Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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Thesprans visit So wet Umong p rform ers enjoy adventure lt began with an idea, was fol- lowed through with correspond- ence, and was fulfilled by action. Tokay's thespians had achieved success in completing their goal of being the first secondary theater in America to perform a play in the Soviet Union. Stretched over two years was constant communication between Theatre Arts and those involved in the technicalities of acceptance, tra- vel, and expenses of the tour. Then in July 1987, Theatre Arts received a letter from Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, a branch of the United States Information Agency, informing them of their acceptance and the acceptance to perform in the Soviet Union. When school began, so did pre- paration. On Sept. 17, 1987, audi- tions were held. There were five judges and many nervous students, mostly strangers to each other. lt wasn't long before the students became a busy family. They began raising money to cover the estimat- ed 570,000 of expenses. The larg- est fund raisers were the perfor- mances of Dracula and Dracu- la's Castle, a 10-mile walk-a-thon a raffle, and a five-hour telethon which was broadcast on local cable television. The parents organized booster meetings and raised half of the money, giving time for the students to rehearse. On March 10 at 5 a.m., the 31 students and four adults gathered outside the theater with their lug- gage. They boarded a school bus heading for the Oakland Airport. From there they flew to Seattle, WA for Copenhagen, Denmark on an 18 hour flight. Then another plane flew them into Moscow, which touched on Soviet soil. s 1. Sitting down to lunch in Tallin, Estonia is Eric Smith, Philip Canada, Michelle Monarque, Principal Floyd Williams, Bryan Hitchcock, and Chap- erone Mark LiCalsi. .M S. 'X-:iff xl t - '-1 in . f 2 ,, 3 , Q -2' -1- . ' -1 , 2 . . . i 2. Director Larry Linda, Costumer Fran Boyen, Chaperone Mark LiCalsi, and Principal Floyd Williams, rest in old town Estonia while watching over their flock of students. on Soviet soil. Throughout the tour, the students found themselves rushed more than expected. ln two weeks they visited Moscow, Estonia, Lithuania, and Leningrad, traveling from each city by train. ln each city, the students per- formed and found their audiences hospitable and eager to greet Amer- icans with gifts, When they were not performing the students were wisked on tours through museums, cathedrals, and around town to see important stat- ues and monuments. The people were totally different than what we thought, said Danny Bisbee, production manager, they are just like us in that they have the same type of goals as we do. by Sheryl Tankersley -- i -,---- 1 W f ,V ,W V ,, , . we xv gf ,N 1 to i, T - - . 5- 52 f wa- u A6423 ,. . - .1 --,qu ,.:,- -V fs , . x, af, f f. -- 1 V ' ' fi .4?,,.w+., L .1-. f- ' ff-,rg 4- 1 -V , -7, 2 ,LVN- ,fy , . .. 1. .4 ,iw ? vi, , gk an -v Q ff f as if 1 -v ' f 4 24 T 4' T if 6 Wi, A I Y Y f 3 A Z5 6, - , , if 4 1 I K -1 Zia fn? f ' v f 'f .. A .- , My gggg .V'lW El A . . c ' if ,C ' 1 v , f , L, lg 4 .l A F . ,--, 1 11. , - J'

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3. To grab the attention of nearly 500 children, Eric Smith QMark Twainl, Darrin Martin QTom Sawyerl, and Christina Wall fAunt Polly, project their lines in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . ff +,' ef, Y Y Q R pf' ,r .gl ' My ,. , ,. . gk' ., wif ,, Q Q , :Qt , , 4. Alan Hauhia focuses his camera for a great shot inside St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Lituania. 5. Grouping together in Red Square, the students try to keep warm. W-iw X USSR tour 59