North High School - Tower Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Penny Sycamore. ...... .... .. Essie Carmichael ....... .........Donna Baker Paul Sycamore ....... . .......... . Mr. DePinna ...... Ed Carmichael ....... Donald ............. Grandpa ............. Alice Sycamore .............. ...... Wilbur C. Henderson ....... .... .......Lara Crosby .jennifer Rhoads David East ....Robert White .......Mark Day ..........Ted jones .......-Iohn Fredin janelle Timmons David Sharlow Tony Kirby ................. ........ B ryan Buehler Boris Kolenkhov. ..,... Gay Cunningham. Mr. Anthony Kirby ....... . .. Trey Mclntyre Leisl Wright .......jim Chesick Mrs. Anthony Kirby ...... ..... S herry Graham The Man ............ Mac..... .......... .... Jim ........................................... ....... Grand Duchess, Clga Katrina ...... ..... ......Charles Fischer Bud McCurry .. Clinton Turner .Anna McDonald 'sax foci ii A'-4

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Z2f You Q l You Can t Take It With You, a comedy 1.1 about family life presented in the round by Theater in the round was the setting of the play, You Can 't Take It With You, written by George Kaufman and Moss Hart. The play was presented in three evening performances. In the round meant that the audience sat around the stage in which the actors performed. In past years, plays performed in the round were presented in room 301, but director Charles Fischer decided to put the audience on stage in the auditorium with the actors for this production. Thursday, January 31 debuted the first per- formance for the Thespian production. The cast performed to an almost full house. Due to the well received performance on Thursday evening the cast was overwhelmed with full houses February 1 St 2. Dinner was scheduled to be served on Friday and Saturday night but due to poor advance sales the dinner was cancelled. Guest actor English teacher Mr. john Fredin, asked if he could be cast as the Grandpa of this particular comedy, and showed his acting abilities to a tee. Mr. Fredin became a student every evening at 3:00 until rehearsals were over for the evening. I enjoyed working with Mr. Fredin and respected him not onbf as a fellow actor, but I also respected tbe way he did not use his teaching abilities. I kit that he was a great asset to the production and I hope that I will have the chance to work with him again! commented Mark Day, senior. Drama Instructor, Mr. Charles Fischer had to replace Darrin Hughes who was to play the part of The Man because of a sudden illness. Mr. Fischer played the part ofa G-Man, 0-manh very well, showing his acting abilities. As the audience entered the Sycamore home where they were promptly greeted in character by Penny CLara Crosbyl, Ed CMark Dayb, Rheba CDonna Bakerl, and occasionally by Essie Gen- nifer Rhoadsb. Programs were handed out and the audience was wamed to watch out for the red ink because it was still damp. The programs were being printed on stage by Ed. While being seated the audience was greeted with such ques- tions as, Are you perhaps frightened by snakes? , Do you enjoy music? , or Make yourself right at home sit wherever you like. The living room was well cluttered with a prin- ting press borrowed from Wilber jr. High, and an old typewriter, snakes that were loaned by Mr. Volkman, a large table and chairs that were brought from the Home Ee. dining room, and a Xylophone which came from the band room. As 7:30 drew near pianist Tim Neher played a variety of old songs. This cue was used to let the actors know that the show was to begin in a very few minutes. Sitting at her typewriter the house lights fad- ed and Penny began typing away as the stage lights came up. The first act enabled the audience to get acquainted with the Sycamore household and the little hobbies each one had. During Act KISSES, KISSES, KISSES - Soon after grandpa CML Fredinl arrives home from the com- mencement exercises, Essie Oennifer Rhoadsb welcomes him back by giving him a kiss and 3 tomato. WORKING HARD - Preparing her list for the dinner party, Alice Ganelle Timmonsj ques- tions whether or not to let Rheba, the maid, cook the dinner. Can't Take It With You I the eldest daughter, Alice Uanelle Timmonsj came home exclaiming that she was to see the Vice-president of Kirby 8: Co. She didn't want him to meet them as they really were, but to take them in easy doses because she was afraid of the contrast between her family and the Kir- b 's. yBut, by surprise the Kirby's showed up on the wrong night because of Tony's CBrian Buehlerl misunderstanding as to which day they were I0 come to dinner. As the Kirby's entered the home they were welcomed in a manner which they were unaccustomed too. The evening was filled with excitement and ended when everyone was arrested. Sorrow filled the Sycamore household at the beginning of the final act because Alice called off the engagement with Tony and was going to move to the Adirondaks. After Mr. Kirby and Grandpa discussed the family conditions, Mr. Kirby decided that the Sycamore's weren't that bad of a family. Grandpa made him understand that what you do in life is what counts, not money because you can't take it with you. Memories last a lifetime! The play ended with both families getting along and Tony and Alice planned to get married. I think that this production has been the most enjoyahlejhr me in my three yeark experience in the Drama Dept. at North. It was a great honor to work with Mr. Fredin and I will remember the fun I had jhr a long time to come, stated Allen East, senior.

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Somethin ' Afoot On the evenings of April 11, 12, and 13 the Performing Arts Dept. presented the murder, mystery, musical, comedy, SometbingkAfoot. The muscial was fairly new and appeared on Showtime last summer. The play was going to be presented February 28, March 1 and 2 but due to the closeness between it and You Can 't Take It VWtb You, Mr. Charles Fischer and the cast decided to postpone it until April. A special assembly was presented April 19 dur- ing 3rd and 4th hours for juniors and seniors. So'metbing's Ajbotn was somewhat different than the usual plays. jim Chesick, senior, took responsibility as director. Trey McIntyre, sophomore, choreographed all of the musical numbers. Even though it was basically run by all students, music director Martin johnson did all of the accompaning and drama instructor, Mr. Fischer, put his efforts in making the show as good as possible. As the curtain opens a large house was seen. The house looked as if no one lived in it for a long time. Six guests were invited for the 8 weekend unaware that the others had been in- vited. Soon after their arrival Clive fSkip Deweyl announced that a severe electrical storm was rapidly approaching and that Lord Rancour was dead. The clock chimed 7:15 and as he began announcing that dinner was served the staircase blew up killing him. Suspicion began to arise among the other guests who were soon to be victims as Miss Tweed CMarieke Wolfel began to sing the title song, Sometbing's Afoot. As the evening progressed a stranger arrived and the storm got stronger. One by one the guests were being murdered. In the final song of Act I, Suspicious expressed the tenseness everyone had for each other. After intermission, Act II began. Once again one by one the guests were eliminated until on- ly Hope CBrockie Harveyl and Goeffrey fAllen Eastj were left. The last of the guests to be murdered was Miss Tweed. She was painting a picture of Geoff and telling him who she thought the murderer was in murder, mystery, musical, comedy when the suit of armours arms wrapped around her neck and choked her. As Hope came down the stairs she spotted Geoff pushing Miss Tweed into the library with the others. Hope suspected the killer to be Geoff but they both were surprised when a victrola was exposed from behind a portrait of Lord Rancour. On it was a record which they played and find out that the killer is in fact-Lord Rancour himself. Hope is the legal heir and receives the entire fortune. Geoff pours them a drink and they toast the New Day . At this time Lord Rancour is explaining how he killed each vic- tim. As he begins talking about Flint's QMark Dayl death they feel sick. Flint was to be poisen- ed by arsenic which had been put in the wine that Geoff and Hope had drank. Ending in a different manner of no one living the cast really enjoyed preparing the production for fellow students, friends, and family. 'Tm glad that tbe show was set back because it enabled us to put on a better perfznnanee, one that we could realbf take pride in, said Marieke Wow. 24X Something's Afoot SUSPICIOUS - Marieke Wolfe gives clues to who the murderer just might be, whilg ghg guests join in doing a handjive , as they sing Suspicious ,