St Louis Park High School - Echowan Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

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Many a new day will bring excitement, maybe romance, at the box social (or dancers Jen Weinberg, Jenny Berry, and Katie Cronquist. Fall Play 19

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Effort, determination help make OKLAHOMA! a thundering Success. It's not easy to achieve. You usually encounter many hardships along the way, although hardships can make for a rewarding end. The first hardship for the fall play members was tryouts. September 14-16 were long, nerve-racking days for many. Monday was dancing tryouts. Those trying out didn't get a chance to practice and perfect their routines. They were taught a step in a short period of time and had to perform it right then. Tuesday was singing tryouts. Candidates picked their own songs, preferably from a musical. Wednesday performers read from a script and acted. Thursday was callbacks, and finally, during last hour on Friday, they found out whether they had made it or not, For those who did make it. they had a lot of hard work and dedication to put forth for the next two months. Practices began right away, for three hours a day. five days a week, not including the hours spent memorizing lines at home. Practices played with emotions a lot,” stated Jennifer Coleman, senior. Sometimes they were frusturating. You were challenged with new things, trying to make them perfect. Lots of respon- sibility was involved. Other times were “I tried to take the audience on a ride with me into a different world. The empathy was an incredible feeling.” — Sara Tobin just fun. The cast members became close and really enjoyed working together. Everyone looked forward to cast parties. For the first time in years, the director was not a teacher in the high school. Michael Lane, a recent University graduate. directed his first Park production. Also, he had the 16 piece Community Band play the music. This was the first time for a large community group to work for the high school theatre department. The musical OKLAHOMA! which takes place in the territory of Oklahoma before it became a state, is in short, a love story. Curley (Rob Kneisl) and Laurie (Sara Tobin) want to get married, but Jud (Scott Otto) is in the way. Meanwhile. Will (Dan Biros) is trying to meet Ado Annie's (Doi Eder's) father's requirements so as to wir her hand in marriage too. The feeling of performing in front of ai audience was exhilarating. according t Tobin, sophomore. I tried to take th« audience on a ride with me into a differer world. The empathy was an incredibl feeling. Joel Lovrencevic, sophomon described it as scary and exciting in tha you feel on top of the world after if done. That feeling of being on top of the work I inspired many to try to continue in th .• field of theatre. Kneisl. senior said. 'Tr» sure acting and singing is in my futun somewhere. The fusion between the community and the high school made the musical a success, stated Josh Zuckerman. junior OKLAHOMA! was a cute story. It's always fun to recognize the people in the cast. stated Alison Davis, senior. Cast member Katie Cronquist. junior said. We think the play was a success because we all did the best we could do. The future will hold many memories of the play. The long hours, the friendships and the striving for success all brought OKLAHOMA! to life. Kansas City Is up to date according to Dan Biros (Will Parker) He tells Eric GokJIust. Chad Cardiff. Tim Barton. Dave Schultz. Bob Cheney. Mitch Puff, and Joel Lorencevic that people there have gone about as far as they can go.” 18 Fall Play

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Short of time, the male cheerleaders scramble through a quick praciice ol one of their difficult stunts |ust before a football game No time to eat. Jenna Zank gets an energy boost from a can of Mountain Dew while waiting for the bus to take her next task of the day After visiting all the booths. Mark Hawkins discusses his plans with students from other schools College Fair was one weekmght activity people didn't want to miss. Activities help people unwind, and Kevin Fatness works off some of the day's tension during the game of intramural volleyball. 20 Weeknights