Penn High School - Bittersweet Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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A dramatic sequence in the Chekhov classic, HA Marriage Proposalw, featuring Thespians Phil Goddard and Terry Meacham, Vem'e1fy'J-the Spice QF the Theatre to Thespians .lim Evans CML Boxj and Dennis Myers Oflr. Coxj the elusive boarders Finally meet. Carole Kleckner lays down the ground rules in the Box and Cox comedy, Patricia Hahn CLady Simmsb and Kate fBarb Myersj engage in a lively tete-2-tete. This scene was in The Twelve Pound Look .

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Ivan Lomov CPhil Goddardj and Natalia Stepanovna fTerry Meachamj and the really big scene in MA Marriage Proposal . A we With fervent gesticulation, Barb Myers proves her point in james Bar- rie's i'The Twelve Pound Look . The object of her discontent is Dave Chastain. Variety! That was the key word in dramatics at Penn High this year. Productions ranged from philosophic comedy to British satire and from modern humor and Americana to great Russian classics. The deep-rooted feelings of a society torn between two different philosophies are deftly portrayed by james Thurber in HThe lVIale Animalw. The dramatics group chose this play for their fall production and, combining the talents of David Chastain as Tommy Turner, Terry Harner as Ellen Turner, Gary Wolf as -Ioe Ferguson, Joy Bogan as Pat, Dennis Myers as Wally, Paul Hol- singer as Michael Barnes, Phil Goddard as Ed Keller, and Steve Glass as Dean Damon, they were extremely successful in getting their message across. The mid-semester play presented annually by the Thespians was performed before the school assembly once again this year. It was entitled Box and Coxw and was written in the early 1800's by john Maddison Morton. It was an early English situation comedy and was ably presented by .lim Evans as Mr. Box, Dennis Myers as Mr. Cox, and Carole Kleckner as Mrs. Boun- cer. An original introduction to the play was given by Phil Goddard. In keeping with the uvarietyi' theme the four spring plays were varied to the full extent of the word. The first play, i'The Dear Departed , by Stanley Houghton, was a satirical mystery. Carole Kleckner as Mrs. Slater, Connie Weiss as Mrs. jordan, Terry jordan as Henry Slater, Kevin Witwer as Ben Jordan, Barbara Wachowiak as Victoria Slater, and Douglas Sellon as Abel Merry- weather all helped to make it a success. Student director Chuck Biermann listens and watches carefully during rehearsal for the spring Thespian rendition, f'The Dear Departed . Us V. -1 ax: . wi, .

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Ajuniors Charles Perry and Terry Meacham in authentic Czarist Russian costumes for UA Marriage Proposalw, the final play of the season. .Iudy Stoeckinger, Chris Romeu, Terry Harner, and Iludy Davis were featured in the WOvertones , The second production of the evening was entitled HThe Twelve Pound Lookw and was written by Sir james M. Barrie. It had a moralistic theme and the leading actors who helped to bring this theme to the audience were David Chastain as Sir Harry Simms, Patricia Hahn as Lady Simms, and Barbara Myers as Kate. Third on the program was uOvertones by Alice Ger- stenberg. It depicted the suppressed feelings and thoughts of people in todayas world. The actresses who contributed to its success werelludy Davis as Margaret, Terry Harner as Maggie Cher primitive selfb, Judy Stoeckinger as Har- riet, and Chris Romeu as Hetty Qher primitive selfj. Last to be presented was the classic MA Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov. It was a descriptive view of everyday life in Czarist Russia. Starring in the play were Charles Perry as Stepan Stepanovitch Tschubukov, Terry Meacham as Natalia Stepanovna, and Phil God- dard as Ivan Vassiliyitch Lomov. A trio of talent Dave Chastain, Terry Harner, and Gary Wolf star in the fall production The Male Animal ,