Southeast High School - Shield Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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TAKING A SHORT breather from practice, the cast sits and relaxes during another late night rehearsal. VISUAL PROPS are a needed plus for must productions. Cast members senior Evelyn Becker and sophomore Tonya Rod work hard putting them together. if Q S X f S kip? if A ' 1 5 Ll if .. M A I PUTTING THE SHOW all together at a dress rehearsal are senior Rob McEntarffer and junior jennifer Walker. 20!Fall Play

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A NEW IDEA in stereo equipment is the compact disk player. Though more expensive than other equipment, the improved sound quality was well worth the cost. LM-!,, Styles, choices differ widely Music popular escape: Music occupied a part of a person's everyday life. Whether it be while driving to school, watching TV, singing Happy Birthday to a friend in the halls, or at halftime of a football game, music be- came a basic part of a day. Though music was common in al- most all teenagers' lives, personal tastes in music varied from classical to jazz to more modern music like new wave or hard rock. Senior Rob Walker said he enjoyed most types of music, among them older rock and roll, classial, and jazz. Music gives me satisfaction, Walker said. What music I play depends on what mood I'm in. I put on what will satisfy me at the time. While some students prefered just to listen to music for personal enjoy- ment, others chose to take their musical interest further by participating in musi- cal activities. Classes such a band, orchestra, Court Choir, Ars Nova Cora, and Knight Sounds were offered for students in- terested in instrumental or vocal music. ' . :,Q.g g , , I .,... ,, DIRT CHEAP AND PICKLES are popularfor people who wanted to buy records. Chris Kessler and Corey Knop shop at Dirt Cheap for their favorite records. The reason I like being in singing groups is because it's fun being part of a family of friends that have the same interest as I do, said junior Cindi Pasco who participated in both Queen's Court and Court Choir. It's also an opportunity to really get to know people. Bands were also a way for people who had common tastes in music to get together and perform. I don't care about making money. It's just fun to play at places, said senior Stuart Larson who has been a part of many bands, one of which was called Island of the Misfit Toys. Larson along with four other band members com- posed and practiced original music. There are a lot of places you can go where you can see two or three really good local bands for a couple bucks. There is a big musical movement going on in Lincoln, and a lot of good music is being pIayed, said senior Matt Briggs. Whatever type of music preferred, music was a way to express feelings and to communicate with others. Music is emotional and interesting because you can see how the composer feels, said sophomore Chris Ellenwood. It's aform of universal communication. Larson felt music was important because it's away you can express your views and opinions. -Paula Danekas Music!19

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PROPER BLOCKING is vital for the production ofa good show. junior jennifer Walker shows junior Mike Dahm just how it is done. -a ,t 4 ,- 1 . . '0 X I , X s W Eiiliftgfi-.. . . . 5 .gi .. ye l ' 'NAM ,, , f ii f,'fl5f:'4M:1.fxr , ,4i, ,M 'L' fy, wil' , . Qir :iw f f. ,gf W-.frmw . ff V 114, Crime and craziness: Themes opposite One of the many cultural events that took place at Southeast during the past year was the annual presentation of the fall play. The plays took place on Nov. 7th and 8th, At the beginning of 'juvie' the characters' crimes have just happened, so they were still in shock. Then each character had a re-enactment of their own crimes, which was really trying, said senior Martha Lauber. The cast features R. james Baylor, Evelyn Becker, Angie Cartwright, Mike Dahm, Kyle Dyas, jim Hanna, Christine Hemmer, Kim Hoppe, Sharilyn Kerns, Martha Lauber, Rob McEntarffer, Cindy Paul, Carrie Richardson, and jennifer Walker. This year, unlike the past years, two one-act plays were chosen as opposed ,NWm.Va ' i ' ' .v CONCENTRATION IS a key factor to acting. Here senior Sharilyn Kerns shows her ability to stay in character. GETTING THE RIGHTtheatrical appearance,junior Carrie Richardson puts on stage makeup to perfect her character's appearances in one act plays L' cqn uth ay s i h 5 DOI ,U I Pres as l chi- c Iqs ff ti fm ix-mg ' I -f A , - . . 1- 'n V Ft jf' mis 1 , itz 'gr' XQ3t'7ffMQ . wx. I ,n 'ft f X f 'I I Tj fit its 7 r, f f kx xllfofl Wiki l J I 1 'Q I y A an I ll ..tr ' - jgfqflp h 'Q Ijg-R A ' ' Qlrllj I M I Rfb l in D , M I I ffm A l I I 5 'I will X NOT ONLY DO the actors need to know their cues but also the lightmen. So then they'll be ready for. Lights, cameras, action! to one longer play. The two plays, juvie and Roomers both by jerome Mc- Donough were chosen because ofthe sharp contrast between the two themes, and the fact that they were by the same author. Director Carol Svoboda said that it gives the students a chance to look at the style of theatre known as repertory. juvie is a very important work on juvenile crime, so the cast will have a Chance to do a very serious piece and then a farce such as Roomers . The play juvie is designed to give the side of thetroubled individual, stated cast member seniorjames Baylor. 'juvie' is the nickname given to a juvenile detention center, and this story is the happenings ofone nightthere.Theyare in there for shoplifting, drinking and for all other sorts of crime, said cast member senior Kyle Dyas. Neither of the plays have a real main character, said Dyas, and that's the way that it is in practice, no one acts superior. Everyone accepts each others character, and how they present it. Both plays are ensemble plays, which means that the people in the cast all have relatively equal parts. One char- acter might have more lines, but all parts are still equal, said Baylor. All ofthe hard work and frustrations of the many weeks of hard practice was pulled together and used in an all-out performance by the cast of juvie and Roomers on opening night. -Michelle Dyer Fall Play!21