The Middletown
High School Drama Club
Summer And Smoke
by Tennessee Williams
performed January 1967
Directed by ??
Student Director: Ellen Lois Parker
Class of 1967 Senior Play
Cast |
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Reverend Winemiller | Phillip Hartley Ward |
Mrs. Winemiller | Deborah Anne Godfrey |
John Buchanan, Jr. | Orval Keith Hallam |
Alma Winemiller | Susan Janet Drummond |
Rosa Gonzales | Victoria Gardner |
Nellie Ewell | Patricia (Pat) Barry |
Roger Doremus | David Nestor |
Dr. John Buchanan. Sr. | William L. Skahill |
Mrs. Bassett | ? |
Vernon | Gary John O'Neill |
Rosemary | Teddy Decker |
Dusty | Gary John O'Neill |
Gonzales | ? |
Archie Kramer | Phil Ledoux |
Thanks to Cathy B. Wheeler ('67) for filling in some of our blanks! | |
Crew |
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Chairman | Terry Lou Hamer |
In this play, put on by the senior class, Tennessee Williams portrays a man caught between the strict morality of the Victorian era, with its idealistic conception of life, honor, duty, and chastity, and the modern lust for life which is filled with a restlessness and a search for meaning outside of the patented ideals. Alma is unable to reconcile her world of spiritual values with the world of passion and gives in to the focus of decadence. John, the fiery, self-indulgent young doctor, cannot find satisfaction in the world of abandonment and passion so he must leave it and turn to an ordered life of research and service. Alma and John grope to discover some means of reconciling their two worlds; the tragedy lies in their failure. (We are not sure if we have a complete cast list for this production. If you were involved in this show or have a program or remember anything about it, PLEASE e-mail me so I can update this page. I'll be sure to give you credit. Thank you!) |
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