Mary Lynn Lander, drama and English instructor, Chatham High School, 1966–67 yearbook portrait.2
Mary Lynn Lander is seated at left in a faculty meeting led by principal Thomas Hamilton, in the auditorium of Chatham High School.2
Forensics competition team at Chatham High School, 1966–67: Left to right — Roy Brumfield, Victor Aaron, Kent Shelton, Myra Troutman, Kay Reynolds, John Atkeison, faculty advisor Mary Lynn Lander, Linda Rogers, Katie Holley, Judy Arnn, Dennis Barksdale, Patricia Beaver, Billy Poindexter, and Beverly Crews. Team member Loretta Arnn was not pictured.2
1966–67 Cavalier Players —
FIRST ROW: Myra Troutman, Kay Giles, Kay Reynolds, Patricia Beaver, Marilyn Troutman, Beverly Crews, Susan Dawson, Dorothy Hughes, Ginger Payne.
SECOND ROW: Loretta Arnn, Katie Holley, Ann Mitchell, Linda Mitchell, Judy Arnn, Virginia Reynolds, Linda Lambkin, Janice Younger.
THIRD ROW: Mary Lynn Lander, faculty advisor; David Wright, Robert Adkins, Billy Poindexter, Dennis Barksdale, Jerry Emerson, Roy Brumfield, Jerry Grubb.
FOURTH ROW: David Moore, Victor Aaron, Frankie Allen, Mike Pryor, Howard Lester, Ricky Phillips, John Atkieson.2
Mary Lynn Lander, 1965–66 yearbook portrait.1
1965–66 Cavalier Players —
FIRST ROW: Sue Rogers, Treasurer; Pat Murphy, Historian; Beverly Jones, President; Nancy Atkinson, Vice President; Betty Easley, Secretary; Don Campbell, Reporter.
SECOND ROW: Sheryl Brumfield, Kay Reynolds, Becky Magnotta, Patricia Beaver, Lois Adams, Hannah Rogers, Jere Lea Brown, Dale Redd, Billie Anne Evans.
THIRD ROW: Dorothy Hughes, Reecie Moschler, Ginger Payne, Pat Riddle, Kay Giles, Ann Shelhorse, Patsy Owen, Mary Gayle Reynolds, faculty advisor Mary Lynn Lander.
FOURTH ROW: William Lowe.2
Cavalier Players president Beverly Jones confers with Mary Lynn Lander prior to a meeting of the organization.1
Dennis Barksdale and Katie Holley, costumed as their characters the Fire Chief and Mary the Maid from Eugène Ionesco's The Bald Soprano, sell tickets to the play during lunch lines in the school cafeteria.2
“And he said good-bye and ran off in all different directions!” exclaims Loretta Arnn, as Judy Arnn looks on, in a rehearsal scene from The Bald Soprano.2
Curtain call after a March 1967 performance of Arthur in Wonderland, a play written by Mary Lynn Lander. Left to right: John F. Atkeison (barely visible) as Charitus, Kay C. Reynolds as Grace, Patricia S. Beaver as Grabbia, Roy W. Brumfield as Arthur Cash, Victor L. Aaron as Greedo, and Beverly I. Crews as Angelo.3
The cast of Arthur in Wonderland rehearses. Roy Brumfield is kneeling in the foreground. Standing, from left to right, are Victor Aaron, Patricia Beaver, Kay Reynolds, John Atkieson, and Beverly Crews.2
Mary Lynn Lander discusses directing Arthur in Wonderland with students Judy Arnn and Myra Troutman.2
Patricia Beaver as The Girl, Ricky Phillips (background) as The Crook, and Victor Aaron as The Intruder rehearse The Phantom Gentleman, May 1967.3
Victor Aaron and Ricky Phillips rehearse The Phantom Gentleman.2
Patricia Beaver and Victor Aaron rehearse The Phantom Gentleman.3
“Londons? Londons? Are you related to the Cape Cod Londons?” Beverly Crews (right) asks Patricia Beaver as Victor Aaron looks on in a rehearsal scene from The Phantom Gentleman.2
Myra Troutman, Patricia Beaver, and Victor Aaron rehearse The Phantom Gentleman.3
Curtain call after a performance of A Few Last Words, spring 1967. Left to right: Marilyn Troutman as Liza, Loretta Arnn as Mrs. Claridge, Victor Aaron as George, John Atkeison as Mr. Claridge, Patricia Beaver as Mary Lynn, and Judy Arnn as Katherine.3
Cast, in rehearsal, of the one-act play The Day After Forever —
SEATED: Roy Brumfield as The Maid;
STANDING: Kay Giles as Verna Clayton, Don Campbell as Johnny Harwick, Patricia Beaver as Diane Clayton, and Beverly Jones as Julie Preston.1
Don Campbell, Kay Giles, Beverly Jones, and Patricia Beaver rehearse The Day After Forever.1
William Lowe as the Roman captain, Jere Lea Brown as a Roman soldier, and Hannah Rogers as Mary rehearse Charles Rann Kennedy's The Terrible Meek.1
Betty Easley and Reecie Moschler discuss a stage production in progress with Mary Lynn Lander.1
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