Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Dramatic Moments...Scenes Never ‘To Be Forgotten Sock and buskin brought tears and laughter to the Lipscomb stage as another year of major pro- ductions spotlighted life beyond the proscenium. Long hours of set construction in the Footlighter lab created a modern home, a simple homestead, and the throne room of an English castle from canvas, wooden skeletons, and paint. Backstage scenes from a play within the play, “The Torchbearers,” treated theatre audiences to a comical view of the play “‘behind” the play. Seri- ous moments were provided by Janet Turner, Larry Menefee, and Ron Pater as the “eternal tri- angle” in Eugene O’Neil’s “Beyond the Horizon.” The tragical story of a poet-king who lost his crown for the lack of moral strength was dra- matically portrayed by 1964 Toddy winner, Mike Finley, in the title role of “Richard II,” Lips- comb’s candle on Shakespeare’s 400th birthday cake. Professional characterizations by student amateurs lent the enchantment of drama to the- atre patrons creating a year of drama at Lipscomb which was long rembered by the audiences. THE VIEW of the stage hands from the cat walks high above the stage floor finds the rehearsal of the Kappa entry in the annual Forensic Tournament. A STUDY in silhouette found above the stage in the sound control room during dramatic performances. Needles move across the face of meters measuring the volume of sound in the auditorium beyond, and dials are adjusted to heighten the effects of drama at Lipscomb. » om » be 3

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AN IRATE duchess hurls words of hatred for Thomas Mobray, mut- derer of her husband, at his aged uncle, in Shakespeare’s Richard II. AN ANGRY father disdainfully listens to excuses of foolish youth in Eugene O’Neil’s masterpiece, “Beyond the Horizon.”

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THE SPRING campus came alive with the vivid impres- sion of Shakespeare’s famed historical play, ‘Richard II.” CHILLY FALL evenings find Lipscomb gathered around the blazing timbers of a pre-game bonfire to heighten the intense Greek club spirit for football. Night’s Enchantment Brings Mellowness To Campus Red skies fade into pink skies, fade into purple skies, fade into black skies. Stars twinkle... moon shines. . . luminaries glow. Music drifts lazily from atop Alumni ... perfume wafts from sweet-scented locust blossoms. Elongated shadows, hand in hand, creep stealthily over ground and sidewalks, suddenly lost in the mammoth obscurity of dusky trees where secret communications are transmitted from misty eyes to misty eyes in the magical moments after five. Seven o’clock .. . music fades . . . luminaries glare. Double shadows give way to a single shadow in blue uniform and white cap. Refuge is sought over milk- shakes, cokes, and banana splits in the student center and through “study” in the library. Beneath tables shaded hands still secretively clasp shaded hands, while 20 smiling eyes continue communicating secret messages to smiling eyes. Ten o'clock . . . double and single shadows form a conflux of silhouettes on the steps of Alumni. Dean Mack Wayne Craig leads the group in familiar hymns as surrounding nature becomes the house of worship. With closed eyes and open heart, each separate mind communicates only with God. ‘Now the Day is Over” . male and female voices mingle in a harmonious prayer of thanksgiving for the blessings of life. Shadows disintegrate into four distinct paths and disappear, but luminaries continue their gleaming vigil until dawn. Silence is broken only by the faint rustle of leaves and the soft footsteps of the single shadowy figure in blue uniform and white cap.