Page 78 - 1965

ROW 1, seated: R. Goodwin, A. Heller, A. Crary, R. Rouslin, K. Swint, T. Reed, S. Ensign, J. Norton. ABSENT
Morgan, J. Bulman, F. Fulton, C. Temkin, P. Johnson, C. FROM PICTURE: D. Kolsky and S. Freedman. ABSENT
Hand. ROW 2: R. Fain, S. Burgess, W. Rothman, M. FROM PICTURE and, for a time, the club: T. Mahoney.

James Bulman, President
Terrence Mahoney, Secretary
Richard Fain, Stage Manager
Steven Ensign, Publicity Manager
Richard Jensen,
The Proscenium Club really triumphed this year—over Lincoln. George Taylor,
For the first time in years M.B. had enough interested members to Basil Meserve, Faculty Advisors
take over the stage; and the result? Our Town, by Thornton Wilder.
Under the skilled direction of Phyllis Gunion, assisted by George
Taylor, Richard Jensen, Basil Meserve, and, of course, Frank Fulton,
our three months of rehearsals were playful chaos. The part of the
choir master, for example, was not finally cast until the night before
the play, when Terry sent Mrs. Gunion flowers to make up. While
Mrs. Scott and Richard Fain dropped occasional spotlights backstage
and busily readied the complicated set, two stepladders, two tables,
and eight chairs, the actors cooperated and learned their parts so
well that Mrs. Gunion raved— with fury, that is. The truth of the
matter is that off-stage romances proved all too interesting and, for
the inexperienced hams, intriguing. Thus many personal relations
motivated the cast to laugh instead of cry, throw darts instead of
flowers, and to think of the cast parties rather than the parts. It is
rumored, though, that a new-style publicity in the form of a chapel
talk spurred attendance and acting alike. The two performances of
Our Town broke all sorts of records; but what was most astounding
was the tranquilizer bill which left the club with only thirty dollars
—yes, just enough for another party, Charlie?

A moment of high humor