Thornwood High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (South Holland, IL)

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The ld West comes alive Cowboys, saloons, bad guys and good guys, the minister, and his wife - all characterize an old Western town known as Gulfer Gulch, the setting for Thornwood's fall play, The Death and Life of Sneaky Fitch. The farcical tragedy told the story of a town bum who changed into a rhinestone cowboy. Through the mystery of his death and rebirth he gained power in the town. Because of his misuse of this power, the townpeople hated Sneaky Fitch, who was eventually killed by the se- ductive saloon girl, Maroon. Directed by Ms. Celeste Mazor and Mr. Richard Menozi, and assisted by student director Judy Sasuta, the cast of Sneaky Fitch had quite an endeavor in preparing for opening night in only three weeks. Handling the technical aspects of the show, Mr. Robert Nerius experi- mented with a unique approach in designing Thornwood's first see- through set. Mrs. Claire Boyce and Mr. Ken Reed took charge of the many additional details: conces- sions, publicity, ushers, the ad book, sound effects, and box office. After many enervating hours of preparation the crews and cast were finally ready to perform. On October 16, Thespian Troupe 795 and Komm Arts Klub presented Sneaky Fitch for their traditional Senior Citizen's performance. On the fol- lowing nights, October 17 and 18, the old West came alive. i I S over the town. throw the town ruler, Sneaky Fitch. celebration of Sneaky's death. the West, he is forced to leave or be killed Gina Geletaka. Left: In Sneaky's final moments he tells Doc Burch fShole Milos? that he's learned not to be afraid of death anymore. FALL PLAY 29 1 Opposite Far Left: Maroon tDebbie Raquetj tries to convince Sneaky Games Box! to take Opposite Above Left: The undertaker fJeff Asmusb plots with the townspeople to over 1 Above Left: After Sneaky's Uarnes Boxl final bout with the Grim Reaper a shot is fired into the air by a townsperson fDave Helmickl in Above: After Sneaky is knocked down by Rackam Uohn Trzcinskij, the fastest gun in Opposite Left: Accompanying the production was a little Western music provided by singer Melanie Turner and guitarists Ken Hacek and

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Fairies flutter through forest As the doors to the cafeteria were opened audience members found themselves lost in the wooded countryside of ancient Athens. No, it wasn't a Greek holidayg it was the KommArts Klub's winter play pro- duction of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Dream was the first winter show produced by the club, which told the immortal story of three pairs of lovers fighting for each other's hearts in the forest. As the King of Athens, Theseus, prepares for his nupital ceremony, a crisis arises in the city. Two young men, Lysander and Demetrius, fight for the hand of Hermia until they find themselves lost in the woods and caught in the middle of a squabble between the king and queen of the fairies. Through the many comedic subplots Above: The king, Theseus CJohn Trzcinskij, and his bride to be, Hippolyta tLaura Gan- nottl, prepare for their wedding ceremony. Above Right: Sharing a devious plan of re- venge, Oberon fShole Milosj and Puck Ueff Asmusb confer on the time and place to streak Titania's eyes with the love juice. Right: After falling in love with a man trans- formed into a jackass, the fairy queen Titania tDebbie Raquetj tries to win the affections of the Athenian commoner Bottom Uames BOXJ. 30 WINTER PLAY and a magic flower the three pairs are finally united. q The classic play was directed by Mrs. Claire Boyce and student direc- tors Sue Meginnis and Tracey In- gram. Understanding the complex Shakespearean language was the major goal of the cast. Mr. Robert Nerius handled the technical aspects of the show. The stage had to be quickly and easily transformed from a castle into a mysterious forest. Senior citizens were invited to at- tend the magical comedy, free of charge, on Thursday March 12 while the public was invited on March 13 and 14 at 8:00 p.m. As one student explained after viewing the play, I never could understand Shake- speare, but I really liked this.