Highland Park High School - Little Giant Yearbook (Highland Park, IL)

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 The sprites and spirits of “A Midsummer Night's Dream, junior Sheri Berkson, frosh Amy Galper, soph Gabby Abrams, trosh Sharon Gitles, frosh Stacey Glazer, senior Lesly Kahn, trosh Patti Hoffman, and junior Mindy Surell. rehearse a scene from the show, which was performed on October 24-25. In a play of dreaming and awakening. Puck, junior Shari Joffee, goofs again by casting another troublemaking spell on the unsuspecting Her- mia, senior Bessie Spero, as she lies sleeping. MIDSUMMER NIGHT S DREAM 13

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Play put on to make class reading a live experience Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream was chosen as this year's production because, in director Patterson's words. We wanted to study a play that was being read and discussed in English classes. Plays are not just words on a page . . . they are meant to be acted out. Bessie Spero credited Ms. Patterson with giving excellent advice on how to handle the Bard's involved verbal constructions. She asked the actors to paraphrase their lines to get a feel for their meaning. For Shari Joffee, acting in the production gave her such insight that she aced her English test on the play. Shari was the only student to get a 100. Designers Mr. Carbol and Mr. Bean decided to use the pit as part of the set. placing the Fairy Kingdom action in the pit. Leads in the production were played by Lesly Kahn. Scott Ellman, Shari Joffee. Doug Brandt, Bessie Spero. Rengin Altay. and Andy Brizzolara. An unhappy Helena, junior Rengin Altay. is unaware that the King of the Fairies, sen- ior Scott Ellman, is about to give her the love of her dreams. Queen of the Fairies. Titania, senior Lesly Kahn, dreams lovely dreams before she is rudely awakened by Bottom, played by senior Dan Staub. A victim of Puck's malicious sense of humor. Bottom, portrayed by senior Dan Staub. finds himself changed into a very handsome ass. 12 MIDSUMMER NIGHT S DREAM

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‘Words on Play’ pokes fun at use of leisure “It was one of the best shows in recent years, opined many who saw Stunts '78. which was directed by seniors Jody Klinsky and Randi Silberman. Preparation for Words on Play began last May of '78. Most of the music, all of which was original, was written by senior Dan Freed. Perhaps the most entertaining skit and song in the entire show was Philately Gal. After Dan Staub and Jon Reder's song and dance, the curtain opened and cast members dressed as stamps launched into a delightful tap dance routine. The climax of the skit came when the cast broke out kazoos for a rendition of Philately Gal.” Another feature of the show was Baby Boogie. Those who suppose that babies placidly fall asleep at night were mistaken. After the lights went out, cast members adorned in diapers and bonnets sneaked onstage for a night of wild boogie. A clever boogie song provided the perfect complement to the imaginative skit. A Trip to the Big City took the audience on a vicarious trip through beautiful downtown Highland Park. 14 STUNTS