POLICE
Troopers to have extra eyes this weekend
Kansas is also participating in the Special Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) from Aug. 16 until Sept. 3, which pays for officers to work overtime. Douglas County will be facilitating this program today from 7:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m., which means there will be more officers on patrol than usual.
Douglas County and Lawrence, will both be having check lanes for impaired drivers tonight from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. Lawrence will also be doing Saturation Patrol today from 5 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.
Last year over Labor Day weekend, there were six fatal car crashes in Kansas, totaling seven deaths, said Lt. John Eichkorn with the Kansas Highway Patrol. In an average weekend in Kansas, there are four fatal crashes.
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Demand drags snow back
BY MATT LINDBERG mlindberg@kansan.com
Beauty pageant season might be over with, but it's not stopping the theater department from bringing back one of its most popular shows. "Pageant: The Musical," which features its six leading male stars in drag, began a second go-around Thursday night after a successful summer run. The show will run through Sunday.
"Over the summer, we sold out every performance; we just knew people wanted to see it," said Charla Jenkins, public relations director of the theater department. Thursday night's performance sold out, and tonight's show has sold out as well.
Russell said that the show was more than just men in drag, and it took a great
Bill Russell, director and cowriter of "Pageant," said he hoped the second run would give people who haven't seen the show during the summer a chance to watch.
Limited seating is still available for the shows on Saturday and Sunday in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. Tickets cost $10 for students and $15 for the general public, and they are available from the University Theatre, the Lied Center and Student Union Activities.
"I was thrilled when it was decided to bring it back," Russell said. "Over the summer, we turned away a lot of people at each show who wanted to buy tickets. We knew there were a lot of people who still wanted to see it and this gives students
who weren't here over the summer the opportunity to see it as well."
"These men are dressed entirely like women," Jenkins said. "From makeup, wigs, fishnet stockings, they make for good looking women. And they all get into character so well — when I see one of them with a baseball cap on around the building, it's hard to think it's the same person who was a Miss Texas throwing a fit during the show."
"They got bored and put together this pageant where they were in drag," he said. "Someone suggested making it into a show. So they sent me a videotape and I was on the floor laughing — I thought it was hilarious."
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Russell said the idea to make "Pageant" was something he wasn't interested in at first, but he was inspired by friends in theater who were touring with the show "42nd Street."
The cast consists of six males who will dress in full drag as beauty pageant contestants. The show picks a different "Pageant" winner each performance, so the ending is always different from the last show.
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"Pageant" tickets have been on sale for the past few weeks and have been selling well so far. Linda Hope, theater department audience services manager, said ticket sales had been brisk since the show was announced.
"This show is very demanding for the actors," Russell said. "They all have to sing and act in high heels, which is hard if you're not used to it. The show was challenging, but all of these guys have risen to the occasion."
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"This summer every show sold out because it's such a delightful show and now the word is out," Hope said. "This time, we're seeing people coming back' who saw it over the summer, and I don't remember that ever happening before."
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