Word: mallard
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...plot is a suitably original variation of the romantic-situation comedy. The Las Colinas hair salon is abuzz with preparations for the social event of the year--the evening's debutante cotillion. Aspiring deb SuzyBelle Mallard (Erin Delaney) arrives in a state of crisis, her hair dyed blue by a foreign hair dresser. SuzyBelle's rebellious and cynical sister Clair (Silje Normand)--a misplaced British feminist in rural Texas--shows up with their grandmother Barbara (Liz Amberg), who seems to want to have her hair done, despite being in a state of dysfunction somewhere between stroke and delerium tremens. Down...
...news to Virginia, Jack asks for Karin's help. He has to skip the cotillion, get to California for a business meeting, and return in time for the luncheon the next day, all without Virginia's knowledge. In spite of herself, Karin has Virginia out cold within minutes. Grandmother Mallard, imbibing nearly half a bottle of Scotch between her shampoo and set, passes on to a better world. With two bodies and two deep breaths, the action is rolling...
...holds his own as Jack, though at times his character's ineffectual nature seems a bit forced. Paredes is exuberent as the effervescent Virginia, though unfortunately her energy sometimes overwhelms her sense of timing and delivery. Liz Amberg and Rosalie Parker are memorable as the ill, subsequently dead Grandmother Mallard and the sexually charged, Coke-guzzling Romanian receptionist. Brett Conner deserves special mention for his hilarious performance eked out of a small role as the hick accompanying SuzyBelle to her cotillion...
After about ten minutes of walking up Commonwealth Ave., we hit the Public Garden, a major landmark on the Canoli Pilgrimage and, incidentally, a nice park. We cruised past the statue of Mrs. Mallard, Mack, Quack, Lack and the rest of the ducklings. We then headed up Beacon, passing the Common, where a really bad band was giving a free concert...
Numerous congressional representatives have helped Mallard pursue his case. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Clayborne Pell (D-R.I.) and Larry Smith (D-Fla.) have all written letters to Saudi government officials about the case, but with similar results...