Oak Park High School - Revoir Yearbook (Oak Park, MI)

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Curtain Going Up Diane Warnick and George Lavne discuss the wonders of the future, in the setting ofKing Arthur ' s Court. On November 9 and 10, the Oak Park High Drama Ckib members pre- sented A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur ' s Court in the auditorium. Playing the lead as Hank Bennet was George Layne who, only last year was Nat Miller in Ah Wilderness. Hank Bennet was a young man who was mysteriously capable of turning back to 508 A.D. The play started off in a New Eng- land home and was suddenly taken back to the time of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. As the play progressed, Hank Ben- net stupefied King Arthur and his court with 20th century magic. The success of the play should be attributed to the Drama Club ' s spon- sor and director, Mr. Robert Wurdock, and, of course, to the large number of students participating. EL : 1, J!i: i ii|-W. , --T Arrested by King Arthur ' s guards for sorcery Hank Benet struggles to free himself so that he might prove his innocence. Beautiful scenery created for this plav, is shown at its best in this scene with Qiieen Guenever and Hank Benet. 86

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to the many people who worked behind the scenes. Frolic, Fantasy, and Fun THE FOLLIES I ' m An Indian Too sang Sandy Blum. Each year, the P.T.S.A. of Oak Park High School awards a deserving student with the Francis V. Baad Scholarship. Funds for the scholarship are raised from the Follies and other P.T.S.A. functions. The grant was named in hon- or of the first principal of the high school, Dr. Francis V. Baad, and has been awarded each vear for five vears. Don ' t Fence Me In sing Sue Albert, Linda Balberman, Sandy Zucker, Sue Blu- menthal. Linda Weiss and Diane Soloman. 85

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Drama Club Presents A Connecticut Yankee Queen Guenever, King Arthur, and Merlin ques- tion the fate of the strange intruder from the future. King Arthur ' s Court displays the detail and realistic costuming created for the play by members of the sponsoring Drama Club. The success of the play may be at- tributed to the fine acting and direct- ing by the members of the Drama Club. The Cast In this scene it appears as though the members of the court are en- joying the benefits of the weird con- veniences of the future. Hank Bennet George Layne Morgan LeFay Ronna Stokes Elaine Terry Littman Sir Sagramore Mike Feldman Merlin Ronnie Taylor Sandy Diane Warnick Clarence Ricky Zipser Queen Guenevere Elaine Rosky Miriam Bennet Harriet Green Mother Wendy Elkins Sir Lancelot Mel Mandel King Arthur Leslie Ball 87