Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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“Death” Play Tells ‘Who Done It’ In one of the main imagination sequences con- tained in the plot of Done to Death. Chris Reinhart as Da Boss ' offers Gloria ra .o any- thing she wants— Rio. Capri. Detroit, or ... . Liz Radakovieh asks Mark Reinhart where he did hide the homing device. One of the main characters in Done to Death, the last play of the school year, wrote her own resume of the play— the actor’s feelings. As I walked down the hall toward the make-up room. I saw a poster on the wall publicizing a play. The real- ization was sudden and shocking as I remembered my major role in that same play and that that moment marked the first time I realized the butterflies had nested in my stomach. Up until that moment. I hadn ' t really thought about the play being put on in front of an audience. I re- member feeling a strange sensation throughout my body (probably like that feeling called ’butterflies’). 1 proceeded to the make-up room where I found the committee ready to begin their work. On went the grease paint and then the real work began. Shadowing and highlighting com- bined together made the character 1 portrayed come to life. IK

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This year’s Review ' 75’ ” presents That’s Entertainment” was different than any other year’s review in that the performers were only members of the Thespian Society. Thespians could include a special talent or perform in specially written skits or in previously rehearsed Our Gang” sketches. The theme song used at the beginning and end of the review That’s Entertain- ment” was taken from a current movie of 1975 about old MGM musicals. The performers appeared in the over- ture and finale staged by Mr. Morrow, the Thespian Director. Sketches included the six Our Gang” sketches, a Marx Brothers sketch, a 1950 sketch written by Re- gina Hurst and a hilarious Edith Ann sketch performed by Sheree Sarko. Singers and pianists were also in- cluded in the two evening Revue. Pic- Edilh Ann, played by Sheree Sarko. sat propped at the auditorium stage ' s edge and gave what was commented afterwards as one of the funniest performances at the Revue. tures and projects from the art classes were on display in the lobby of the au- ditorium for viewing by the audience during intermission. That ' s Entertainment” was hosted by the Sesame Street puppets, Bert and Ernie— alias Chris Reinhart and Jack Oros. Their narration included sketches from Sesame Street and also some original ones written by Chris and Jack. Bert and Ernie invited guests such as the Cookie Monster to help them with their introductions. She looks like a boy drowning in a large coat, but really it ' s Gloria Vrazo, who portrayed the role of Harpo Marx. Gloria and the other mem- bers of the performance received a tremendous ovation at the end of the night.

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I entered the dressing room and put The cast of Doin’ to Death was as follows (left to right) How I: Student Director; Miekey Peters. John Stanton. Regina Hurst, Mark Re- inhart. Cindy Riser. Riek Bella. Director: Mrs. Kathryn Schmidt. Middle Row: Jack Oros Row 3: Li . Radakovich. Kalin Hawn. Sheree Sarko. Jim Waters. Mary Ann Pipta, Gloria Vrazo. Chris Reinhart. Row 4: Bill Cook. Mike Cloyd. Linda Jackson. Pete Dakieh. File east poses on the set that was to he an ex- act reproduction of an old house called ul- tures Vault . The effect of being a dilapidated house was achieved through a cobweb machine that uses rubber cement to make the sticky webs. on my costume. The next time I looked at the mirror, it wasn t my own reflection that stared hack, but that of mv character. That is when I began to feel the part I was soon to portray on stage. Sitting backstage seemed endless, waiting and watching for my turn to go on. Suddenly the stage lights flick- ered meaning there were three minutes left until eurtain. Those three minutes led way to the sound of the curtain rising and the first audible murmurs of the audience. The lights went on along w ith my cue. My stom- ach dropped about a mile and my hands clammed up. As I said my first line my worries vanished and every- thing was all right. I was no longer the person who saw that poster. Like magic, I was turned into the person in the play. The rest of my lines (the ones I’d rehearsed for the past 6 weeks) came like natural conversation. The first night of the play was over and as 1 felt the vibrations of the au- dience’s applause I knew my effort was worthwhile. Dismissing that thought from my head, 1 began to think— ' now for tomorrow night . . . Being made-up fur the part of the murdered Ja- son Summers is Jack Oros. I he knife was taped and the blood was really ketchup, contrary to the belief exemplified through John 3 assil s expression, (left) In a sequence mocking silent flints. Kathy Hawn sees the Monster (Bill Cook) as Pete Dakieh puls the words into her mouth, (right) 19