Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Ponytails, Elvis .... and HEAT At 6:30 p.m. on a humid August 16, a troupe of blue-jeaned, sandle-footed teenagers files into the VHS dressing rooms. Stage costumes suddenly replace worn out sneakers while aspiring actors and actresses carefully apply grease-paint. The cast of Bye Bye, Birdie soon reappears, miraculously transformed into a group of teenyboppers from the Happy Days era. Under the direction of Mr. Bernard Butt, the jitterbugging, gumcracking cast proceeds to tell the story of rock and roll star Conrad Birdie (Bruce Ives) who must suffer the consequences of being drafted. The combination of faulty air conditioning and gyrating bodies makes it hard to tell if Conrad Birdie ' s greasy hair is due to problem perspiration or a shampoo with Vaseline. After an all too short quarter- hour respite, cast members file back on stage. A command comes from the darkness of the auditorium: “All right, gang — I want to go through ‘Telephone Hour ' just once more.” Amid groans and cries of, “Not again!” from various members of the cast the orchestra flips through the music, calmly awaits the signal, and runs the number “just once more.” 1. Telephonitis, a disease common to all teenagers, strikes cheerleaders Ann Granberry and Kelly Bertholet. 2. Enjoying life as a newly liberated woman, Rose Alvarez (Jennifer Butt) declares her independence from Albert. 3. Hands clap in rhythm as jitterbuggers Sherrie Collins and Chris Kearney rock at the hop. 4. A peaceful moment interrupts the excitement as Albert Peterson (Jim Joyer) pleads with Rose to come back to him. 5. An intoxicated Hugo Peabody (John Kelley) finds himself stuck in the trash as Officer Dave Clark and George Moncilovich look on. 6. Devoted members of the Conrad Birdie Fan Club preface yet another act with a chorus of We Love You, Conrad. Summer Musical