John Marshall High School - Rochord Yearbook (Rochester, MN)

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1 - . sy? 2 me , i t if gtg 'info 1 lt - wi fi if 211-if at .hy Rick Thorkelson is explaining his invention, the I elixer of youth, to John Henderson and Terry 1 Terrell in Second Childhood. xr , L If ,AVV V , f r r Q ig. . i.,i 'V iii gif gk , Q' 1 xf P Q fu NX S' News WINTER PLAY The winter play, Second Childhood, was a farce comedy dealing with the astound- ing invention of an absent-minded professor. His elixer ot youth supposedly made people's youth return again, The protessor's antics, along with the other humorous ac- tions, made the play a most entertaining one for the audience, The main characters were: R. Thorkelson as Dr. Relyea, J. Henderson as Phil Stanton, T. Terrell as General Burbeck, M. Anderson as Auntie, and B. Skow as Sylvia Relyea. Rick Thorkelson convinces Terry Terrell that his elixer will work, as Mary Anderson, John derson, and Barb Skow stand by. Mr. Dwoin Johnson, the director, advises and encourges the cast and crew after each rehearsal. si, s t .Z 1 x .... 'wt .N 'NV' ' n Vi Q i

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Being inducted into Thespians was indeed a highlight. John Marshall has a very fine dramatics department, and being a part of the Thespians was a well-deserved honor. The Thespians were organized as an honor society in recognition of the members. The club works to encourage the dramatic arts and to put on more and better productions. The qualifications for membership tall under a point system - ten points are required for membership, and one point equals ten hours ot work, either onstage or backstage. Mr. Burdette Moeller acts as advisor to the group. The officers of the club are: President: Gary Schattschneider Vice-President: Joel Barker Secretary: Bev Henderson Treasurer: Kathy Rowland Reporter: Glenn Purdue ' Ti-IEQPIANQ Make-up is one of the important aspects in the presentation of a play. Gary Schattschneider focuses his complete attention to the task-at-hand. 37

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Curly and Jud dramatize this fight scene in the 'dream sequence' of Oklahoma. The dancers did an ex- cellent job, and the sequence proved to be very effective. OKLAHOMA Laurey, played by Marilyn Lake, harmonizes with her leading man Curly, portrayed by Joel Barker. The two were a hit. The spectacular Oklahoma was presented at JM on Feb. 27 and 28..lt was one of the biggest successes ever to be presented, and everyone connected with it had o wonderful time working with it. The Rodgers and Hammer- stein production was co-directed by Mr. Johnson, dramat- ics coach, and Mr. Suddendort, musical-director. The main characters were enacted by J. Barker as Curly, M. Lake as Laury, C. McGinnis as Aunt Eller, T. Terrell as Jud, J. El- kins as Ado Annie, J. Henderson as Will, and H. Harwick as Ali Hakim. Almost 3900 people attended the two per- formances and gave the cast and crew a standing ovation at the last performance! 39