The Jaysee Echo (Rochester, Minnesota), Volume 29, Number 11

              RocUeddek fluniwi GoUetpe
THE JAqSEE ECHO
XXIX
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1962
NO. 11
urtain Goes Up For Damn' Yankees This Weekend
Romantic Leads
Bob Nickel and Nancy Fiksdal
icial Committee
jans 'Twister'
[The Spring Social Committee has several plans
social events for the last quarter of the 1961-62
, On the committee's schedule are the Spring
lal and several mixers.
Tentative plans are being made for a mixer
Ipril 6. Gerry Wolfbauer, co-chairman of the
mittee said of the mixer, "It won't be a date
ir type, but a regular mixer type dance."
mixer will be a Twist Party sponsored by the
ity Club. The Furys, a musical group of stu-
sfrom RJC will perform for three hours.   During
Intermission, a skit will be presented.   Pop and
s are  on   the   agenda   for
shments.    It  is  planned  that
cent admission will be charg-
|o those  outside   the   school.
te mixers  will   depsnd   upon
dance at the Twist Party.
'0 dates, May 12 or May 19
being  discussed   as   possible
s for   the ' Spring    Formal.
year the event was held  in
man Hall.    It  is  hoped   that
tar ballroom may be used in
■ One possibility under distil has been the 4-H building
}e fair grounds.   A band has
Nn chosen as of this date,
luck McCarthy and Gerry
Pauer, co-chairmen, are as-
"N by Marilyn Schwanke, Don
(°rsen,   Sandy    Rush,    Bobbi
l'J°hn Wempner, Carol Davis,
le Lifto,   Kathy   Hoover,   Jim
Won,   Nancy   Nietz,   Karen
lort°n, and Ann Morrison.
erry Wolfbauer added, "with
and interested  kids work-
FDn the social  committee, the
garter should be a success."
The curtain goes up on DAMN YANKEES to reveal Joe Boyd,
actively watching  a   garne  between  the  Senators  and  the  Yankees.
His wife Meg gives up trying to talk to him and goes to bed to get
rested up for her bridge club the next day. Appearing suddenly to
offer Joe a business proposition is the suave salesman, Mr. Applegate.
The scene then shifts to Griffith Stadium where Joe is trying out
for the Washington Senator's ball team. A female sports writer, Gloria
Thorpe, watches and is inspired with the idea to make Joe famous.
"Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo. — that's what everyone will call
him."
As the scene shifts to the park, Lola, Applegate's chief home-
wrecker, sings and dances to "A Little Brains—A Little Talent" to prove
to Applegate that she's "got what it takes."
The Senators' locker room comes into view and we join the team
in celebrating their victory over those "damn' Yankees." Here Joe
meets Lola - and - "Whatever Lola Wants—Lola Gets."
A monkey-wrench is thrown into the Senators' bid for the pennant
when Gloria becomes suspicious of Joe and accuses him of being
"Shifty" McCoy — the guy who took a bribe in the Mexican League.
To see how this affects the Senators' chances at winning the
pennant, be sure to see the song-and-dance-filled Damn' Yankees on
March 30 and 31, at Central Auditorium, at 8:15 p.m.
Technical Technicalities
Mr. Lavine, technical director, and his crews have faced several
difficulties in construction and setting up scenery for "Damn Yankees."
The musical, "Damn Yankees," has 22 scenes, all of which require
a scene change. Because some of the scenes themselves are only a
minute or so long, the changes must be made at a tremendous speed.
The stage crew must be able to move quietly and sometimes in pitch
or semi-darkness. All equipment is on rollers and all scenes are on
drops to facilitate changes.
There are 3 stage drops that are 18 feet high and from 30-36
feet long which represent 3 different scenes.   These drops represent
a stadium corridor, Griffith Stadium, and a bill board.
(Cont. on page 8, col. 3)
Dramatic Leads
Joann Serposs and Tom Bushee
JCites Play Roles
In City Productions
St. Marys School of Nursing presented their
first musical comedy "Leave It To Jane" last Friday
evening at St. Marys Auditorium. Among the male
part of the cast were eleven RJC students, who
contributed their talents and efforts.
George Weber, Thomas Slocumb, Bruce Stag-
gart, George Genz, Randall Briese, Paul Bluhm,
Chuck Murphy, Charles Arnold, Richard Ellingwood,
Don Husband, and Joe Weivoda were those participating.
Other JC students have participated in Rochester Civic Theatre performances. Sam Brewer, Mike
Bremseth, Tom Bushee, Tom Slocumb, Jo Ann Serposs, and JoAnn
Hammond, have all contributed.
JC students and former students
participating in the production of
their last play, "Who Was That
Lady I Saw You With," were Sam
Brewer, Dana Madarik, Jon Towey, Delores Techau, Dianne Hammond, and JoAnn Hammond.
Can it be a homer?
Two Coeds Teach
Senior Life Saving
Betty Bundy and Diana Davis,
qualified Water Safety Instructors, started Senior Life Saving
Instructions Monday. Classes will
run for eight more weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30
to 5:00.
The course is open to all JC
students. Anyone who is still interested in joining the class contact Betty or Diana.