St Josephs High School - Evergreen Yearbook (Metuchen, NJ)

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Thespians G0 Dramatic: Murder in the Cathedral The St. joseph's Dramatic Society entered into something of a new era during the '68-'69 school year. Under the direction of Mr. Patrick Conway, the thespians broke with their tradition of comedy and opened the season with a modern drama. Murder in the Cathedral, a tragedy by T. S. Eliot, was presented on the evenings of December sixth and seventh. The play, which tells the immortal story of St. Thomas a'Becket, the martyr-saint of Cantebury, starred senior Gene Romagna. Sup- port for Romagna's Becket was given by Keith Kosco, Larry Muccilli, Mark Zwartynski, Louis Sapienza, John Cornell, Jim Varadhy, Ed Stehlik, and a chorus of girls from Mt. St. Mary's Academy. The stage crew, who handled such indispensables as lights, scenery and makeup, was headed by Mike McGrath and included Mike Bennett, Mike Molnar, Pete Stec, A1 Molnar, and john Bundy. Brian Forts aided Mr. Conway as Assistant Direc- otr, piloting the play to success as the first drama in St. Joe's in a number of years. Becket muses on his fate with the women of Canterbury.

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Who said, f'It's all done with mirrors? jerry Cornmollo prepares to strike a coup at French Scrabble. He holcls the record with 125 pointx scored. 125

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The King's knights fKeith Kosco, Larry Muccilli, and Lou Sapienzaj pro- nounce doom on Thomas a Becket fGene Romagnaj as his priests fjohn Cornell, jim Varady, and Ed Stehlikj look on. A study in concentration: director Patrick Conway backstage as the curtain goes up. Makeup artist john Bundy transforms Larry Muccilli into a new man before the play.