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

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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

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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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4 Shows Equal Cne g Zillion Hours It was decided to produce THE LARK theater in the round style because of the limited equipment of the Patrick l-lenry stage, This was a first for Patrick Henry, Theater in the round gives the actors more space to work in and makes for a better audience view. lmpromptu by Tad Mosel was selected for the one-act Dra- ma Festival. Another first for the school and the Players was the selection of CARNIVAL, a resplendent musi- cal, which was presented for the third annual' Spring Serata. The Serata is produced as a combined effort of all the members of the Fine Arts Department. At the Thespian banquet held in May, new Thespians were inducted and officers for next year were elected. Acting awards were given for their outstanding performances to Bill Waldrop for The Lark, Russ Gustafson for The Lark and Carnival, and Marty Corstaphney for The Lark. Award for the best technician was given to Bobby Francis, Mary Ann Moorman received the award for the Best Thespian. Marty Corstaphney and Gary Smith in a scene from The Lark. ln The Lark Russ Gustafson, playing Couch- on, listens to the pleads of Marty Cor- staphney, Joan of Arc.