North High School - Tower Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Angered over Elwood's free-spirited attitude toward everything, Lanette Kirkpatrick turns away from her brother. Her daughter, played by Michelle Dial, comforts her. S ChLu'nley's Resr intern Duane Wilson, played by Trey Harris, attempts to gain infor- mation to the whereabouts of Elwood. He questions the Dowd family lawyetjudge Omar Gaffney, played by Bryan Buehler. Fall Productions 1 C' l' s 4 . L 5 f sfit ., f - Q S V , ? ,'g,ZfgLg7 --t' f 'V 7' 'ff VN Mi i' 5-F5 1iS1ZiR'- . A 1 .1 :ss t Q 1 , c ,A .. . ff,s'f1,g:i::w 4 seg, X wv lise gaalwrws' Mfrs.-'N X Qs,'f1iet,,gs 1 - -P-br ,Q 3 f 5, 'sg sgwu - w gagslgis i , 32g i5fg:ig.:5fjXjf' Ki - k at 3 , ' 1 . V. I atrlc - N. QQ gy . rFi3TiX5IQ5XF23i55S J , ts ,Sify?sq-i:svQ4fg?1vx 3516 C 0 C K scam. ., W, twwty-.W .6 f. s -MM, vLsc,,,.s,.- f.- X 1 we X l X C tt N Mccffia M, l . if 33,3 XT H t ' ' i A 4+ - . . l in fx Mm .f.,yw. t 2 R' ff ICY 211'l'1S misty abyss- 4 lf? Dc gif ish 'U 5kffbiifE5'Q5i5i5l17SVlWli5.lf-SS.-Q -if fcggxsfxcs 44523 Reg It gc- kgyzf Q - ,M . ewey 5 M f 5 WM N tawwmr 5 :VE l 4 Ytsvgwwyeix 3 eww Malin Q an Bett s SW Buehler x' ilhams Q QE blfgqkxv QQ ,fy e c . C t eg? 5 5 Ao Sf xftiwie ' e Ssfgxaiy 4' xg kifxy 5 sw is 5931 esgqgggsz Rows gs J SN ,559 we c K bs A 514 0. QQ- vf A54 xyt X .Q J

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Music tills the .nitliroriuin as Concert Chor.1le sings during the lirsi lfrill Coiitert. Ct-ncerr Chorale sings at spiritual song txilletl Hold On , it txippellii. Y ll I .I war- X V. l i , Q J ,J X l V K' Y F Y A At the Fall Concert the sophomore members of the Nocturnes sing and dance to a popular hit by Diana Ross called Why Do Fools Fall In Love? During the Orchestra Concert, Ron Brammer takes a quick glance at the director for his cue to play. The program was performed by String Orchestra members. Fall Productions

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4 . gy. f. ..: K5 tix.: Le 1 2 Over six hundred students attend C 7 special assembly performance of After a brief cancellation that occurred shortly after production began, the Drama, Department was able to pick up the pieces when the cancellation was lifted and present the comedy Harvey on November 16, 17. Wlritten by Mary Chase, Harvey told the story of Elwood P. Dowd, a pleasant forty- seven year-old man, played by David East, whose best friend was an invisible six-foot white rabbit named Harvey. Lanette Kirkpatrick played Elwood's sister, Veta Louise Simmons. She tried to commit Elwood to an institution, but in- stead ended up being-mistaken as the pa- tient who befriends Harvey and is locked up in Elwood's place. Soon there is a frantic search to find Elwood and place him in the institute to in- ject him with Formula 977, a serum developed by world renouned doctor of psychiatry Dr. Willis Chumley, played by Robby Pogue, that rids. psychiatric patients of hallucinations and brings them back to reality, thus turning them into the normal everyday person who must find fault and express negative criticism toward everything. The problem? Should Veta let Dr. Chumley give Elwood the injection and live the rest of het life with a fault finding man,or let Elwood remain the way he is, a nice harmless individual? Harvey was not just a play about a man and the situations that arise because he shares a relationship with an imaginary six- foot white rabbit, it was also a play that had a message to relay to the audience. A message about morals and more important- ly, human values. Following the final performance on November 16, it was decided by director Charles Fischer and the students involved in the production to hold a special assembly performance of the play. The last time the' Drama' Department had an assembly per- formance for the student body was many years ago, but due to the lack of attendance during evening presentations and produc- tion costs, a December 1 assembly was held. It was also decided that if the show went well more assembly performances would be considered for the student body. The play was originally over an hour long and to fit it into third hour period a lot of cutting and editing had to be done. By striking out parts of dialogue, scenes, and set changes, the cast and crew of Harvey were able to cut twenty minutes from the original script. At curtain time, over six hundred students had paid to see Harvey. It felt really good to ree a maforzty of the reatr filled hy North Hzgh rtadentr, raid Lanette Kzrhpatneh, jemale lead Once they raw what we are capahle of I hope they wzll come to ree more produc- tions. 1 A 1 i I E I Realizing that the mistake of placing Veta Simmons in the institution was not the fault of his aide, Robby Pogue tells his assistant Dr. Lyman Sanderson, played by Skip Dewey, that he has reconsidered his decision of terminating his employment. Perfomers take advantage of every spare moment between scenes to change costumes, go over dialogue, or search for an important prop. While waiting for the curtain to open and begin the second act, cast members Marieke Wolfe, Robby Pogue and David East take a few minutes to converse during intermission. 5