Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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Spring And Summer Theatre — Large Cast Featured In Production Of Lil Abner i The Fantasticks ' a story of love and adolescence, featured Jacksonian David Byrd in the role of El Gallo, Paul Mitchell Lackey as Matt, and Grace Elizer as Louisa. The show was directed by Dalton Eddleman. Mark Webber Noel Coward ' s Hay Fever was presented as Lambuth Theatre ' s first production of the 1979 spring term. The show boasted authentic 1920 ' s costumes, coordinated by Mr. Newton Neely ' s Costume and Make-up class. In addition to attending nightly re- hearsals and line memorization, Mr. Neely also held dialect sessions with the cast in order to achieve greater authenticity with the English accents required by the comedy. Death of a Salesman, Auther Miller ' s 1949 Pulitzer winning drama of the middle-class American, was presented as the final contribution to the 1978-79 season. Highlighting the cast was Dalton Eddleman, professor of speech and drama, as Willy Loman. The highly intense production also featured Teressa Briley as Linda Lo- man, Mark Webber as Biff Loman, and Steve Hadfield as Happy. Lil Abner, the musical based on Al Capp ' s Dogpatch cartoon char- acters, and Jones and Schmidt ' s poetic musical, The Fantasticks, were the two productions of the 1979 Summer Stock Theatre Program. Lil Abner marked the Lambuth stage debut of freshman Rex Williams in the title role, and featured Christianna Buehler as Daisy Mae, Richard Gilliam as General Bullmoose, and a large, tal- ented supporting cast. BELOW — Lisa Kay Matheny, Trina Jones, and Tim Hough take the stage in Hay Fever. ABOVE — New talent emerges for Lam- buth ' s second summerstock production, The Fantastiks. 24

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FAR LEFT — Robert Harris studies in his leisure time. BELOW — Lack of desirable parking spaces increases Jackson Traffic Bureau ' s revenue. TOP RIGHT — Barry Mathews labors in the language lab for his workship. MIDDLE RIGHT — All left in a mad dash to class! BOTTOM RIGHT — Student parking — Student parking!? 23

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ABOVE LEFT — Arthur Miller ' s tragedy, Death of a Salesman, gives Dalton Eddleman his acting debut at Lambuth. ABOVE RIGHT — Mr. Eddleman, Christiana Beuhler, and Mark Webber in another scene from Death . BELOW — The Musical-Comedy, Lil ' Abner turned the Colo- nial Room into a Dinner Theatre.