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Oliver Twist

Never before has a boy wanted more’

here might not have been full 3. Productions: The cast came for
T houses everynight. Lines were the 6:00 make-up call and the 8:00
“ spaced off” along with the songs. showtime overflowing with enthusi­
Cues were early and characters asm. Warm-ups allowed time for the
were dead. The audience was, to actors to get into parts. The house
put it bluntly, bored. But that’s not filled with people and the show
our fault. We are not responsible for rolled. In fact the cast received a
other high school musicals, for we standing ovation for each perform­
have found the cure for the common ance.
show. Here’s our formula: There is still one more ingredient
1. Rehearsals: The cast works which, if not included can blow the
long, hard hours on lines, songs, entire show. This is the main ele­
characters, and blocking. “ It took ment.
over 5,000 man hours for everyone 4. Professionalism: This means no
to prepare for the show,” said Direc­ messing around during any rehears­
tor Jack Parkhurst. als, no giggling or waving “ hi” to
2. Set and Lights: Two former stu­ mom during a show, and no jealousy
dents of the director were called in because someone else got the part
the draw up what became the most you wanted. It means entire cast
explicit plan ever used on our stage. support, keeping in character, and
Robert Sunderman drew full color playing the show totally, “ A la
sketches of each scene right down Broadway.”
to the wallpaper. Our final results: The fall produc­
Dwight Sump planned a lighting tion of “ Oliver” .
plot capable of capturing the perfect
mood in every nook and cranny.
Together their artistic talents cre­ Threatening and bullying a young boy is all in the sinister
nature of Bill Sikes (senior Dave Hattan). Sikes has a reputa­
ated a lighted set worth all the tion of killing anyone for anything. Fagin (junior Ron LaRosa)
is there to try to prevent Sikes from hurtinq the defenseless
“ oohs” and “ ahhs” from the crowd. Oliver

Attempting to teduce the Widow Corney (junior Mary Kay
Gilreath). Mr Bumble (senior Scott Rezek) finds pain as the
rather plump widow plops on his lap while singing, "I shall
scream " Showing up at every rehearsal Mary Kay also was
the stage manager
Being a new recruit to the pickpocket organization, Oliver is
taught the importance of being "quality" by Nancy (junior
Barb Copenhaver) and Bet (senior Ginny Sheehan). His first
lesson is through the song, "I’d do anything"

142 Fall Musical, “ Oliver!"