North High School - Tower Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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usic, Drama Departments provide school with 3 productions early in ear By mid-September, teachers and students alike were getting back in the routine ofa school year. Everyone's spirit seemed to need a lift, and this was pro- vided by the Music Department. Work- ing hard in the short time they had, the department's three main performing groups each came up with their own por- tion of a show. The 3 for 51 concert was born. The Madtigals performed Revival, Music Theatre did a produc- tion of the Broadway hit They're Play- ing Our Songf' and the Nocturnes, do- ing a take-off of the hit movie Urban Cowboy, countered with Suburban Cowgirl. The Drama Department was also preparing a show during this time. After having only three weeks to get it all together, students came out with their first production of the year, the melodrama The Drunkard. This pro- duction, made especially enjoyable tion which went as far as throwing pop- corn at the villain, was so successful that an encore performance was scheduled for mid-January. Although complicated by competing with a football game on opening night, the Drama Departments second produc- tion, Dracula, was a success. The story dealt with a vampire named Dracula and his nemisis, Professor Van Helsing. Good eventually won, and Dracula died with a stake driven into his heart. Special effects were an important part of this production, which utilized torches for lighting, flash pots which allowed Dracula to disappear, and a large bat which emerged for an across-the-stage flight. Drama students learned a valuable lesson while working on these produc- tions, according to Drama teacher Kim Ledford. ln the words of Socrates, they learned to know thyself. through the use of audience participa- Portraying the heroine, Gina Moore, looks dismayed after her sweetheart deserts her. ,f ,A ,Q-am., 1.5 'V , i .v :ff at 1 N 'U- ' A l il 1' 4 P xv' . -mc ..'.,f,3v '1 :Bm fm X Lfism , 3, f 9 i fam i' v F515 X if ,ig 5 a 4 ' -'A L -5 as- g' 5 t it 1' 5 if 9 5 1 . ,n ' L ' ' fa an., x , ,Z ,T ff Performing in the skit Revival, Lanelda Smetana, sr. ,john Moore, jr., and Kirsten Busey, sr., participate in the musical production 3 for Sl. Playing the part of Dracula, Mark Hatch, jr., and Andy Coss, playing the part of Renfield, do a scene from tht drama presentation of Dracula. i1r16t?z Fine Arts Fall Productions

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Drama, Music Departments present all-school musical 'Guys and Dolls' Two notorious gamblers named Nathan Detroit and Skye Masterson were portrayed by joe Becker, sr., and Kirk Mardock, in the all-school musical Guys and Dolls. Guys and Dolls follows the love lives of these two as Nathan becomes romantically involved with Adelaide, a hotboxer, who is played by Gaylene Smith, sr. Meanwhile, Nathan's drink- ing buddy, Skye is after the love of Miss Sarah, a Salvation Army missionary, played by Kathy Ellis, soph. Special arrangements were worked out so that the pit orchestra could have one hour together to practice the music as a group. Both the music and aft depart- ments began preparing for the musical early in the month of October. Rehear: sals were held nearly every evening after school, with many of them lasting until late at night. ' Performances were held on November 23, 24, and 25, with one Sunday matinee. Each performance played to an audience of nearly 200. In an attempt to promote the musical, juniors Gina Moore and Greg Orth were chosen as the special Guy and Doll, an honor that included a night out in a chauffeured limousine. A total of over 120 students were involved in the pro- duction. The play hrought zz lot of talented people together, heeuure of all the hours of hard ulorh and good timer. The curt putty was fzuturtzef ruzd student three- tor Cheryl Bluchwed, rr. Resident derelict Aaron Brown, jr., lies in a drunken stupor as jeff Dary, jr., casually walks by. Anxious gamblers survey their tip sheets and make last minute changes before betting. -A4812 Guys and Dolls