Horace Mann High School - Horace Manual Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Conflict in modern play seen close-up Adjusting to small audiences, Drama club chose a play with a small cast and intimate action and made room for their patrons on stage. Similar to fashionable theater-in-the-round, the ar¬ rangement solved voice projection prob¬ lems for the actors and brought the audience near to the quiet interplay of personality among performers. “The Member of the Wedding” fo¬ cused on entanglement and search for identity of three people: Frankie Adams, played by Becky Guy; Bernice Sadie Brown, motherly confidante, acted by Marsha Morris; and John Henry West, performed by Robert Curtis. Two matinees and two evening per¬ formances were necessary to accommo¬ date audiences in the limited space available for seating. The unique set was built by members of the club with sev¬ eral unusual props obtained from In¬ diana University Northwest Campus and Wirt high school. Lighting was ar¬ ranged by Bob Miller and Charlie Davis. John Henry (Robert Curtis) lets Bernice (Marsha Morris) listen to the ocean in his Frankie (Becky Guy), Bernice (Marsha Morris), and John Henry (Robert Curtis) discuss Bernice’s past husbands as they eat their evening dinner. 14

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Taking Volletta Clark’s temperature, senior LaVerne Goldman proves a capable nurse. Exhausted after teaching five classes, Connie Vaught leans on her typewriter for support. 13

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Cast Bernice Sadie Brown—Marsha Morris Frankie Adams—Becky Guy John Henry West—Robert Curtis Mr. Adams—Bob Forszt Mrs. West—Mary Tarkane Sis Laura Thompson—Nettie Mae Webb Helen Fletcher—Laura Sosa Barney McKean—Tom Sangerman Janis—Nancy Norton Jarvis—Frank Merced Frankie (Becky Guy) hysterically raves about the life she will have with her brother and sister-in-law as Bernice (Marsha Morris) pa¬ tiently tries to calm her. Bernice (Marsha Morris), John Henry (Ro¬ bert Curtis) and Honey Camden (George Tay¬ lor) stare in disbelief at the dress Frankie (Becky Guy) has bought for her brother’s wedding. IS