Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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,z J 33, eel i Drama reaches state Fhe leading player attempts to show Dippin and his wife Catherine how dull ite will be without him and his players. Fastrada uses her sex appeal to convince her husband Charlemagne portrayed by Senior Ken Lewis, to see things her way. My character used her body to get everything she wanted and she always got lt, too, comments Alissa, The players, fascinated by the Leading Player, use their umbrellas as a decorative touch to the opening ol the show The umbrellas added a lot because we used them as different things all during the show, said Court Whlsrnan, STH-Nl ORS HGH SCHLJQLW HOUSVON Diesen me f--, sm Pippin manga o iw rn ol G by Music TV1ea!t8l I to l CAST I Least-g My C Pigpr, S B Chan Ke L Cainahn C 1 y PQ fasvfec P y Al AL, l le Pay C D D' 79 -2 9 D f r Q E 1 S H 11' valllurcx if yF3 ws Terre iA n i drama u.i.I. production 53

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With magic flowing from his beckoning hand, Leading Player Mike Conway invited his dazzled audience to follow the cast of the UIL state ranked one- act play on a journey with Charlemagne's son, Pippin. Although rigid standards are set for UIL productions, Director Carolyn Boone chose the offbeat Pippin because she considered it a challenge to adapt the Broadway production for the competition. Mrs. Boone felt that the original script was difficult to work with 52 drama ull. production because the cutting I had was so small. It looked as though it would be hard to goin depth with it. We had to have a lot of characterization that just wasn't in the cutting. Major difficulties arise when you take a full length play and cut it into one-act. We had to steer away from the original Broadway show and come up with all new gimmicks, continued Mrs. Boone. Once the script was prepared, the cast and crew spent three weeks at long Fastrada, portrayed by Junior Alissa Alban, presents her son Lewis, played by Sophomore David Dukes, with a new Warriors belt. The court ot Charlemagne objects strongly to his denial of Sophomore Court Whisman 's desire for more land reforms. and strenuous daily rehearsals. ln working with the chorus to develop character movement, Junior Scott Bailey said, Boone worked with me to give me an idea of what my character was like. lt's hard to portray someone so innocent, but I can identify with his character in certain aspects. For example, Pippin is able to erase all of his mistakes and start all over again. Competition is overseen by only one judge. There is no system for scoring but the outcome is determined by the judge's subjective opinion. However, the play Leading player, played by Seniol Mike Conway, introduces Senior Ken Lewis as Ken peeks out from behinc his umbrella. Senior Mike Conway, amused by Pippin 's plight, poses to watch the SCGUE QOIHQ Oli. is automatically disqualified if it runs over forty minutes. Other UIL rules allowed only a fifteen member cast, a three member crew for lights, sound, and props, and the Basic UIL standardized set of grey platforms, steps and folding units. Finally the play went on to compete on the zone level at Stratford against Northbrook and Alief Hastings. Next came district, area, and then region competition on April 19. Numerous cast and individual awards were won before competition May 3 at Hogg Auditorium in Austin. Junior Alissa Alban said, We knew we had the best l show and all the capabilities. Senior Karen Breslau added, The show worked because it gave the established actors a chance to utilize their talents and the other actors to improve their talents. lt was the ideal show considering the talent that we had in our drama department. At state, Pippin placed third out of eight plays. Mrs. Boone said, The company was dedicated and professional. They worked through their own initiative. I was pleased to be there - to show off.

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Debating about which kind of spe- W U e m O S y cial headline type' she should use for Cries ot Let me seel are heard as senior statt members Lynn Forthaus and Tiffany Doucette look over some recently printed photographs with adviser Peggy Schneider 'Ill-.M DQ. O, Y an I -Sm ff 4,, A, Nag , W 'V X'Z..w.'f'hw gif H, fizzw it K t Q i my at VK - ,,., , 5 ' AV., Statt members Greg Smith, Judi Brown. Miles Fain, Carol Lindsay and Becky Schmidt sit in on the Harris County Journalism Workshop. After climbing up to reach the stor- age area on top ol the cabinets, Sen- ior Bonny Baxter looks for supplies. 54 yearbook If the honors section Junior Sandra Wauson rests her chin on a Chartpak S book. We V G i C9 Ngl'M' Q3 La- Correcting all tour copies, Junior Miles Fain types the teachers' names on a Ouad-pak. , 1 Y 1 2 5 ? 'X' W ,f ,, V V3 1 E L- l f 'V V B W 2,1 :. A me L r Trying tddecide on what to use, Junior Pam Carpenter shuttles through some photographs asking Sophomore Lisa Sedgwick 's advice. Is' -ni