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r 'AX Y: ,,D - la T 1 i , g,.:s7 ,uv :Jaxx KQV, . Qt t ffllR tfllll I I I . On the Air in 1940, the drama department's spring production, began as a thought inthe back of Director Carolyn Boone's mind. I got the idea forthe show from seeing The 1940's Radio Hour in New York, she said. When I got back from New York, I started designing the set and costumes. The play centered around a 1940's radio studio and its actors and technicians. The daily drama of the cast's lives was interwoven with the actors' scripts. The set was heightened bythe large blinking On the Air sign, which also served to include the audience by beckoning them to applaude. Although this was not the first experimental show Stratford has ever done, it was certainly the most difficuIt, commented Junior Alissa Alban, make-up crew head. I had to design the make-up for all 19 cast members, as well as develop my own character. Senior Mike Conway said, I modeled my character after a 32 spring drama production On the Air, Seniors Karen Breslau other actors and actresses carry on and Mike Conway perform the long behind them. running serial The Saint while the
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Ginger Jones and Madame Nicole Simonova played by Jun- iors Kathy Brooks and Nina VWth- ers dance to the beat of the music. l was kind ol like the good time girl ot the forties. comments Kathey. 1940's Clark Gable-Errol Flynn type. Cast Member Kathy Brooks commented, We were all pretty scared because the show would change from day to day, and we might have to cut some lines. Other members of the cast were: Seniors Karen Breslau, Amy Lloyd, Carolyn McKenna, and Juniors Scott Bailey, Taye Cairnes, Lance Morgan, Scott Neal, Rhett Rushing, Doug Schlacter, and Nina Whithersg and Sophomores David Dukes, Keith Hollinquist, Stacey Sophomore Keith Hollinquist and Senior Amy Lloyd practice the jitter- bug while Juniors Nina Withers and Kathy Brooks wave to the audience. Nolan, Terri Purcell, and Court Whisman rounded out the cast. Behind the scenes were the crews. lt was much more work than I ever dreamed of, commented Junior Margaret Dunkley, student director. On the whole the cast really surprised me because they accepted my authority and seemed to support the things I did. Sophomore Angie Charmicheal, stage manager, also had a large task to perform. At show time, she was responsible for making sure that everyone and everything Seniors Mike Conway and Karen Breslau perform a segment ot The Saint while new irl Wvien Clark Q , played by Junior Alissa Alban, gazes on wishlully, Junior Lance Morgan narrates the first segment of The Lone Ranger while Sophomores Keith Hollinquist and David Dukes and Juniors Scott Neal, Scott Bailey, and Doug Schlac- ter await their parts. Halo, shampoo, halo sing com- mercial girls Carolyn McKenna, Amy Lloyd and Alissa Alban while master were in the right places. The audience liked it because it was so much to watch - almost to the point of mass confusion, said Scott Bailey. The plot included two radio shows with music and commercials. The adult members of the audience especially of ceremonies Court Whisman waits along side. appreciated the commercials. They really brought back memories, said Mr. Joseph Hiersan, an 80 year-old member ofthe audience. As the curtain closed, A String of Pearls was heard playing on the radio in the empty studio. spring drama production 33
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