Stanton High School - Roundup Yearbook (Stanton, TX)

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Concentration ls evldent in Terrle Ol- 4 daker's expression as she gets into charac- ter. Dirk Perry, as Krogstad, forces Nora to use v her influence in his favor. 'Q -ax. Steve Sargent lTorvaldi angrily asks Dee Dee Adklns lNoraJ about a letter ln the last scene. HT .TI N5 I L1 vThe kind old doctor, Lee Byrd, asks Nora lf he can help her 4' Z You know that you have devel- oped poise on stage when you en- dure the terribly embarrassing mo- ments during an unplanned blackout without so much as an embarrassed grin. Actors went on about their jobs, trying to gather the shreds of their confidence and the crew just turned red following this blooper. It was during a judged perfor- mance, but neither judge nor au- dience detected the flaw. It was the source of much laughter and joking later, but at the time, ev- eryone felt sure the world had ended. The crew was forgiven, as all went well. And the laughter brought in recalling the incident provided relief to tired faces after having rehearsed for the past three hours. activities

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A Laura Clardy touches up her makeup. 'Getting Into lt' Getting into character is really what acting is. You must place yourself in the person's place you are trying to portray. You must actually become that person in your own mind. Through hours of practice and research, you should begin to know your character and decide how he, not you, would feel in a given situation. Appro- priate clothing, makeup, and props are helpful, but this is still a diffi- cult thing to do. To avoid distractions which ruin concentration, actors must be free from other worries such as props and lights. A good crew is essen- tial in this. Rena Koonce, Chuck Straub, and Terry Welborn did an excellent job in this capacity. The Doll's House by Henrick Ibsen was attempted by a cast of five. Dee Adkins and Terrie Ol- daker made the all star cast at district, with Terrie and Steve Sargent making it at an invita- tional tounament in Big Lake. 22 - activities

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When they first hand you your medal, you really can't believe it. You sit there and stare at it for a minute. All that work you've been doing doesn't seem so much any more. You start thinking about re- gional and how good the people ar going to be, and you have more incentive to work than you did. Tony Henson It Was Worth It A I must be dreaming, says Johnny Pinkerton. A B.J. Merritt compiles informa- tion. V Gaye 0'Banlon practices for oral reading. 24 - activities