Hueneme High School - Voyage Yearbook (Oxnard, CA)

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QUEEN AND COURT Queen; Sieve Grauten, Voyage King;l.inda Heller; Rick William»;

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VOYAGE KING, LEFT TO RIGHT: Cordon Clapp: Joan Douglas; Barbara Fogles Laura Newton; Steve Serr; Wendy McKee; Bill Fondren.

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“THE MIRACLE STUDENTS EXCEL IN “Miracle Worker” By Ken Winter I still don’t believe it. A high school junior class could never do justice to William Gibson’s master- piece about a blind girl and her determined, devoted teacher. But the troupe from Hueneme High did it. They worked a miracle with “The Miracle Worker.” The first pleasant sur- prise that greets the audi- ence is the beautifully de- signed simultaneous set- ting of Terry Harris on the cramped quarters of Brittell Auditorium stage. This young genius put a dining room, a bedroom and a cot- tage interior on a stage not much bigger than a breadbox. Oh yes, and the three settings are there at the same time through the entire play. The second surprise is an intricate light plot made out of a circuit board and a handful of 60-watt bulbs that were designed the week after Edison got lit up for the first time. The third surprise was one of the most magni- ficent wardrobes of 1880 authenticity ever stitch- ed together in any high school —or community the- ater—or professional the- ater for that matter. But then the greatest surprise when that set and those lights and those cos- tumes come alive. Of course, one must mention Katy Nettles and Alberta Wright in the role of Annie Sullivan, the teacher: and LEFT TO RIGHT: Katy Nettles as Annie Sullivan and Jo Ann Eddy as Helen Keller. Jo Ann Eddy and Emma Serrano as young Helen Keller, the blind deaf and dumb animal-turned- human. Two demanding roles to tax the depth of a seasoned veteran, but not too much for four gifted amateurs. There are other impor- tant supporting actors that stood out such as Chuck Ackley as Mr. Keller, Pat Mealer as Aunt Ev and Jack Fowler as James; but then one must remember the entire cast of dedi- cated actors and produc- tion crew. 138