Morton High School - Top Hat Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Tony Maddox and John Swanson Terry Dunne, Tony Maddox, and John Swanson PLAY OPENS Sophie Raushmeyer .. Terry Dunne Nornnon Cornell .... John Swanson Andy Hoborr . Tony Maddox All the long hours spenr memorizing lines and agonizing rehearsals surely paid off os Morron ' s Dromo Deportment presented its first ploy of the season, Star Spangled Girl . A total of 15 people tried our for the three ports available in the ploy. Director Mr. Donn Edwards finally selected seniors Terry Dunne, Tony Maddox, and John Swanson for the roles. Having been in o number of productions before, the long rehearsals were nothing new for Maddox and Swanson. However, being a first rime performer, the three to four hour after school rehearsals were a new experience for Dunne. NEW SEASON The Neil Simon three act play is set in the late I960 ' s near San Francisco Day. Andy and Norman, both intellects in their own rights, share a studio apartment from where they publish their radical protest magazine called ' ' Fallout. All goes well until Sophie, a patriotic young lady moves into the apartment next door, nor knowing what she may be getting herself into. Problems arise when Norman falls in love with Sophia and Sophia foils in love with Andy. In the end, of course, oil turns our for the best, and a happy ending is enjoyed by all. ' ' The hard work and long hours involved in the play really built my confidence and self-esteem, stated Terry Dunne. 24-Plays

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CARDEMON COMES TO LIFE CAUTION CHILDREN Where do you go ro see and meer o Tollsing comeP Donkey? Horses? Dogs? No, you did nor hove ro go ro rhe zoo ro meer rhese and many more wonderful chorocrers. The secrer was ro buy o richer and warch rhe cosr of 25 Morron High School srudenrs recreore rhe childrens phy, ' People ond Robbers of Cordemon Town This year ' s annual childrens pby I was broughr ro life in o small rown I colled Cordemon. In Cordemon, rhe I sun was always shining ond rhe B people did nor have ony rroubles 5 until rhey mer up with rhree I robbers ond o lion, who enjoyed I making rrouble for rhe people in rhe rown. Alrhough Morron High School has been produang annual productions of childrens ploys for 15 years this was only rhe fourth year rhor morinees hove been performed during rhe school day. The school day morinees enable elemenrory school children ro roke field rrips. In oddirion ro rhe morinees for children, rwo evening performances were provided for rhe enrerroinmenr of bre nighr viewers. Alrhough orher area high schools roke port in childrens pbys, I feel rhor Morron is rhe only school wirh o major production of o chibrens pby which involves multiple shows ond field trips stored Mr. Sranby Elgas, pby director. Plays 23

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