Warren Central High School - Wigwam Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Drama offerings expand with reader ' s theatre Warren Central has a class that no other school in the state has-reader ' s theatre. It is a class in which all work is done in small groups. The students read from scripts and develop communication between the audi- ence and actors by using mostly facial and voice expressions with very little acting. Groups have performed for audiences, such as the Indiana State Teachers Associa- tion, Indianapolis English Club, classes at North Central High School, classes within Warren and children ' s and nursing homes. Reader ' s theatre students use their own creativity to develop their programs which are of special interest to the group. Some subjects on which programs have been pre- pared include fiction. Thanksgiving, Hallo- ween, Christmas, children ' s stories and Val- entine ' s Day. The holiday shows are especially requested at the elementary schools. Teachers have told us many times that the younger students enjoy different aspects of literature more after seeing them per- formed— such as poetry and plays, ex- plained Mrs. Susan Pearson, reader ' s theatre teacher. A GRADE SCHOOL class listens atten tively to a reader ' s theatre group. A FUN FACET of reader ' s theatre is performing for grade school students. Doing a Halloween program are Mark Adkins, sophomore; Donna Kessler, ju- nior, and Theresa Braden, senior. SANDY TELLEMAN AND Barb Loom- is, juniors, practice their Horton Hears a Who for reader ' s theatre. Reader ' s Theatre 29

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Fall plays contrast in content, staging Throughout the summer the cast of Win- nie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne, memorized their lines and worked on the portrayal of their characters ' personalities for the Sep- tember 20 and 21 performances. Linda Hackney, senior, performed in the lead role of Winnie the Pooh. Piglet was played by senior Terri Cool, Owl by junior Denis Wilcoxen and Eeyore by junior Tim Leonard. Dave Petry, junior, was Christopher Robin. Junior Mary Ellen O ' Connell was Kanga and Roo was performed by junior Deb McLaughlin. Other animals were played by Ken King, Vickie Schueller and Barb Morse, juniors, and Gina Cherry, senior. Extras were Dave Sullivan, junior; Garry Rhodes, junior, and seniors Cathy Gale and Jerri Goben. According to Mr. Thomas Feit, director, the play was chosen because of its popular appeal, all the characters are well known, and the play was a sure money-maker for the Drama Club. The play was well received with an audience of about 350. Mr. Feit commented that perhaps Win- nie the Pooh was one of the best children ' s shows that the Warren Central Drama Club has done. A Thurber ' s Carnival, by James Thur- ber, is a collection of short skits with many characters. The plays should have had a wide interest but didn ' t go over as well as planned with only 258 people attending both evening performances. It was well received by those few who saw the show, but it was not a financial success. The Drama Club lost close to $200 on the production. Mr. Feit added, The play is a good one. It has long been known as one of the best for high school and college audiences. The humor of James Thurber is universal. I selected the play for I thought it would ap- peal to a larger audience, but it did not. He finished by saying, I ' m not sure just what we did wrong. KEVIN COOK, SENIOR, in If Grant Had Been Drinking at Appomattox, portrays General Grant, rudely awakens from a night of liqor. ROO (DEB MCLAUGHLIN, junior), gives her opinion of the candy she just ate to Rabbit (Toby Vaughn, junior). Pooh (Linda Hackney, senior), indulges in some honey. JUNIORS TIM LEONARD as Eeyore and Denis Wilcoxen, Owl, are surprised at just remembering Pooh ' s birthday in the production of Winnie the Pooh. 28 Fall Plays

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Worthy projects aid cancer victims CONVERSING ABOUT UPCOMING ac- tivities in Teens Against Cancer are Richard Leben, Susan Snyder, Sandy Campbell, Jan Nidiffer, John Cazares, seniors, and Lynn Baker, sophomore, Desiree Dunn, Karen Jaggers and Debbie Boiler, seniors. Teens Against Cancer is a club which raises funds for the Cancer Society, provides service to cancer victims and educates the public to the dangers of cancer. The Warren Central Chapter of T.A.C. is affiliated with the Marion County Chapter of Teens Against Cancer. There were state organizations of T.A.C. but they became in- active. In May, 1973, the club was revived as a county organization. The following fall T.A.C. was made into a school club. Warren Central became involved in Teens Against Cancer when Nancy Beck, the coun- ty sponsor wrote to schools asking for mem- bers. A group of girls from Warren responded to her letter, started the Warren Central chapter and helped recruit others to join the club. Every year at Christmas, this group goes caroling, helps raise funds for the Cancer Society and sell Valentine Candygrams. T.A.C. officers are seniors Desiree Dunn, president; Jan Nidiffer, vice president; Susan Snyder, secretary, and John Cazares, treas- urer. The club has 30 members. GARRY RHODES, MIKE Jones and Paula Quandt, juniors, twist around at the 50 ' s dance sponsored by T.A.C. 30 T.A.C.