Northwestern Community High School - Expedition Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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Thespian Troupe, Stage and Stammer Club Recreate Top: Captain Fisby, portrayed by Steve Foster, projects a look of utter dismay as the amount of his baggage increases. Above: Mr. Oshira, portrayed by Alfonzo White, dis- cusses the prospects of a new teahouse with villager Diane Harbin. The Teahouse of the August Moon, was enacted on February 17th and 18th by the National Thespian Troupe 2854 and the Northwestern Stage and Stam- mer Drama Club in the school ' s audi- torium. The play is the story of the United State ' s occupation of the small island of Okinawa. It involves an Ameri- can captain and his hilarious antics in trying to ' civilize ' the inhabitants of a small village called Tobiki. Problems arise when the villagers take a demo- cratic vote and decide that what they need most is a teahouse. Director Miss Karolyn Sherfey and the cast are to be commended for staging the first play at Northwestern where it was required 56

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Dave Breece, Nanqf Mellor, and Bob Moorman are having difficulty with the scaleograph. Cooperation between Organizations Section Paula Sonntag, Mardi Hamric, and Activities Section, Winda Viverette, and Brenda Gough is necessary for the successful completion of the yearbook. Jim Carr, Academics Editor Tina Carnith, Organizations Editor Mr. C. Whitely, Business Manager Paul Reyes, Sports Editor Marlene Gunther, Editor-in-Chiej, appears to be relaxing on a filing cabinet, but she ' s really keeping an eagle-eye on her staff. Debbie Myers, Debbie Hajdino, and Judy Wilson are members of the general staff. Photographers Johnny Vosborg, Mike Conway and Don Harbin mixed chemicals and did their own developing and printing.

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I Japanese Comedy Aat there be changes in the stage set- tings. Because of the difficulties in costumes and in speech, Mrs. Tomlin- : son, a native of Japan, and her daughter ■ Saki, gave their time and talents to making the play believable. Mrs. Tom- linson worked closely with each member of the cast on interpretation and accents. I Through special contacts, she obtained many authentic props for the cast mem- bers to work with. Opening night finally I I oune and technical problems seemed to l! disappear. At the last closing of the curtain it was just as it always is; an exhausted si of relief and the knowl- edge of a job well done. — V i t An Okinawian peasant, played by Jack Sanders humbly offers a proposal to Lotus Blossom. Below: Svona Yankle as Lotus Blossom, Ken Zalewski as Sakini, and Meg Devoe as First Flower perform a ritual of the tea ceremony in a scene from ' Teahouse of the August Moon. '