Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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11 P l ft ' ' i ' ffi K ■ 4 i ■ jif %, ;» ; i.| 1 r J Gene Garrison loved his mother. He always wanted to love his father. When he left his father ' s home, he took the first right, the second left, and kept going. Sometimes every effort to communicate, accommodate, and to feel love only leads to alienation. Taylor University was confronted with this dilemma in Robert Anderson ' s I Never Sang For My Father. The play, directed by Dr. Oliver Hubbard, was presented Homecoming week- end, October 24-26 and the following weekend, October 31-November 2. In the play, Tom Garrison (George Conant) felt his children were benefits for his later years. His wife Margaret (Jennifer Mighell) thought of them as treasures. Their daughter, Alice, (Elaine Beavon) was banished from family and responsibility because of her marriage to a Jewish man. Gene Garrison (Brian Smith) is the son who willingly provides support that his father never gave his mother. Gene seeks to create a support- ive relationship with his father. Others appearing in I Never Sang For My Father include Toby Shope, who played the porter Waiter and Ginger Ducker as Mary. The nurse, Janet Halsy, was played by Beth Curran. Jim Wolff appeared as Reverend Pell, Robert Hartwell as Marvin, Kurt Knuth as Dr. May- berry and Jamey Schmitz as Mr. Scott. I Never Sang For My Father 21

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Never Sang For My Father Right — Tom gives his order to the waiter. Bottom — Alice and Gene listen as their father mourns his wife. Opposite page, top — Gene, Tom and Janet realize the extent of Margaret ' s illness. Bottom — Reverend Pell listens to Tom speak of the past. 20 1 Never Sang For My Father

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Back to the Future Borrowing liberally from the movie of the same name, Back to the Future was the theme of this year ' s Nostalgia Night. Brian Lau- tenbach, Sally Perkins, Joe Maniglia and Brian Bartow split the emcee duties for the evening. The emcees with Dirk Rowley opened the show with a send-up of Back to the Future, detailing youthful Jay Kesler ' s attempts to win the fair Janie from the bully Biff Wheaton. The Faculty Four, featuring Dr. Mark Slow Hand Cosgrove on lead guitar, opened the musical portion of the show with a blistering rendition of Johnny B. Goode. Mike Yoder and Greg Beaverson followed, with their cover of the Everly Brothers ' Bye Bye Love and Dream. Swallow Robin offered some comic relief with their version of Gilligan ' s Island, featuring one of the homeliest Gingers likely to be seen for a while. Right before intermission, Clyde The King Parker shook the audience from any complacency with his high-powered version of Blue Suede Shoes. After intermission, Robert Rottet and Doug Mantha excited the crowd with Oh Boy. Five Swell Guys, in perfect harmony, took the crowd Up the Ladder. As the evening drew to a close, the audience wanted a memorable send-off. They weren ' t disappointed. The men from Pent- house worked the crowd into a frenzy with their fully choreographed cover of Rock and Roll Music. It was then up to Joey and the Belltones to close the show. And what a closing it was. With Joe Belushi Maniglia handling the lead vocals, they brought the house down with their version of Shout. All in all, excitement was high, injuries were few, and a good time was had by all. 22 Nostalgia Night