Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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NW Fine Arts Department produces Rodgers, Hainmerstein's O laboma! Take a group of people living in Indian territory, add a romantic conflict between a cowboy and a hired hand over a female, sprinkle in the sales pitch of a smooth traveling salesman and it resulted in two hours of delightful entertainment when the Northwest Fine Arts Department presented Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklafaomal March 10, 11 and 12. The musical's storyline concerns the rivarly between Jud, a hired hand, and Curly, a cowboy, for the hand of Laurey Wfilliams, who lives with her Aunt Eller. At the same time, Ado Annie, a friend of Laurey's has a hard time making up her mind who she wants to marry, a Persian peddler, Ali Hakim, or Will Parker, the best steer roper in 17 counties, who are both in the battle for her hand, Will is motivated by love and looks, while Ali Hakim is motivated by the shotgun of An- nie's father. By the end of the story con- flicts are resolved and everyone is ready to celebrate the pending statehood of the In- dian territory now known as Oklahoma. Being the most expensive productions for the 1982-83 production season, Oklahoma! cost an estimated s3,ooo with the music rental fee at 51,100 In addition to the monetary expenses, the 90 cast and orchestra members spent approximately 180 hours in rehearsal for the three-night production. Equal to the hours of the cast and or- chestra were the hours put in by the technical crew. In three days the carpenters, headed by jay Nicholson and Andy Tade, built Aunt Eller's house and the Smokehouse. The carpenters worked most of the school day and until rehearsal ended late at night. The drop painters, headed by Shawn Morse and Nancy Peck, painted a sky backdrop 54 feet long 25 feet high, The only location large enough to work on such a project was the grass area behind the school swimming pool. CAST MEMBERS Aunt Eller .... Curly ...... Laurey .....,, ...........ChrisStuever . . . .Clifton Vogt . .Celia Morrison Ike Skidmore . . . ........ john Quinn Fred ........ Slim ....... Will Parker . . junior ....... Jud Fry ..... .Mark Zonnefeld . . . .Matt Flesher . . . .Kenny Evans Mark Pendergraft . . . .Todd Carter Ado Annie .... .... G ail Eastwood Ali Hakim ..... .... B ud Thornton Gertie ......... ..... M ichelle Cox Andrew Carnes .... . . Ellen ........ Kate .... Sylvie . . . Armina . . . Aggie ..... Vivian ...... Cord Elam . . . jess ........ Mike ......... . . .Shawn Morse . .Heather Fraser . . . . . . .Sheryl Carter .Monica Gardner . .Melanie Reaves . . , . . Kim Olson . . . . .Sheri Harp . . .Chris Shaner . .Greg Stephens . . . .john I-loner joe ...................... Todd Koob Laurey's Friends ....... . . . .Kim Baltzell . . . . . .Deena Cunningham, Sara Gallatin . ...... Michelle Gates, Becky Marshall ............SharlaVogt it .. ,..v...aea. - -

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Illnesses produce postponement for The Mousetrap Dinner Theatre Hospitalization of the director, laryngitis of key actors and winter colds among cast members forced a last-minute cancellation of the Annual Thespian Din- ner Theatre in january. The production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap was rescheduled for March 29 and the two- month postponement gave the cast members time to rccuperate and practice their lines for the play. Christie's suspenseful murder-mystery included a cast of characters who had very opposing personalities, a boardinghouse which sheltered the characters during a blizzard, and of course, a murder that all of the characters were prime suspects to. A young couple, Giles and Mollie Ralston, decided to open up a board- inghouse in an inherited mansion, After advertising in the London newspapers, the vacancies were filled and the guests soon arrived. They brought with them, not on- ly luggage, but the news of a nearby murder. The plot thickens when a Sergeant Trotter, the last guest to arrive, announces that he has come to investigate the recent murder in London. Not reveal- ed until the last minutes of the perfor- mance, the murderer proved to be quite insane and bent on revenge for having had a disasterous childhood. Director for the Thespian production of The Mousetrap was Senior Nancy Peck. s CAST MEMBERS Mollie Ralston ............... Lora Hull Giles Talston ........ Glen Cunningham Christopher Wren .......... jeff Walker Mrs. Boyle ...,..., ..... C hris Stuever Major Metcalf .,... ,... M ike Rogers Leslie Casewell ..... ..... S kyla Baker Mr. Paravacini .... ....... C hrisjones Sgt. Trotter ..... ..... B ruce Adams ' . . .Shawn Morse it Voice ........ Sharing a moment to comfort each other, Mollie lLora Hullj and Christopher Wren Ueff Walkcry divulge secrets from their pasts. As Sergeant Trotter fBruce Adamsj inrerrogates Major Metcalf fMike Rogers? about his suspicious alibi, Giles Ralston QGlcn Cunninghaml listens thoughtfully nearby. 40 ' Mousetrap .fl- 5 W fr fa