Angelo State University - Rambouillet Yearbook (San Angelo, TX)

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W musical hits jackpot Steakhouse , a country-western musical written by ASU graduate student H. Mark Cullimore played here Oct. 4-7 and at the Big Show during Homecoming. The musical became ASU's entry in the 1984-85 American College Theatre Festival XVII which was held in El Paso on Nov. 30. The play then went on to the Regional Festival in Fort Worth and was considered for selection to the national ACTF XVII in Washington D.C. Cullimore was awarded two indi- vidual national playwriting awards for his musical: The ASCAP College Musical Theatre Award for the best musical production in the ACTF, and the David Library ofthe American Revolution Award. Accompanying these prestigious awards were cash awards of 341500 from the American Society of Com- posers, and 5142000 that came with the David Library of the American Revo- lution award. Both were such an honor, espe- cially the David Library, Cullimore said. Cullimore wrote the play, its lyrics and songs, and plays Roy Williams, the owner of the Steakhouse. The original Roy and Bobbie Wil- liams Steakhouse is set in the Texas Hill Country town of Atne, and the play involves the everyday problems that arise. Steakhouse is about people and their dreams-dreams that are hard to kill, Cullimore said. Other Cast members were Calvin Wimmer who plays the Williams' son Bubba, Kaye McDougall as Bobbie Williams, Jay B. Jones as Ronny, Libba Carver as Molly, M. Caroline Canfield as Lou, Shelly Roberts as Suzie, Robyn Harlin as Karen, and Ray Bacon as Mr. Compton. Five cast members were nominated forthe Irene Ryan Scholarship, a regional and national award for individual performances. The nominees for the award are Jay Jones, Josh Jones, Carver, Bacon, and McDougall. I7

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16 steakhouse The Steakhouse cast sings Stomp during their performance at the Big Show. Calvin Wimmer lBubbal and Kaye McDou- gall lBobbiel perform That Man Could Dance. H. Mark Cullimore included many foot- stornping, toe-tapping country-western songs in his musical. lArt Hanson PhotosfASU News dz Informationl

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Reagan sweeps 49 states to second term ln the largest electoral landslide in American history, President Ronald Reagan cruised to a second term in office, easily defeating Democratic challenger Walter Mondale. Reagan swept 49 of the 50 states, winning by an electoral margin of525 to 13. Mondale won only his home state of Minnesota with 10 electoral votes and the District of Columbia, which has three. You ain't seen nothing yet, Rea- gan said in a victory address. To- night is not the end of nothing, it's the beginning of everything. The president promised to continue his economic programs and his strength- ening ofthe nations defenses. On the heels of the president's vic- tory, Republican Congressman Phil Gramm won 64.6 percent of the vote to defeat state Sen. Lloyd Doggett, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. Gramm fills the seat of retiring Sen. John Tower. Gramm had the largest margin of victory ever for a Republican candidate in Texas. The Senate race had been particu- larly bitter, with Gramm claiming that Doggett was a liberal supported by homosexual groups. Doggett, on the other hand, accused Gramm of violating federal campaign funding laws. Nationally, the Republican party maintained its Senate majority with 54 seats to the Democrats 46. Howev- er, they gained only 15 seats in the Democrat-controlled House of Re- presentatives. In the 99th Congress, the Democrats hold 252 seats to the Republicans 183. Rep. Tom Loeffler, the Republican Congressman for San Angelo and surrounding counties, won his fifth straight term representing the 21st Congressional District of Texas. Loeffler won 80 percent of the vote to defeat Democratic challenger Joe Sullivan. In what was perhaps the closest race locally, state Rep. Richard J. Dick Burnett squeaked past F.L. Steve Stephens to win a third term in the Texas Legislature. Only 497 votes separated Democrat Burnett from Republican Stephens in Tom Green County. - Gary Dulude 18