Park Center High School - Pirate Yearbook (Brooklyn Park, MN)

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22 Lights, Action . . . Carousel You'l Never Walk Alone. Thor sums up the whole feeling of rhis years musical ‘’Carousel wos o production which ployed wirh the emotions of the oudi-ence-lifring them ro the highest peak, dropping them bock down ro the deepest pit of despoir. ond lifting them up once ogam. But, afrer the curtain was lowered, the lights came up and it was over for the audience. However, for the cast, it lives on, never ro die into forgotten memoies. Joe Breuske, who ployed main chor-ocrer Billy Bigelow, stores that Being around wonderful people rhar all hove the some interest that you do, of striving for one goal; ro put on o good production,” wos whor he liked besr obour being in the musical. Gregg Hensel who ployed the port of Jugger stares rhar rhere wos o feeling of family there, al working toward rhor one special goal. For olmosr 3 months we worked our buns off day after day rowords the goal of being the best Over 100 people giving it ofl waiting for their rime in the Sghrs. The female lead, Julie Jordon, was ployed by Sue Lhordka who felt rhar a btg highlight” for her wos when I would walk off from bockstoge end see reors in the eyes of the audience. It shows whor kind of power rhe show hod. Korhy Anderson who ployed rhe port of Carrie Snow said her favorite thing was rhe opportunity ro be somebody else; it's like living someone e e's life for a few weeks. The performances themselves were quire involved bur by far rhe most emotional point ond rhe climax of Carousel wos closing night It’s rhe end of on experience you normally would never hove hod. As Korhy Anderson puts it I've never hod nine kids before. In o powerfully dynamic manner, Gregg Hensel summarizes rhe final performance You become caught up in rhe musical, you live rhe musical for rhe entire rime Ir becomes an Imporronr port of you and then suddenly almosr viciously ir's over and there's nothing left ro grab on ro. You realize that rhis group of people will never be assembled together Ifoe rhis again and it reors or you inside.

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Out Of There ore several backsroge stars which made the production of Corau-seT possible ond without whom, rhe effect would never hove hod such on im-poct These unseen miracle workers very seldom get the credr they deserve. So, here's o little explanation of what they do ond who does it. Set Construction-, builds ond pants rhe set then prays it will be workable. Double os practice targets for rhe local firing squad if it does nor work, ond hears rhe phrase moire it work” storting day one. Crew members. Tom Mcrcorre. Dorren Lozon. Jeonc Vogel, Becky Palm-qmsr, Jerry Swanson. Tommy Jukowski. Dione Dirminghom. Borb Link, Nancy Beck, Kerry Backer, Tony Riga, Chris Metz, Sue Lhotko, Missy Kerkow, Kari Bocksrrom, Robin Cooper, Torio Woidr. Trocy Grerwuk, Potty Thtelen, Don Di-mond, Tim Aronson, Richard Kelly, ond Mike Dommor Lighting: responsible for spotlighting rhe stars on sroge ond nor the couple in rhe balcony making out! Also rokes rhe blame for cousing rhe school to run up to $100,000 deficit for blown fuses. Crew members. Dorren Lozon. Mike Dommor, Lorry Peterson, Undberg ond JuSe Hin-derks. Running.- runs around in on unorganized fashion between scenes trying helplessly to orgonize rhe upcoming scene Hove oiso been known to become scenery or even actors when they aren't off stage fast enough. Crew members Sondy Thielen, Heidi M3er, Deb Dow, Tomi Kuckenbecker, Tom Morcotre. Todd Schirmers. Nancy Beck, Dione Birmingham, Kerry Docker ond Liso Puerz. Makeup: creatively smeors enough goop on rhe foces of rhe cost to create another person entirely Kind of sound Ike Frankenstein? Just look what they lond, Shannon Strum, Missy Kerkow. Trocy Grenuik, Kari Bocksrrom, Sandro Nielson. Koren Vachuska, Jackie Dereriing, Jennie Pofohl, Soro Glenzinski. Anne Sutton ond Debbie Smith. Costumes works such mirodes os fitting a size ten person into o size five costume ond fitting o size ten costume on o size five person Also manages to keep rhe costumes in the some rime era or fakes it wel enough so nobody knows Crew members. Kris Aronson, Therese Ehrmen, Korhryn Higgins, Theresa Johnson, Chris Reese, Moroo Vroa, Grerchen Weiss ond Stephanie Weiss. As usual, I did oi rhe work ond they rook al the credit Bur. os I've said for rhe post three years, this is my lost yeor!” Floyd Swonson, tech, director. The Limelight-Stars! did to Gregg Hensel! Crew members: Wendy Baker, Deb Dohl, Renee Hat- 24 — Musical- Carouse!