Union College - Stespean Yearbook (Barbourville, KY)

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Dr. Dieter Caller, guest director of No Exit, and prompt- er Sharon Bell attentively watch the cast in rehearsal. When someone else is on- stage, offstage actors go over their lines. A dress rehearsal provides finishing touches for The Im- portance of Being Earnest. Actors play a tense scene from No Exit.

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Drama Increases In Popularity Instruction . . . entertainment . . . opportunities for personal creativity are three of several reasons the theatre exists. And at Union this year under the direction of Charles M. Billings, it did not simply exist but indeed become a major force on campus. It is surely nothing less than unique to find a college of our size offering five major productions plus a bill of one-acts in a single year. The director ' s enthusiasm proved contagious as over one hundred students became involved either in creative work in the area of performing on stage or in work behind the scenes. All productions except the first, A Visit to a Small Planet, which, at the request of the administration was performed in the new gymnasium, were given in the old gym after it was turned over to the drama department. An adaptable seating arrangement was used for either arena or proscenium style theatre in the sub- sequent. The Second Shepherd ' s Plat , The Importance of Being Earnest, No Exit, and AH the Way Home. Too, the college be- came a cultural center as high schools in the surrounding counties took advantage of their opportunity to see good theatre. It was a productive, stimulating, and thoroughly enjoyable season not only for the director and students involved, but for the whole campus as well. Humorous scenes such as this from A Visit to a Small Planet made the season ' s first production a huge success. The Second Shepherd ' s Play was offered as the drama department ' s Christmas production. 26

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Governor Edward Breathitt crowns the Mountain Laurel Queen at Pine Moun- tain State Park. Lois Crowe, Union ' s candidate, is at far left. Optimism on a grey February afternoon is hope for spring and girls in Coppertone on Pfeiffer sun deck, for the pleasant odor of nearby gardens being cleared and glis- tening dew on the grass to hail the morn- ing, for baseball and puppy love. With the advent of spring, winter ' s hopes are realized. Nature and her children assume a happier pose, joyfully proclaiming once more the resurrection of beauty. It is a time of light hearts tinged with sadness, of graduation and good-byes until September. The Spring Formal and Junior- Senior Banquet highlight the social activities of the season, with a chance for some lucky Unionite to vie with other girls from Ken- tucky colleges and become Queen of the famous Mountain Laurel Festival at nearby Pineville. After the long days of winter, Persephone returns to grace the upper-world with her natural beauty. .MP Spring Awakens the Campus to New Life Coach Bush at the Junior-Senior Banquet displays his unique quality of being able to put a smile on every face, a light in every heart — and still find time to watch the birdie. Karen Watson and Claudia Havens sung leading roles in Menotti ' s opera The Old Maid and the Thief, produced at Commencement time.