ON 'tOP OF .... 1II.~~ .. tI..,,.....,. '82 "Ok lahoma , where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain" came sweep; n' across the stage of the Benson Auditorium for Homecoming '82. The 51 cast members rehearsed the famed musical for nine weeks. Morris Ellis, assistant professor of speech, had never before directed a musical, so the longer preparation time came as an advantage to the cast and crew. Kim Hudson, who por· trayed the part of Aunt Eller, sa id, " Mr. Ellis was very organiz· _ lohn I. Radcliffe 30/0klahoma! ed from the start. He gave us a lot of space and freedom to develop ou r characters as we felt they should be." Robin Miller served as techni· ca l director and Warren Casey was musical director. The Ellis, Miller, and Casey team worked together to coordinate their talents for the Homecoming production. Finally, opening night came and the two-act play was presented before ful l house au· diences on Friday and Saturday nights. Kathy Eaton who played the leading role of Laufey commented, "I'm a senior, and 1 had never been in a college play before. Everyone really supported me though and it was a good experience. We became one big family." Jeff Johnson, who presented the character of Curly refle ~ied on his feelings of the play by saying, "Some of the satisfaction comes from the response of the audience. but the main satisfaction comes from inside after working so hard and feeling like you've accomplished your goaL" '<.c: - Suzanne Johnston "Cur ly was very fun to play. I had wanted to do something close to John Wayne and I think that is probably as close as I'll ever get." - Jeff Johnson
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