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Effort Ran High During All-School Plays

he antics of a But was it difficult work­ it was an eerie experi­
sm oo th-talk­ ing with all those kids? “Most ence," said Sophomore Mike
ing swindling of them actually behaved bet­ Lotspeich. "It was a very emo­
salesm an in ter than most of the high tionally draining show that
early 20th cen­ school students. Having them was difficult to pull off with
tury Iowa, to in the show actually turned the in ten sity th a t was
the 1700’s in the time of witch­ out to be a lot of fun,” needed."
craft trials, to yet a comfort­ Critchfield added. The season ended with the
able New York apartment All-School Show “You
in the 40’s were only but Can’t Take It With You.”
some of the places that "It was a very em otionally “It was a very visual
All-School Musical, One- draining show that was dif­ show,” Senior Karla Ahl
Act, and Play took us this stated, “It had fireworks,
fic u lt to pull o ff with the in­
year. ballet dancing, and a lot
The season started tensity that was needed. ” of other things going on
with the All-School m u­ Sophom ore M ike Lotspeich all at the same time.”
sical “Music Man," which The last show of the
boasted a cast of over 60 stu­ The highlight of the sea­ year turned out to be an emo­
dents, many of whom involved son turned out to be our One- tional one for the Seniors. “I
happened to be children rang­ Act Play, “After Midnight, was really sad because I knew
ing from 2nd to 8th grade. Before Dawn,” which placed it would be the last time I
“Working with children in first in District competition would be acting in a show on
a big show like this is some­ and earned a third in State. stage with my friends,” Ahl
thing that I will remember for The show was about nine in­ added.
a long time,” Senior Jody dividuals who were accused CHRIS ROSS
Critchfield stated. “You know of being witches. The action
there is never going to be a takes place in the jail cell
dull moment when there are they are being kept the morn­
that many kids are in a show ing before their execution.
like this.”

iihe town troublemaker, Tommy (Sophomore
Warren Christensen) gets caught by the Con­
stable (Sophomore Reza Monahan) in the
"Music Man".
EJophomore Jerem y R utherford and Mr
DePinna pose for a painting in "You Can't Take
It With You."
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