
1994 - 1995

Hats off to the 1994-95 North Star Players
This would be another productive year from our veterans and newcomers. This shot, on the set of the fall production of Crimes of the Heart, was among a few with silly characterizations. These members include Spencer Orr, Russ Randel, Paul Myers, Jennifer Smith, Mr. Orr, Aaron Haddock, Justin Gordon, Julie Meadows, Audriana Orr, Athena Dalton, Berkley Roberts, Tonya Mowery, Denise Money, Kara Rhodes, Missy Morton, Melody Russie, Denise Polyniak, Jennifer Coonrad, and Reid Dubose
The Fall Production:
Crimes of the Heart

The cast of 1994's Crimes of the Heart
Spencer Orr, Athena Dalton, Audriana Orr, Julie Meadows, Paul Myers, Addie Turner

The girls of 1994's production of Crimes of the Heart

Spencer Orr (Doc) and Reid Dubose, stage manager for Crimes.

Perhaps the only crime during this production was the opening night shock. This was the year another high school opened in the district and it drew from the enrollment of North High. Due to the spirited student body of the past, the Star Players were used to audiences of 300 to 400 members per night. Imagine the reaction of the players when it was revealed at the before-curtain cast call that there were "about 50 people out there."



Audriana Orr, playing Babe Magrath, at the saxophone. Though she never learned to play it very well, Audriana would go on to become accomplished at piano and harp.

Julie Meadows, as Lenny Magrath, and the others in the cast, acted with authentic Mississippi USA accents; and ya'll know how that sounds.

Paul Myers, here as Barnette Lloyd, continues to impress audiences with his depth of character.

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The Magrath sisters react to the family album photos.

There are more shows to do, girls! Stay focused!
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The Shakespeare Festival
The 1994 fall offering at the local Shakespeare Festival was an ensemble from All's Well that Ends Well. The performance garnered a third place trophy for the Star Players.
Loot by Joe Orton

1994-95 would continue with the tradition of three mainstage productions for the year, and this winter the Star Players took on a very worthy challenge.
Loot, by Joe Orton, is a dark comedy satirizing social attitudes and institutions. Here, cast members Justin Gordon, Berkley Roberts, and CJ Szczech portray the scheming thieves who will rob the bank and hide the money in mother's coffin. Also in the cast was Audriana Orr and Melody Russie, alternating dead bodies.
Hal (CJ Szczech) offers the plan of hiding the bank robbery money in his mum's coffin.


Hal's pal, Dennis (Justin Gordon), doesn't need much convincing.

Meanwhile, Nurse Fay (Berkley Roberts) has been scheming to bilk the doddering father, Mr. McLeavy (Paul Myers).
Of course, good cop-bad cop Inspector Truscott (Spencer Orr) will only take this sitting down, with Hal in a head lock.

McLeavy will eventually be arrested for threatening Truscott, and Fay will discover the boys' game, demanding a share of the spoils.

