This year's Senior Class Play will be Barefoot in the Park.

It will be presented on January 21, 22, and 23 in the Maine West auditorium at 8 p.m. and will be sponsored by the Senior Class.

Tickets are $1.50 and will be sold in the cafeteria, the bookstore, and by cast members. There will be no reserved seats.

On November 30 and December 1 tryouts were held by Mr. Robert Norris, faculty director, and Pam Diesness, student director. At these tryouts students were asked to perform impromptu. Some were asked to portray a hen fighting over a rooster, a Puritanical movie screen on which an X‑rated movie was being shown, and a gold fish. Also students were asked to read a poem as a Hungarian refugee, an old hag, a young girl in love, and a lawyer summing up his case. All interested seniors were invited to try out for a part.

On December 3 six players were chosen. These students are Sandy Salerno as Corie Bratter, Pat Baker as Paul Bratter, Nancy Nehring as Corie's mother Mrs. Banks, Ned Peterson as Victor Velasco, Mike Maxa as the telephone repair man, and Mike Greene as the delivery man.

When asked why he chose this particular play, Mr. Norris replied, "It will give the audience an evening of pure enjoyment. It's funny and has a humor all its own. It will appeal to almost everyone."

The three act play takes place in the Bratters' apartment. The production will use a box set. Set construction is being supervised by Mr. William bag. The Stagecrafters will be building and painting the sets. The stage manager is Diane Gatsis '72 and properties chairman is Vicki Letto '71. The stage crew will be headed by John Gallas '72.

Nancy Nehring was asked how the play is coming along. She replied, "We've made great progress since tryouts. It's a lot of fun, and each day proves to be more interesting."

The play centers around a young married couple who have just moved into their apartment after arriving home from their honeymoon. The apartment looks like an old barn, but Corie falls in love with it. Paul is somewhat skeptical of the whole thing. One problem they face is that their apartment is on the sixth floor. This prevents Corie's mother from frequently visiting them. Another problem that Corie and Paul Bratter face is Victor Velasco. He is their Hungarian neighbor who refuses to pay his rent so he is locked out of his apartment by the landlord. He still continues to live in his apartment, but he uses the Bratters' window to get there.

One of the humorous incidents occurs when Corie arranges a blind date for her mother and Victor Velasco.

Pam Diesness' comment on the play was "Because the play takes place in 1970, I think it will appeal to the kids. It's fast moving and very funny."