Lake Central High School - Quiver Yearbook (St. John, IN)

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Sybil, played by Paula Herrmann, adds a great deal of comedy to the play as the cooky old woman giggles with a trick up her sleeve. Mike Huber seen playing the part of Renfield adds a bit of lunacy to the play as he escapes once again from his chambers to catch spiders. The serious and dramatic part of Dracula is por¬ trayed by Mark Mysliwiec who unnoticeably takes his next victim into his clutches of evil. 20 Dracula A look of utter surprise comes over the face of Van Helsing as he uncovers the hidden fang marks on Mina’s neck.

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Night life Flashing lights surround you, a non¬ stop beat fills the air with the sounds of the Bee Gees, Donna Summers, and the Commadors. The mood is set for a night of unstoppable movement. What could all this night madness be about? Disco fever finally hit home with the opening of new clubs in the area. Ra¬ dio station W.D.A.I., FM. added to the craze with a new disco foremat, even though rock still dominated the charts. More and more record companies ad¬ justed to satisfy those with the new musical taste. Fashion also took a new dip towards the fad. Flowing dress seemed fitting to accomodate those most interested. Continuous movement and special lighting ef¬ fects give the appearance of stuttered motion across the floor. Opening of clubs in the area gave students the opportunity to mingle and make new friends from other high schools.

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Dracula mystifies victims “Dracula” was featured as this year’s fall play by the Lake Central Theatre Guild. Mrs. Angie Lowe, one of the di¬ rectors, with her husband, Mr. Paul Lowe, made many script adaptations to make the play both dramatic and humorous. Mark Mysilwiec had the title role of Count Voivode Dracula. Other cast members included Professor Van Hel- sing as portrayed by Ed Meyer; Mina, Pam Schiessle; Dr. Seward. John Ten¬ nant; Sybil, Paula Herrmann; Jonathan Hawker, Dan Nigh; Renfield, Mike Hu¬ ber; Miss Wells, Sallie Stallard; and Hennessy, Bruce Jung. Student direc¬ tors were Steve McKenzie and Tim Payton. “Dracula” was one of Lake Central’s more technical plays. The stage had to be raised three feet in order to accom¬ modate the special effects which in¬ cluded trap doors, secret panels, trans¬ lucent paintings, and even flying bats and squeaking mice. The play opened with the death of Mina’s friend. Slowly the same symptoms over¬ come Mina. Dr. Seward, suspicious of some wrong doing, sent for his friend Van Helsing to diagnose the disease. Meanwhile one of Dr. Seward’s loonies, Renfield, breaks loose and Hennessy comes to the rescue to cap¬ ture Renfield. Van Helsing attempts to bring a more humorous aspect to the play as he over dramatically breaks the news of a vampire to Dr. Seward. Dr. Seward, played by John Tennant, and his wife Sybil look with astonishing awe as a bat ap¬ pears before their eyes. As an honored guest in the Seward house. Dra¬ cula makes himself at home as he searches through Van Helsing’s book only to plot his next victim. As a highly technical play, much of the work had to be done behind the scene by lighting directors in order to bring about an eerie feeling. Dracula 21