Petersburg High School - Flood Tide Yearbook (Petersburg, AK)

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xr- ii I .vm I don't know why on earth I should be crying. 32 George, I've decided to raise your spending money twenty-five cents a week. I I Know what I like best in the world? Money! Prompters and stage crew: Holly Tate, Troy Heikkila, Irving Katasse, Rick Whitethorn, Kathryn Kvernvik.

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Left to Right: Henry Allen, Steve Ness, Clifford Roundtree, Kirsti Eide, Carl Nordgren, Darla Ryan, Jim Reid, Roger Heimdahl, Roger Fleek, Doug Kalk, Dave Crawford, Bonnie Longworth, Sig Mathisen, Nancy Temple, Dan Wanberg, Al Lund, Bill Olson, Gail Elkins, Patsy Magill, Mike Weeks, Millie Skeek. Senior Pla Our Town, a three act play by Thornton Wilder, was presented by the Class of '64 on November 26 and 27 in the high school auditorium. The play was directed by Mrs. Muriel Cearley. The story takes place in a small New Hampshire town named Grover's Corners in the early l900's. The action mainly concerns the Gibbs and Webb families. Dr. Gibbs QSteve Nessl and his wife, Julia QKirsti Eidej, have two children, George fRoger Heimdahlj and his little sister, Rebecca fNancy Templej. Their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Webb fDoug Kalk and Bonnie Longworthy, have two Children named Emily QDarla Ryanj and Wally QAl Lundy. The background of Grover's Corners, a typical small town, and its inhabitants is given by the stage manager QHenry Allenj, who is also a part of the action. Through him the audience is introduced to many town characters, such as Howie Newsome fCarl Nordgrenj, the milk- man, Joe Crowell fRoger Fleekj, the paper boy, and Joe Stoddard QDan Wanbergj, the local undertaker. Others reveal their personalities themselves: Mrs. Soames fPatsy Magillj, town gossip, Simon Stimson fClifford Roundtreej, town drunk, Constable Warren fBill Olsonj, local policeman, and Sam Craig QDave Crawfordj, a relative of Mrs. Gibbs. In one scene, he is assisted by Professor Willard lJim Reidj of the state university, who gives information on the town and the surrounding country, and Mr. Webb, editor of the Grover's Cornors Sentinel, the local newspaper, Mr. Webb answers various questions about town social life offered by members of the audience Woman in the Balcony fGail Elkinsj, Man in the Auditorium QSig Mathisenj, Lady in the Box fLynn Stromdahlj. The stage manager then helps the audience to become better acquainted with the Gibbs' and the Webbs. The love between George Gibbs and Emily Webb is shown from their first awareness of one another until their marriage at the end of the second act. The unusual third act takes place in the cemetery overlooking Grover's Corners. Emily's death and her consequent realization of the pettiness and the fleeting happiness of life explain the basic feeling the author attempted to express---that truth is to be found only in the future.

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