James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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SOPHOMORE ALAN GOTTSCHALK musically invites Gayle Reznik to a battle in Bot- toms Up. ' 4 %. .• DIRECTOR JOHN H. B. Kauss uses makeup to help create the character of Sapiens for Arturo Garcia. MARTY LIGHTNER checks his makeup and costume before going on stage as Homer the Greek poet. Fall Production 2 ' ,

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As the EFL died in State legis- latures all over the country, equal rights found its way into the Century Center Stage when the Riley Thespians presented the unusual battle of the sexes, By Jupiter. This musical fan- tasy, with music by Rodgers and Hart, is set in the mythical land of the Amazons, where the reigning monarch is Queen Hippolyta, played by Gayle Reznik. An Army headed by Homer, (Marty Lightner), Her- cules (Matt Wilson), and The- seus (Jim Beck), land on their shores to captiu-e the Amazons ' most prized possession, the Gir- dle of Diana. Everything is complicated further as Theseus falls in love with the Queen ' s sister Antiope, played by Laura Nelson. The play then revolves around this love story and the rather unique one between Hippolyta and her sometimes feminine, always sex-hungry husband Sapiens, (Arturo Gar- cia). Everything ended happily with Hercules getting the gir- dle, Theseus getting Antiope, and Sapiens getting the crown as well as equality for men in Amazonia. SAPIENS AND HIPPOLYTA dance their way to the end of a marital spat in Everything I ' ve Got. 28 Fall Production

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CHOREOGK PHER Mrs. Nano ' Stroup explains the dance effect she wants. AS THE MUSICAL nears its ch- max, the ' illain ties the heroine to the tracks. The handsome upstand- ing hero; the beautiful, innocent heroine; the elderly, protective widow; the treacher- ous dastardly villain and his bumbling, besotted sidfekick. If you think these descriptions sound like characters from a Snidely Whiplash and Penelope Pitstop cartoon, you ' re almost right. These phrases describe the leading roles in Riley ' s spring production of GasUght Girl, presented March 13, 14, and 15 in the Bendix Theater at Century Center. John H.B. Kauss was the director and Nancy Stroup the choreogra- pher. This musical melodrama set in the historic period of the gay nineties was stock fuU of enter- taining antics including a bar- bershop quartet, a wild and wacky chase scene, and of course where would a melo- drama be without the heroine being tied to railroad tracks. With a large crop of sopho- mores and juniors, the play ' s cast contains only five seniors. With over eight scene changes and different sets, this play represented an enormous technical achievement. The effort involved was well worth it to put on another quality pro- duction. 28 Spring Production