Wilson High School - Nova Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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Silence fell over The cafeTeria as Nancy Gage screamed, l didn'T kill her! She was already dead! I didn'T kill her! I didn'T! I didn'T! From ThaT momenT on, no one in The audience doubfed The innocence of The girl who had been accused of murdering her benefacTress, Thea DorseT. BuT The idenTiTy of The real killer remained a mysTery unTil Richard Thompson, Nancy's lawyer, forced a confession from Blanche Rockingham FiTTs aT The end of The Third acT. The Trial of Nancy Gage, presenTed December IO and Il, was The producT of six weeks of rehearsal by The casT under The direcTion of Mr. Summers. Taking place enTirely in a courTroom siTuaTion, The play refained The audience's inTeresT aT all Times. By addressing The firsT row as The iury, The Two lawyers drew The audience inTo The acTion of The play. Among The wiTnesses were a kooky arTisT, a nosy neigh- bor, a prim musician, and a sharp-Tongued housekeeper. All of Them saT in The audience unTil called To TesTify. Suspense mounfed as The wiTnesses volunTeered imporT- anT and offen conTradicTory informafion. This combinaTion of suspense and humor aT The Trial of Nancy Gage provided all concerned wiTh an enjoyable evening. Maryann BaTT, as Nancy Gage, denies prosecuTor's accusaTions. Audience Participation Intensifies Suspense in Courtroom Drama lX?5.acjf'fF -1 5, -if'-.N , .K .. . A K , -s.- f I ss ses X , -' R . 'sr .- . f isle' ' . - T I . ' 3' ss .. .l-zgfsf' . ss ,M .M.,Qgs.w. ' .s, .. . V. A - 'L ' wwf - - f ' ' Susan Nahon, Thea DorseT's niece, answers defense aTTorney's quesTions. Judy Johnson pracTices her parT as Blanche Rockingham FiTTs.

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The Trial of Nancy Gage Nancy Gage ..,.. Mark Wiggam ...,. Richard Thompson ...,, Judge Dan Endicott Luke Wiggam ...... Matt Wiggam .... Will Ferguson ..... Veda Wiggam .... ....-..Mclryann Batt ........Douglas Holt ..-...Grant Pavolka ..-...Dennis Defotis ....Dick Hawthorne ....-..-Dan Birnel ....-.-.Chuck Doten .-...-.Kay Hermsted Dr. John Wiggam ..... ........ C ory Rickabaugh Myra Wiggam .... Betty Ferguson ..... ..... Carol Parkhurst ...... Pete Hawkins ...... Tom Appleby ..... Andy Wiggam ..... Dido ............. Judy Lawrence ................. Blanche Rockingham Fitts ....... Maude Wiggam .... Stella Parkhurst ..,... Ruth Dorset ....... Florence Miller ..... A Young Girl ....... 74 ....--..Valerie Knecht ...Barbara Buttorff ----..Marcia Kossman .---.--..-..Jerry Flintoff Marvin McCartney ......Harold Hayward ...-.-.Robin Jeffers ...--...Judy Karlstad ........Judy Johnson ...--...Gail Shaw .--.-.Nancy Murray -.......Sue Nahon ..--...Janice Fredricks ..-...JoAnn Gaschk .......-.Q .... .. R I Defense attorney, Grant Pavolka, questions reluctant witness. Doug Holt, prosecuting attorney, contemplates his next move

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Tom Jones Tom Jones ,,,,,..,-- D --'--.--------------,-------, Will Cunningham Sophia Western ,,-,, --,.,,'.,,,,, , .-Toni Kolar Partridge .,.,,,,-,..,,.A ,,-,,,..,,,,,,., V ic Broz Squire Allworthy .,.,..---,.M-A-, ,,,,,, C huck Thompson Mr. Western ,,.,,,,.,.-,-,------------- ,-.,., R ager Greenwood Jenny Jones lMrs, Waters, ----A- ,,,,,,,,,, K athy Johnson Miss Western .,,,,,,,,,,.,.,,---.-,- 4,,,n,,.,4., C onnie Smith Blifil ............e,,,,,,,e,,,,,,,,, ,.,- ,-,,.,4,,,,,. M i tch Blakney Miss Bridget Allworthy ,,,...,, ,,,,,,,, L inda Jean Johnson Honour ...,,,....,..,,,,,,,.,,.,, ,,,,,,,, A ndrea Tollefson Deborah ,.......,.... ,,,,., ,,,............ J i ll Froehler ..-.....-Cheryl Quinn Lady Bellaston ...... ' ' ...... Jeff Heritage Fitzpatrick ............. Harriet Fitzpatrick ................. .............. G all Shaw Highwayman ..,........................ ............. M arc Phillips The Reverend Mr. Thwackum ...,... ......... D ick Hawthorne ......Keith Wohlford -,-.....Gary Johnson -.....Nancy Cullen Justice Dowling ....................... Doctor .................. Mrs. Whitefield ..... Susan ,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ................ S ue Peters Nancy ,,,,,,.,,,,,, ........... J anice Ramsdell Constable ,,,,,,.,,,, ....... W arren Churchward Captain Blifil ,,.,.. ......... C ory Rickabaugh Square .......................................................... Grant Pavolka Oh, l'm afraid that knave has cracked your head! Wilson Students Present Eighteenth Century Satire Rehearsing, polishing, and presenting an unique drama in only six weeks necessitated hours of practice both after school and evenings for the cast of Tom Jones. Director Morris Summers assisted each member in expressing his character interpretation. The play, a satire of life in England during the eigh- teenth century, concerned the exciting life of a young man, Tom Jones, and his wild escapades Over fhe English countryside. Four performances were presented in order to cover the costs of the elaborate wigs and costumes used in the play.