Monroe High School - M Book Yearbook (Monroe, WI)

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Romance and Magic Combine to Create a Midsummer-night-a time for lovers, a time for fairies, a time for absolute confusion. The action of “A Midsummer Night's Dream suspended reality, and, amidst the confusion, one discovered that perhaps it was the imagination itself that caused the suspension of reality. The play began on solid earth, but once the moon came up, the woods near Athens became the fairies domain. Full of magic and laughter, the play had three different plot lines. One involved two couples entwined in a love triangle. Demetrius (John Kopp) and Lysander (Kent Abbey) both wanted Hermia (Chris Vance), while Helena (Mary Seward) loved Demetrius. Because of the intervention of the fairies, the triangle changed, and both men fell frantically in love with Helena. It took more intervention to straighten the couples out. The second plot had an argument between Titania (Julie Weidman) and Oberon (Bob Maddix), the king and queen of the fairies. To force her to do his bidding, Oberon put a spell on Titania, making her fall in love with the next living creature seen upon awakening. What she saw was Bottom (Alfred Cerbins), a common laborer who was practicing a play in the forest and who had been changed into an ass by Puck (Kris Bohren), Oberon's mischievous page. Bottom was involved in the third plot line; the casting, rehearsing, and performance of the comical tragedy of Py-ramus (Alfred Cerbins) and Thisbe (Bob Krahenbuhl) for the wedding day of Theseus, the King of Athens (Dave Place) and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazon (Kris Falk). Performances were given three nights in the Lecture Hall rather than in the junior high auditorium as done in years before. CLOCKWISE, UPPER LEFT: Kris Bohren watches as Julie Weidman falls in love with Alfred Cerbins. The cast, FRONT ROW: J. Weidman, C. Weidman, A. Scott, K. Bohren, R. Anderson, M. Seward, L. Neuenschwander. SECOND ROW: M. Allen, J. Smith, B. Maddix. T. Mulhall. t. MaCardle, K. Falk, C. Vance, S. Hennager, T. Lehmann. THIRD ROW: ). Sulzer, J. Ott, K. Abbey, |. Kopp, A. Cerbins, D. Jones, D. Place, T. Santiago. B. Krahenbuhl. The directors. Brad Holtman and Candice Dexheimer, prepare for rehearsal. Sue Hennager, Dave Place. Kris Falk and Renee Anderson strike a classic pose. Bob Maddix with his friends: Annette Scott, Janet Smith, Julie Weidman, Lisa McArdle, and Mary Allen. Lu Neuenschwander, Dan Jones, Alfred Cerbins, Tim Lehmann, Bob Krahenbuhl and Tom Muhall rehearse their play in the woods. Kris Bohren and Bob Maddix smile after a performance. John Kopp and Kent Abbey struggle over Chris Vance as Mary Seward begs for John's love. 14

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 Knights in White Satin After dinner and pictures at home, couples began to arrive at a romantic medieval castle setting. The royal throne seated King Dennis Whitney and Queen Aleta Hannes. A knight in armor stood at the draw bridge entrance, and a horseman rode past on a rearing steed. At 10:00 the Grand March began to the theme song Knights in White Satin. Parents and spectators were dismissed and the couples danced until midnight to the music of the Dave Tasse band. Post Prom, held at St. Victors gym and featuring a disc jockey from WXXO, lasted from 12:30 until 3:00. From there, most couples went to breakfast. King Dennis and Queen Aleta sponsored a breakfast for all juniors and their dates. 16