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

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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

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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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■7' THE QUEEN SETS THE dancing pace. Isn't it nice to have two o'clock nights? St. Pat's Ball HEATHER KINSEY, St. Pat's Queen, and her court reign over the St. Pat's Ball. The St. Pat's Ball is held every March close to St. Patrick's Day and sponsored by the Engineering Council. During the Ball, several of the juniors and seniors are knighted and given membership in the Knights of St. Patrick, the engineering honorary. The St. Pat's Ball Queen is crowned also at this time. She is chosen from candidates nominated by various branches of Professional Engineering Societies. This year Heather Kinsey reigned as queen of the St. Pat's Ball festivities. 28 m-. y y yy .