John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Harlequins Comedy Relieves l K U script with a centerfold? It might seem a bit unusual, but not in the North theater where the Harlequins provided the backbone for the school ' s produc- tions and the comedy relief for the cast. During opening night of Murder Takes the Stage , a scene almost fell through when the actors opened their props and found dirty pictures! Every- one thought that the director, Mrs. Fer- guson, pulled the gag, explained Diana Pierazek. Other jokes, s uch as sending secret love letters written by nonexistent peo- ple, were greatly needed to relieve the tension caused by the hard work being done. Sets were built, lights were placed, and rehearsals were called to pull productions together. When you see your hard work pay off, it makes you feel really proud, stated Pam DeVries. As late as ten p.m. members were labored on the nights before openings to meet production day deadline. Jennifer Oppel joked, At night it was hard to hear over the crick- ets in the theater. I-larlequin members but only involved themselves m North productions, but for the first time in North ' s history the club entered an acting competition at Riverside City College, which enabled students to direct, produce, and per- form on their own. Of course, said Pierazek, student director, I had some help from Mrs. Ferguson. From gags to performances, members made it a p oint to have a good time. Our activities, mischievous or not, promoted spirit among the Harlequin members as well as everyone else in- volved with drama, concluded Kathy Foster, i - Jotting down a few notes, Pam DeVries Iceeps track of the lighting cues. From the command booth techies could control all of the theater ' s sound and lighting equipment. Preparing lor her entrance, Diana Pierazec s quietly, concentrating on her lines. Much time w spent waiting during rehearsals while other actc played out a scene. 192 organizations

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Warming up, David Hasegawa and Richard iving instructions to a student, director Hanscom practice for lazz Band. The Jazz Band harles Craig outlines what he wants done. 1985 rehearsed 7th period which was held Irom 2:55- as the first year of teaching for Craig. 3;50. PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE, rRONT ROW: Dan Dumont, ' red Cerda, David Ramirez, Yasha Philips; ROW 2: Matt Wmsor, )Aike Payne, Renauld Smith. Kevin Sichardson, left Stay; TOP ROW: Gary Zimmerly, Mike McKnight, Bob Whitford, lanine Domenici, Dara Dunn, Cher Stroble; (Not Pic- tured: Ernest Marsteller, Raquel Welch.) WIND ENSEMBLE, FRONT ROW: Lisa Barnett, Kristi Lund, Cin- dy Kienitz, Maria Moreno, Berna- dette Weekley, Beverley Taylor, Tony Knight, Serena Zobelein, Mike Payne, Kuri Jensen: ROW 2: Marci Schaumburg. Sara Schaumburg, Debbie Kaste, Jeff Stay, Tim Casidy, Diane Dunn, Adnenne Keltner, Ben Tyson, Susan Williamson, Eric Velas- quez, Mark Ontiveros, Crista Eosten; TOP ROW: Caroline Pegis, David Ball, Rick Lund, Dan Jensen, Chris Gable, David Hasegawa, Michele Quinn, Tom Wilson, Robert Aker, Richard Hanscom, David Moberly, David StCyr, Tom McDonald, Stacy Aker; (Not Pictured: Alaina Willis, Milton Crummie.) instrumental music 191

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Waiting patiently, Valerie Taylor listens to the director ' s rehearsal notes. Alter a complete run through of the play, actors were given advice Irom Mrs. Ferguson on how to improve a scene. Using her knowledge of theatrical make-up, Harlequin member Buffy Drey assists tlie cast before curtain time. This was a painstaking process t hat often took many hours. HARLEQUIN MEMBERS, FRONT ROW: Victor Hernandez, Mary White, Stacy Carrol, Kacy Hickman, Corey Kimball, Khalil Dhoti; ROW 2: Tracy Rombold. Ju- lie Rector, Diana Pierazek, Pam DeVries, Nina Smith, Wayne Cau- dill, Theresa Blaha, Vicky Slabach, Mike Warmuskerken, Karri Bates, lenni Johns, Sung Robbins, Stacy Richman, Erica Johnson; ROW 3: Robert Weeks, Buffy Drey (vice president), Valerie Taylor (presi- dent), Debora Enriquez, Michelle Garr (treasurer), Brett Beckett; TOP ROW: Phantom of the the- ater (aka; advisor, Mrs. Ferguson), Jennifer Oppel (secretary). harlequins 193