Worthington High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Worthington, OH)

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Fall Play 21

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 This year’s fall play. Jabber- ■■ wock. presented on November 9 10. had a special interest to many residents of Columbus. ■■ The comedy is an autobio- graphical sketch of Columbus ■■ native James Thurber and is £ set in the capitol city. It was especially appropriate to the ■■ students since they have stud- ied Thurber in their American Literature courses and could understand his style of writ- ing. The play was chosen not ■■ only for these reasons, but also because there are a lot of opportunities for students to perform on stage in the pro- - duction. This is especially im- portant when more than 100 actors try out for a produc- tion. as was the case with Jab- — berwock. £ Jon Westguard was cast as James Thurber and Paul Wil- - kenson and Sara Johnston as his parents. Other important roles included: Rachel Harris portraying Georgiana Little- - field. Andy Reed as her father, and Mark Taylor and Brian £ Zumhagen as Thurber’s broth- ers. Jack Plotnick portrayed M Grandpa Fisher, who added many laughs to the play. Under the direction of Bron- wynn Hopton, the performers. as well as the back stage crew, made the Thespians’ perfor- mance of Jabberwock a huge success. Hi ™ By Rosemary Dop Hi Top.- The Thurber family looks shocked after Grandpa Thurber. Jack Plotnick. shot at policeman Rick Se- verence - Middle left: Grace Knodt and Shelly Hindall look like proper aunts. Middle right Grandpa Thurber har rasses Sara Johnson as Mary Agnes Thurber. Bottom Curtain call for Jabberwock. Opposite top left: Jon Westguard courts Rachel Harris. Opposite top right Cort Bishop sells “ his miracle drug. Opposite bottom left: Doc Marlowe recalls his Wild West adventures. Opposite middle right: How much Hi time?! — Opposite bottom right The Thurbers have a family smg-along. IH H ™ X Fall Play

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Once again, the WHS audito- rium was converted into a courtroom and students of Ms. Nault’s personal law classes became the characters of a trial. The participants were elected by their class- mates for the various posi- tions of defense attorney, plantiff attorney, baliff, judge, witness, or jury member. Oth- er jury members were sum- moned from the student body. After the participants re- ceived the case, they were first sworn to secrecy and were then on their own to pre- pare for the trial. Many hours were spent at the OSU law li- brary. as well as other area li- braries. No participant was al- lowed to cut, miss, or be late for any reason to any class during the preceeding week. On the day of the trial many distinguished guests were present. This year Ohio Su- preme Court Judge Frank Ce- lebrezze was among them. As the courtroom became silent and the trial began, an abun- dance of hard work became apparent to all. When the jury retired to reach a verdict, the floor was opened to questions from the audience. When the jury returned, the courtroom once again became silent as the verdict was read. Then the court came to adjourn- ment and another year of hardwork came to a close. By Rosemary Dop Top right Cheryl Ciolek cross exam- ines the witness. Top left Kathy Gcphart answers a key question. Bottom- Stephanie Spicer has Debbie Chipman sworn in. Opposite top left: Ken Smullen is such a sober |udge! Opposite top right Jan Lewis looks over her notes before questioning the next witness. Opposite bottom left Mike Allen asks Doug Brooks to give his word of word of honor. Opposite bottom right Mark Bobbitt greets the audience before the mock trials begin. 22 Fall Mock Trials