South High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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60 BEHIND THE 5CENE5 by Lesley Garrett Act II begins in three minutes . . . Lift the curtain when she soys . . . Change the scenery for the next scene . . . Raise the house lights . . . All of these jobs were done by the stage crews during one of South High School biggest productions South Pacific. These groups of unsung heroes are responsible for seeing that the ac- tors are on stage on time,- that the props are set up, and that the cur- tains are pulled at just the right moment. The sound, lights, and parts of the scenery are controlled from the sound booth above the audience by members of the stage crew who spend many hours practicing their skills and perfecting split-second timing. Throughout the performance, the crew in the sound booth and the crew back stage are constantly in contact with each other so that the two groups work in unison to create the special moods that are so vital to the play and to the en- joyment of the audience. These are the unsung members of the drama department, those in- dividuals who work behind the scenes to create the make believe world and who accept their thanks from the cast and the director instead of from the ap- plause of the audience. 1. The Border curtains and the Draw curtains are ready for the second act. 2. Dan Oty looks over the script one last rime before the play begins. 3. Derick Markley maneuvers a spotlight on an actor below. 4. William Todd rakes one last look at his make-up before rhe ploy begins. 5. Mike Dellapina. 6. Gretchen Reise. 7. David Steen. 8. Mr. Lewis makes last minutes checks before the play begins. 9. Patricio Wipert has her make-up applied backstage. 10. The Orchestra begins the se- cond act.

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HHPPV THLH by Lesley Garrett Happy, Happy Talk was heard throughout the auditorium of South High School as the play South Pacific opened on a balmy April evening. The show ran for two consecutive week-ends with each performance being enjoyed by large audiences. From the opening strains of the overture ployed by the 5HS Orchestra to the finale with the whole cast on stage, the auditorium was filled with joyful moments of har- monious music. Lisa Vincent os Nellie Forbush dazzled the au- dience with her energetic por- trayal of o WAVE in the South Pacific, and she surprised the trumpet section of the orchestra by washing that man right out of her hair and shaking the water from her onstage shower into the brass. Opposite Lisa was Jerome Taylor who added his style and lovely voice to the parr of Emile deBeque. However, the teal scene stealet was Terry Phillips who performed the belly dance for his shipmates who agreed There Is Nothing Like a Dome. Add to these leads, the talent of Mia Toles as Bloody Mary and an outstanding cast and crew, and it was no wonder that each perfor- mance ended with a standing ovation. 1, The cosr takes o bow. 2. Mio Toles tries to sell her shrunken head ond her grass skirt. 3. The male members of the cost discuss girls. 4. Marry Zimmerman, Mike Dellapino, ond Brock Woods discuss rhe plan of ocrion. 5. Marry Zimmerman, Mia Toles. and Cheri Lawson discuss Happy Talk. 6. Terry Phillips shakes his coconurs. 7. Lisa Vin- cent. 8. Jerome Taylor. 9. Morry Zimmer- man. 10. Mia Toles. 62