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

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Noises Off contained a variety of interesting characters. The hippies loved nature and yearned for a simplified Senior Mark Weaver portrays Tim Allgood, the harassed lifestyle. Chris Casebolt and Kari Berilla, 11, marvel at stage manager. the beauty of the moon.

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“Outrageousness!” was expressed this year In many unique ways. At the first dance sponsored by Pep Club, a group of radical seniors donned sheets, sunglasses, and headbands to show their “outTageousness! Three mem bers of this toga party, Brian Nutini, Mark Pekez. and Chris Moncado, have a contest to see who has the better¬ looking legs Through all the laughing, a winner was never declared.

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LET THE The music in Hair expressed the radical feelings of The Tribe. LCTG newcomer Dan Lackey sings about life as a Negro in the sixties. SHINE! The Lake Central Theatre Guild (LCTG) presented its Summer Season 16 with two very different plays—the hippie musical, Hair , and the British comedy, Noises Off. All the hard work and dedication put in by casts, crews, directors Paul and Angie Lowe and orchestra paid off with rave reviews from critics and audience members alike. Tracy Barsic, 11, remarked, “Hair and Noises Off were two of the funniest, most energetic shows I have ever saw.” Hair took audiences back in time to the late sixties, when flower-power ruled, and the Age of Aquarius came around. It was the story of The Tribe, a band of hippies that expressed their feelings and beliefs through music and conflicts with The Establishment. The Tribe meets up with young Claude Hooper Bukowski, played by LC graduate Ron Buche, who was just drafted by the Army. Claude stayed with them until he re¬ ported to Uncle Sam. During that time, Claude befriended Tribe leader George Berger, Pete Balciunas, and fell in love with college radical Sheila Franklin, Chris Gustis. Hair also featured the acting and singing de¬ but of science teacher Linda Casebolt, who played Berger’s mother and anthropologist Margaret Meade. In the end, Claude died in Vietnam, and The Tribe mourned him in song. Noises Off was completely different from Hair. Set in England, it involved a troupe of actors preparing a play called “Nothing On.” Between missed cues, flubbed lines and try¬ ing to find drunkard Selsdon Mowbary, played by “Doc” Kuhn, they managed to pull the show together and get it on the road. But in Act II, personal problems, jealousies and Murphy’s Law took effect backstage as the show started to fall apart while on tour. In Act III disaster struck. Absolutely everything went wrong, and the entire cast hated each other. The cast managed to survive their last performance, but had to scream at the stage manager Tim Allgood, Mark Weaver, 12, to turn the lights off at the end while on stage. Angie Lowe was very proud of both pro¬ ductions, especially Noises Off. Said Lowe, ”1 think it was by far the best straight show we ever did. The show was incredible!” By Karen Talarek In Noises Off mayhem and confusion between the actors nearly caused the destruction of their play. Pete Bal¬ ciunas and Valerie Wilson wonder what could possibly happen next. The cast was constantly yelling at each other in frustra¬ tion. Annie Geiger, as Brooke Ashton playing Vicki, wails her line angrily. Summer