Trevecca Nazarene University - Darda Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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cannot accept her family as they are — play -writers, snake collectors, ballet dancers, muscians, and printers — and is almost embarrassed to introduce the two families. Tony is an understanding gentleman who loves Alice and her family the way they are; he does not think they should change to conform to anyone ' s ideal of a perfect family. As a result of believing this way, Tony arrives an afternoon early at the Vanderhof s home, with his family, to have a get acquainted dinner with Alice ' s family. Needless to say, Alice sees the evening as a disastrous affair, decides that the union between Tony and herself would end up the same way, and calls the engagement off. Tony tries talking to her, letting her know once again that the differences between their families would not hinder the love they share, but Alice will not listen. Mr. Kirby arrives and is confronted by Grandpa. Grandpa makes known the innermost feelings Mr. Kirby has held in for quite some time about being mixed up and unhappy. He points out that even with all the wealth Mr. Kirby has . . . you can ' t take it with you. The play ends on a happy note with the two families finally eating dinner together and Tony and Alice engaged once again. SS Bw Sl i Suzanne Diffenderfer, playing the part of Alice, and Ken Whittington, playing the part of Tony, involved in a roman- tic scene celebrating their secret marriage plans. Susan Parrish remarks on her beauty while making her face look just right for her character ' s part. Drama 27

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Fall Play The Comedy: You Can ' t Take It With You You Can ' t Take It With You was performed October 30 -November 1 in McClurkan. Performances included three evening shows and a Saturday afternoon matinee. Teressia Ward of the Trevechoes staff summarized the story like this in the November 3rd issue: Alice is the daughter of Paul Sycamore, a man who makes firecrackers in the family ' s basement for a living, and Penelope Sycamore, a self- proclaimed playwright. Tony Kirby is the vice- president of his father ' s company, Kirby Co. Mr. Kirby is a wealthy, elderly gentleman who spends most of his time talking about Wall Street. Mrs. Kirby is an eldery high society woman who finds great solace in Spiritualism. Alice and Tony are planning on getting married, yet they are hindered by the differences in their two families. Alice is afraid the Kirbys The hat raSk ' fn the Sycamore household has much to tell The number of people on stage and the dramatic excitement Jim Warren express his feelings to Vicki Cody and friends about the mtked-up lifestyle of the family and the humor of builds as the play nears its end. after the final performance. the play. 26 Student Life

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Winter Play: i Remember Mama Above: Suzanne Diffenderfer obviously wanted to be some- where other than play practice the week before the perfor- mance. Right: After their excellent performance, the entire cast proudly came on stage for a curtain call and ovation from the crowd. Right below: Mama and the family gather around after dinner to discuss the money in the can and the bank in town and how it will be spent. The winter quarter ' s play, I Remember Mama , told the heartwarming story of a young woman who strives to become a writer. Katrina (Suzanne Diffenderfer), attempts to become a writer by writing about dreams and fantasies. Her mother (Debbie Fox) encourages her to write about personal experiences and suggests that her father (Joel Caulkin) would be an excellent subject. Out of frustration, Katrina decides to take her mother ' s advice. As she begins to reminisce about her family life, she remembers her brother and sisters (David Benzing, Sue Senhauser, Susan Middleton), her dreadful uncle and two aunts (Dennis Tooley, Susan Parrish, Jackie Griffieth), but most of all she remembers Mama. She decides to write the story all about her mother 28 Student Life