Zanesville High School - Comus Yearbok (Zanesville, OH)

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Seniors Present Wilder s Our Town On November 19, the seniors produced Thorton Wilder's Pulitzer prize winning drama. The play used no scenery or props and relied solely upon the actors for dramatic effect. The stage manager, portrayed by Barry Glazer, gave continuity to the various events. Emily Webb (I.inda Ray) and George Gibbs fPete Bailey) were fol- lowed from their high school romance to Emily's death after years of love and work together. Their protective parents were played by Ezra Goldstein and Margaret Hollingshead as Mr. And Mrs. Webb; Bruce Baker and Kay Plummer played the Gibbses. Cathy Schaefer portrayed George's inquisitive little sister; Jeff Blancett played Emily’s brother. The production of Our Town was aided by a long list of crew members and the capable direction of Mrs. James Burrier, to whom it was dedicated. The Publicity Committee works on showcase displays. Becky Tahyi, chairman, directs Sam Walker and Susan Shelton placing shilouettes of cast against the (Xir Town background. A play needs an audience and selling tickets involves much accurate accounting. Here. Dan Pritchard turns in some ticket money to Sue Hardcastle as Gail Donley records the transaction. Ticket sales for Our Town topped all previous senior play records. Since the play used no scenery, lighting and sound effects were quite important. Alan Fuller operates the spotlight which followed key actors throught the two and a half hour production. The main lighting of the production was coordinated and operated by Dave Benjamin, assisted by Karen Knapp. The two are pictured below working in front of the somewhat awesome mainstage lighting controls. Every actor goes through the painstaking process of makeup before going on stage. Rodger Drake, who played the funeral director, Joe Stoddard, gets the full treatment from Janet Gorsuch, one of the makeup committe members. 13

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Below the stage and directly in front of the audience Simon Stemson, played by Jon Lind, leads the weekly practice of the Congregtional Church. The townspeople BELOW: Emily (Linda Ray) and George (Pete BailyJ discuss their problems over a soda at the neighborhood drugstore. CENTER: Stage manager Barry Glaze r ob- serves as Editor Webb, somewhere ove rhere, mows his lawn. singers are (left to right) Jill Saunders, Becky Tahyi, Beth Wolfe, Tammy Summers, Paula Thomas, Rodger Drake, and l an Schaffer. Mrs. Gibbs (Kay Plummer). Mrs. Soames (Tammy Summers), and Mrs. Webb (Margaret Hollingshead) gaze wonderingly at the moon and at Emily and George as they do their homework in their rooms. 12

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On stage and receiving the plaudits of the student body are the fighting varsity team and tireless managers, the cheerleaders who worked a full, stand-up game. Cage Team Earns The Zanesville Blus Devils fought through a slam-bang session to bring home the bacon as COL co-Champs, along with Newark. Two events marked the basketball schedule--the season-end pep rally in the ZHS auditorium The annual Blue Devil basketball banquet sponsored by ZHS Boosters was held at the YMC . April 13. Letters and other awards were presented to the every game; the master strategy coaches, Don Stahl and Bill Damsel, and Principal James Burrier. Rousing Support and the banquet in the YMCA gym. The pep rally climaxed a season of hard fought games in which a light-weight and comparatively short squad demonstrated what hard work and guts can do. varsity players by Mr. Stahl, to reserves by Mr. Damsel, and to cheerleaders by Mrs. Burrier. Brief talks were given by Lynn Hoback, John Pattison, and Roger Ward.