It could happen...

Harem Dancer's real life story

After the matinee performance of Dorothy and the Emerald City I wanted to do nothing, but get out of my flying mondy coustume and scrub the thick character makeup off my face. I had to "meet & greet" the audience in character. I was talking to my roommate, Laura, when I heard a familar British accent speaking to another flying monkey, "Pardon me, I don't mean to be rude, but could you tell me who Tanya Hughes is?"

"Yeah, sure," my fellow mondy replied. "She's the tall one with wings and a tail by the hill on stage left."

As he was making his way through the crowd toward me, Laura had finished telling me that the Lambuth crew was leaving. Laura turned and walked away totally missing the guy making his way toward me. I turned my head and saw HIM. Peter Wingfield!

"Hello," he said kinda shyly in that cultured British accent. "I'm Peter Wingfield. I was told you are Tanya Hughes."

"Well, I am when I'm not wearing this monkey suit." I drawled in my native Southren accent.

"Yes, it is kind of strange to be talking to a flying monkey. What I was wanting to speak to you about was the Harem."

I decided that this was a good time to quit playing the smart ass and start playing dumb...really dumb. "The Harem?"

"Umm...Yes, the Harem. It seems to be some sort of a...slightly fanatical fan club. It would take a while to explain."

"Do you mind waiting so I can change and check in these costumes. And I have to get this makeup off. It's itching my face."

"Oh, I sympathize. During The Rocky Horror Picture Show, I couldn't wait to get out of costume and makeup. I will just wait out in the audience."

I had turned in all my costumes and was taking off my makeup when Dorothy walked in. "Guys!" she exclaimed. "I just saw the guy from Highlander out in the audience. He came to see Tanya."

I hurried through the explination as fast as I could and left the dressingroom. When I reached the audience, Peter was flipping through the program. He saw me and commented, "So you were in the Corn dance...Does it really hurt to walk on your toes?"

"It does at first, but then you get used to it and it feels comfortable."

"Kind of like high heels."

"I wouldn't know. The only heels I have are tap shoes."

"Word of warning. Don't get the spided ones. They pinch like hell."

"I'll keep that in mind. Do you mind if we go to Perkins? I'm starving."

"Sure...I'll follow you."

At Perkins, we were seated and he was telling me about the harem and the mailing list and that his wife did not like the group obsessing about her husband. He only traced me through my web page and the forum, apparently he could not find who all were on the recieving list. So I played dumb and innocent.

Then my apartment-mates and roommate showed up. Laura walked over to us. When she saw Peter, she exclaimed, "Tanya, you have to tell this to everyone in the Harem."

I was mortified.

Peter just kinda looked at both of us and asked, "So what is the story behind the blue frosting?"

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