'69 Variety Show Theme Is Show Business' "Any and all forms of Show Business wUl be the theme for Spirit of '69, this year's V-Show" stated Nancy Hall '69 and John Welzenbach '70, co-student directors. Added John, "All students interested should come to an important meeting on Tuesday, November 5, at 4 p.m. in the auditorium." At this time, general information about V-Show (including act suggestions, music suggestions,
and details about costumes) will be given. Applications for acts wUl be due November 25. Tryouts will be held from December 9 through December 18. This year's V-Show will include every area of "Show-Biz". Suggestions for acts are radio acts, television acts, commercials, Broadway, backstage happenings, and even politicians turned actors. Last year, V-Show was split up into three major segments.—
past, present, and future. "For the Spirit of '69 we plan to use the same technique of segments," commented John," "but we, as yet, have not decided how to divide them." Nancy added "We're thinking of having a narrator — like we had last year — only he will probably act as a Stage Manager instead of an Indian." .John remarked that, "Our Stage Manager could work with transitional material to bring more continuity into the show."
"I'm really enthusiastic about the show," commented Nancy. "And since Mr. Martello, director, and Mr. Padberg, technical director, have done such good shows in the past," stated John, "I'm sure this will be a successful show." For those new to the South Drama Department, V-Show should be quite interesting. With a record such as ours — the '66 spring musical Kiss Me Kate being invited to perform at the Arie Crown Theater; the '66
Senior Class Play, Inherit The Wind taking second in state competition; and last year's Miracle Worker being awarded a trophy in downstate Drama Competition; to name a few— Spirit of '69 should be quite an experience. John and Nancy added, "VShow gives a chance to those kids who want to express themselves in a dramatic production. We urge all students to come to the meeting on November 5 and give V-Show a try."
Vote Nov. 4 Says Tri'S
Open House Has Arrived
"Vote for the candidate of your choice. . .but Vote." This is the message Maine South's Social Science Society has been trying to get across during the past weeks of campaign activity. Tri-S is sponsoring the mock election. The activity was activated by the Juckett-Lindquist debate for Tri-S. Voting will take place November 4 outside the cafeteria before school, during the lunch periods, and after school until four p.m. The polls will also be open ninth period for early dismissal seniors. Tri-S has found that the mock election is a good indicator of how the adult portion of the surrounding area will vote. The students' vote usually reflect 90 per cent of what the parents vote. According to Mr. Edstrom, social science teacher, the activities of the mock election are designed to provide citizen and educational training. He stressed the fact that students are basically responsible for all phases of the election with a minimum of supervision from teacher-advisors. The three main parties are campaigning: (1) Republican: Mr. Kenneth Faulhaber, advisor; Chris Mshaffey '70, student head; (2) Democratic Party: Miss Linda Ernst, a d v i s o r ; Rich Hyde, student head; and (3), the Independent Party: Mr. Taylor, advisor; and Paul Gniffke, student advisor. Mr. Edstrom said. "The students are doing a tremendous job in providing literature and campaign buttons. Many of the students have spent their own time going out and working for these political parties." He continued, "We expect a good turn out of students in the Mock election. The main idea is to get students to think about what each candidate has to offer and then go out to the polls and Vote!!"
Around N o v e m b e r there comes a time when many students begin to worry. The reason for this is due to the Open House, which this year is held on November 13 and 19. If a student is fortunate enough to get along with all his teachers and courses perfectly, he has no need to worry. But then, of course, this is a rarity. So many of us just might have reason to be concerned about planning some kind of plot to keep our parents busy on the previously mentioned dates. If this thought has occurred to any student, don't waste your time, for the majority of parents do show up. From a teachers point of view. Open House is just a chance to get acquainted with a student's parents. It helps a teacher to know what kind of home a student comes from and the amount of interest parents have for their children. According to the teachers, knowing the parents can in some cases guide them to understand the student. But even more than this. Open House is simply "a pleasant experience", said Mrs. Harkin, business education teacher.
Volume 5, No. 3
Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III.
November 1, 1968
'Crucible' Posts Announced On December 5, 6, and 8 at 8 p.m., Arthur Miller's drama The Crucible will be presented by the Senior Class. Mr. Donald Martello, Director and Mr. Dan Padberg, Technical Director have already started work. Mr. Martello has recently announced the cast and Mr. Padberg, the crew heads and crew positions. The cast is as follows: Reverend Parris, Dana Winnikates '70; Betty Parris, Sue Rodelius '72; Tituba, Karen Krien '72; Abigail Williams, Nancy Mellon '72; Susanna Walcott, Alison Seno '70; Mrs. Ann Putnam, Sue Chastain '70; Thomas Putnam, Chuck Jackson '69; Mercy Lewis, Nancy Hall '69; and Mary Warren, Michelle Lazowski '69. The list continues with John Proctor, Dave Chastain '71; Rebecca Nurse, Annette Doornbos '70; Giles Corey, Tom Hicks "69; Reverend John Hale, Joel Morris '69; Elizabeth Proctor, Patti Finnegan '69; F r a n c i s Nurse, Rick Spatafora '72; Ezekiel Cheever, John Masterson '70; and Marshal Herrick, Mike Tinaglia '70. Continuing the cast list are Judge Hathorne, Greg Kinkade '69; Deputy Governor Danforth, Walter Lischett '69; Sarah Good, Mary Zielinski '69; Hopkins, Larry Justice '71; Ruth Putnam, Jan Knapp '72; Prudence Whitney, Laura Amador '69; Deputy John Willard, Jim Lemon '69; and Deputy William Peabody, Philip Bethards '71. As Student Technical Direc-
Anxiety, fear, and tension are mirrored in the faces of these students in final 'Crucible' tryouts as well as in the extreme concentration of Mr. Martello, judge. tor, John Gilles '69, will assist Mr. Padberg in planning the four major sets for this year's first proscenium production. Mr. Padberg will design original sets. Many of South's past sets were his creations including the sets of Inherit The Wind, the award winning play in downstate competition. Student Director Kris Greising '69, Stage Manager John Welzenback '70, and Prompter Linda Johnson '69, will aid Mr. Martello in the construction of plausible scenes. Other production staff positions held include Construction Head, Howard K e e n a n '69, Painting co-heads, Lisa Bright and Karen Zintz '70; Costume co-heads, Judy Hank '69 and
Donna Jensen '69; Lighting Head, Tom Kuczo; Sound Head, Jeff Wright '70; Make-up coheads, Joyce Ganser and Lisa Oblander; and House Manager, Carol Mickelsen *70. The Crucible, based on history, came out in the 1950's as a statement against modern-day witch hunters willing to sacrifice all freedoms for one cause. Mr. Martello remarked that "The message it tells is every bit as valid today as when our hero, John Proctor, first made his stand." Tickets will go on sale two weeks before the production on a Monday in the Bookstore. Tickets will cost $1.50 for adults and $1.00 for students. Profits will go to the Senior Class.
Michigan Band To Give Concert The University of Michigan Band will present a concert in the Maine South Spectator Gym on Friday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. The band will present a Bandorama, a program based on the music they play at football games. It will be like an indoor band concert. Special arrangements will be done with the percussion section and with the tuba section. The band's baton twirler will be featured. Glen Waitkoff, who graduated from Maine South two years ago, plays clarinet in the band. (CONTINUED OS PAGE 2>
'David and Lisa' Is Another Proven South Success By Phyllis Ehret '69 More often than not, the phrase "high school production" connotes amateur theater. The history of Maine South theater, however, has shown many people the weakness in this belief. Time and time again, from the trophy winning Miracle Worker to the awe-inspiring Music Man, students and faculty advisors have shown their ability to work together to achieve supurb theater. For the last two weekends, six arena productions of James Reach's David and Lisa were performed. Arena staging, quite effective in this phsychological drama which needed the personal affect achieved by theater in the round, was well planned. Series of very brief scenes appeared unified in this unique setting. In attempting to achieve the highest possible seating capacity, however, several areas of the stage were visibly blocked by others in the audience.
David, a 16-year-old boy with the fear of being touched, was well portrayed by sophomore David Chastain. Voice, actions and gestures showed a boy trying hard to be a man without ever going through adolescence. His stiff walk, excellent posture and meticulous manner were effective in expressing the character of this young man. Dave aptly played the boy who finally, by losing himself into helping Lisa, overcomes his fear and illness. /. good performance was also executed by Nancy Mellon '72 who had to work with two characters—the split personality of Lisa and Muriel. A point to consider was Nancy's change to Muriel from Lisa and then back again. She created a remarkable transition between the two, which showed the confusion in Lisa's own mind. John Welzenbach '71 became Dr. Swinford, the doctor at the
school David and Lisa attended. In his attempt to get through to David, John excellently showed his concern for the boy throughout the play by appearing on David's level—talking to him as a friend rather than his doctor. In a few instances, however, John seemed too much as a friend—that is, quite a bit younger than Alan Swinford was in the major portion of the play. David's mother, played by Sue Chastain '70, gave the audience the background for David's problems. Domineering, almost overbearing. Mother's love upset David rather than balanced him. Sue portrayed Mrs. Clemens well by showing the woman's concern with David only in relation to her concern with herself. Senior Walter Lischett superbly played David's father Mr. Clemens. Trying to love his son but not quite knowing how to show this love, Walter gave one
of the most touching performances in the entire play. Maureen was played by Jan Knapp '72. With only her few lines, Jan excellently characterized this calm, easy-going woman—possibly the most influential person on the children. The children—Kate, Patti Finnegan '69; Josette, Michelle Lazowski '69; Carols Mike Tinnaglia '70; Sandra, A n n e t t e Doornbos '70; Simon, Dick Stinson '72; and Robert, David Dwyer '69 were all believable characters by working together during the performance to create a unifying image of the school. John, Dana Winnikates '70; Ben, Tom Meyer '69; and Barbara, Alison Seno '70; contributed greatly to the total effect by seeming willing to listen to the problems of the children. Dana, especially, did his best to humor Lisa as well as understand her and help her get well. Although smaUer parts, Mrs.
Ferris, Barb Childs '69; the Secretary, Connie King '70; the Girl, Mary Liptrap '71; the Woman, Mary Zielinski '69; the two boys, Mike Miley '69 and John Masterson '69; and the Porter, Joel Morris '69; all created an illusion of reality in their respective roles. Ellen Mohill '69 must be given credit for doing such a fine job as Student Director to Mr. Hal Chastain, Director. The play could not have gone so smoothly without her experience in arena productions. Howard Keenan '69 as Stage Manager, John Gilles '69 on Lights, and Jeff Wright '69 on Sound, should also be commended for working all six nights without any major flaw. The major factor of the successful effect of the play was the cooperation of the entire cast, including Student Director and Director, in creating a total story onstage during those six nights in October.