Three months and several rehearsals later, after a third of the cast "dropped out," the show went on to become a smash success. We had three performances, including one school performance.
The work was overwhelming at times, but it really paid off. We lost some cast and crew early on when they realized hom much work this play was going to be, then others to loss of UIL Eligibility. Grades mean a lot if one is too have fun as well as learn in school. I really miss staying after school and working on the musical. I got to know the members of the cast and miss hanging out with them. I think everyone misses the play, even though we are all glad its over.
The story consists of a presidential campaign committe who's in crisis because they don't think that they have the public's support. Their candidate, John P. Wintergreen, who practically nominated himself, brushes it off. The Vice-Presidential candidate, who's name was drawn out of a hat, shows up with no one knowing who he is. His name is Throttlebottom. Fulton, after polling the chambermaid, decides that John needs to use love to get him into office and a beauty pageant is set up in Atlantic City with John receiving the winner as his wife.
Upon meeting the contestants, including the very sexy Diana Devareaux, John decides that he just can't marry someone who he doesn't know. While the committe picks Diana, I mean the winner, John consults with Mary Turner, chief campaign secretary. When John finds out that Mary can make corn muffins, he decides that he knows more about Mary than he does the beauty contestants, so he asks Mary to elope. When the winner is announced, John proclaims his love for Mary. Diana, who, of course, won the contest, slaps him anf storms off. The committe decides to use this relationship to get John elected by setting a proposal between John and Mary in all of the 48 connected. Mary promises to marry John if he gets elected.
John wins the election and marries Mary. Diana crashes the wedding serving John with a summons for breaking his promise to marry the winner of the contest. The Supreme Court decides that since Mary can make corn muffins, she is the one for John. Diana leaves vowing to "tell her story in every single state."
Act 2 begins with the secretaries talking about the Diana crisis. A tour group containg the Vice President travels through the oval office, where Throttlebottom learns that he has a job: presiding over the Senate. Then the President has a crisis of his own: keeping Mary's pantry full! When he finds out that his neglect of Diana is fomenting controversy, John goes before a group of reporters to establish his position with the press. However, the French Ambassador arrives to inform John that Diana is in fact the illigitamate daughter of an illigitamate son of an illigitamate nephew of Napoleon. Diana appears flaunting a very bad French accent. The committe decides that it's too risky to keep John in office, so they decide to impeach him.
At the impeachment trial, Throttlebottom takes charge and smashes his watch. As the senators are casting their votes, Mary bursts in announcing than John can't be impeached because of "his delicate condition," which turns out to be pregnancy. Mary's! The senators decide that they can't impeach an expectant father and the French Ambassador declares war.
In the final scene, ambassadors from various countries, announced by the Chief Flunkey (played by yours truly), present their gifts for the arriving baby. The French Ambassador brings news of the impending war, declaring that the president has taken away from France two babies (Mary's having twins!) and that he has failed in his duties. John gets an idea. "When the president fails to complete his duties, his job goes to....the Vice-President!" That's right! Throttlebottom gets Diana and everyone's happy (well, except for Diana)!
We, the cast of Of Thee I Sing, appreciate everyone who helped make this prodution wonderful. Vickie, the costume lady, Mrs. Dibberen, and Mrs. LeBlanc. With a hey nonny nonny and a ha cha cha, thank you so much!!!!!!!!
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