Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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Audience Participates in Murder Trial Drama Under the direction of Newton Neely, the Lambuth Theatre pres- ented an unusual drama in March of 1974, The Night of January 16th. A suspenseful murder trial by Ayn Rand, it included 12 mem- bers of the audience as the jury whose verdict determined the end- ing of the play. Until the jury fore- man ' s pronouncement of the ver- dict, the cast members had no idea which ending would be performed. During the five-night run of the production, one jury found Karen Andre, performed by Marsha Cole- man of Jackson, guilty of the mur- der of her lover Bjorn Faulkner, and four juries judged her not guilty. Above: Marsha Coleman gives her testimony to her attorney, Ken Carroll. Top Cathie Carter finds it hard to testify for her deceased husband during The Night of January 1 6th, as Marc Gowen listens. Right: Ken Carroll objects to a statement made. 20

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Far left: Framing the Memorial Chapel are the colors of autumn. Left: Gail Parsons stops to admire the beauty of the spring flowers. Bottom left: The Luther L. Gobbel Library stands in solitude on a wintry day. Below: A watermelon party brings out a gathering of students on a late summer afternoon. 19

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Awards Are Given to Cast of Butterflies Butterflies Are Free, written by Leonard Geish and directed by Jesse Byrum, was the final production of the Lambuth season. With the technical assistance of JoAnne Adrian, Toney Walsh convincingly portrayed Don Baker, a blind boy trying to live alone in New York City. Pat Robbins was cast as the kooky girlfriend, Jill Tan- ner, who gave Don the confidence to remain on his own. At the conclusion of the theatre sea- son, awards were presented to stu- dents at the fine arts banguet. For their roles in Butterflies Are Free, Pat Robbins and Toney Walsh won Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively. Bonnie Massa was named Best Sup- porting Actress for Ruth Hunsdorfer in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man- in-the-Moon Marigolds. For his por- trayal of the Padre in Man of Lajvlan- cha, Ken Carroll was presented the Best Supporting Actor award. Top: Toney Walsh seems hurt to meet John Seminars, who portrayed Pat Rob- bin ' s boyfriend in Butterflies Are Free. Left: Toney Walsh decides he does not want to move with his mother Teresa McGowan. Above: Pat Robbins is happy she has found a friend such as Toney Walsh. 21