1983 Miracle Yearbook

SENIOR SPEECH RECITAL No novice in the dramatic arts, Faith A. Linn returned to the Alford stage for a final performance April 9 in her senior speech recital, "Anastasia," by Marcelle Maurette. Set in 1926 in Berlin after the execution of the Russian czar and his family, the play made ample demands upon Miss Linn's well- known flexibility as an actress as the plot unfolded around ascheme to pass off afraud as Anastasia Romanov to the grand-dame of the Romanov clan, the deposed Empress, in order to gain control of the czar's millions. Anastasia, the Empress' granddaughter, was alleged to have escaped the Bolshevik firing squad. Portraying seven roles widely distributed on the spectrum of personality, Miss Linn carried her audience to the intensity of the girl's efforts to convince the Empress of her identity, the confusion of the Empress as she battled her skepticism,and the lingering bit- tersweet uncertainty of Anastasia's identity in the end. The recital drew upon Miss Linn's re- source of experiences, which included the lead in "The Imaginary Invalid" her fresh- man year and roles the following year in the variety show and "The Matchmaker." Also encompassed in her repertoire are roles in "The Miracle Worker,""Who Can Be Rea- sonable When The Subject Is Love?", var- ious smaller productions, and the lead her junior spring in "The Rainmaker". Also keeping her busy were the Australia team, the forensics team, Christian Service, and Pi Delta, while her junior year saw her inducted into Who's Who in American Col- leges and Universities. Miss Linn plans to p ursue he r dramatic career by obtaining her M.A.in theatre arts and thereafter teaching and working with college-level drama. 286