Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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B-14 1981 THE YAMACRAW Players Continued from Pg. A-5 ing, fireworks manufacturing, candy making, printing, painting, and xylophone play- ing (usually all at the same time). The busy routine is interrupted when Grandpa (Mike McCracken), who doesn ' t believe in taxes, starts getting letters from the IRS. More problems ensue when his y oungest granddaughter Alice (Sheila Marx) brings home her new boyfriend Tony Kirby (Rob Joseph) and tries to reconcile the differences between the proper, upper- class Kirbys and her own rather eclectic family. You Can ' t Take It With You was a delight for everyone with its offbeat characters, comic situations, and, of course, a very happy ending. In the spring, the Ogleth- orpe Players took a brave step by deciding to attempt a musical. Many warned that a musical at Oglethorpe couldn ' t be done, but after long debate, it was decided Continued

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THE YAMACRAW 1981 B -13 Chorale Shows Versatility The Collegiate Chorale is a co-ed group of Oglethorpe students that met at least three times a week in the 1980-81 year to sing together. Directed by Jim Bohart, this group practiced and per- formed a wide range of choral music, including pieces from recent musicals as well as pieces from the classical era. The Collegiate Chorale: BACK ROW: Wanda Grimes, Mr. James Bohart, Tricia Smith, Emma Lee Booker, Stephanie Staples, Laura Fowler, Virginia Parker, Peggy Goodwin, Nicki Brown, Kim Morrison, Janice Kendrick, Arlene Jones ROW 2: Rita Todd, Ann Montanaro, Princell Dunbar, Mollie Simmons, Constance Gannaway, Patricia Brady FRONT ROW: Gerald Kemp, Ruel Poston, Bobby Martinez, Eric Gilgenast, Hideaki Takei, Mike McCracken, John Wilson NOT PICTURED: Scott Exposito, Diane Flatley, Maureen Murphy, Donna Passaro, Koji Rikuta Some of the major programs in which the Chorale was involved were a Cabaret in the Great Hall of Hearst (which included performances by several of the group ' s soloists as well as lively choral numbers such as She ' s the One. from Chorus Line), a rendition of a difficult Mass written by the child .Mozart, and a variety show which also combined .solos and group numbers to encompass various musical styles. In addition to these performances, the Chorale made its yearly appearance at the Boar ' s Head Ceremony. singing songs from the time of the origination of the ceremony, and sang at the Honors and Awards Ceremony in May. The Chorale was also glad to welcome guest artists to its ranks in addition to performing alone. It welcomed high school instrumentalists who par- ticipated in the Mozart program and other Oglethorpe students who helped with the variety show. Very basically, alone and with other musicians, the Chorale pursued its goal of individual and group im- provement in the understanding and performance of music. Scenes from the Chorale ' s Fall Cabaret, featuring soloist Constance Gannaway.

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rill, YAMACRAW 1981 B-15 P ' 1 ■ Kl Xt j . 1 H H K H F 1 h Ik F J ■ ' ' l V ' H K! l fa ' RH in ,y ' j | HI Hk ifl JRo ' B.. W The cast of You Can ' t Take It With You included Robin Johns (Far Left), Mike Burke and Brenda Peed (Top Left), Jack Dowd and John Wilson (Left), Barbara Kernel and Mike McCracken (Top Right), Donna Monroe and Gilbert Price (Middle Right), Carter Berkeley (Bot- tom Right), Rob Joseph and Sheila Marx (Top Far Right). Not Pictured; John- nie Badges, Mark Nolan. Kevin Kincheloe, Jim McCoy, Eric Gilgenast (see page 5) Far Right: Ogle- thorpe Players advisor Dr. N ' icki Weiss at a Saturday set construction meeting.