Plano High School - Planonian Yearbook (Plano, TX)

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Y his 'T 1 I1 Laurey lPaula Cowles1 rushes to Curly's Uohn Muns1 side to be comforted because she is frightened by farmhand Jud Frey. 21 Townsfolk gather near as Aunt Eller lKathy Woollett1 gives them a word of advice for the annual bidding of picnic baskets. 31 Love can be one-sided as Ado Annie lPam McCreary1 tries to coax Ali Hacklin fSid Catlett1 into a proposal of marriage. 41 Members of the company, Vickie Hughey, Brandon King, Steve Woods, Cur- tis Miles and Dick Broussard, sing the Oklahoma reprise. 51 After winning Laurey's picnic basket Curly lJohn Muns1 is forced to shake hands with his competitive bidder Jud Frey lNeeI Choate1. Oklahoma' 25

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Aunt Eller .... KLJKH MAI A surrey with the fringe on top visited the campus when the musical production of Oklahoma was presented in late February as a ioint effort of the theatre and musi- cal departments. The musical centered around Oklahoma in its pioneering stages before it became a state. Oklahoma was a combination comedy and love story based on Lyn Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs. The story revolved around a young girl, Laurey, and her chang- ing romance with a young man, Curly. A third party, farmhand Jud Frey, became involved, causing a number of problems for the couple. ll l lfgf A3 I if X 24 - Student Life The long anticipated spring musi- cal combined students' singing, dancing, and acting talents into a show that was well received, play- ing to a full house for four evenings in succession. Cast Curly . . . ..... ..... J ohn Muns Laurey .... .... P aula Cowles . . . Kathy Woollett Will Parker . . . Ado Annie . Jud Frey ..... Ali Hacklin ..... Aertie Cummings . . . Andrew Carnes . . Director .,,... . . . .Mark Vaughan . . .Pam McCreary . . .Neel Choate , ...... Sid Catlett . .Debbie Williams .......RickSmith . .Mrs. M. Robison Choreographer ........ Mr. John Steele Music Director . . .Mr Orchestra Director . . Stage Manager .... Scenic Designer .... . Duane McCullough . .Mr. Tom Bennett .. . . . .Sean Neely . .Sondra Earheart X H l ,f4,,,-if si w A A4 f? I

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Imaginative staging adds fo Shakespeare production An ambitious production of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream opened the dra- matic season. Imaginative staging for the comedy included an over- head swing for the entrance of Puck. The stage was draped in very different effects for the second play, Count DracuIa. Devices were used to provide an eerie atmosphere on a stage with back- lighted portraits and fog rolling in. As soon as the Count set was struck, theatre students embarked on a pair of productions. Oklahoma! was cast and after a week of rehearsals, the Glass Menagerie was cast. Two produc- tion companies rehearsed simulta- neously, one in the theatre and the other on a transplanted stage in the lecture hall. Girls finally had their chance in April as the week of Sadie Hawkins approached. Each girl grabbed a man to celebrate the special week. Wednesday, following two days of gutting up to ask a guy, the girls made tags for their guys to wear announcing they were taken, Making cookies and cupcakes was iust one of the things the girls did for their guys on Do Something Special day. Friday was Lil' Al Abner and Daisy May Dress Up day. Best dressed girl, Vicki Hirt, and best dressed guy, Mark Burch, were awarded free passes to the annual dance and a S10 refund on their couple's dinner tab. The Sadie Hawkins dance concluded the mid- week festivities where Sound Sys- tem provided the entertainment. xg 'ii ' N.. A4 A5 26 Student Life