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

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Fresh Faces Created A Polished Look Drama club growth combined new talents with experienced performers The play You Can ' t Take it With You was presented by New Haven High Shool ' s Drama Club on November 14 and 15 in the auditeria. I really en- joyed the play. It had good humor and I was impressed with the cast, stated ju- nior Debbie Rowland. This play was directed by teacher and drama coach, Matt Derby for his sec- ond year. I was pleased with the show. The cast and crew worked hard and I feel everyone enjoyed the show. It seemed at times that the show would never pull together. But after a little smoke and fire, the mental aspect of the show did. (And I ' m not referring to the fireworks of flare), commented Mr. Derby. The student director and Mr. Der- by ' s assistant was junior Angela Myers. I did things like prompting lines, orga- nizing props and crews, and helping make things run smoothly backstage during the performances. This year was somewhat of an experiment for me. Af- ter working two years with Mr. Eller, I was accustomed to the way things were to be run, but with a new director comes new techniques. Mr. Derby was fun to work with and I really enjoyed being his assistant. I hope to do it again, commented Ang Myers. The play was about a boy from a well- to-do business family who falls in love with a girl from an eccentric family. Each family has different perspectives on success and happiness which causes problems between them. The cast consisted of mostly juniors and seniors who have been four-year drama club members. I felt the play came together well in the end and overall, I feel everyone was happy with the final outcome. Everyone is looking forward to the next play and hopefully it will go off just as well, stated junior Dave Durm. — Kelley Koehlinger During a rather embarrassing moment, Alice Syc- While expressing their love for each other, Tony amore (Tracy Riffe) introduces her sweetheart Kirby (Dave Durm) and Alice Sycamore (Tracy Tony (Dave Durm), and his family, the Kirby ' s to Riffe) discuss their plans for the future to work her family, the Sycamores. things out so they can be together forever. 3| Fall Play 18

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Seniors Debbie Wilson, Kim Emerick, Brenda Renninger, and Citta Wittenbecher, are excited as they get ready for their French Club field trip to Indianapolis. Senior Niko Palusuo samples the American school lunch. Niko commented, I really enjoy American food compared to my Finnish food. photo by Cindy Penrod Americans have many strange or weird customs, but when you are here, you under - stand why. Back in Finland I thought differ- ently. Seeing is believing! — Niko Palusuo photo by Cindy Penrod Senior Citta Wittenbecher takes time out of her study hall to smile for the camera. Her study hall was important because she attended many time- consuming after school activities. 3 Foreign Exchange Students 17

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As the Sycamores (Roger Shuman and )enni Teter) and Mr. Hirling (Ryan Sturm) get ready for dinner, they are interrupted by Gay (Missy Jack- son) who has had a little too much to drink. The play was very enjoyable because of the marvelous acting that portrayed through the charac- ters and to the audi- ence. It was an excel- lent play. — Amy Schrader While listening to another family discussion, Es- sie Carmichaels (Kim Teter) does one of her many exercises hoping to someday become a profes- sional dancer. Before performing on opening night, Luci Hane- feld (Mrs. Kirby) and Bill Rowland, (Mr. Depinna) show their team effort by helping each other put on makeup backstage. 3 Fall Play 19 C