St. John's Senior Class Plays

1921    How the Story Grew  
1924   Pontia the Daughter of Pilate  
1925      This Was an Allegory  
1929      Withered Flowers  
1931 Cyclone Sally  
1932   Apple Fritters  
1933

      The Whoffenproof Operetta  "The Sunbonnet Girl"                  click here for a picture

 
1934     Blind Date  
1935 Shirt Sleeves  
1936 New Fires  
1937 Oh, Doctor  
1938    Balmy Days  
1939      Man or Mouse  
1940 Who Wouldn't Be Crazy  
 1941

                    Night of January 16th                                                       **click here for picture and story

      Directed by Fr. E.C. Herr
1942      Father Malachey's Miracle  
1943               Our Town                  
1944        Convent on the Cliff  
1945       Dark Town Jamboree  
1946           Gay Nineties  
1947           Little Molly Kelly  
1948               Rio Rita  
1949

                       Captain Lee's Showboat                                  **click here for pictures

 
1950         Swing Out Sweet Land  
1951

 Oklahoma      (Green Grow the Lilacs)

 
1952                       Brigadoon  
1953                Little Nellie Kelly  
1954                    Rose Marie  
1955                     Seventeen  
1956                 Annie Get Your Gun  
1957                       Show Boat  
 1958                   Babes in Toyland  
 1959                       Boy Friend  
 1960                 Mississippi Melody  
 1961                   The King and I           Directed by Fr. Kuhn
 1962

Around The World In Eighty Days

          Directed by Fr. Kuhn
 1963                   Bye Bye Birdie           Directed by Fr. Kuhn
 1964     The Unsinkable Molly Brown  
 1965                  The Sound of Music  

DIRECTED BY:  JOHN GUNDER 

YEAR

PLAY

DIRECTOR’S AWARD

1966

Carousel

None

1967

Oklahoma

None

1968

Oliver

None

1969

South Pacific

Craig McRedmond

1970

Mame

 Sue Huysman

1971

Guys & Dolls

Maureen Kaskel

1972

Anything Goes

Joe Pohlman

1973

Girl Crazy

Cindy Brandehoff

1974

West Side Story

Lisa Hanshumaker

1975

Bye Bye Birdie

Mary Grothouse

1976

Pajama Game

Phil Noonan

1977

Damn Yankees

Tom Merschman

1978

Brigadoon

Angela Klima

1979

Flower Drum Song

Joan Berelsman

1980

Sweet Charity

Sue Rahrig

1981

Applause

Jeff Noonan

1982

Bring Back Birdie

Cheryl Wellman

1983

The Wiz

Beth Kaskel

1984

Shenandoah

Scott Wellman

1985

Gigi

Jim Hoffman

1986

The Music Man

Donnie Ditto

1987

The Sound of Music

 Scott Knebel

1988

42nd Street

 Travis Roxlau

1989

My One & Only

 Doug Etgen

1990

Bells Are Ringing

Craig Ebbeskotte

1991

Fantastiks

Kelly Schroeder

1992

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

 Nicki Wienken

1993

Camelot

 Kevin Schimmoeller

1994

Meet Me in St. Louis

 Bob Grone

1995

Godspell

 Tricia Elwer

1996

Li’l Abner

 Nick Pohlman

1997

Fiddler on the Roof

 Dan Kapcar

1998

Cinderella

 Gina Gerdeman

1999

Babes in Arms

 Ali Schmit

2000

Grease

 Nate Stant

2001

Nunsense

Allison Alt, Erin Smith, Gina Ulm, Ashley Kreidler and Melissa Wieman

2002

Hello Dolly

 Nick Massa

2003

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown

Jacob Schuck

2004

Children of Eden

Chris Grote

2005

A Funny Thing Happened  on the Way to the Forum

 Zach Mauk, Nate Scherger

   Directed by  Susie Slawinski       St. John's All School Plays  

 2006

Cinderella

Julia Pohlman

2007

Seussical

 

2008

Little Women

 

MilestoneSt. John's 2005 Senior Class musical A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum was Director John Gunder's 40th and final class play.  Thanks John for your many years of service.                                              

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