Midlothian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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ONIA SANBORN, WHO PLAYED ELIZABETH WOO- DLING, RELAXED before the show with Fandango dancer Kristen Smeltzer. r BS EN RUMSON (SEAN MCGLYNN) LISTENED TO SOME ADVICE from the General Store owner, Salem (David Denson). “T think that the audience really enjoyed the colorful characters and corny lines.” — Jill Cartwright ’90 “Tonia (Elizabeth) was AWESOME as usual! — Greg Gielser ’89 “It was kind of racy. I counted eight bad words.” — Cristy Schaefer ’90 “It seemed to me that they were all just playing around; you know, putting on an act. I didn’t want to make a scene, so I didn’t say any thing.” — Eric Costello ’89 “T liked the Mormon family. They were highly amusing.” — Brandy Singleton ’92 “After having done Equus, I’m glad to see that they are doing a play suitable for minors.” — Rick Gray “Jill (Cherry) is a good kisser.” — Todd King (Jake) ’89 ACADEMICS Patut Your Wagon 25

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he production of Lerner and Loewe’s Paint Your Wagon by the Music and Drama Departments presented an entertaining slice of California-Gold-Rush-Life. The story unfolded when. gold’ miner Ben Rumson (played.by Sean McGlynn), discovered gold and established Rumson: Town, a boom town with a growing ek lation of miners: The male-female ratio was still too high until Jake (Todd King), who had continually promised to “build the gol’ durndest music hall Californy ever saw,” import- ed a troupe of fandango dancers, headed by his girlfriend Cherry (Jill. Cartwright). - But the boom didn’t last for- ever, and when the gold started to run out, t he miners moved on. Rumson’s first boBlas was ie presence of his 18-year-old daugh- — ter Jennifer (Leanne Gonzalez), the only female in the town. While Ben insisted that she was only a child, the other miners recognized — Ben debated on whether or not to ‘move on, and realized that he must follow his dreams and keep searching for gold. her as a woman, and Jennifer her- “Th self fell in love with the proud but ““W honest Mexican, Julio (Wayne the Blankenship). Then a Mormon family came ve town: Jacob: (David Harrington) and his two bickering wives, Sarah (Jennifer Thompson) Elizabeth (Tonia Sanborn). miners objected to Jacob’s having a “rected the owl numbers. two wives and persuaded him to auction off Elizabeth. mii ULIO (WAYNE BLANKEN- SHIP) PAUSED FOR A MO- MENT before beginning his song, “I Talk to the Trees.” Es IKE MOONEY (MIKE BOLLAR) J” AND SANDY TWIST (COLBY SMITH) WERE SHOCKED by the newcomer’s bid for Rumson’s wife, Elizabeth. ACADEMICS Patut Your Wagou 24

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ISICS COMPETITOR JILL RIGHT SEEKS THE TANCE of Senior members ankenship and Eddie Cho. hed information for her Girls’ Original Oratory. SOPHOMORE MILISA TURBE- VILLE CONSULTS freshman debater Brandy Singleton regarding the pro- nunciation of a puzzling word. Be- cause their membership was small, the debate team grew to be a group of close friends. SOPHOMORE DEBATER ELIZA- BETH CARTWRIGHT PREPARES HER CONCLUDING ARGUMENT be- fore the district meet. The debate team placed second in the district competition. ACADEMICS FORENSICS DEBATE QO: ¥