LeTourneau University - Pioneer Yearbook (Longview, TX)

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Another excellent performance was given by: Denise Taylor, Bill Leck, Steve Love, Cecelia Miller, Jim Sutton, and Marlin Danielsen. Norman Corwin’s play ‘“‘The Rivalry’’ was performed in March by eleven LeTourneau students. It was the first major play directed, produced, and performed, on campus, by LeTourneau College students and faculty. The dramatic and historical play presented events during the Lincoln-Douglas debates, which took place in Illinois in the summer of 1858. Meaningful conversations, humorous excerpts, and a solemn but challenging speech left the audience with much to reflect on. The play was staged in the old Chapel, which lent itself nicely as the typical meeting house of that time period. Direction and production were handled by Dr. Sprague and Mr. Gilbert. Pete McMillan assisted in the technical area. There were two separate performances and casts of characters. The three main characters were: Abraham Lincoln played by Jim Thomson and Steve Love; Stephen Douglas played by Jim Sutton both nights; and Adele Douglas, played by Sharon Newman and Cecelia Miller. Minor characters were played by: Chery! Owen, Denise Taylor, Pete McMillan, Bill Leck, David Peet, and Marlin Danielsen. The play was looked on as only the beginning of what could become a yearly tradition. The actors and actresses said they felt the play had been a learning experience for them, as well as having been enjoyable. Once during the play Mr. Douglas found himself on the receiving end of a lecture given to him by Mrs. Douglas, played by Sharon Newman. 101

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i THE RIVALRY Steve Love's stature added a realistic quality to his portrayal of the austere personality of Abraham Lincoln. Poignant speeches between Lincoln and Douglas, po rtrayed by Jim Thomson and Jim Sutton, constituted most of the play. ee Right: Pete McMillan, Sharon Newman, Jim Sutton, Jim Thomson, Cheryl Owen, and David Peet gave an almost faultless performance.

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