Oak Park and River Forest High School - Tabula Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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! . -1 In The People Next Door, Kat Foster (April Langworthy) restrains her husband (Rob Tucker) i from fighting with Mr, Moore. » Sally Moore (Nancy Murray) explains to Gor- don Daniels (Mike Sullivan) her ideas of romance. Inspector Rough (Paul Coffey) explains to Mrs Manningham (Joelle Ehre) that her husband is a criminal in Angel Street. A %i - ' ' ' (.-•■T. f ' I .v 62 Drama Studio

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Getting Freshmen Involved Tau Gamma Sponsors Munch, Much More ' f- - Jt , -X D on ' t just go to school. Get in- volved! All of you who have been freshmen at OPRF can well remember these strong words of advice given to you at the beginning of the school year. And you were probably thinking, Get involved in what? The freshmen girls this year, like all the freshmen girls for the past 18 years, were given a special opportunity to learn about all the activities offered by OPRF. This opportunity, known by all as Match Mate Munch included a free lunch with entertainment and afterwards a free foot- ball game. On Saturday, September 12, sopho- more, junior, and senior girls who volun- teered brought freshmen to the south cafeteria of the school, where the Munch was to take place. The freshmen were treated to a lunch, and afterwards a num- ber of skits were put on to explain all the different activities offered by OPRF. The theme this year was Munch with the Peanuts and the skits included Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Pea- nuts characters. After the entertainment was over, the freshmen received free ad- mission to that day ' s football game. Everyone seemed to agree that the Munch was a success. Nearly 400 stu- dents attended, and some seniors said it was the best Munch that they had seen. Not only were the freshmen girls encour- aged to join clubs and participate in ac- tivities, but they were made to feel more comfortable with the older students and the school itself. The entire activity of Munch with the Peanuts was spon- sored by Tau Gamma. Tau Gamma was a club which spon- sored a number of activities. The club consisted of 31 members this year and was sponsored by Betty Van Wyk and Darlene Chorney. Besides sponsoring ac- tivities for the high school such as Match Mate Munch, King of Hearts, and Daisy Day, Tau Gamma also helped the com- munity. For example, on Halloween, Tau Gamma members went around River For- est and Oak Park for UNICEF. In the spring Tau Gamma sponsored a Senior Citizens ' Day. Tau Gamma officers for this year were: Dee Dee Storto, president; Liz Tucker and Molly Mooney, vice presidents; Mary Kay, recording secretary; Claire Spartz, corre- sponding secretary; and Amy Hoagland, treasurer. -Kyna Van Briggle Ross Brown Tau Gamma Front now: A Hoagland. M Mooney. D Slono. L How 3M Jaqual, A, Culkeen. T. Tuerk. C DiBenedetto. T Leget, M. Tucker, M, Kay. C Spartz. «oil ' 2:M Manion, C, Burns. P. Tilton. H, Cullinane. G, Loflus. A Smucker. E, Ripp, A Pralher, Sac flow: Wagfeich. K. Mocker. M Heltrich, T Crawford, M, Golz. J Helfrich. Mrs Van Wyk, L Adams. Miss Chorney. M Rock Tau Gamma Match Mate Munch 61

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■ .!«• :: - ' ;i . [V I IT- — N Studio: Student Directors The Opportunity To Direct A Sliow etting the chance to cast, di- Grect, and design the set tor a play all on your own is pretty rare, but tour dranna students were given that chance this year. Studio 200 allowed seniors Martha Heine, Melis- sa Gradel, Andy Scott, and Laura Drake this opportunity. The first play was an old Victorian melodrama called Angel Street, which was directed by an adult, Barbara D ' A- saro, since it was the beginning of the season. It was performed on October 21- 23. In Angel Street Mr. Manningham (Mike Sullivan) is gradually torturing his wife (Joelle Ehre) into insanity. While Mr. Manningham is out, a police inspector (Paul Coffey) begins a search of the house and ends up finding a hidden trea- sure in the walls of the house. Following Angel Street was The People Next Door, directed by Martha Heine and performed December 15-17. The People Next Door Is a comedy about two families who live next door to each other. The two main characters, Pete Foster (Mike Wol- lensak) and Dottle Moore (Karen Fuller) are in love despite the feuding of their families for the past 20 years. When there is a fire the families are brought together, Pete and Dottle get married and their fa- thers become business partners. This play drew much enthusiasm from both actors and audience. Director Martha Heine commented, We had one of the best audiences that Studio 200 has had in a while. It gave me great satisfaction as a director to see this happen. The third studio presentation. Lady- house Blues, also received a good audi- ence. Performed on February 9-11, Lady- house Blues was directed by Melissa Gra- del. The play concerned the reminis- cences of Liz Madden (Miranda Zola) and her four daughters. Liz fears that all that she has now will soon be gone. The play resulted in a very gripping and highly emotional performance. On April 7 and 8 The American Dream was presented under the direction of Andy Scott. The American Dream is not a typically realistic play. Through the use of imagination and humor, it examines the American scene and attacks the artificial values in contemporary American soci- ety. The characters are known simply as Mommy, Daddy, Grandma and Young Man. The last performance was The Haunt- ing of Hill House. It was presented on May 26-28 and was directed by Laura Drake. The play is about a group of seven scien- tists, led by the mysterious Dr. Montague, who explore an old house which is be- lieved to be haunted. The play is very suspenseful and has a tragic ending. This year ' s Studio 200 productions were all very successful. They touched on a variety of themes, appealed to all kinds of tastes, and provided valuable exper- ience for student actors and directors. -Kyna Van Briggle 1 Eldest daughter in Ladyhouse Blues (Regina InordertohavetheirslsterEylie (Dora Navarro) 2 Robinson) questions her mother (Miranda Zola) be allowed to go out with her friends, Dot (Dorothy a about selling their farm. Brown) and Helen (Regina Robinson) sing a song to c cheer Mama up. Drama Studio 63