O Gorman High School - Knight Legend Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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New Thespians endure initiation Each year the 0'Gorman The- splans get together to choose new members. A system of points sets the standards for the selection of the new members. Students obtain these points by being involved in the various areas of drama such as: acting in plays, working on set construction, helping direct plays and taking drama, oral interpreta- tion and speech classes. The new thespians must participate in initia- tion week, which actually lasts three days. They started on Monday by dressing up and going out for breakfast then once at school, they received homemade corsages. Then came the hard part, throughout the day whenever they saw an old member, they had to get on their knees and kiss the members feet while exclalming, I am worm sweatl . This became a rather embarrassing situation. The second day seemed a little more easier, but more expensive. The former members bought the new members lunch while they received pieces of candy from the recently elected thespians. On the last day the new members of the group treated the former members to various desserts. The 1983-84 Thespians lnclude: Theresa Brunetti, Sandy Boone, Jeanne Barnett, Emerson Nord- mark, Stacey Darger and Sherrie Olshove. 104

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Rehearsals help 7:15 a.m.: Mary, get up! You have play practice in 15 minutes!l Mom, I told you to wake me up earlier! There's no way I can get ready and get to school in 15 minutes! 3:00 p.m.: Ding-a-ling-a-ling. Hello Mom, this is Mary. I forgot to tell you, we have play practice after school, okay? 6:30 p.m.: Ding-a-ling-a-ling. Hello Mom, it's me again. I conjure up confusion 8: chaos won't be home for supper, the gang's going out for pizza after practice okay? And oh, mom, don't wait up for me okay? Rehearsals, rehearsals and MORE rehearsals, it seems like the cast of Finian's Rainbow has been practicing forever. Music rehearsals before school, blocking rehearsals after school, and script rehearsals every night make up the performers' hectic day. It's enough nu- 4922, 5 .. I 31: 'is 5. . ' Q 3. .1 , ' W f p a I it 'Y I r X5 wg' '15 . .4 Els, s ' K ' x f .1 to send a person over the deep end. That must be the reason that McKennan had to add a new psychiatric ward. As one mother said, I never know if my son is coming or going, I practically have to make an appointment to see him. For most though, the confusion and troubles prove worthwhile when the curtain goes up and the show begins. Clockwise starting at left: The necessity dancers relax while singing an ode to Father Neccesslty . . . The Passion Pilgrim Gospelers, Katie Randall, Mary Smith, Jane Baldwin and Stacey Darger, once again became a quintet with their new member, Senator Hawkins, played by Chuck Burkard . . . The cast listens to notes of advice after a long nights rehearsal Director Miss Spelts and her assistants. Stacy Darger and Nancy Gellerman, get all caught up ln rehearsals. 1 03

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M X Y' 1 ,bf an ' fs, Clockwlse startlng left: Thesplan Nancy Tapken and new member Stacey Darger get into the 'groove of thlngs while worklng on the Christmas play Joy . . . Thesplans get chosen by working In different fields of drama, here thesplans and oral Interpreters Rlta Kane, Kevin McClusley, Matt Norrls, Jeanne Barnett and Mary Ellen Doyle show off their real personalltles . . . Thesplans Emerson Nordmark, John Richardson and Susan English amaze themselves at some of the Osco Drug bargains whlle performing In the one act Working . . . Two year thesplans Hrst ro w: John Rlchardson. Second row: Mary Ellen Doyle, Jeanne Randall, Karol 0'Connor. third row: Kevin McClus- key, Jeff Barnett, fourth row: Nancy Tapken, Rlta Kane, Susan English. Hfth row: Matt Norris, Marle Spencer, Not Pictured: Debbie Brlmmer, Troy Hoek, and Mary McGreevy . . . Jeff Barnett explalns the art of throwing a newspaper as he portrays a paper boy In the one act WorkIng. 105