Tammy Waldrop

and her son, Joey, are fans of the television series "Buffy the Vampire

Slayer." When Clayton College and State University had a contest

for new murder mysteries, the Waldrops spoofed "Buffy" and came

up with "Buff the Vampire Slayer." Their play won the contest,

the drama department at CCSU put it on and it was a successful show.

Now, "Buff"

has returned with a new cast and a few changes to the script. It will

be performed this Saturday as a fundraiser for the American Business Women's

Association scholarship fund. The show features lots of laughs as well

as audience participation.

"Audience

members get parts to read during the show," explained Tammy Waldrop.

"They usually have a pop culture/satirical slant."

Waldrop is

the director while her son is the assistant director for the show. The

cast features lots of local talent, including Newnan High School sophomore

Josh Carnes as Buff; Peachtree City's Melissa Hamilton as Jillian, Buff's

watcher; and Shelley Shepard, assistant manager at Chabbquosett Farms,

as Buff's criminal justice student assistant.

Also in the

cast are McIntosh sophomore Katie Albright as an art student; Hans Albright

as Professor Shampikian; Diana Sullivan, a teacher at Newnan High School,

as a dental hygiene student; Elisabeth Burns as a computer repair person;

Joey Waldrop as the grief stricken boyfriend of the victim; and Dawn Waldrop

as the dead body. Terry Owens, the stage manager, is the wife of Hans

Albright and the mother of Katie Albright.

The Waldrops

have yet to write the followup to "Buff" but Tammy would love

to write another one at some point in the future.

"Buff

the Vampire Slayer" will be presented at the Central Education Center

in Newnan. Dinner will be provided by Contemporary Catering and tickets

are available at Hit the Trail, Brothers Ltd., and Bank of Coweta for

$40 per person or $75 a couple. The show starts at 7 p.m.

Back

to the Top of the Page