Northwestern College - De Klompen Yearbook (Orange City, IA)

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ll .fi ChoralReaders C Travel to New York The Choral Readers, under Keith Allen's direction, presented the message of the gos- pel through dramatic reading and music to many enthusiastic audiences throughout the school year. In December, the group made their an- nual Christmas tour to Minneapolis and on March 19 the 28-member group and Direc- tor Allen embarked on their annual spring tour. The 1976 Spring Tour took them to New York City. The Readers gave several performances in eastern states before re- turning to Orange City eleven days later. 65

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'Our Town' is about today. No matter what our circumstances, all of us partici- pate in the human qualities portrayed in the daily lives of the characters. Well known for its rich view of life, the play has become one of the nation's favorite plays by a native American. ll -Director Keith Allen Our Town The Departments of Music, Speech, and Drama of Northwestern presented Thornton Wilder's Our Town on October 16, 17, and 18 during the Homecoming Week-end. Our Town was the first in a series of works by American playwrights presented at NW to celebrate the 1975-'76 bicentennial year. The setting of the play-a small town in New England immediately preceding World War I. The major characters-Emily Gibbs, portrayed by Diane Snyder, the stage mana- ger, portrayed by Tim Stall and George Gibbs, played by Brian Bronzynski. Other characters included Mrs. Gibbs, Pam Leslie, Dr. Gibbs, Tom Heimang Mrs. Webb, Marcia Moths, Mr. Webb, Valient Rensinkg Simon Stimpson, Earl Smith, and Suzie Cleveland as Rebecca Gibbs. 67