Willard High School - Chief Yearbook (Willard, OH)

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ABOVE: The various expressions of Larry Snipes as the Persian peddler. ABOVE RIGHT: Mr. Carnes, played by Dan Elinlinger. coaxes the peddler, portrayed by Larry Snipes, into courting his daughter. RIGHT: The constant bickering between the farmers and the cowmen piqued in a knock- down-drag-out fight. 22 Fall Musical

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“Oklahoma!” The Cast Aunt Eller Mikki Grit Curly Laurey Ike Skidmore Slim Will Parker Jud Frey Ado Annie Carnes . . . Ali Hakim Gertie Cummings . . . Andrew Carnes Cowboys, territory girls, farmers and ranchers: Scarlett Adams, Dale Anderson, Gwen Barnett, Karen Bracht, Leona Dallas, Melinda Ferrell, Melissa Ferrell, Cathy Fryman, Debbie George, Kathy Hine- baugh, Lori Kelley, Renee Kennedy. Pam Lucas, Greg McEndree, Rhonda Moore, Heidi Olinger, Rick Robinson, Donna Snipes, Doris Snook, Sue Sullivan, Kim Taylor, John VanLaar. The ballet chorus: Scarlett Adams, Carolyn Bean, Karen Bracht. Leona Dallas, Melinda Ferrell, Melissa Ferrell, Cathy Fryman, Heidi Olin- ger, Rhonda Moore OPPOSITE LEFT SERIES: Picture excerpts from the film shown prior to the Oklahoma performances, depict theatre through the ages. OPPOSIIE LEFT: Chris Sehwan, as the cowboy hero Curly, offers to become a farmer, if Laurie, portrayed by Barb Sullivan, will aeeept his proposal of marriage. ABOVE RIGHT: Will Parker, played b Jim Kelley, demands Ado Annie, characterized by Rohin Swcrl. to give him All 'Er Nothin' of her fickle love. Fall Musical 21

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‘Oklahoma!1 Sells Out klahoma!” passed all previous thespian attendance records with two full houses. Part of the reason for the sellout may be due to the two Saturday performances, held one week apart. This change from the usual Friday-Saturday combination was caused by the prolonged football sea- son. The scripts arrived late because of a U.P.S. strike, cutting play prac- tice to only three weeks. In this short time the set was built, lines memorized, costumes sewn, dances choreographed, and lights aligned. Although juniors and seniors had most parts, a sopho- more played the female lead. Barb Sullivan, as Laurie, showed unusual talent for a second year thespian. Rehearsals, though strenuous due to the three week deadline, were light- ened by humor. In particular, during one rehearsal, a chorus member slugged another and a rumble began Racing to stop the fight, Mr. Ziegel- hofer darted through the maze of chairs in the orchestra pit, only to blush when discovering the fight was staged for that scene. ABOVE FAR LEFT: Mikki Grit, as Aunt Eller, auctions picnic baskets at a box social. ABOVE LEFT: Perry Warren portrays Jud as he sings of his lonely room and his love for Laurie. LEFT: Rhonda Moore and Leona Dallas, as Laurie and Curly, enact Laurie's daydream in the ballet, while the other dancers freeze in a tableau. Fall Musical 23