Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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“Play it again, Sam” Serving as the master of ceremonies for the spring pro- duction, Ken Crumpler offers light ban- ter and original music. “IT can’t decide” John (Joe Mayer) commiserates with other Runawe (Charlene Izquierdo) about the difficulty in making important phone calls which will influence their futures. 18 Drama “You're the runaway, Dad” In the climax of The Runaways, Linda Hawthorne (Susan Hanks) forces her father Mr. Hawthorne (Barry Cook) to face the awful truth of his negligence as a parent, as Mrs. Hawthorne (Kim Royal), Erica Hawthorne (Magie Ford) and Bill Jackson (Alan Schoolcraft) look on. “Oh, I just know he’s not coming!” In the spring production of Ladies of the Corridor Kim Christiana is upset by be- ing stood up for dinner. Becky Riddick attempts to comfort her with words of advice.

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The Stripper! In Autobody Painting, Wayne Camden sands down a °78 Ca- maro for a new paint job. Line ’em up. In Food Services, Vickie Peppers makes neat rows of cardboard lines for désserts. Hot sparks fly! Metal Fabrications stu- dent Ricky Wilmoth, practices his welding skills. Tech Center 17

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Relating It All Together rama focused on rela- tionships. The Runaways stressed relationships between teenagers and their parents. Plaza Suite dealt with the re- union of two high school lovers. These plays would not have reached the stage without the hard work and dedication of the stage managers, Tracey Math- ews and Scott McKnight. Tra- cey commented, “Working on play productions was something | had never done before and it sounded interesting.’ They con- trolled the elaborate lighting and the construction of the real- istic sets in the shows. They were helped by Neil Coffey and Alan Cox. The Runaways, the plight of “No, I can’t!” In act II of Plaza Suite Muriel (Susan Hanks) tries to resist giving into her feelings for Jesse (Trev Utz). She finally succumbs to Jesse’s trap of false concern over her troubled marriage with Larry. alienated teenagers, was the first play of the season, directed by Mr. John Mingus. It told the story of Linda Hawthorne (Su- san Hanks) a receptionist in the runaway house run by counsel- ors Bill Jackson (Alan School- craft) and Anne Allen (Barbie Busch). The runaways were portrayed by Becky Riddick, Cathy Cloud, Danny Ferguson, Kim Christiana, April Green, Kristi Walker, Joe Mayer, and Charlene Ezquierdo. Leann Cook and Sarah Garrett had roles as the girlfriend and the mother of one of the runaways. Linda Hawthorne’s ability is brought to it’s greatest test when her younger sister Erica (Margie Ford) leaves home and is picked up by a pimp, Mack (Ken Crumpler). She is rescued by two police officers, McGin- nis (Pat Carr), and Richards (Tony Taylor) and is brought to the runaway house where her separated parents, played by Barry Cook and Kirn Royal come to bring her home. In the confrontation that follows the family finally faced its prob- lems and we are forced to real- ize that any young person can become a runaway. In Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite Jesse Kiplinger, (Trev Utz) “a small town boy” has made it big in movie producing. While in New York from California on business, he decides to call his old, now married, high school Runaways. With a stroke of the brush. Cathy Cloud, Tony Taylor, Charlene Iz- quierdo and Scott McKnight put the finishing touches on the set of girlfriend, Muriel Tate (Susan Hanks). She rushes right over and falls starstruck into Jesse’s trap. Resisting at first, she tries to stay casual, but with the help of time and a few drinks, Muriel finally succumbs to Jesse. This act soon pushes her to show that she wants to be seduced as bad- ly as Jesse wants to seduce her. As they move to the bedroom, the lights go out. To bring these relationships to the stage the whole drama department had to work togeth- er. Drama centered on cooper- ative relationships on stage and back stage. “Try to understand ...” Bill Jack- son (Alan Schoolcraft) counsels Linda Hanks) concerning her runaway sister. Hawthorne (Susan Drama 19