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

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Theatre Students Stage Shows North was not a perfect sctiool. One of tfie drama depart- ment ' s problems was to get more people involved in tfie school productions. Solution: The one act plays and the spring musical. I want students involved in all facets of theatre, said drama teacher and play coordin- ator Michelle Ferguson. Student directed plays and student choreography for the musical made the year unique. The winter productions in- cluded the one acts, Impromp- tu , and The Lottery, which were student directed by f litch Woofer and John Polite, respec- tively. The Acting Lesson, the third one act, was directed by Ferguson. Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway, a Vaudeville musical by George M. Cohan, featured students Jana Cudney and Syd Rice as choreographers; Jennifer Deal as student direc- tor, and Stephanie Gammon as stage manager. I really enjoyed theatre from the stage manager point of view, commented Gammon. The one act plays and the spring musical came together to involve more students than ever before in the theatre, bring- ing North one step closer to perfection. Waiting for his next cue, Danny Kronenfeld glances stage left as Allison Redloff and Robert Rocctni stand in tfie background. 4 stuclent life

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Air-drumming to I ' m Your Man, Linda Plalzer Sporting a five o ' clocl shadow, Dobbie Halver- looks to her partners lor tier cue wtiile stie son brou(]lit iluwn ttie tujuse witti tier imitation impersonates a member of the pop group of Georgt ' Michael I |usl wanted to sfiock Wham! , people, stated Halverson Cabaret Performs For Funds cab a ret (kab a ray ' ), n. A restaurant offering singing and dancing as entertainment, cab a ret nigtit (kab a ray ' nite), p.n. Nortti Higti Ctioral Socie- ty ' s annual fundraising per- formance including tfiirty song, dance, and instrumental acts. Low ligtits. flickering candles, and refreshments served by stu- dent waiters and waitresses transformed [he gymnasium, and created an intimate atmos- pfiere for tfie seventti annual Cabaret Night. While giving members of the Choral Society a chance to display their talents, the evening also proved to be the most profitable fundraiser of the year. Appropriately enough, the Choral Society opened the recital with the Broadway hit, Cabaret. Later, the Music, Dance, and Drama group, a newcommer to Cabaret Night, performed several numbers. Although all the performances were well received, Ellen DeConmck felt the Chamber Singers proved to be the high- light of the evening. Finishing with a flair, Natasha Hale and Theresa Montoya hold their pose. This ended just one of the many performances of the evening. performances 3

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Just the sound of his voice, the touch ot his hand, coos Bianca Lope during Im promplu ' As well as being perlormed at night. •Impromplu was shown for third and lourlh period English classes. During rehearsal for the spring musical. Julie Stewart takes a break to listen to instructions Stewart portrayed a showgirl actress engaged to a millionaire. Winifred and Tony, characters portrayed by Emily Heath and Scott Waller, show their true feelings for each other According to the actors, scenes such as these made acting worthwhile. Standing expectantly, housemaid Cathy Block along with chorus members Valecia Flynl. Jim Patterson, and Melissa Soria wait for rehearsal directions. theatre 5