New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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BABS METZGER AND Rick Yingling dis- cuss the things that five year olds often wonder about as Patty and Linus do. THE CAST SPENDS time before the per- SENIOR LORI FEDELE, in her Lu-Lu cos- formance doing important things like tume, studies her lines before her final studying lines, putting on make-up and per- musical performance at NHHS. fecting their costumes. 24 — The Musical Charlie Brown

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BRI LPER (Mr. Kraler) s at the table while plaining to the oth- s the outside situa- DIANA AND SENIOR Kevin Basset (Mr. Drussel) discuss char- acter motivation after the play. ing hosted the largest attendance. Once again, as in the previous two presentations, the show was a success. The event now was beginning to seem routine. However, there still was much excitement filling the cast mem- bers back stage — for every night is a different audience. Following the play, Lori Fedele (Mrs. Frank) hosted a cast party. One can imagine the things were talked and joked about, such as the scene where Rik Yingling (Peter) spent a period of time on stage with his zipper in the down position! Or how the cat managed to get his head stuck in a box stealing most of the audiences atten- tion, not to mention losing the first cat (they went through three) at the dress rehearsal and not finding it until open- ing night! But everyone knows the mix-ups such as these are what makes the plays something to remember. Director Dennis Eller concluded, The people who saw the play were very moved by it. Many commented that this was the first time they had seen it performed. Second, they thor- oughly enjoyed it. All the cast members agree that The Diary of Anne Frank was surely one of the most meaningful plays they have ever done. Plays— 23

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A musical Snoopy could be proud of Bulldog Style. The musical for this year, You ' re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, was a great success for everyone in it and everyone who saw it. Mr. Dennis Eller, the direc- tor, was pleased with the production, as were most of the actors and actresses. It ' ll all come together if Babs does not screw up, joked junior Rik Yingling just before opening night. Beth Behrendt, the little red-headed girl, commented, I think it ' s neat to be a part of this show!! This musical was definitely a comedy but Leslie Wood ' s (Lucy) singing was a serious success. The mixture of her songs and Joel Reed ' s dancing was the high- light of the show. Joel Reed added a new dimension to the Snoopy character. Charlie Brown was brought to life by senior Mike McKinley, who displayed good singing in the anticipated fly the kite scene. The music is, of course, very impor- tant in a musical play. Gary Stroh, Cla- rence Boyd, and Leslie Bilik made up the orchestra for the music performed by the cast and the NHHS Concert Choir, which had a small part in the opening scene. For the seniors, this last musical per- formance was surely a success. Gary Stroh, Babs Metzger, Joel Reed, and Lori Fedele were honored by Mr. Eller at the end of the final performance. JOEL REED PORTRAYED Snoopy as the analytical fuzzy face with various comments, usually humorous, in a way only our student council president could. Charlie Brown the Musical — 25