Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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Vhde the Mock Turtle (Leslie Bickel) looks on. the wide-eyed Dutchess Jennifer Fuller) sights another moral The Dutchess confused everyone throughout the play by reciting these annoying principles Talking to Christina Belframe. • charge of cur tains, Katie Kyle, n charge of lights, listens for her cue Katie was one of many dedicated backstage crew members who helped make Alice In Wonderland run smoothly The Gardener (Curtis Swinehart) revives the withering daises from their saddened state. Curtis played one of three gardeners who partici- pated in this show. FASCINATING FACTS 1. The student director was Troy Comstock. 2. The play went to con- test at Century Center, sponsored by Thespian In- ternational. , ' This was Jennifer Grimm ' s tenth play 4. Seven people in this play were inducted to the Thespians as freshmen. 5 Damon Sincovlcs (the caterpillar) was green for two days following the play. 6. Amy Jojo ripped her frog tights on a log. 7. Forty-four hours of hard practice went into this play. 8. Jennifer Grimm (Al- ice) ripped her apron com- ing down the rabbit-hole. 9. There were five ushers at the play. 10. Tickets were $2.00 for adults. $1.50 for children (Si. 00 with a colored pic- ture). Wonderland Student Li t 21

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Jennifer Grimm Stars As Alice In onderland m The students of Mishawaka High School put on the chil- dren ' s play Alice in Wonderland this year during October 1st through 3rd. Some of the star scenes in- cluded Humpty Dumpty (Troy Gill), and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum (Jeff Maggioli and George Verongos). Their silly poems and wild outfits en- tertained the audience through- out the scene. An excellent performance was given by all members of the play, even after considering the limited resources the crew had. The interpretation of the play was difficult, according to Troy Comstock. The school did not have the equipment to be able to reproduce the entire play, so Mr. McSorely and Troy had to decide which scenes would be most effective and somewhat simple to act out. The cast performed this difficult play expertly. Afterwards, the cast members retired to the cafeteria to sign autographs for the younger chil- dren. The kids enjoyed meeting the characters up close, and had a good time talking with them. All in all, the play went very well, raised money, and put on a good show for the children of the community. by Jill Taraskiewicz Co-Editor-in-Chief Humpty-Dumpty (Troy Gill) tries to confuse Alice by badgering her with questions. Troy was supported by his many friends who came to his open- ing performance. Reciting The Walrus and The Car- penter to Alice (Jennifer Grimm), Tweedle Dee (Jeff Magioli) stops to remember the next verse. The wild costumes of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum added a bit of excite- ment to their act. 20 Wonderland Student Life After the play the White Rabbit (Kim Koczan) volunteers her time to signing autographs for eager children The play was performed during daytime hours so that children were able to attend.

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Good Ratings Are Given For Up The Down taircase 9? The all-school play Up The Down Staircase hit close to home for most students by relat- ing to school. The main purpose of the play was to portray actual classroom life. Sylvia Barrett (Laura Musser) was the ' rookie ' teach- er struggling to keep up with all the paperwork and still make an impression upon her students. Miss Barrett ' s biggest obstacle was trying to reach a rebellious student, Joe Ferone (Damon Sinkovics). This was an actual- ity in many classrooms this year. Tribulations teachers faced in- cluding stress from administra- tors and keeping up with a heavy flow of paperwork, Miss Barrett also experienced in this true-to-life play. According to many people, the funniest part of the play was when Matt Newland and Amy JoJo conspired together back stage to adlib their own bit of humor into one of the scenes. Amy started bothering Matt and he decided to get her away by pulling a knife on her. This went over well with the audi- ence. Many exceptional acting abili- ties were shown in Up The Down Staircase. Several of the actors and actresses were expe- rienced in stage performance and pulled together to make the play a great success. by Jennifer Swanberg Co-Editor-in-Chief Mrs. Finch (Michelle Baker) instructs the faculty with the daily announce- ments. Mrs. Finch appeared frequently throughout the play adding bits of information to the plot- Nervously awaiting the completion of his make up by Kara Hamilton, Edward Williams (Matt Newland) prepares for opening night The ap- plication of his make up took ap- proximately 45 minutes. 22 Staircase Student Life The cast of Up The Down Staircase is proud of their excellent performance. There were 70 persons involved in the production of the play, including cast and crew.