Wilson High School - Nova Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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Music Department Presents Uperetta te e HHAUL away, yer bound to meet in Susquehannalu nf MN THE evenings of April 19, 20, and 21, the music department took a delighted audience back to the period of 1845. The occasion was the presentation of The Lowland Sea, the choice this year for Wi1son's annual operetta. This musical play is a story of the sea, its many old sea and sailing songs paint in the audience's imagination pictures of dunes and sailing ships, of harbors and voyaging, of loneliness and Waiting. The Lowland Sea is the story, set to music, of the adven- turous sailor, Iohnny Dee, and of his sweetheart, Dorie Davis. ln the opening scenes of the operetta lohnny, in search of the ship, the Scarlet Sail, leaves for Singapore. Dorie promises to marry him upon his return, however, he is gone so long that she believes him shipwrecked and marries Nathaniel, another suitor. After many adventures and the presentation of several very enjoyable musical scores, Iohnny returns home to tind his sweetheart mar- ried. At the end of the play Iohnny, realizing that he shall Ninety-Six never marry Dorie, leaves to spend his life roaming the seas. The musical variety in The Lowland Sea provided an excellent medium for the play's cast to put to use the di- versified talent of its members. The entire group of players moved through each scene with the degree of perfection which comes only from many hours of rehearsal and from the experienced leadership furnished by directors such as Mr. Eugene Nelson and Mr. Morris Summers. Every mem- ber of the cast was required to be present for the scheduled rehearsals which were held regularly during the six weeks preceeding the presentation of the operetta. However, after the final showing of the musical the members of the cast were certain that these rehearsal times had been profitably spent. The players were well rewarded, not only by the warm reception from the audience but, by the valuable experience which they gained from participating in the operetta.

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l Senior Class Remlitiun of Brnadwalj Pla ,HIS year's Senior Class play, The Night of January the Sixteenth, once again scored a first in Tacoma high school drama. Two years ago Wilson was the first to use theater- in-the-round in a high school production, in this year's courtroom drama the Class of '61 selected members of the audience to serve as the jury. The final decision was left to the jury, and consequently the cast was required to learn two different endings to the play. Taking place entirely within the courtroom, this three-act presentation was under the direction of Mr. Morris Summers. Cast as the two counselors in the murder trial of Karen Andre were Lyle Phelps as District Attorney and Larry johnson as Attorney for the Defense. Penny Cameron play- ed the defendant, and a cast of 21 other seniors supported the three major roles. During the first act the District At- torney presented his case against Miss Andre, on trial for the murder of Bjorn Falkner, her employer for many years. The defendant appeared guilty until the second act, when the Defense Attorney presented his case and evidence was raised in Miss Andre's favor. In the third act a climax of conflicting evidence was reached and the jury was con- fronted with a difficult decision. When the jury finally pre- sented its decision of 'inot guilty, mingled feelings of satisfaction and disappointment of the ending of the trial were in evidence both on the stage and in the audience. A capable group of behind-the-scenes dramatists sup- ported the large cast of actors. The stage crew, headed by Roger Nace, constructed the courtroom set design, and, considering Wilson's lack of a proper stage, the crew did a superior job using the available facilities LARRY IOHNSON LYLE PHELPS Mr. Stevens Mr. Flint Ninety-Eight PENNY CAMERON DAYTON FINNIGAN Karen Andre Larry Regan ll