Meredith College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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Rodgers and Hammerstein ' s IpIow .ipnnu West DreDares for the staqe of The Below: Jenny West prepares for the stage of Sound of Music. Right: Tales of the Jazz Age performers rest after rehearsal. Above: The Shrew Crew taking a five minute break between scenes. Above Right: Liz Braganza played a convincing baroness. Right: Bianca gets a lesson from musician in Taming of the Shrew. ' TALES or the JAZZ AGE 22 Student Life WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

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Fun in the Sun On April 20, 1986, the island and ampitheater at Meredith was transformed into The Celebration of the Year! You celebrated the annual Spring Fling and, this year, you had it Mardi Gras style. Bright yellow, purple, green, and orange beads decorated Meredith women and their guests. The warm day perfect for eating yogurt, throwing frisbees, and canoeing. Blankets covered the island as you sat and listened or got up and danced to entertainment provided by Fat Amnion ' s Band and The Fabulous Waller Family. It was a Sunday afternoon of fun in the sun for you and your friends! Student Life

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t Ulllllll I PCKTCCMS Nineteen eighty-five eighty six was a productive year for the Meredith Performs program. A lot of enthusiasm was put into the extensive undertakings of staff and students. The season got off to a magnificient start with The Sound of Music. This familiar musical was one of the more elaborate productions Meredith has ever done, according to John Creah from the drama department. Lots of backstage work and a large cast made this musical a difficult one to produce. Many people helped pull the show together for its smooth success. In keeping with its unofficial tradition of producing an unusual and unique performance every February, the Meredith Performs introduced Tales of the Jazz Age. This theater piece was created at Meredith and made its debut on February 7th. Legands such as Zelda Fitzgerald (Lisa Robie), Gertrude Stein (Dawn Hutchins), and Isadora Duncan (Carrie Schmidt), came alive on the Meredith stage to recreate the atmosphere and emotion of the lost generation. Set in the roaring 20 ' s, this dramatic production was interesting and enjoyable. Following Tales of the Jazz Age, the dramatic angels took on another challenge. This challenge was the production of William Shakespeare ' s Taming of the Shrew with an all female cast. This idea was adapted from the knowledge that Shakespeare ' s plays were usually put on by all male actors. Meredith decided that the play should involve as many students as possible so the single sex cast idea was adopted and was switched in gen H er. Many thought that this kind of show would reflect the Meredith creativity and also reveal the outdated, sexist views the play presents and make many of them amusing to the audience. Meredith Performs has enjoyed a busy and productive year and will surely continue to bring great performances to the public and especially to Meredith students. Left: Elizabeth Aycock is not quite ready for the abbey yet. Left: Mary Claudia Mason developed that sweet and innocent look for her role. Above: Tennis shoes are habit forming! Student Life 23