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Daily life, love and marriage death and dying

Let’s all stop to ‘smell the roses’

play about life? Many saw it. sound, costuming, make-up, public­
A The two families, the Webbs ity, designing of the program and
and the Gibbs, acted just like the poster, as well as the acting itself.
average American couple. What When: As this is a regular class, it
was the big deal? takes place during a scheduled
January 23, opening night, proved period, eighth hour. However, to
to be mind boggling to many stu­ work the amount of hours needed to
dents. Why did this play make so produce a good show, the class
many people think? The concepts of often extends the class time until 45
growing up, marrying, and dying are to 90 minutes after school.
too far fetched. Where: For this show, the majority
A real deep play, such as “ Our of the rehearsal took place in the
Town,” is not often played on our cafeteria. Since “ Our Town” was in
stage. Who, what, when, where, and rehearsal for the whole first semes­
why are questions which may need ter, it was nearly impossible to be on
some answering. the stage. The sets from the musical
Who: A new class was formed and childrens’ story used all of the
which allowed the two extra plays a space.
year to happen. This is the Play Pro­ Why: Having the extra shows
duction class. Twenty boys and 11 offered more students a chance to
girls make up the class. get involved with all aspects of thea­
What: These students are all tre. The viewing public was given
responsible for the entire making of more entertainment, too. Careful
the play. This includes lighting, study of different plays led to the
eventual choice of the Pulitzer Prize
winning, “ Our Town.”
Wedding bells are ringing for Emily (junior Mary Jane Hyda)
as she awaits to walk down the aisle. Simple, real life situa­
tions were largely a part of this deeply meaningful play

A new theatre? No, just the old cafeteria. Rehearsals had to be in
different locations than the stage because of the space prob­
lems. Senior Brian Schmeling and sophomore Dave Holsteen
laugh about father-son coincidences with director Jack Park-
hurst.
Watching her family, junior Mary Jane Hyda waits for her cue to
become Emily. In class. Broadway-style auditions were held to
determine who got what part