Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Sports John Flavell FOOTBALL is one of the favorite spectator sports at MSU. We are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. INTRAMURAL sports are a project of all the Greek organizations as well as other organized teams. Delta Tau Delta proved to be a strong contender in this year's tug-of-war games. CROSS COUNTRY .............. 148 TENNIS ....................... 150 CHEERLEADERS ............... 154 SOCCER ...................... 156 FOOTBALL .................... 160 TRAINERS .................... 166 BASKETBALL .................. 168 SUPERSTITIONS ............... 178 SWIMMING .................... 18o VOLLEYBALL .................. 182 GOLF ........................ 186 SOFTBALL .................... 188 BASEBALL .................... 192 ATHLETIC BANQUET ........... 196 CLUB SPORTS ................. 198 INTRAMURALS ....... L .......... 204

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One of Kentucky's largest theatrical pro- -uctions is the Stephen Foster Story. An -utdoor musical drama, the SFS is adapted rom Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Paul reen's play about the life and career of merican songwriter Stephen Foster. It is resented each summer tMay through -eptembert in Bardstown, Kentucky, and as been running for twenty-seven years. Several Morehead State University tudents have performed in the Stephen Toster Story in past years. Torn Stafford, a enior music performance major from amp Dix, Kentucky, has been a cast ember of the production for two seasons. tafford feels that any musician even 31w m i . ml- MIIII MI... slightly interested in outdoor theatre would gain invaluable experience working with the Stephen Foster Story. Cast members are classed in several categories. These categories are based on the ability of the members and include: Usinger-dancer, with the emphasis on the individual's primary singing talent; actor- singer, here, the person's acting ability is emphasized, and so on. The Stephen Foster Story, while not na- tionally recognized on a grand scale, is nonetheless one of the most reputable off- Broadway productions in the eastern United States, and this fine reputation continues to grow with each successful A STANDING OVATION most appropriately suc- ceeds the performance of the state song HMy Old Kentucky Home performance. which closes the evening's season. In the summer of '85, the central- Kentucky based musical production toured the country of Japan. The tour included performances in three theaters in Tokyo, one in Osaka, and one in Nara. The group finished with a nationally televised promo- tional performance in Okinawa. This tour was extraordinary in that the Stephen Foster Story was the first outdoor theater group to tour the Orient, and the tour was the largest conducted by an outdoor pro- duction group anywhere. It was sponsored in part by Kentucky Fried Chicken of Japan, Jun Productions of Japan, and the McCann-Erickson Company. Stafford said that the group had never really toured anywhere before, largely because the sets used in the show are per- manently fixed. The drama company that worked with the Stephen Foster Story in Japan this summer furnished the backdrops, etc., for the group. Stafford said that he felt the strongest asset of the show was and is the music. uThe musical experience is great. You never really grow tired of Stephen Foster songs, he said. Its fun music. By SHIRLEY SMlTH ASTONISHMENT grips the faces of the Pittsburg townspeople as Mr. Igoe pierces a tamborine. Among them are MSU representatives Tom Stafford, Jeff Caswell, Rhea Spicer, Wayne Cusic, Latoye Montgomery, Joanne Keenan, and Stanton Garr Stephen F ostev .

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