Tuscola High School - Tuscolian Yearbook (Tuscola, IL)

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A REAL FAST CATERPILLAR “A PLAY ABOUT PLAY” The final scene — “And the circles, they go round and round ’ Appreciative cast presents (lowers to Director Pangrac. “A Play about Play is how the character of Lonnie, played by Glenn Hoctkcr. describes the play A Real Fast Caterpillar The same idea is held by Laura Bird, who played the character of Mary. “One of the neatest things about this play is that it gave us a chance to remember what it was like to be an eight year old child. Not only that, but it also gave us a chance to play with kids that age. And how the kids did play! Not only did the entire cast go out into the audience to play with the kids before the show, but most of the children got the chance to be part of the play; some went through a “time warp“ machine; others were part of the climactic circus. The theme of the play was imagination and remembering both the joys and the traumas of being eight In one of the most memorable scenes. Bobby, played by freshman Doug Sievers, shared his feelings about his sweetheart Wintergale with the audience. Both the audience, which was standing room only on opening night, and the cast got to relive this memory and others such as classroom poems, baseball games, circuses, parents, and of course, dreaming about being grown-up. Each of these memories was presented with energy and enthusiasm by a creative and exciting cast. The cast, which had a large number of freshmen and sophomores, contained five lead players and twenty supporting actors. The energy which the presence of all twenty-five brought to the opening scene was never lost. It was especially evident in the acting of Dalene Moore, who played Tommy. Dalene nearly stole the school scene with her display of paper-wad flipping. Despite the long weeks of rehearsal the cast felt that the enjoyment of performing the play was well worth the effort. As Sharon Lake, who was Wintergale to her audience, described it, “After a while you stopped acting and almost became the character of an eight or nine year old. Then you saw the looks on the kids faces in the audience and on the stage, and that made it all worthwhile.” Mary Hance with circus performers. 14 “Lonnie” performs drum solo.

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OKLAHOMA! Laurey and Curly sing “Oklahoma” at their wedding Will — Scott Hines — gives Ado an “Oklahoma Hello Aunt Eller Darla Pickett — gives advice T A f Mr. Carnes confronts Ali Hakim Mike Melanson Cast and Chorus onstage with director McGlynn