Jersey Village High School - Falcon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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nce upon a musical During the many weeks of rehearsal preceeding the performance of Once Upon a Mattress, the directors as well as the cast members had very mixed feelings about it. All were excited because this was the first musical performed by the Drama, Speech, and Choir Departments of Jersey Village. However, a great many problems arose. At the begin- ning of rehearsals, the biggest problem was one of unity and coopera- tion among the three departments. Julie Bridges explained that the Choir people had to learn how to act on stage, and the Drama and Speech people had to learn how to sing. Drama director Hal Miller felt that auditions should have been open to people outside the three departments because there may be a stu- dent out there who l want in my show. He added that the musical had definitely been a learning experience for him. Because the set and costumes were more elaborate than ever before, many hours of class and free time were spent painting and sewing. On Friday and Saturday, February 19 and 20, the Jersey Village Auditorium was filled to capacity. The audience was not disappointedg Once Llpon a Mattress provided two and a half hours of pure enjoy- ment for students as well as their parents and teachers. APPrincess Winifred fMonique Estigarribiaj looks apprehensive about her Royalty Test upon emerging from the moat. PKing Sextimus lJeff Johnsonj is mute, but he manages to communicate with the Minstrel fKathy Mueryj and the Jester QRonnie Connelll. 'King Sextimus lJeff Johnsonj is the mute figurehead ruler of the kingdom - the talkative Queen Aggravain QStephanie Tiemannj is really in charge. .f1 a-i To-. fs H ff , I x V.. :V -, , wx ALady Larken QLisa Moormany ponders how to break the that he is going to be a father. news to Sir . Harry

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94 - Clubs hining in the spotlight When the curtain opens on a Jersey Village Drama Depart- ment presentation, the audience sees only the fantastic result of months of exhausting preparations. lt does not see the work and care that went into the costumes, the set, the lights, the sound. lt does not see, or perhaps does not recognize, the guiding hand of Mr. Hal Miller that pulls it all into one. We in the Drama Club are very proud of our work in the Drama Department, stated Lisa Cook, and l believe it shows in our productions. The Drama Department presented the fantasy Mrs. McThing at the beginning of the year. At the semester change the musical Once Llpon a Mattress was presented by the Drama, Speech, and Choir students. Shortly before the end of the school year the Department presented An Evening of Southern Hospitality. P In a scene from Mrs. McThing, Dirty Joe iMarty Kunz, Ieftj warns Stinker 1Ray Villamon, rightj to shape up because the Boss, Poison Eddie Schellenbach fJeff Johnson, not picturedj, is going to call a meeting. Ellsworth the Cook fJohn Farrellj eavesdrops in the background. V Julie Bridges is the audience for students rehearsing for an upcoming performance. P Front ll-rj Ray Villaman, Jinja Cotton, Janet Folamr, Julie Bridges, Marty Kunz, Gelbrich Bierma, Rachelle Bjelde, Mindy Bair, Randy Bayer. Back fl-rl: Mr. Hal Miller, Sue Ocker, Jeff Johnson, Meike f 33' Stuedemann, Amy Peter- man, Cari Carty, John Far- , rell, Debra Hopener, Scott 1 MacDonald, Kim Dougherty, V K. C. Busdosh, Damon Ben- , if v is wr .x.r' son, Stephanie Tiemann, Ginny McEvoy, Mrs. Mar- shann Carlile.