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Dedicaticr

1"^ edication had two meanings
for the production of Robber
Bridegroom, which was performed
April 28, 29, and 30 in the theatre
and May 14 at the Orpheum.
First, dedication meant the play
had to be a success! An invitation
was sent to director Jack Parkhurst
asking the casts of Robber
Bridegroom and Then and Now to
come to the International
Convention in Muncie, Indiana. "I
think it's an honor to be invited,"
said junior Tom Yearout. $4300 was
deposited toward the trip after the
Orpheum show. They were on
their way.
Second, dedication meant doing
the play for senior Megan O'Reilly,
a member of two choral groups
and nearly every theatrical
production. O'Reilly had a form of
cancer which took her far away
from her friends. The cast, crew,
and staff did the play for her.
The play began at a barn raising
where the townspeople were
getting together for a dance. They
all engaged in the telling of some
folk tales. Then junior Mike
Stodola became Jamie and the
scene changed to the days of the
company's ancestors.
The illusion began. The caller,
junior Jack Gilreath, and company
member junior Kristi Radicia
played doors complete with
creaking and slamming sound
effects, while Jamie and Rosamund,
junior Patty Chaddock, lighted the
stage with song.
And then there was Salome,
senior Sue Magisana who had a
devious plan to kill her husband's
beautiful daughter. Her "Pickle
Pear Bloom" and persistent
"Roooosaaamund!" were highlights
of the show.
These characters were only part
of the cast that enchanted the
audiences. Others included Goat,
junior Tom Yearout, who would
do anything for a suckling pig;
Little Harp, senior Rob Ek, and Big
Harp, sophomore Jon Ek, who
would do anything for a "Poor
Tied Up Darling;" and, especially,
the Raven, junior Laurie Onken,
who really made one believe she
was a bird.

" I couldn't lie to y o u ," croons junior Mike
Stodola as he sings the folklore of his ances­
tors.

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