Perry Meridian High School - Passages Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Mr. Torvald Helmer (Dave Schuiz ' 84) reads the alarming news that his wife (Amy Thomas ' 87) owes 250 pounds to Nels Krogstaddim Peterson ■87). Still in her party dress, Nina Helmer (Amy Thomas ' 87) listens to her husband ' s (Dave Schuiz ' 84) reaction to her secret forgery. Mrs. Linde (fenni Fowler ' 87) tells her friend, (Amy Thomas ' 87) about her lonely life since they have last seen each other. Nina Helmer (Amy Thomas ' 87) tries to keep busy with trimming the tree so she won ' t have time to worry. Nina Helmer(AmY Thomas ' 87) dances and sings to distract her husband (Dave Schuiz ' 84) from asking about the forged signature and the 250 pound debt. FALL PLAY 39

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Despite its simple title, A DoU ' s House was a play involving intricate plots an complicated human emo- tions. Nora Helmer (Amy Thomas ' 87) was a woman dominated by her husband Torvald (Dave Schulz ' 84). She was seemingly shallow, and her child-like innocence made her involv- ment in a forgery all the imbelievable to her husband. Nora had signed the name of her recently deceased father in order to borrow 250 pounds from Nils Krogstad (Jim Peterson ' 84), a bank employee of Mr. Helmer ' s. Ironically, Mr. Krogstad had been caught forging a signature and was being fired from the bank. Nora needed the money so that she and her husband could move to a warmer climate and improve Mr. Helmer ' s health, but in this case the end didn ' t justify the means. Mr Krogstad insisted that Nora convince Torvald not to fire him or he would tell Torvald all about Nora ' s forgery. The plot thickened by the addition of yet another character, Christine Linde (Jeni Fowler ' 87). Christine and Nora had been close friends a long time ago, and now they were reunited just when Nora needed a friend most. Much of the plot was revealed in con- versation between Christine and Nora. The climax of the play occurred when Mr. Helmer, despite Christine ' s success in softening Nils, found out about Nora ' s forgery. He, at first, was outraged, but he just sharply reprimanded her like a child and told her he woiJd take care of her. At this moment,- Nora realized that she had been treated like a doll aU of her life, first by her father, then by her hus- band. She decided she must leave her husband and set out to find out who she really was. A Doll ' s House was a play involv- ing little action and long speeches which were a tough task for a cast dominated by freshmen. The play was chosen because of its challenging dialogue and memorization. Andy Schulz ' 85, student director, said, I feel that it was a really good play; however, it wasn ' t geared to the high school level. When asked about the play, Jeni Fowler said, It was very deep and it took a lot more concentration than anything I had ever done before. Other cast members included Ray- mond Oaks ' 86 as Dr. Rank, Michelle Kinser as Anne-Marie, Beth Thomp- son ' 87 as Bob Helmer, and Heidi Baker as Emmy Helmer. The play was directed by Ms. Connie Sabo. 38 FALL PLAY

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K SBPPB ' ' Mistletoe Melody Is Mnsic To Students ' Ears Hershey kisses, Chi-Chi gift certificates, music and, of course, dancing were all things that added to the merriment at the Christmas dance. This dance was held on December 2 following the Falcon-Ben Da- is Giant football game until 11:30 p m. The dance took place in the cafeteria. Streamers and crepe paper bells conveyed the festive idea of Mistletoe Melody which was the theme. Punch and cookies were served at the snack bar. Mr. Jeff Johnson was on hand to provide the evening ' s music. Slow music and love ballads by various artists such as Lionel Richie were intermingled with a few upbeat songs. Terri Music ' 85 was the lucky winner of a g 10 albimi after she made the closest guess of the number of Hershey kisses in a jar. Katie Berry ' 87 of Center Grove and Doug Paget ' 84- were the recipients of 820 Chi- Chi gift certificates which were given away as door prizes. Student Council was in charge of the dance as they were every year. President Doug May said, I thought the dance was a real success because Student Council was interested in it, and they worked hard on it. I was very proud of it. Other Student Council members headed various committees. Kelly Shearin ' 85 was in charge of tickets, Jan Fitzpatrick ' 84 and Suzanne Adams ' 84 took care of publicity, and Mindy Oldham ' 87 and Buck Small ' 85 did the decorations. Laura Hausbeck ' 86 was in charge of serving refreshments, and Tammy Kibby ' 86 did clean-up. The dance was designed for everybody and not just for couples. The dance was considered an all- school activity, and students came so they could see their friends, enjoy music, and experience the Christmas spirit. Dress was casual in accordance with the atmosphere. Debbie Brehob felt that it (the dance) was good because a lot of people were there and usually at dances there aren ' t very many people. Crepe paper bells and streamers add to the spirit at the Christmas dance. Ion Bolen ' 85 and Linda Smith ' 84 seem to be all alone out on the dance floor. Doug May ' 85 relaxes from his duties as president of the Student Council to dance with DeDe Spence ' 87. Andy Short ' 87 and Laura Pierce ' 87 talk with friends at the Christmas dance. 40 CHRISTMAS DANCE