Salina South High School - Preener Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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The Tale Of Peter Rabbit South's drama department topped its season off successfully with a Childrenis Theater Production, HThe Tale of Peter Rabbit. This colorful, imaginative presentation depicted the well-known story of ornery Peter Rabbit disobeying his mother's orders and straying into Mr. McGre- gor's garden. Bobby Broyles led the cast as Peter Rabbit, clearly winning the hearts and sympathy of all young spectators in the audience. David A. Olson turned in a convincing performance as cranky, crotchety old Mr. McGre- gor. Brenda Penney played the role of his patient, matronly wife, while Lucy, their cute little granddaughter, was Debbie Goering. Aside from the Mc Gregors, the cast was exclusively animals. Emily Boyd and Dan Langvardt were two bad lit- tle mice. They played their roles well, furtively creeping back and forth across the stage while planning their horseplay. Robert Brake was the ner- vous, nut-hunting Squirrel Nutkin. Mrs. Twiggy-Winkle, Mrs. Rabbit's laundress and confidante, was played by Jennifer Nelson. Barb Meier, playing Cawdy the crow, was excel- lent. Her actions and facial expres- sions could not have been better. Wendy Gottberg, Dianna Pittman, and Terri Pasek were Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail, while Maria Shoultys played the role of Mrs. Rabbit, their mother. Benjamin Bunny, Peter's cousin and cohort in hijinx, was played by Jerry Lineback. While the plot of this play may not have been as deep as the others put on this year, it required no less work. The makeup work, a must for the as- sorted animal cast, was outstanding. The pink, floppy-eared rabbits and sly little mice were adorable thanks to their facial makeup, and Cawdy the crow was also done well. All char- acters were well-costumed, from roly- poly Mrs. Twiggy-Winkle, the hedge- hog, to the mice and Cawdy. Susan Harris play

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Indians, by Arthur Kopit, a play which deals with the mistreatment of the Indians, was presented at Salina South and directed by Miss Jo Huse- man, a student teacher in drama and English from Marymount College. Several staging qualities made the play a success. The use of slides helped the audience visualize the speakers and the scenes. Use of half- white, half-red makeup brought out the stark realism ofthe conflict found in the play. The acting also had several out- standing qualities. First, the actors maintained constant eye contact with the audience. This, coupled with the clear and forceful enuncia- tion of every word, made the au- dience concentrate on what was Indians being done. As with any play a few things could have been done better. The slides were too far to the right of the au- dience and some were barely visible. Robert Brake's actions in the closing scene were stilted and feigned. Mark Robertson needed to be more sarcas- tic and bitter with his speech to the senators. Miss Huseman deserves congratu- lations on her knowledge of acting, staging, creativity, and of course, her obvious hard work. Indians was a success. The play moved swiftly and the acting and staging were a credit to the complex- ity ofthe play and its purpose. G. R. Robertson J' S., 2 1. Danny Langvardt, portraying Chief Joseph, tells of the Lndian's troubles with the white- man. 2. Jennifer Nelson, Danny Langvardt r Brian Sadler, Mark Robertson, Maria Shoul- tys, Dianna Pittman, and Brenda Penney made up the cast of Indians. 3. Robert Brake, as Buffalo Bill, defends the whiternanls action in killing the buffalo belonging to Sitting Bull's people. 4. Buffalo Bill presents his Wild West Show. 4 lndians