South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Listening intentively, Grandpa, alias Scott Morris, starts to fall asleep as Kolenkhov. (Frank Vat are ya tanring about? says Frank Makridakis) explains Ifte art of Russian dancing. Makridakis who portrays Boris Kolenkhov, a Rus- pholo by Hollers ■H S an dance instructor. photo by Watten Senior Play Cast Members: Front Row— |. Freels: Laker. L. Norman, V. Kear: Fourth Row— j. Porter. 'Second Row— C. Nunez, T. Alberlsson. D. Nelson. C. Ames. P. Newton. S. Tingle. R. Hewett. C. M. Payne, F. Makridakis, B. Brewer; Third Sanderson. photo by Uesner Row— D. Rapp, S. Morris, E. Zimmerman, S. Putting on his face, Lori Stephens paints on Ken Perkins make-up as they prepare for the senior play Vou Can't Tolce It U ith 'ou. photo b u ottc n Senior Plav— 23

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... It with You. by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, the 1984 senior play, is about the only place where a typewriter, a xylophone, an aquarium full of snakes, a printing press, and fireworks can all be found in the same room. Only the Sycamores, a family of fun-loving eccentrics who live together in peaceful chaos, could possibly struc- ture a life revolving around such nonconformity. The senior play was directed for the first time by Mr. [ed Freels, who was formerly a student teacher for Mr. Robert Kelly. The plot revolves around the romance between Alice Sycamore (Rachel Hewett] and Tony Kirby (Chris Sander- son), the son of the richest man in town. Throughout the play the young couple's future happiness is threatened by their families. Complications arise when Alice's parents. Penny Sycamore (Susan Laker] and Paul Sycamore (tine Zim- merman], and Martin Grandpa Vanderhof (Scott Morris) meet the stuffy Mr. Kirby CVince Kear] and Mrs. Kirby (LaQuan Norman). The cast committed their lives to the play for four hectic weeks, eating, drink- ing, and even dreaming the Senior Play. The final week was the busiest. Cast members gathered at school on a free Monday to build the set for perfor- mances the following Friday and Satur- day, November 16 and 17. After the set was built, the cast en- dured a three-hour dress rehearsal. Dress rehearsals followed every night until the performances. Although a few grades may have suf- fered due to a lack of concentration, it was generally felt to be an experience worthwhile. I enjoyed the experience immensely because it gave me a chance to interact You Cant Take with other senior students that I didn't know previously, said Eric Zimmerman. I am glad that I was able to perform in the senior play. It was an experience I'll never forget. said Ken Perkins. The play, basicalh' a comedy, did have a moral that was presented in an exaggerated way. Throughout the play, it became evident that the Sycamore household did whatever it felt like do- ing, and once Mr. Kirby appeared on the scene, it didn't take long for his views to clash with those of Grandpa's. In a discussion with Mr. Kirby about how much pain the life of a corporate executive was causing him. Grandpa summed up the play when he said, Why not give up your business? You've got all the money you need. You Can't Take ... It with You Without moving a muscle, Mr. De Pinna Porter) poses for a painting. plmin in vvuints 22— Senior Play The snakes and the xylophone should go to the ba.sement, says Alice (Rachel Hewett) as she reviev,'S la,st minute instructions with her mother (Susan Laker) about having the Kirbys to dinner. phniohv Wutters

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Talented performers jam to the populair tunes of the Profile Band, phoio fay Waiiers With enthusiasm and feeling, Clifton Hill, senior, sings at the Afro- American Snow, phoio by ivaiiers 24 — Afro-American Show