Preston High School - Heritage Jayette Yearbook (Preston, MN)

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FALL PLAY CAST (Top): Front Row — Bckah Benson. Stcph Derby. Adrian Snyder, Shannon Speer. Mara Milne. Back Row — Gary Bumgarner. Jerry Holden, Dena Thorson, Maok Amundson. Andy O’Connor. C had McKenzie. Above: Adrian Snyder and Steph Derby take care of the Highgale household. Above Right: Mara Milne enjoys a cup of tea along with Shannon Speer and Dena Thorson as Adrian Snyder serves them. Right: “Prompters arc people too, says Bridget Gartner. Fall Comedy Was Perfect Guess Take it Easy was sponsored by the Junior class. The numerous high spirited laughs and the zany characters kept the audience laughing uproarious- ly. The play was loved by all who at- tended. The crowds' sizes in November during otherwise busy winter season demonstrated that. Near capacity crowds attended on both nights of the play. Fall Play 9

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SPRING PLAY CAST (Below): Front Row — Mara Milne, Kristin Zimmerman. Jamie Irish. Shannon Speer, Amy Schecvcl. Heather Mcnsink. Row 2 — Kristin Slattum, Amy Arends, Shawn Brockway, An- dy O’Connor, Adrian Snyder, Mark Amundson, Gary Bumgarner, Linda O’Connor, Shari Derby. Back Row — Danny Miller, Kevin Sime, Jeff Goutcher, Heath Mensink, Brad Johnson, John Fishbaughcr, Todd Bestor. David Keene. Below: Shawn Brockway and Mark Amundson rehearse their lines. Below Right: Shannon Speer, Shawn Brockway, and Gary Bumgarner “live” their parts. Cohan Tunes Spark Musical The senior class decided on a musical for the Spring All School Play. The musical. Give My Regards to Broadway, combined the show tunes of George M. Cohan with a brand new story. Director Dick Foster was trying to put on a Broadway show. Unfortunate- ly, he has little money and several pro- blems with his famous leading lady, Mona Monroe. Enter Mary Collins, an aspiring actress, and “Legs Ruby, a bookie on the run from the mob. What followed was a hilarious, melodious, and romantic comedy that was a hit with the audience and the cast. 8 Spring Play

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Guess Who’s in First Place? “Line was Prcston-Fountain Act Play en- trant. The play had many interesting characters such as Amall the wimp, Stephen the yuppie, Fleming the slob, Dolan the ex- ecutive, and Molly the pernicious wife. “Line is about five people waiting in line for something they do not know. But they all want to be the first in line, so they trick each other to try to be first. Two local perfor- mances were given in the high school gym- nasium on Thursday, January 22 to ap- preciate fans. Just two days later the sub- district festival was also held in the Preston- Fountain gymnasium where Preston earned a first place ranking and rave critiques. The following week on Saturday, Januai7 31 the play went into district competition at Rushford and won first place, edging out Houston’s “Wiley and the Hairy Man. The the dilemma began. Adrian Snyder, one of Preston’s leading men, had to be out of town the day of regional competition. Should Preston-Fountain forfeit, or try to find so- meone to fill in so the play could go on? After hours of deliberation and persuasion, Jason Huffman agreed to replace Adrian. With only 5 days of rehearsal before regional competition, he did an amazing job. At Region competition at Winona State University on February 7, Houston won the title and Preston-Fountain placed third in a mixed ballot by the judges. RiRht: Tim Ostrem, Mike Schibursky, and Chuck Smith clown around after show time. Lower Right: Inevitable publicity poses bring a variety of expressions to the cast members and their director Robert O'Reilly.’ ONE ACT PI CAST (Below): Front Row- — Stephanie Derby. Adrian Snyder. Mark Amundson. Back Row — Andy O'Connor, Chad McKenzie. 10 One Act Play