Patrick Henry High School - Patriot Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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The Patrick Henry Players have again had another busy year. Un- der the guidance of a new director and sponsor, Mr. Ron Taylor, the players produced four plays. Through the Players, there is an opportunity to learn all facets of stage work. Anyone with any tal- ent, whether it be acting, painting, sewing, building, or directing, could be a useful and important player. A reward for the hard working Players is membership in the Na- tional Thespian Society. To be in- ducted into the society a player must have l5 service points ac- quired by working on the club's The Players Thespian officers are Hunter Roberts and Marilyn Brigham, vice presidents, Nancy Moss, secretary, Mary Anne Moorman, president, and Bill Waldrop, treasurer. Act, Sew, Paint, Direct, Light productions. Each point represents lO hours work, thus making a total of l5O hours necessary for mem- bership. To be an officer of the Players a student must first be a Thespian. Heading the list ot the Players performances was Thornton Wild- er's Pulitzer Prize winner, The Skin of Our Theeth, which was given in November. Because of the large cast many new students were given the opportunity to show their tal- ents. For their winter show the Players The Lark by Jean Anouilh. This was a very ambitious choice for The Lark is considered to be one of the top ten dramas of the world. 3' Gypsy, Mary Anne Mullins, foretells the destruction of the world. l 4 Stage crew members Jim Harty, Buddy Sydenstricker, Barbara Doyle, and Bobby Francis, ready the stage for opening night of The Skin of Our Theeth. 73

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Art, theater, travel, and langu- At a post-meeting discussion Eddie Lowen- stein, secretary-treasurer, points out the seriousness of the issues of the '64 presi- dential campaign to Jenny Nininger, presi- dent, and Bruce Gillespie, vice president. Liberal Arts Accents Art- Theater, Travel, Language age were accented in the Liberal Arts Club. Miss Sandy Helms who worked at the American Exhibition in Moscow and traveled through- out Russia talked to the club and showed slides. ln a series of three sessions, Mrs. Young, head of PH's art department, spoke on the his- tory of art. The members attended a preview and explanation of the play The Lark. Among the club's favorite discussion topics were South Viet Nam, political situa- tions in the U.S. and other coun- tries, the proposed Patrick Henry honor system, and the '64 political campaign. Members were P. Felton, B. Gill- espie, J. Horner, L. Horner, L. Lea- vitt, S. Kephart, E. Lowenstein, J. Meador, J. Nininger. M. Nininger, A. Trolson, C. Wickstein. Sterling Kephart reacts to an amusing slide on Brazil, shown by Paul Felton. Leading a discussion on the Viet Nam situa tion is Ann Trolsen, program chairman.

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ln The Skin of Our Teeth lrightl M. Mullins and M. Moorman scold B. Waldrop. lBeIowl R. Gustafson and J. Sydenstricker look on while H. Rob- erts speaks to all the animals of the world. if ,Q A ,, A. Janney asks D. McCall where she can find the owner of the Carnival. , .gl il' ,jig F J X 1 li? .r