McCluer North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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- Peanuts gang comes alive in MN’s little theater For six nights in November the Pea- nuts gang came alive on the McCluer North stage. “You're a Good Man Charlie Brown”, was written by Charles M. Schulz and presented by over fifty tal- ented students. Chuck Larkin, super- vised by Larry Marsh, directed a six man combo that provided all the music from the original off-Broadway play. There were numerous other commit- tees such as Publicity, Make-Up, and Stage Crew. Mrs. Billie Teneau, the Drama Director, commented that all students were encouraged to try out. Surprisingly enough only two of the casted performers were Thespians. The other six performers were appearing on stage for their first time. From the beginning of the play there was a never ending supply of cartoon quips and the familiar antics of the Pea- nuts Gang. Mrs. Teneau tried to por- tray the characters as real people and draw away from the cartoon stereo- types. The continuing jokes and great per- formances by the actors and musicians 1 alike made the play the great success that it was. The best moment for the luckless Charlie Brown is when the cast sings “You're a Good Man Charlie Brown” for the opening number. Writing a book report on Peter Rabbit is a big problem for Lucy (Karol Richter) and Charlie Brown, (Rick Orr). Fall Play 25

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Typical sybling rivalry is displayed in Act 2 by Anthony Clemens’ and Sandra Boyd. In Act 1, Sandra Boyd as Lucy and Gary Bonkoski as Schroeder perform in Lucy's roman- tic scene. Sihyagneerscanal ly Bh ey iib shinier cele

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bis ie a “ey: 5 ‘3 2 ES we ti SS - 4 Above: Karol Richter and Eric Williams from Bar and Ger. Sue Rabbitt from Sorry Wrong Number. Below: Anita Bodenschatz, Connie Tucker, Lau- rie Fletcher, Linda Kuechler, Janice Cox and Shari Nelson from When Shakespeare’s La- dies Meet. Aaron Smith and Cathy Moser from Ledge, Led- ger, Legend. Jim Nuenebel and Mike Agnew from The Zoo Story. 26 Winter One Acts ‘ , ights! Cameral Best Actor. Best supporting role. Best cameo appearance.’’ The Acade- my Awards, right? Well, it wasn't the Oscars , but on January 17 these honors were an- nounced and awarded to performers of MN's Winter One Acts. These plays were special to North for a number of reasons. Not only were one act per- formed only every other year, but un- like any other productions, they were selected, cast, and directed by stu- dents. They were also the only produc- tions for which awards were given. Three nights of three scenes were presented, and each night the best play was chosen by a panel of three faculty judges. “It was hard to pick a best play,’’ stated Mike Thacker, judge on January 15. ‘The plays were each so different — it was like picking between apples and oranges.” The three chosen plays were then reperformed on the fourth night, January 17, once again before three more judges. On that last night, after the third scene was performed, everyone ner- vously awaited the final decision — which play won? But before this was announced, hon- ors and first place awards were given to individual performers. Each night, be- sides being judged by three faculty members, the audience voted on best a + « I ,