University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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CHARLIE, THE DUMMY (Jim Kihl), confronts his manipulator, the Ventrilo- quist (To'm Potenza) in Charlie McDeath, an Armory Theatre Production. CONCETTA MANGO and Pamela Pecker played nuns in Baptism in the Park, an original play by a University of Illinois undergraduate. Kneeling are Terry Moore, a policeman, and David Biller, an old man. I IN HELL WITH THE FIREBUGS are Babette Biedermann (Sheila Sunquist); Gottlieb Biedermann (Stephen Gurner); Firemen Jerry Miller, Charles Berthold, Nicholas Payne, David Wilcock, and Charles Koppmeyer; The Devil (Larry Maraviglia); Willi Eisenring; Sepp Schmitz (Carl Ernst); and Mrs. Knechtting (Barbara Albert). i 26 iimBsmssBbasi6SSsse !is ,

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A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING professor demonstrates the making of a TV lecture. The monitor shows the lec- turer what is being sent out over the system. Engineering Open House Each spring the Engineering Council sponsors an Engineering Open House Weekend, its purpose be- ing to acquaint high school students with the op- portunities awaiting them in fields of engineering. The displays, constructed by U. of I. engineering students, usually attract over 15,000 visitors. In honor of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of engineering, the Engineering Council sells green derbies and sponsors St. Pat's Ball. Originally started at the University of Illinois, Engineering Open Houses have spread to nearly all states. THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS and Space Administration (NASA) displays this device designed to sample the lunar surface. PROFESSOR E. L. BROGHAMER instructs a mechanical enginering student in the use of an analog computer to solve a problem in stress analysis. ROY ADAMS EXPLAINS the operation of the bubble raft to judges and onlookers. 25 ■msws Assfy,

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J. KEITH JENSEN catches Firebugs Larry Maraviglia and Willi Eisenring in the attic with gasoline cans as Stephen Gurner (Gottlieb Biedermann) looks on. Firemen at lower level are: Jerry Miller, Charles Berthold, Nicholas Payne, Charles Koppmeyer and David Wilcock. University Theatre University Theatre offers students interested in Speech and Theatre the opportunity to improve their talents. Under the supervision of Student Di- rector Gretchen Cornwell and of Staff Supervisor Joseph W. Scott, the University Theatre Staff pre- sents its production in Lincoln Hall Theatre. Among the Theatre's productions this year was The Firebugs, a satirical comedy written by a con- temporary Swiss Playwright, Max Frisch. In addition, a division of University Theatre known as Armory Theatre is run entirely by under- graduates, many of their productions such as Black Butterfly by Kenneth Lillquist and Baptism in the Park by Larry Maraviglia being original works. Another Armory Theatre Production, Charlie Mc- Death, was written by a Swedish playwright, Lars Forsell, and was first performed in Stockholm City Theatre in March, 1962. The Armory Theatre pres- entation was the play's second presentation in the United States, the first performance having taken place at Northern Illinois University. ESTHER (SUE KISS) and Elymas Bailes (David Carr) appear an original play by University of llinois undergraduates. Black Butterfly, 27 ■ XGXMSiV