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

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nnie” captures audiences Combining a classic western musical with excellent acting, a stunning set, and beautiful orchestration, n Annie Get Your Gun”, the spring production of the drama, art and music departments was a rr sure fire” success. Singin’ Annie. Graduate Terri MeComb puts feeling into the song You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun.” Heap high! Senior David Klingstein proves to the cast and audience that he’s the greatest in- jun” that ever stalked the wild west. Living Annie Get Your Gun A bang-up production was presented by the drama, music and art depart- ments last spring. Annie Get Your Gun,” a rip-roaring wild west show starred graduate Terri MeComb as Annie, graduate Tim Dunn as Frank Butler and senior Brian Smith, who played the part of Buffalo Bill. Hours of hard work, dedication and patience went into the preparation of the musical. By the end of the perfor- mance, approximately 200 cast, crew and orchestra members stood back and reflected on their overwhelming success. Backstage hand, junior Chris Al- bright, said, The play was well orga- nized and the scenery was great.” Some of the musical highlights that will long be remembered were Terri McComb’s rendition of You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun” and There’s No Business Like Show Business” with Tim Dunn. The finale was marked by the entire cast’s final closing chorus of There’s No Business Like Show Business.” Junior Sandy Wiseman felt the pro- duction was good because Annie’s part was difficult and Terri did a good job.” Crew member, junior Andy Stoeff- ler summed up the feelings of many, It was kind of neat to see the drama, art and music departments all working as one. Warren has a lot of talent!”

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Keep calm, honey. John Wheeler (junior Tom Patterson) tries to console his frantic wife, Elaine (senior Mary Morgan) as his mistress Blanche Cooke (senior Pam Scott) looks on in disgust. Nervous jitters. Mr. Thomas Feit applies some theater make-up to sophomore Tom Cook, who meanwhile goes over his lines as Sam Hoke, policeman. Inspiration polishes melodrama A sparse crowd was surprised into explosive response by the performance of senior Mary Morgan as Elaine Wheeler and her supporting cast in the mystery ' ' Night Watch ” presented by Warren ' s Thespian Troupe. Even though illness and minor set backs” plagued the cast of Night Watch” they still managed to turn out a spine-tingling, professional perfor- mance. Their five weeks of rehearsal, cursed with casting, health, and set problems, made the cast members wary of what the finished product would be like. In the last few days of practice the company pulled their tal- ents together and proved what deter- mination and inspiration can do. Cast member, senior Jim Lyons said, Mr. Feit gave inspiration and showed the cast that they could come off with a professional production.” Student teacher Judy Masters di- rected and cast the leads of junior Tom Patterson, the business-like John Wheeler; senior Mary Morgan, the neurotic Elaine Wheeler; senior Pam Scott as the devious Blanche Cooke; and senior Jim Lyons as the nosey Curtis Appleby. Although on the stage for only a few minutes, sophomore Tom Cook delighted the audience with his dynamic performance. Sophomore Lori White had this to say about the attentive audience, The crowd was small, but quite responsive. Before production commenced, the cast members sat down with their di- rector and Mr. Thomas Feit to deliber- ate the plot and develop their charac- ters. They felt this was quite important to enrich the true qualities of the characters. In the final act, the Columbo-like suspense of the plot gripped the au- dience and revealed its true nature, a play on the mind. Living Fall Play

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Sweet music. Oboe player, graduate Starla Strieker, adds her harmony to the orchestra’s musical accompaniment. Cow girl chorus. The all-girl chorus line moves to the rhythm of There’s No Business Like Show Business.” How! Buffalo Bill, senior Brian Robinson, and Frank Butler, graduate Tim Dunn, try to con- vince Sitting Bill, graduate Paul Dewell, to join their wild west show. Living Annie Get Your Gun lO