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03/11/2008 10:48 AM
Thoroughly Modern Millie
March 11, 2008
 The
Play will take stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at @2:00
p.m. Sunday afternoon. Tickets for Thursday's Show are $7 and can be
purchased at the door. All other tickets are $10 and can be reserved by
calling (724) 758-7512 Ext. 2838
Riverside High School is performing
Thoroughly Modern Millie this year for their
school play, and ellwoodcity.org went back stage to capture the young stars
practicing for the big night. The play is about Millie Dillmount (played by
Bethany Lukes) who escapes to New York City from Salina, Kansas determined
to marry her wealthy boss - whoever he may be. Bobbing her hair and assuming
the modern look of a "flapper," she takes a room at the Hotel Priscilla for
Women and gets a job as a stenographer at the Sincere Trust Insurance
Company. In short time, she finds herself involved with Jimmy Smith (played
by Derek Wilber), a poor but fun-loving paper-clip salesman; Miss Dorothy
Brown (played by Sarah Calve), a gentle aspiring actress who never seems to
have spare change; several other stagestruck young women staying at the
hotel; and Muzzy van Hossmere (played by Eryn Brown), a madcap Manhattan
cabaret singer and heiress with a zest for the high life and a glamorous
penthouse.
Millie's pompous but wealthy boss, whom she intends to marry, is Trevor
Graydon III (played by Garrett Boots). But trouble comes in several
respects. First, Millie is falling for Jimmy, but she fears that Jimmy is
having a fling with Millie's new friend, Miss Dorothy. In addition, the
hotel proprietress, the mysterious and sinister Mrs. Meers, employs two
Chinese henchmen, Ching Ho and Bun Foo. They must help Mrs. Meers (played by
Veronica Umstott) to kidnap any orphaned women checking into her hotel as
part of her dealings in white slavery, so that they can bring their elderly
mother to America. One of the potential kidnap victims is Miss Dorothy.
Millie tries to seduce Mr. Graydon, until she finds out that Dorothy and Mr.
Graydon are in love. Ching Ho (played by Josh Ashmawee) also falls in love
with Miss Dorothy.
Jimmy finally declares his feelings for Millie. Millie, Jimmy, and Mr.
Graydon realize what Mrs. Meers is up to. They persuade Muzzy to pose as a
new orphan in town. Mrs. Meers takes the bait and is exposed as the
mastermind of the slavery ring. But Ching Ho has already rescued Miss
Dorothy and won her heart. Jimmy proposes to Millie, and, poor as he is, she
accepts, "because if it's marriage I've got in mind, love has everything to
do with it." Jimmy turns out to be Herbert J. Van Hossmere III, Muzzy's
stepson, and one of the most eligible bachelors in the world. Miss Dorothy
turns out to be his sister, an heiress, and she ends up not with Trevor
Graydon, but with Ching Ho.........(view
pictures)
Cast List:
Character --- Actor/Actress
Millie Dillmount --- Bethany Lukes
Jimmy Smith --- Derek Wilber
Mrs. Meers --- Veronica Umstott
Miss Dorothy --- Brown Sarah Calve
Ching Ho --- Josh Ashmawee
Bun Foo --- Justin Brown
Miss Flannery --- Brianna LaNeve
Trevor Graydon III --- Garrett Boots
Muzzy Van Hossmare --- Eryn Brown
Officer/Doctor --- Matthew Jennings
George Gershwin/Dexter --- Mike Farah
Ira Gershwin --- Brandon Farah
Rodney/Prison Guard --- Zach Frye
Pearl Lady --- Beth Reed
Ruth* --- Sarah Schlosser
Gloria* --- Jessica Hamilton
Rita* --- Corinne Pincotti
Mathilde --- Emily Burr
Alice* --- Brigid Riordan
Ethel Peas* --- Christen Czarnecki
Dorothy Parker --- Erin Oberg
Cora* --- Chelsey Evans
Lucille* --- Marla Houghton
Daphne --- Erin Burry
* - Millie's Entourage
(play
info source: www.wikipedia.org)
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