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Putting the pieces together. Adding some wigs, costumes, lights, sound...makeup and other details will be added tonight and tomorrow but the show is coming together, as most shows do in a very magical way.
I cannot thank the cast, Emily Sahler/Mae West, Tasha Danner/Diane Arbus, Carolina Selva/Ruby, who have worked tirelessly to bring these characters to life. Along with Jason Coffey/Stage Manager and Trevor Sargent/Lighting Designer, James Sharinghousen (for - you just have to wait!) Jane Holmes/wigs- this has been a wonderful experience discovering, working, challenging, and making Mae and Diane's life come to life.
Two more days before opening, which is Thursday, June 4th.
Check out: www.trianglepro.org/arbus-west for more details

I met this redhead back in 2002 when I was casting a show called "Juicy Tomatoes".
Since then, she has portrayed an array of characters on our stage, from Sordid Lives to the recent The Savannah Sipping Society. She won't retire from the stage, as she is stepping back on our stage in Pen Pals, which will open in November.
But today, Helen is saying goodbye to KATU, where it seems she has been for 'since we don't know how long,' and someone we will miss seeing every morning. Walter/Darcelle and I would watch Helen before we took our daily walks. "She makes my day," is what he'd say.
Thank you, Helen, for entertaining us on the b**b tube, but you aren't going that far away.
Love ya to pieces!
Ladies and Gentlemen, Helen Raptis is signing off at KATU today.

Another reason I LOVE Mae West...here goes.
Mae built her career around three little letters: S E X. Hmmm, who else in recent times have done that? (Madonna). Mae back in the early '20s made it her mission to make s*x fun.
In a 1974 profile, Mae West herself claimed that her double thyroid was the reason she had a strong s*x drive and a high energy level. She told the interviewer Jacoba Atlas: “I have all this energy because I have a double thyroid. There are only 12 people in the world with this, and it gives me twice the energy other people have.” She also said the condition was harmless and kept her “facade impenetrable”.
Well, in actuality, a 'double thyroid' is not a standard medical term, but it can refer to two separate thyroid glands or to two thyroid lobes. In most people, the thyroid is a single, butterfly shaped gland with two lobes connected by a narrow bridge of tissue called the isthmus. In rare cases, people are born with two separate thyroid glands instead of one, a condition called dual thyroid or dual thyroid glands.
Does a 'double thyroid' give you a stronger appetite for s*x? Well, no. There is no proof. BUT, for Mae it gave her more of mystic and people seemed to believe her.
And, of course as I said yesterday, she did write a play entitled, "S*X" and it ran on Broadway for 10 months (until she was arrested along with her cast).
And as Mae said, "Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere."
The photo of Mae is from 1939.
Our show, Arbus & West is getting close to opening, surprises and Mae's zingers are in store for you to enjoy.
For tickets/info: www.trianglepro.org/arbus-west