Smoky Hill High School - Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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flusical Mattress Sk I , at 'T N, ,X x 1' 1983-84 Orchestra-Row One Qrearj: Jan Curtis, Kim Pigford, Dana Muncy, Dr. Kress, Michelle Rapaich, Dirk Muncy, Chad Mumey, Aaron Harrison, Bill Seifert. Row Two: Julie Chung, Rachel Berrington, Kris Blair, Beth Huffman, Laura Morris, Bobbie Brauer, Collin Gibbs, Burton Vickery. TIRED Amy Scott is found sleeping on stage after a very trying time at a late night rehearsal. CONDUCTING . . . Dr. Kress prepares the orchestra for a final dress rehearsal. ELEGANT the Jester, knights, and ladies prepare for a scene. JULIE CHUNG and BETH HUFFMAN warm up for a rehearsal. Orchestration 95

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Students Grchestrate Successft hat has singing, dancing, bright colors, and an orchestra? If you guessed the 1983-84 musical ex- travaganza, Once Upon a Mattress, you're absolutely correct! The show was a satire of all forms of musicals, poking fun at singing, dancing, and especially characterization. It was set in the usual medieval way: castle, king, queen, gallant knights, and beautiful ladies, but it had a twist. Everyone and everything was either too perfect or too awkward. Playing along side of the actors was the Smoky Hill orchestra. Under the direction of Dr. Kress, this group of highly talented individuals carefully executed the beau- tiful and bizarre songs from Once Upon a Mattress. The many hours of hard work and practice paid off in the end. KING SEXTIMUS and HIS CLAN pose for a picture at a final rehearsal. THE LADY SINGS THE BLUES Lady Larkert sings a sad love song. CINDY STAATS jokingly explains the many uses of the light board. CRAZY part of the cast of Once Upon a Mattress pose for the camera after a long rehearsal. 94 Orchestration it qi E s xt X1 Y. 5 X ml Ng i 3 35: w tim i H QE at X 2 S35 is r is its -tx 5?

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