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Not only was  there talent on stage, there was also talent
                                         behind the  scenes.  Everyone had to  pull together in  order
                                                               to  make the  fall musical a success.

                                               Set  crew and or-  part wasn't difficult enough,
                                       chestra began to  prepare  the  double casting, which
                                       ahead of time so  that they   was done a little differently
               ing each others' nerves were   would have everything ready   this year, required most ac-
               all  things the cast of Guys   for opening ni ght. The ac-  tors/actresses to  memorize
               and Dolls had to  deal  with   tors and actresses rehearsed  two parts and perform a part  -
               during openin g  night and   12  hours  a  week  so  they   every night.  "I like double   Set crew
                                                                                        began
               the  productions                                        casting because it   construction on
               that followed.                                          gives more people   the scenes in
                                                                                        July.  Junior
                       Luckily                                         the opportunity to   Kathy Denker
                for  the cast, all  of                                 participate  in  the   measures one
               this chaos brought                                      plays,"  sopho-  of the pieces to
                                                                                        make sure
               them  c loser to-                                       more    Mandy    everything fits .
               gether.                                                 Connell said.    photo by
                                                                                        Stephanie
                       " I ' II  al-                                          After all   Rowe
                ways rememberthe                                       of  the  perfor-
                bonds that were                                        mances came to a    -
               formed between                                          close and the final   From the time
                                                                                         when the first
                people and how we                                      curtain was  low-  curtain came
                all  pulled together                                   ered, the cast was   up until  the
                                                                                          final  curtain
                as  one big  cast,"                                    left  with  several   came down,
               junior  Chrissy                                         hours of sleep to   the  set crew
                                                                                           made sure
                Cacioppo  said.                                        catch up  on  and   everything was
                       The  fall                                       many  memories     where it  was
                play  was  the  first                                  to look back on.   supposed to
                                                                                                be .
                time the school directed  would all  be at their best by   "I will  always re-  Sophomores
                Guys  and Dolls.  "Every-  opening night.  "Rehearsals   member all the fun  we were   Becky Allen
                                                                                           and Stacia
                thing was new, so the play   were a good time to see a lot   able to have  in  what seemed   Dietrich control
                proved to  be a challenging  of talented people perform,"   like such a small amount of   the curtains
                                                                                            between
                experience," director  Terry  senior  Andy Faltin  said.   time,"  sophomore  Adam   scenes. photo
                Peterson  said.                As  if learning one  Carr  said .•        by  Stephanie
                                                                                              Rowe
                               by Kristi  Coan         -
                                                       The "guys"
                                                     sneak down to
                                                     the sewers in
                                                      order to hold
                                                       their  craps
                                                       game. The
                                                      craps game
                                                       was kept a
                                                      secret  from
                                                       the  "dolls."
                                                        photo by
                                                       Stephanie
                                                    -     Rowe
                                                    During the play,
                                                    sophomore
                                                    Megan Lampert
                                                    control the
                                                    lights. photo by
                                                    Stephanie Rowe


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