Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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un N -. .Q .. 0 .. 0 0 N .. ...sn 0 N .. Q. .v of Any fairy tale lover remembers the story of The Princess and the Pea. But few students knew the real story until the drama, choral and band departments presented, Once Upon A Mattress, This musical-comedy, presented at the end of February, fea- tured the acting debuts of many choir members and the singing debuts of many Thespians. The spring musical is, tradition- Z 352253 llil,,lQlll3lEQlllElE PQ all ill ally, the big play that everyone in the school should get involved with, commented the show's director, Mr. Mack Gilliland. Unfortunately, this has not been the case in the past, However, after seeing the extent of talent and the number of people that tried out tapproximately 503, l can truly say that the spring musical has finally found its proper place at Wal- nut. 'Once Upon A Mattress' has given the drama and musical depart- ments the recognition and respect thatthey deserve. A light and whimiscal fantasy, the show was widely attended by stu- dents at all of its performances. The starring role, a shy girl named Win- nifred, made Carol Burnett famous after she played it in the original Broadway show in 1959. Ms. Burnett's counter-part in the Walnut produc- tion, Lorraine Chamberlain, stated, l loved doing this part because it was so crazy. Deep down inside, l'd always wanted to be what Winnifred was - fun and unafraid to be what she wanted. It was the perfect part formef' The actors rehearsed an average of ll hours a week, singing and block- ing tmoving on stagel musical num- bers and reading lines. Remembering lines was a hard job for most of the principle parts. For example, Laura Allen, who played Queen Aggravain, the meanest queen in the king- dom, had 94 lines to memorize, with one five minute long monologue. Set building and costume making also consumed much time. Mr. Gilli- land's stagecraft class built the com- plicated set. Thirty-five hours were spent building the revolving set, which housed four rooms, and the moat. For the most part, the actors made their own costumes, although some were supplied by the drama Rv department. But for the actors, the hours the' stayed after school were well spent Friendships were made and goof times were had. As lulie Babishof put it, I sure love the applause! Q AHWITH AN F-R-E-D, sing the ladies-in-vvai ing ttaura Dickey, lulie Babishoff, and Gre chen Markl and knights tGreg Boyd, Davi Ducharme, and Mike Amendl to the new proclaimed lovers, Princess Winnifred lLo raine Chamberlainl and Prince Dauntless QT. Brewsterl. The plot centered around Princ Dauntless' search for a true Princess to marry. 1l...li-- Transacti0ns!Once Upon a Mattress

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