Hunterdon Central High School - Echo Yearbook (Flemington, NJ)

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throb. Junior Jill Salayi played Peg Cos- tello, an office girl and personal con- fidant to Bunny. The other office girls werejuniors Denise Miller and Virginia Lawreck as Ruth Saylor and Sadel Meyer. Others appearing in the cast were Maria Fenty as the boss, secretary's secretary, Elsa, Dave Wallace as a nosy man from the legal depart- mentg Holly Handspicker as the company's utrademarkf' Shem Schroeck as Kenny, the office boy, Nick Travisano as a reporter, Mark Anthony as a photographer, Lynne Vespe as Miss Warriner, Emmar- ac,s 'fmothergl' and Jenny Parsons, Laura Chadwick, Kirk Behnke, Steve Walny, and Carl Zimmer as office girls and boys. A major event for the cast was a visit from the play's author, William Marchant, He commented on the characters and made some sugges- tions to the cast. Directed by Harry Kazman with the aid of junior Sue Fenty, 'The Desk Set was an enjoyable show for audiences and actors alike. v K K ,, 3 -- 237

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Upperschool performers present The Desk Set by Virginia Lawreck The Time: November ll and 12, 1981 The Set: The research department of a television network. The Play: The Desk Setw by William Marchant Senior Tina Hendricks reached the zenith of her high school acting career when she landed the part of Bunny Watson, a 30 year old wom- an with encyclopedia knowledge and an incredible wit. All was peaceful in the office un- til Emmarac appeared on the scene. Emmarac, an 'felectronic brainf, began taking the place of the entire department. No computer could match wits with Bunny, though, and the machine quickly blew a fuse. Senior Scott Thompson appeared as Richard Sumner, the efficiency expert hired to install the electronic brain. A newcomer to Central's stage, senior John Nethery, played Abe Cutler, Bunny's boss and heart 236

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Student performers set sail in '6Cabaret at Sean by if i Sue Fenty Maria Fenty Scott Stearns This year's cabaret, once again sponsored by the Student Council, was performed on December l l and 12. The theme this year was Caba- ret at Sea written by Maria Fenty, Sue Fenty and Scott Stearns. The show was directed by Miss Donna Griffin with the assistance of Susan Fenty as Stage Manager. The show included a variety of musical numbers, but character roles were also portrayed by Colleen Beckman as the cruise director, Shem Schroeck as the captain, Scott Stearns as the stowaway, and Tom Eikamp and Chris Chesar as stewards. A A Act One's curtain rose while the Jazz Ensemble played Double Take. The chorus then gathered on stage to sing the hit Believe It Or Notf, The spotlight then turned to the Color Guard who performed to Popeye.,, Steve Ryan captured the audience's attention with Day- breakf' To add a little excitement, Jeff Bredbenner and Dave Peterson sang an original rock piece entitled Skeeter Brownf' Next, Michelle Kukunaris twirled to 'SI Will Sur- vivef, The dancers closed the act with '6Jump Shout Boogie. The entracte to the second act was HPeachy.', Ken Kozikowski then stole Nadine Dragan's heart with With You I'm Born Again. The love sick Dana Palmer sang It,s My Turn, followed by the captain's performance of Miracle Milef' A Charlie Daniels' medley and Scott Williamson, picked up the tempo. The tone went classical when Maria Fenty sang Voi,che sapete accompanied by Margaret Buchan- an. The show girls ended the second act with Basically Bluesf' The fi- nale was staged to Fame 238