Tabb High School - Bengal Yearbook (Tabb, VA)

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m 44 . 1 1 ' ' Thespians MEMBERS: M. Carter, A. Bradshaw, J. Petty, B. Brooks, P. Tyeryar, B. Bigelow, T. Rowe, L. Fricke, S. Stokes, M. Adkins, J. Luke, C. Masser, G. Derby. Troupe 1585 of the International Thespian Society honored ten new members this past fall, and eight this spring, entering their names into the school vault. This society is attained through participation in the theater ans, and after a set number of hours of hard, sometimes grueling work, the names of those people are put up for consideration of acceptance. Only a few are finally chosen from the many qualified, though. Their major accomplishment this year has been a successful and informative trip to New York City, arranged by Mrs. Marian Smith and Miss Barbara Zalumas, and featuring audiences with such well-known personalities as Rex Harrison and Julie Harris. Mime MEMBERS:;. Luke, S. Stanton, H. Bullis, P. McCoy, S. Luke, D. Mulkey, S. Stokes, D. Young, B. Watts, P. Tyeryar, M Meservey, P. Skievaski, J. Rowell, K. Cuddihy. The Tabb High Mime Troupe, with practically all the old faces with last year’s experience and quite a few new ones, too, rehearsed their way to a winter performance on Dec. 5. Mime is based on a principle of communicating without speaking or using props, and this year’s players prided themselves in the emulation of Marcel Marceau, the celebrated pantomine anist. On Dec. 17 the group paraded to the Hampton School for the Deaf and Blind and entertained its inhabitants, and they plan to compete for the opportunity to entertain the underprivileged on a state-wide basis May 2. This marked the second consecutive year the Mime Troupe, headed by Mrs. Marian Smith, has completed a successful program. MEMBERS; C. Lassiter, D. Mulkey, S. Stokes, C. Samuels, M. Carter, T. Rowe, T. Cooper, V. Joye, K. Turlington, P. Neeger, E. Sandefur, B. Miller, G. Derby, A. Veach, C. Luke, A. Bradshaw, C. Bateman, J. Luke, D. Taylor, S, Lawrence, P. Quartermen, P. Tyeryar, M. Meservey, D. Rowe, A. Girl, J. Banks, S. Luke, K. Cuddihy, J. Petty, B. Brooks, K. Redhair, L, Fricke, C, Hoyt, B. Bigelow, J. Adams, T. Hamilton, R. Hoyt. Drama The Drama Club at THS has mushroomed to an outstanding proportion, and students from all faaions of the school are represented in a club with a variation of interests. They heartily supported the Dramatic performance of Mime and a one-act play on Dec. 5, and this carried over to the musical, Annie Get Your Gun”. They also sponsored a Christmas parry featuring Mr. Swope, a professional ventriloquist from Langley. The club sent representatives with the Thespian congregation going to New York on April 3 and 4, and looks forward to more productive and hard-working groups in years to come. DRAMA 27

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' This year the auditorium rocked to the sounds of Annie Get Your Gun.” Once again the )i directors of art put their heads together and came up with the best musical to hit Tabb }l High- With the biggest cast and crew yet, the halls were filled to overflowing as practice I ' i progressed through the afternoons. Five drops were used with a special system set up. li Searches for props began with the new year and rummages through old attics increased. I With only six weeks of time, the work was intensely concentrated. Featured in the acts were Indians, Cowboys, Dancing horses. Dancing Girls, and motorcycles. As was usual, I all the crews gave lOOf? effort, backed by the unholy five: Mrs. Marion Smith — Drama I Director; Miss Barbara Zalumus — Technical Director; Mr. William Tew — Vocal Director; Mr. Peter Pugh — Scenic Designer; Mr. Percy Ironmonger — Orchestra Conductor. The cast and crew reached new heights of anger, happiness, exhaustion and activity. Hats off to Annie Get Your Gun” and here ' s hopes for a bigger and better musical next year. CAST: 1 Annie Frank Dolly Charlie Sitting Bull Pawnee Bill Buffalo Bill . CREW HEADS: Crew — Howard Rhodes Prop Crew — Pam Tyerar Art Crew — Diane Vaughn i Light Crew — Marie Carter, Mike Ford i Drop Crew — Leonard Hughes I Make-up — Terri Robbins Costume Crew — Vicki Joye Student Tech Director — Gary Derby Asst. Student Tech Director — Mike Ford Stage Manager — Cheryl Bateman Mary Beth Edwards Harry Bullis . Carrie Meinberg Richard Breen Bruce Cunningham Tim Rowe Bill Cannon Dancers Lori Leiblein and Andee Orr add sparkle to the whole production What is a Wild West Show without its cowboys and cowgirls A passive Sitting Bull offers a shoulder to cry on ROTC performed an impressive rifle routine to accent the colorful parade Few people realize what hard work goes on behind the scenes. Stage crews gave up Sundays, Saturdays and 4 hours every afternoon to prepare for Annie Get Your Gun.