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An after dinner treat

Roaring thespians pounce to play

ome people say that March well as best name tags and most
S comes in like a lion and out like Thespians in attendance. New offi­
a lamb, but that refers to the cers were chosen. Juniors Mary Kay
weather. As for the drama depart­ Gilreath and Ron LaRosa were cho­
ment, March comes in like a lion and sen state president and vice-presi­
stayed that way. dent.
During the course of the year, The rushing and confusion that
preparations were being made for took place wasn’t lifted after the
the “ State Thespian Convention’’. troops left. Clean-up was still there
The first day of the two-day affair along with the rest of the month,
was divided into four parts: here comes that lion again.
1) Special performances: One
acts, including our “ Sandbox” fell
under this category. Choices were
made and invitations were given to
Paraplaneta Americana, commonly known as the American
the International Thespian Conven­ cockroach is given by Professor Adolf Metz (freshman Wes
Mitten) Directed by Jack Parkhurst, the three act play was
tion held in Muncie, Indiana. an eventual success with the help of Virginia Grogan, Geor­
gina Thacker, and Mike Daniels, all technical assistants
2) Clinician workshops: Three
specialists of the theatre provided
hour long sessions. Areas studied
were choreography, stage fighting,
and mime.
3) Mini workshops: Instructed by
the individual troops, half hour
workshops shared ideas in dinner
theatre to warm-ups.
4) Duet acting: Each duet was
judged and the best six were chosen
to give a special showing the follow­
ing day.
After a day’s activities, a spaghetti
dinner, and swing choir perform­
ance, the sping play, “The Man Who i
Came to Dinner” became the eve­ m
ning’s agenda.
The following day was wrap-up
day. The awards banquet recog­
nized outstanding performances as

Making her ‘very nice entrance,” Whiteside s friend Lorraine
Sheldon (junior Chris Dreith) rushes to his wheelchair
Period costumes and a very explicit realistic set combined
with the zany characters to make the Moss Hart and George
S Kaufman play a theatrical learning experience

Doe* she dare? Asleep with his Roach city earphones on,
Mr Sheridan Whiteside (sophomore Scott Gilliland) is soon
to be awakened by his nurse Ms Preen (sophomore Megan
O'Reilly) The play ran March 12,13 and 15 with a benefit
show for the elderly and the mentally ill on March 11

"We were nervous per­
forming for our ITS peers.

but they were great...
we loveu it."
— Laura Stodola