Watertown High School - Orbit Yearbook (Watertown, WI)

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l. Haemon QDan Himmerichj confronted his father, Creon CChris Reedj, over his unjust decision to kill Antigone. 2. Ismene fSherri Zillmerj pleaded with Antigone QNancy Byrnej to allow her lo share the blame. ' 3. The Queen, Eurydice fDawn Boederj, learned of her son's death. 4. Antigone fNancy Byrnej appealed to the gods for help in making her decision. Antigone 21

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Greek Classic Presented at WHS The winter play this year was Antigone, a Greek classic. The play dealt with whether the laws of man can overrule the laws of the higher power. Mr. Hellrung, Drama teacher, explained, Classical theatre is a very integral part of a good Dramatics pro- gram, and until this year, it was missing at WHS. An- tigone marked the first classical exposure students received in drama. The greatest barrier that the Drama Department en- countered was understanding the language, but the stu- dents handled it very well. Mr. Tiedemann, Latin teach- er, served as Cultural Advisor for the play. His insight into the Greek way of life and religious beliefs helped us immensely, replied Mr. Hellrung. Mr. Hellrung commented, The level of performance far surpassed the level commonly reached in high school productions. The students handled it with an excellent degree of professionalism and worked well together to create an ensemble on stage. l. The Choragus fchorusj appealed and sacrificed to the gods to ease their troubled land. 2. Creon fChris Reedj accused the prophet, Tieresias tBill Jannkej, of taking a bribe to falsely prophesize. 20 Antigone

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Brigadoon Brings Scotland To WHS The spring play for this year was the musical Briga- doon. Brigadoon evolves around two American hunt- ers who get lost in Scotland and stumble across the magical hamlet of Brigadoon. In Brigadoon, the townspeople are having their fair day and are preparing for the wedding of Charlie Dalrymple, played by Stan Chandler, and .lean McClaren, played by Mary Beth Bajork. The two hunters create quite a stir in Brigadoon. Two girls, however, take a liking to the men, Tommy Albright and Jeff Douglas, portrayed by Jeff Griffin and Chris Reed. The two men discover that Brigadoon is two hun- dred years behind the times. Mr. Lundie, played by Bill Jannke, tells them that Brigadoon only appears every one hundred years for only twenty-four hours, and then it disappears into the highlands. The production was under the direction of Mr. Hellrung, with Julie Sand serving as the student di- rector. Mr. Christensen was the vocal director, and Ms. Karen Callender served as the orchestra director. 1. Charlie Dalrymple QStan Chandlerj sang the praises of his bride- to-be, Jean McClaren QMary Beth Bajorkj. 2. Tommy Albright Ueff Griffinj and Fiana McClaren CBeth Buch- bergerj sang about the Heather on the Hill . 3. Mr. Lundie fBill Jannkej told Fiana fBeth Buchbergerj, Tommy Ueff Griflinj, and Jeff Douglas CChris Reedj about the miracle of Brigadoon.