Roosevelt High School - Sagamore Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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1 Actors write play Students who were anxious to see drama's first produc- tion, Woody Allen's God, had to go to New York City for the performance. On Broadway, Godi' was performed by professionals, not TR students. Because of this, the publishing company which owned the rights would not allow Roosevelt to perform the show. ln place of 'Godf' TR dramatists wrote their own show, a melodrama entitled Foolts Gold. Fool's Goldt' was about the Dandy family - lvlother Dandy, her son Jim, his wife Mary and their daughter Sally , - all indebted to Butch Blackheart and his terrible gang. Of course, in the end, everything was saved by a long-lost son of the Dandy family who had gone to the city, become rich, and returned to pay off the mortgage to Butch Blackheart. Fool's Gold was performed twice, once during the school day, and again at night. Although Fool's Gold was not the departments original choice, it did give them a chance to show TR audiences their originality in production as well as acting. 1 Mitchell Noble and Carol Suggs act in a saloon scene from Fool's Gold. 2 Fred Remmert, as the long-lost son of the Dandy family, turns in surprise. 3 David Whitehead, Sandy Birdsall and Debi Brinegar are gieIdDandy family in a melodramatic scene from Fool's o Chris Bryant Ernest Burditt Anneliesa Burger se iors 27 Susie Buffaloe Phillip Bukowski Duane Burdine

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Shows require work When the cast list was posted, those actors who were cast looked into the future with starry eyes. They saw make-up, cos- tumes and bright lights. What they didn't always see were the long hours of rehearsals. Every show required much work. During the first two weeks of rehearsal, the show was blocked characters began to form d , , an actors, to memorize lines. ln the next two weeks the cast pol- ' h d h is e t e show and refined techniques. Before the actual per- formance, dress rehearsals were conducted, programs were printed and posters were hung around school. Opening night provided most cast and crew members with a frightening experience. Once in make-up and costume, the actors and actresses waited backstage. Palms sweated, mouths dried up and butterflies fluttered through stomachs. House lights went down as stage lights went up. The curtain was drawn and the show began. Only after curtain cali - after the final curtain fell - did TB dramatists come back to reality. Excited discussion followed. lt was upf' tilt was down. l forgot my prop. l'Did you hear me drop my line? No show was perfect. But if cast and crew had the chance, they wouldn't have changed a thing. 1 David Whitehead and Sandy Birdsall rehearse a scene from The Man Who Came to Dinner. 2 Carol Suggs and Johnny Pylant discuss their duet scene as David Whitehead practices a humorous interpretation. 3 John O'Neill, drama teacher, fills in for an absent actor during a rehearsal. Marsha Brown Mike Brown Robert Brugger Bandy Brunne- mann Tracey Bryan Monique Bryant 26 plays

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Winter shovv is comedy When someone is invited to dinner, they are expected to stay tvvo, three, maybe four hours, but in TB's i'The lvlan Who Came to Dinnerfl dinner lasted three vveeks. ln Kaufman and l-lart's three-act comedy, drama's winter pro- duction, a vvidely-knovvn radio orator named Sheridan Whiteside vvas invited to the Stanley residence for dinner. As he left, he slip- ped and fell on a piece ot ice on the doorstep. Because ot a bro- ken hip, he had to stay vvith the Stanleys. Whiteside totally disrupted the Stanley household vvhile his hip mended: he meddled in other people's business, he took over the house and cluttered up rooms and he received exotic Christmas presents from strange triends such as movie stars and mad scien- tists. That confusion and madness made the shovv comical. When the shovv ran tor three nights in December, not only the audience but the actors and actresses as vvell enjoyed the Ameri- can classic. 1 Kathy Hughey, portraying a glamorous movie star, strikes a dramatic pose, vvhile Fred Bemmert, as a vvidely-knovvn radio orator, looks away in disgust. 2 Bicky Bozarth and Debi Brinegar are tvvo comical characters in the 7 shovv, 3 John Eddleman and Tom Jumper are plain-clothed policemen sent by David Whitehead in The Man Who Came to Dinner, ,, , , ,, ,. ..,.. .,.,. ,.,,,,..,,., Jack Burgess Robin Burgess Carole Burkett lvlatt Burns Busty Burnett Connie Butlin 28 plays