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

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Thespians Produce I Act Plays This year the drama students performed four one act plays this fall, directed by Anita Ma- jors. These plays were, Death of a Teenager, which showed the death of a 15 year old girl from an overdose of heroin. She was troubled by problems at home and at school. Hearts and Hands the setting was on a train in the gay 90's. The Open Window, involved a girl with a vivid imagination. Who's On First was a comedy play. The plays were class projects. The students took part in directing, set design, costumes, make-up, stage lighting and props, sound effects and music. The students expressed different emotions and comedy in their perfor- mances. They practiced very hard during class under the di- rection of a very impressive coach. fi 51 3 E C. Relerford, P. Miller, W. Jones, l i 3 y 2 B. 1 lit Ely i we ...gs ii' 5 , E 1 E T e V 4 E .Q Q 2 il g Q 5 ,. Lair. Shuman in scene from The Open Window l l I 4 2 2 E af 1 +I iii if V i 5 5 l -T K Q A scene from Hearts and Hands. Annette Reid, Sandy Neal, Linda Jordan, Phillip Miller, Fred Hawkins, Gene Williams 54

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L to R: Linette Malone, Howard Hiller, Velynda Burk. Scene from Li'l Abner, C. Jones, I.. Walker, S. Mosley. The play Li'l Abner was performed this spring by the Thespian Society. The play was presented May 22, 23, 24. Li'l Abner is a musical comedy about hillbillies in the mountains. The plot was a mixture of hillbilly nonsense and sharp critical humor. Songs in the play included, Progress Is the Root of All Evil, The Country's In the Very Best of Hands, Jubilation T. Cornponeu a duet, Namely You, and a ballad, III Had My Druthersf' Velynda Burk and Howard Hillard as Daisy Mae and I.i'l Abner. l I.i'l Abner sings to Daisy Mae,

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L to R Standing: T. Gistover, J. Wilhelm, A. Reid, F. Hawkins, G. Williams. L to R Kneeling: D. McDonald, J. Williams, L. Watkins L to R Sitting: P. Sims, D. Cook, B. Shuman, K. Nunn, D. Nicholson, D. Watson, D. Terry, D. Swift. Donna Swift and Bernard Shuman display their talent. JoAnne Williams performs opening dance in Death of a Teenager.