THE GALAX WS
JULY 20, 1961
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Bdna Faxon, who once again graces the
Highlands stage as Helen Potts> the under
standing and sympathetic neighbor.
There are many newcomers to the
HCT stage this year who appear in PICNICs
Bob I'tLller, who gives an excellent and
moving portrayal of Hal Carter, hails
from the Bronx, New York, Before coming
to Highlands, he studied at the Senior
Dramatic Workshop in New York City.
Michele V/iedike, who stunningly appears
as 14adge, is from Springfield, Ohio and
has studied acting under Stella Adler in
New York. Millie, the tomboyish sister,
is played by Nicole Jaffe from Montreal,
Canada* Nicky has done extensive work
with the Canadian Broadcasting System and
is currently studying acting under Peggy
Feurey in New York.
Harold Swope as Howard in PICNIC,
is no newcomer to the stage. Having
carried leading roles in THE tiAN WHO
C/iiiE TO mmm, NIGHT mST FALL, and
others, PICNIC marks his debut with the
Highlands Community Theatre. Wayne Jones,
who portrays Alan, is from Philadelphia,
He is also a student at the Senior Drama
tic Workshpp in New York and has worked
with the Traveling Players of Germantown,
Pennsylvania.
The husband-hunting school teacher,
Rosemary Syndey, is protrayed by EOLeanor
Clapp, no newcomer to Highlands but making
her debut on the stage. Previously, she
has been a member of Play and Players in
Philadelphia, The Footlighters of Wayne,
Pa,, The Devon Players in Devon, Pa., and
The Sanibel Island Little Theatre*
Completing the excellent cast of
PICNIC, is Fontaine Flowers as Irma I&7on-
kite, who will be remembered for her mov-
moving performance as the nurse in last
season*s THE HASTY HEART, Morton Lewis,
as Bomber, is making his Highlands debut.
He comes to Highlands from a l6-week
triimph off Broadway in THE ENMY TBIE,
the first version of SIJEET BIRD OF YOUIH,
Libby Colvin as Christine Schoenwalder,
hails from Winter Park, Florida and ap
pears on the stage in Highlands for the
first time in PICNIC.
Tickets are now on sale in front of
the post office from 10-12 and 2-5 daily
through Saturday, July 22, For reserva
tions call ilS70. Performances each night
begin at 8:30 P.M.
The second play of the season will
be George Bernard Shaw*s ANDR0CL3S AND
THE LION on August 2, 3, A and 5#
Conferences Begun at WGG
Monday, July 17, a one-day seminar
and evening lecture by Dr. Jack Kough of
Chicago began a week-long series of con
ferences to be held at Western Carolina
College. !niis series will be attended
by public school officials interested in
special educational pro^ams for gifted
children,
Dr^ Koiigh, an authority in establish
ing special programs for the gifted, will
be followed on the program by C Douglas
Carpenter, director of speciiG. t^ducation
for Winston-Salem public schools; Mrs.
E3.1en Carroll, supervisor of instruction
in Greenville, N* C», public schools; Dr.
Harold Bixler of the WCD education dept,;
MisF Marie Haigwood, supervisor of elemen
tary education with the State Dept, of Pu
blic Instruction; J. M. Foster, superinten
dent of Henderson County Schools; H, J.
Hicks; Dr. Charles Bish; and Dr. Carl Kil-
lian, head of WCC*s education departmenti
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