing the extraordinarily difficult musical numbers for the play. 5 John Pagan provided props for Mame and prevented many probable back: stage disasters. student life

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“It was a lot of fun, but the practices got really tir- ing. One time Steve Rogier and left for an hour and Miss Hill never no- ticed. '—Mike Wilson, senior. ‘It got really hectic backstage. Espe- cially when the nuns had fo strip back: stage for the quick costume changes.'’—Rosalie Rogier, sophomore. fp } ete A - « Mame madness Miss Suzanne Hill, Highland High’s new director, chose Mame as the fourteenth spring musical. Miss Hill stated, ‘‘The play is one of my favorites and it was different from anything the school had ever done before. It’s a musical that really makes the audience stop and think, and | think every good show should do that. Besides, Mame’s three main characters are females, and HHS had a lot of female talent this year.” Mame was presented by HHS on May 7, 8, and 9 in the Junior High auditorium. There were no stu: dent matinees because of high royalty costs, but many managed to see the presentation. Mame drew crowds of about 600 people for each per. formance. musical

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‘Being in the pit band was a lot of fun, and ! got to see the show free. ’—Jim Kidder, freshman. “You never really experience drama until you work backstage. it requires an unbelievable amount of work, yet it is so much fun.’’—John Pa- gan, senior. A 6 Dancers Kris Baer and Duane Frerker try out new dance steps. A 7 Babcock (Bob Bullivant) explains the advan tages of Boniface Academy. A8 Jim Orlet, Bernice Weber, Melissa Heineman, and Carl Steiner await Miss Hill’s ap- proval after a scene. Ag Evelyn Rogier and Jackie Schaffner await Mame's arrival to Peckerwood. musical