Jefferson High School - J Yearbook (Jefferson, WI)

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(Top) Veta Louise Simmons relates to her daughter and the judge the ordeal she has been through at Chumley’s Rest. (Above) Myrtle Mae Simmons greets Judge Gaffney with the news that the wrong person has been committed to the sanitarium. (Right) Elwood P. Dowd presents the flowers he has picked outside to Nurse Kelly at the sanitarium. 18 Spring Play

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(Center) Near the end of The Open Window. Mr. Sappelton (Alun Armstrong). Freddie Sappelton (Steve Grant), and Mrs. Sappelton (Wendy Bicknell) are glad they are all together again. (Bottom) Shading herself from the sun in The End of the Picnic. Dana Emery, the mother, wonders where she went wrong in raising her son. Five one-acts appear In the fall the Drama Club added another event to the one-act plays, another play. In the past, four plays were presented. When the plays opened on November 2, 1984. five plays appeared. The first play. The End of the Picnic. was a serious drama about two people who loved each other, but had grown apart over the years. The second play, Violets. Gladiolas. and Arthur's Breakfast, got to the heart of something everyone must face some time: continuing on after a loved one dies. In the third play. The Open Window, a teenager decides to take revenge on her aunt’s visitor by making up a story about her aunt. The fourth play, Overtones. portrayed two women, Harriet and Margaret, as their outer selves, while Hetty and Maggie portrayed their real inner selves. The fifth play. Teen and Twenty, was a modern comedy of errors and a contemporary literature class drama project for three weeks. Twenty different actors and actresses presented the plays, with fifty people working on sets and crews. About the plays Mrs. Koehler stated, I was extremely pleased with the students' performances this fall, especially since this was the first stage experience for so many of them. I am very proud of them for what they accomplished. I am also glad that so many seniors had the chance to perform. (Top left) In the play The Open Window. DyneI Endl. who plays Vera Sappelton. reads a letter telling of the arrival of Frampton Nuttel, played by Gary Jilek. (Top right) After becoming very upset because of the story Vera tells him, Gary Jilek tries to control his nervousness. One-Act Plays 17

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Harvey made visible to JHS student body Approximately 500 people saw the performance of the 1985 spring play Harvey, produced on March 29 and 30 by the JHS drama department. Written by Mary Chase and directed by Mrs. Koehler, the play was set in the 1940’s. Vet a Louise Simmons (Mary Jayne Landow-ski)attempts to dear the way for the social ambitions of her daughter Myrtle Mae (Cyndi Pitzner). Vet a tries committing to a mental asylum her brother Elwood P. Dowd (Alun Armstrong), whose best friend is an invisible white rabbit named Harvey. Veta herself ends up being committed by mistake. Dr. Lyman Sanderson (J.P. Morgan) is fired by his superior Dr. William Chumley (Steve Grant) for the error. An unrequited love between Sanderson and head nurse Ruth Kelly (Dana Emery) then comes to light. Other cast members included John Powell as the family's attorney Judge Gaffneyi Jim Wanke as Duane Wilson, the sanitarium strong arm) Dawn Koch as Mrs. Chumleyi John Ley as E.J. Lofgren. a taxi driver; Carrie Danforth as Mrs. Chauvenet. the aunt of Mr. Dowd; and Angie Schnuerch as the maid. Mr. Lia headed set construction; Mrs. Latterell was in charge of publicity; Mrs. Dahlman constructed the costumes-, Ms. Gwen Puerner designed the hairstyles-, and DyneI End! assisted Mrs. Koehler throughout the rehearsals. (Top) Wilson, the sanitarium enforcement man. looks in the dictionary for a due to Harvey's identity and receives a surprising message. (Bottom left) Elwood hangs a picture of himself and Harvey, his six-foot rabbit friend, over the mantle for his family to discover. (Bottom right) Veta Louise, unaware of the picture behind her. gives the doctor a few pointers on art. Spring Play 19