University High School - Clarion Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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THIRTY - EIGHT oddly dressed players from 'The Skin of Our Teeth' take a curtain call. 'Skin of Cur Teeth' Unusual and Imaginative ABOVE: Marilyn Ashmore, Judy Vetter Chuck Miller, and Judy Turpin show talents during the play. BELOW: Alec feel deathly sick in a scene towards production. , Ray Mecherle, their dramatic Wade seems to the end of the Ten rehearsals, that's all there were. And, on top of that . . . Well, to begin, Judy Turpin, on whose role the intricate plot depended, had a temperamental voice. The entire cast crossed their fingers and hoped--she couldn't lose her voice, could she? Then, there was the little matter of lines. Judy Vetter and Alec Wade studied up to the very last minute. Their self-confidence iust about evaporated when Chuck Miller learned his three hundred some lines with near-professional aplomb. Marilyn Ashmore had to put on a pair of tights in only three minutes, and all the other sixty some had to remember where to go on stage. Oh, the name of the play? The Skin of our Teeth, by Thornton Wilder. JUDY VETTER orates to the audience, Chuck Miller yawns widely, and Ray Mecherle listens quietly dur- ing the play. IO

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Junior Actors Present 'Stardust' The play's the thing, said Shakespeare. Those members of the Junior Class who were cast in Stardust might have taken issue with Mr. S. over that statement. From the very first rehearsal, the production ofthis play promised to be unusual. The rehearsal was scheduled for 7 p.m. in the speech room. That was fine--except that there was also a debate meeting then in the speech room. Since the cast couldn't get in, they did push-ups in the hall until Mrs. Goehe arrived. The three weeks of rehearsal which followed will be remembered by the cast long after the play itself is forgotten. Jim Wilson knocked down ladders, Jim Ensign, thinking his face was dirty, washed it with a shot-glass of water. Tom Doman unnerved everyone by his continual ad libbing. fHe says, I really didn't ad lib--l iust changed the lines a little. j Others missed cues, Karen Spafford and Ellen Remsburg never quite got the right timing when Ellen threw a pack of cigarettes to Karen, Carol Rhodus mis- pronounced modulate right up to--and includ- ing--the night of the play, and no one seemed able to memorize lines. The play was a success in spite of all this, however, and everyone agreed that Stardust was an unusual and imaginative production. ABOVE: Shirley Neeley, Ellen Remsburg, and Jim Ensign listen as Martha Hunter speaks. BELOW: Jim Wilson pleads with Shirley Neeley and Chuck Miller in junior class play, Stardust. MARTHA HUNTER shows a woeful expression to MRS. GOEHE applies make-up to Jim Wilson. Wayne McCormick. L . A Q sf X A 2 ' 3 1 9

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BLAKE LEACH gazes on Debbie Hill as Judy Kellogg and Karen Efford discuss what to do with the young infant. Seniors Bring Different Not on unusual play in itself, Chodorov's Kind Lady, as produced by the Senior Class, was definitely different for U. High. Mr. Simms, student teacher in speech, directed the play, which told of a kind and gullible lady taken in by an educated and dis- honest young man. The leads were double cast since the play was given two nights. Playing the kind lady were Pat Schuth and Judy Kellogg. Alec Wade and Blake Leach shared the young man's part. Drama to U. High LOWER LEFT: A tense scene seems to be taking place as Judy Kellogg, Ray Mecherle,and Marcia Hubbard dramutize. BELOW: Blake Leach and Gordon Graves surround Judy Kellogg. ii