Shawnee Mission West High School - Saga Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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- --n w ,i Finch iDon Andersoni, a newcomer to Wicket business, and Twimble iRalph Whip, plei, a 25-year employer, pledge decades of meritorious service to their company 166

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Confused and horrified, Peter lDennis Allenl becomes a circumstantial victim of Jerry's suicidal scheme. Dramatists Pantomime Man's Social Struggle Sharpening senses and whetting the imagination, the fall drama production ventured into the theater of the absurd. Following avant-garde trends, three one-act plays focused on man's struggle to commu- nicate successfully with the world surrounding him. Each performance posed unique problems for cast and crews. Lowering props from the loft and build- ing an abstract living room set, student technicians formed unusual, imaginative solutions. lVlake-up art- ists painted stark white faces on the characters of wordless acts for feature emphasis. Set in a park, The Zoo Story proved exhausting for actors be- cause of constant motion and intense personal in- volvement. Closely interlocked parts in The Bald Soprano required an unhesitating flow of speeches. Under the direction of lVlr. Robert Lane, the pre- sentations concentrated on acting, technical work, and emotional response rather than plot. Usherettes in brightly hued pantdresses welcomed audiences to new experiences in impressionistic drama. Portraying a frustrated fire fighter, Mark Watson envisions the grandeur and excitement of combating large infernos. Gracefully strolling down the aisle, Christine Larson scans for the seats allocated to Bruce Turner and Drex Pennington. l65

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Ironic Operetta Scintillates With Cast Charisma J. Pierpoint Finch Gatch ......... J.B. Biggley .. . Rosemary . . . Bratt ...... Smitty ..... Bud Frump .... Miss Jones . . Twimble ...... Hedy ......... Miss Krumholz . . .Womper CAST f. 4. . . Don Anderson .....TimMehl . . . . .Tim Meyer . . . Kristi Tucker . . .Mark Weaver . . . Debi Godwin . . . . .Jim Phillips Kathy Armstrong . . Ralph Whipple . . . Kathy Nelson . . .Sharon Eaton . . . Bruce Turner Something inside Frump lJim Phillipsl and Smitty iDebi Godwinl dies after they discover the coffeepot empty. Appropriately sealing their mutual feelings, Finch and Rose mary set music ringing at the sound of their names. like 5 n ,gm 4 W wwf