Winona Area Public Schools
In 1992, more than 100 Winona Senior High School students were in the cast for "Guys and Dolls." From left: Sara Lawson, Karah Glaveris, Phillip Steffes and Kurt Koehler were among them.
The 1992 musical turned out to be a history lesson for the more than 100 Winona Senior High School students in the cast.
“Guys and Dolls,” set in the early 1950s in New York, is a comedy based on gamblers.
Nearly three decades later, the tradition of the musical returns at Winona Senior High School with four performances of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16. “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” takes place in the 1850s, about 100 years before “Guys and Dolls.”
According to a 1992 article in the Winona Daily News, Bruce Ramsdell said the students had to learn a few things from a bygone era, such as clothiers who would sell suits with two pairs of pants and product names such as Vitalis and Barbasol.
“The play is really kind of a window to the past for the kids,” said Ramsdell, the director of the play. “The era is a part of history that is so recent that it’s not taught in school a lot now. If you think about it, these kids missed things as recent as The Beatles and Vietnam.”
All three showings were sold out, the yearbook said.
The cast included: Carol Abdi, Nadea Adams, Paula Ahrens, Michelle Alexander, Joe Alexander, Jenny Anderson, John Bailey, Eric Barsness, Oakley Biesanz, Stephanie Biffert, Paula Biffert, Amber Boehmke, Emily Bratt, Jessica Brooks, Kim Buchan, Laura Capelle, Danelle Chavez, Jeff Cichosz, Jessica Clegg, Pat Coughlin, Stephanie Curran, Lisa Dalton, Jason Dicus, Dinel Dingfelder, Morgan Edstrom, Tanya Egland, Brett Dermann, Alicia Evenson, Beth Felsch, Kristi Flim, Layla Gau, Matt Gerson, Karah Glaveris, Rachel Gorden, Melissa Gould, Megan Gramling, Nathan Grawe, Kenn Green, Jenny Gudmundson, Tim Hackbarth, Denae Hafner, Valerie Harvey, Amy Hatlevig, Marnie Hazelton, Kathy Howard, Cathy Jamesson, Cecily Jennings, Aaron Johnson, Gregg Jore, Janiece Judy, Jamie Kammerer, Valerie Karsten, Jess Knutson, Kurt Koehler, Christine Kreidermacher, Chris Kriesel, Susan Krueger, Corrine Larson, Tim Laterno, Sara Lawson, Carne Lee, Jessica Lettner, Matt Lund, Larry Lyman, Marcus Manley, Paul Matthees, Brad Modjeski, Mike Moger, Amy Montgomery, Britton Moore, Myriah Morawiecki, Emily Morris, Lars Nelson, Micah Nelson, Shelle Newcomb, Daniell Noeske, Becky Partington, Simone Perrin, Kay Peterson, Corri Poolo, Mandy Prusha, Holly Robinson, Amy Scharmer, Amy Schildknecht, Missy Schreiner, Lucas Schultz, Michelle Simon, Kaylee Spencer, Phillip Steffes , Sean Streich, Tamara Taylor, Kristie Thomspon, Kelly Truitt, Franklin Urion, Joy Vietti, Jessica Walker, Bridget Watembach, Kim Woodard, Terri Woodman, Joseph Zachary, Marissa Zeller and Lucretia Zeller.