St Agnes High School - Palm Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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C A S T GAIUS. a Roman Soldier Ioanne Richardson LUCIUS. another Soldier Ioan Button TIRZA, Mistress of the Inn Karen Weiss RACHEL. a traveler from the North Alberta Harster AROD. her husband Kathleen Fischer BARSHAN, owner of caravan Nancy Ceterski NUNA. a small slave girl Iulia McGrath OCTAVIA. widow of a Roman General Vicki Newton SITI. her Ethiopian slave Ioyce Furlong SLAVES Nancy Ritz, Iosephine Valenti SHEPHERDS Mary Kay Ehmann. Sharon Kelly, Bettie Schnacky MARY Iudith Russer IOSEPH Kathleen McCusker THIS IS THE ONLY ROOM I HAVE LEFT. declares the Inn mistress lKaren Weissj to Rachel tAlberta Harsterj and her husband Arod fKath- leen Fischerl while the Roman soldiers, Gaius Uoanne Richardson, and Lucius Uoan Buttonl look on. MYOU MUST SEE THE STAR! cries the little slave girl Nuna Uulia McGrath! to the disbelief of the others. Alberta Harster, Kathleen Fischer. Ioan Button, Karen Weiss. and Nancy Ceterski. Qlinistwias - WHAT A BEAUTIFUL IEWEL, MY LADY. declares Nuna Uulia McGrath! to the Lady Octavia lVicki Newton! while Siti floyce Fur- longl looks on in apprehension.

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Qmione aetoumd ol audience So- THERE ARE RUMORS OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU, SISTERS, warns Sichi Sao to the consternation of Sister Regina and Sister Terese, as little Tanya Chin. unaware of the danger. plays with the Christmas figures. THE DOUBT AND CONFUSION implanted in Mark Chu by the Communists are powerfully portrayed in his hesitant reverence before the Blessed Sacrament. 3 c Communism versus Christianity, deceit against truth, love over hate. These conflicts permeated the plot of this year's Senior Play, The Bamboo Cross . The play, a truthful depiction of Com- munist tactics, involves the terror that grips the Chinese village of Hen Yang when the Mary- knoll Convent is put under surveillance by the Reds. Shadows of dark influence are cast over the lives of the sisters and faithful Christians, due to the brutality and cruelty of the Commissar, Ho Kwang. Mark Chu, houseboy for the village priest, and Sichi Sao, housekeeper for the sisters, suffer deep emotional turmoil evoked by the exhortations of the Communists. Really outstanding acting on the part of the entire cast resulted in a superb production of this play originally portrayed on television. The pro- found spiritual message, imparted by this splendid performance, was a strong warning to our self- assurance. YOU HAVE HURT MY MOTHER! cries Tanya Chin when she discovers Sichi Sao struck down by the angry blow of Mark Chu.