Junction City High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Junction City, KS)

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Charlie Conwell (Doug Jahnke, 87) tries to talk Marian Paroo into revealing Harold Hill's true identity to River City citizens. Photo by Johnson Dancing with his new found love. Marian Paroo (Jan Hofer. 87). Harold Hill (Dwayne Carrier. 87) sings the Shipoopi Photo by Johnson Trouble here in River City Professor Harold Hill brings band to JCHSauditorium Sandy Thurman DPS Editor The hammering and sawing had once again started. Preparations for the current “Say It With Music” play, The Music Man” had begun. Vocal music instructor Charels Volland was the Coordination Director, and Drama teacher Lee Howe was the technical Director. This put Volland in charge of the paperwork and expenses, while Howe took care of set designs and building. Howe s teacher assistants (TA's) Chris Harold, 87. Billy Reed, 87; and Sandy Thurman, 87, helped Howe make decisions about the set. They also ran the play from backstage. Being a T.A. and helping with a dramatic production could be very demanding, but rewarding in the end. According to Billy Reed, “When the play is over there is a warm feeling inside knowing that you did it.” In addition to planning the musical and building sets, many other advance preparations had to occur. Tryouts for lead characters were held in the spring of ‘86. This allowed more time to work on the musical in the fall. Both preliminary and final tryouts took place. Preliminaries at the very beginning of the school year and the finals a week later. The actors and actresses were picked on the basis of their ability to sing the songs that were required of the character, and on their ability to portray that character. For some of the parts, there was a lot of competition, and for others there was hardly any. Tryouts affected various actors act-resses in different ways. I was a little nervous, but not as bad as I thought I would be. The trick is to let everyone else try out, then you try out last. It’s a lot easier, said Dwayne Carrier, 87, who played Harold Hill. I wasn’t really nervous. There were only two others who tried out for my part. I had my friends there encouraging me also, and that really helps. said Jan Hofer, 87, who played Marian cont. on page 22 20 Fall Play

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Mike Rothfuss and Rob Wright give their newly crowned king a helpful lift into the royal shopping cart. Photo by Johnson Ken Schmidt. 87. stands at attention. ready to begin the J-Stomper routine. “I can't wait.” Photo by Johnson Filly Football 19

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Mrs. Paroo (Amy Moore. 87) tells her daughter, Marian, to go after Harold Hill, and to stop waiting for her white knight. Photo by Johnson At a Del Sarte meeting, a Pick-a-little lady (Cheri Perry. 88) is practicing the Grecian Urn Dance. Photo by Johnson Fall Play 21