Park Falls High School - Torch Yearbook (Park Falls, WI)

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ONE ACT PLAY DISPLAYS L.H.S. TALENT The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco was Lincoln's one act play this year. The six cast members consisting of Chris Knotts, Jill Thompson, Jim Click, Kathy Kemper, Steve Herbst and Terri Hecimovich earned an A at Hayward for Sub-Districts and a B” for Districts at Mellen. Ionesco's play has no plot. It could be classified as a farce, a play based on the ridiculous. The play deals with Middle- class English people who remain solemn while they carry on an absurd conver- sation. The play is set in the Smith's living room with no time boundaries. Hours pass by quickly. Bells ring and the time changes to four hours later, with no apparent warn- ing of the change. Stage furniture consisted of three chairs and a couch. Props were also few; a one-act play is only judged on acting. In judging a one-act play, character por- trayal, character interpretation, and interpretation of the play are taken into consideration before awarding the play with a grade of A, B, or C. (ABOVE) Kathy Kemper as a character has a monologue as characters portrayed by Jim Glick and Jill Thompson look on. (BELOW LEFT) Characters portrayed by Chris Knotts. Kathy Kemper. Steve Herbst. Jim Glick. and Jill Thompson carry on a con- versation in the Smith living room (BELOW RIGHT) Chris Knotts has a sol- iloquy on the empty stage. 4

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VOTE THE FASHION TICKET 13 (TOP) Sissy Grieb. the foreign exchange student, tells about the style of her dress (BOTTOM LEFT) Dena Sheedy. a freshman, models the shift she made and modeled at the fashion show (BOTTOM RIGHT) Mary Stueber walking down the ramp models her vest and skirt outfit

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DRACULA: A BLOODCURDLING SUCCESS Lincoln High Drama Club presented the three-act play Dracula on April 28 and 29. Under the direction of Mrs. Neff and Mrs. Bennett, the cast put on three performances in front of full capacity audi- ences. The setting of the play takes place in Purley, England in the early 20th Century. Count Dracula moves to England from Transylvania because of so little oppor- tunity remaining in his native land. Dr. Van Helsing (Chris Knotts) is called to Dr. Seward's (Kevin Drake) resi- dence to attempt to aid Seward's daughter Lucy (jo Ann Peterson) who fell ill. Van Helsing realizes the cause of Lucy's lifeless- ness is the frequent visits of Dracula (Dave Boettcher) as a vampire at night. Through the aid of the supporting cast consisting of a madman named Renfield (Gary johnson), the fiance of Lucy named John Harker (Tom Hardzinski), a petite maid (Kathy Kemper), and a comical attendant (john Walasek), the drama had a touch of humor in it as well. The play concludes with the discovery of Dracula's last refuge, and Harker drives the oak stake into the vampire's heart. (ABOVE) Dr Van Helsing (Chris Knotts). Dr Seward (Kevin Drake), and Harker (Tom Hardzinski) struggle to keep Ren- field (Gary Johnson) away from Lucy (Jo Ann Peterson). (BELOW) Dr Seward (Kevin Drake) introduces Count Dracula (Dave Boettcher), in the middle of the picture, to Harker (Tom Hardzinski) at far left and Lucy (Jo Ann Peterson) who is lying on the couch At the far right. Dr Van Helsing (Chris Knotts) states to the maid (Kathy Kemper) that he has found a rival in the field