Weyburn Collegiate Institute - Weycollin Yearbook (Weyburn, Saskatchewan Canada)

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DRAMA ' 62 ACTIVITIES ' ’63 This year the Drama Group has been under the staff leadership of Mr. Williams, Mr. Bellamy, Mr. Bailey, and Miss Lewis. Early in the fall semester, impro¬ visation classes were held and also the occasional make-up class. These helped the students and also filled in time while waiting for the play books to arrive. Then on Friday, November 23, a Drama Night was held in W. C. I. Three one- act plays were presented, including My Last Duchess , put on by the W. C. I. stu¬ dents. This night was put on in co-operation with other drama groups of the city. Miss Lewis was director of the play while Verna Beischel was assistant director. Jim Coulter, Maureen Morris, Eddie Magas, Kelly Crane, and Herb Conrad made up the cast. Eddie Magas was on lights. An attempt was made to produce a three-act play under the direction of Mr. Williams. The production of Flight Into Danger included a large number of stu¬ dents - Donna Byggdin, Irma McDonald, Judy Kaip, Margaret Badham, Maureen Simpson, Caroline Legin, Paul Sebok, Diane Lix, Karen McDonald, Delly Crane, Verna Beischel-, Tim McWhirter, Bob Hall, Dennis Moore, Eddie Magas, and Richard Wanner. The play was dropped in January because of a lack of co-operation on the part of a few. It was not felt, however, that the months spent in preparation had been wasted. A great deal had been learned in respect to acting technique and to assuming responsibility. Finally, on Friday, March 22, the Weyburn Collegiate presented a Variety Night. The evening began with the enthusiastic pre¬ sentation of The Legend of Camille . The cast - Donna By¬ ggdin, Kelly Crane, Karen McDonald, and Judy Kaip were under the direction of Mr. Williams. Piano solos by Mary Chalmers, Donna Byggdin, and Maureen Whitehead, followed. Singing arrangements by the Harmonnettes under the direction of Mrs. Whitehead were next on the program, followed by a number of solos by Mr. Williams, accompanied by Mary Chalmers, and a group of selections by Caroline Legin, Mary Chalmers, Judy Kaip, Irma McDonald, and Donna Byggdin, plus Mr. Williams. Ian Miller and Lorrie McNaughten then showed their skill on the trampoline. A nonsensical presentation of If Girls Asked Boys For Dates ended the evening. Verna Beischel, in addition to taking part as an actress, directed the cast - Richard Wanner, Maureen Simpson, Caroline Legin, and Jim Coulter. The casts of both plays doubled as stage crew. Mr. Bellamy did a large part of this. Eddie Magas was in charge of lighting. The night was considered a success, although this was offset somewhat by a smaller than desired audience. The evening was the grand finale of the year ' s work - enjoyed by audience and participants alike.

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Stage fright Attentive audience Hold! my hand Camille dies