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Sophomore Deana Meisingcr steps into the spotlight
showing a classic look of the Roaring 20’s.

Roaring Twenties

By Dawn Mitchell fragil that it could not be worn undl the ac­
Ralston’s Freshmen-Sophomore play, tual performances began. Other costumes
“The Roaring Twenties”, seemed to be a worn were either resewn or Meg Sump (the
bigger hit than ever. At least in John Morris­ designer) sent the design to Judy Moody to
sey’s eyes it was. be made. These costumes were worn by
After spending a lot of those warm sum­ Middle School English Teacher Marilyn
mer days in UNO’s library to work on his Bremmer, Sophomore Beth Selinger who
creative piece of drama, English Teacher played Pixie and Sophomore Dusti Grady as
John Morrissey thinks it paid off. Dixie.
When asking John Morrissey how he
chooses the characters for his plays he says,
“From the moment a student walks in the
room and sits down, the tryout begins. I look
for students who can speak clearly, loudly
and who can handle the responsibility.”
Another person who fills a large role in the
play’s outcome is the head designer Judy
Moody. She’s in charge of all the costumes
designed and worn in the play.
This year they used some antique cos­
tumes from the “20’s,” which have been col­
lected over a period of years and stored away
in the drama closet. Many of these costumes
were donated or collected from different
thrift shops, others were made by Moody’s
committee which spends much of its free
time working toward the deadlines.
One of the costumes used was an original
flapper from the “20’s.” It was supposedly so The O’Malley Gang from ‘The Roaring Twenties” and Brent DeGroot Back Row: Shannon Baker,
includes: Front Row: Jason Reimer, Chris Jenson Joanna Horner and Beth Krause.

Ervin Mark Gina Paula Philip Jim Tricia Brad Michael
Sanders Schendt Schenkelberg Schliesser Schnoor Schober Schurtz Scott Searson

Jason Dena Bobbin Richard Lisa Dan Darren Rick
Sexton Shaw Sheldon Simonsen Sistek Skaggs Sliva Sliva

Dalt Darren Lisa Kevin Mark Daniel James Scott Kimberly
Snodgrass Speck Sporcic Spracklin Stanek Steen Stevens Stevens Stewart

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