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11/20/2000
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The
Sensuous Senator
I am just got done with my latest play with Salina Community Theatre
- It was called THE SENSUOUS SENATOR
Here's the gist of it - Senator Douglas is
running on a "morality" platform, but when his wife
leaves town, he's oh-so-quick to invite Veronica, his secretary
and paramour, over. When she is unavailable, his escort
service sends over the voluptuous Fiona and then the excitement
really explodes.
I was CONGRESSMAN JACK MAGUIRE a
young, idealistic, naive first term congressman. Early in act one
I inadvertently take a massive dose of sleeping powders meant for
Clyde Salt and spend the rest of the play falling asleep and
avoiding the clutches of Fiona, who is fiercely determined to get
me into bed. Luckily, she succeeds!
Sounds
pretty good so far, right! Well, here's taste of what it looked
like on stage . . . . .
This gang of fantastic folks is who I
had to work with. It was about three months of the most fun that
I have ever had in my life. The guy at the front was our director
Gary Demuth. Just behind him was our stage manager Gary Weathers,
who was also a reporter in the prologue. Just up from the Gary
twins are Patsy and Steve Stockham. They were our props person
and policeman. The lusciousVeronica in the cat print was played
by a hot blooded Brazilian Juliana Moreira. . . . meow! Just
behind her is Lois, the long suffering wife, played by Jeanine
Barry. The little tart Fiona in green is that blue eyed banker
bombshell Brenda Ratzlaff. She is comforting Clyde Salt, the
oldest congressman in the house, expertly played by Jack Stewart.
Then there's me, Ryan Hampl, playing Jack in one of his more
lucid moments. Clarke Sanders, a local radio personality took on
the man sized role of senator Harry Douglas. His daughter Gina
towers over him as she is in charge of props and costume
movements. Royce Tinkler did sound and lights. Last in line is
Becky Rabensiefner, a flute playing, army joining, music teacher
who was a reporter for the National Intruder. Not shown anywhere
is J.R. Lidgett, who built and painted all of our sets.
These little girls are
learnin
g to
vogue for the camera - I think they get the job!
This old man just slipped me a Mickey, Although
he didn't know it at the time. And no one seemed to figure it out
except the audience.
"I shall return America to a standard of
morality known and practiced by our founding fathers!"
"Where's the beef? . . . . . .I'm
beginning to wonder?!"
The young gentleman certainly seems to get around - tell me,
did he ever play basketball?"
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