European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In Praise of Thunder thighs by Larry Rosenthal associated press to Large women who take their theatrical name irom a pejorative term lot their extra Large Hughs Malindog Success by poking Lun Al prejudices against heavy women. Joyce j. Scott and Kay Lawal and their Thunder thigh revue won packed houses and Praise irom reviewers at the Edinburgh fringe festival this past s timer in Scotland and the two women who Bill themselves As big boisterous and Beautiful have headed to Holland their production which premiered at Baltimore s theater project in 1985. Is entitled appropriately enough. Women of substance reviewers Ollen use euphemisms to describe the two Wei endowed amply proportioned generously built. However Scoll 38. And Lawal 30, hide behind neither euphemisms nor clothes that could help camouflage their Lull figures when they appear on stage. Their Lacy underwear and lights or leotards and an asian Ian dance the perform Are meant to shatter stereotypes and preconceptions about big women. The Flimsy costumes Scott said Are designed to Challenge the idea hat heavy women can t Wear Lacy underwear and be appealing to s to show Large women can be on stage and do athletic things and be sexy looking and not have people throw  the two women Lake on the roles of various female figures including Venus and the statue of Liberty. As human beings you Are consistently in conflict with the things you not Only wish to be bul the things you Are told you should be said Scott. For us it is the duplicitous Hinds of ideas that come from a culture that consistently tabs about sex thai Laiks about gothic woman big breasts big hips they Tell us hat s whal s Altra Clive that s whal sexual. And then the Coin is turned and Model Cheryl Tiegs and others Are Selling another look that is the All american Nice girl. It s that constant kind of turning of the Coin " in women of substance Scott an Lawal hurl mock insults at each other and celebrate the pleasures that flow from thunderous thighs in one a egmont Scott in a serious tone talks about a Man who dared to Tell her she was too heavy. It becomes an Opportunity Lor humor. During one of his Petty confessions it happened. A Pelly appraisal came he actually said to me you re Loo fat you re Loo fat he said this to me " Maybo not. Maybe not Lawal protests in an equally serious voice. Of no. Kay i m sure you be heard this Many limes yourself the pair represent different Personas. Lawal is the base Down Home earthy Type person she said while Scott is kind of a surreal in the air space Cadet Sas Phalli by Renge or toe breaking color rules with makeup by Kiley Armstrong associated presso Range can make redheads ravishing Green can be glamorous on Oriental women. Such color customs just beg to be broken says makeup artist Liana Harkavi. What do you say when designers work with oranges yellows and greens i can t Wear it i la see you next year " says Harkavi who leaches women to change their skin tones and even their hair color to complement their clothing. Gone Are the Days of wearing the same color makeup or 10 years. Now you match the colors to what you  Sho claims. In her new Book i la make you Beautiful. New american Library. $24.95harkavi recalls How she turned actress Martha Keller from a fair skinned blonde into a dark Middle easterner Lor the movie Black  if Martha Keller could break All of Tho exports color rules so can you she Wriles. At her in Mariage Salon in Manhattan women who never dreamed of wearing Green learn to use makeup with a hint of Violet to change their Sallow skin. That group of makeup is Selling Well in Japan she says Lavender is a Fine Shade for blondes she says. And makeup can make oven redheads look Greal in a Pink dress perhaps accompanied by Bright Pink Rouge. Harkavi thinks people who have their Ideal clothing colors charted Are limiting their options. They re beginners people who really have no clue on How to put themselves  then again people who choose the in Mariage Roule May to limiting their storage space. Everyone who comes Here tells me. I have a whole room of makeup from you " she concedes. More of an  but Scot quickly protested that their work in the review does t enable her partner to display her full Range of talents. Kay could do Shakespeare and All those other things Scott said. Bolh Scotland Lawai have careers outside the i Heater. Lawal. Who was an actress with the theater project s original Louring company is a health education coordinator for the cily of Baltimore who uses theater to help Deal with problems of teen age sexuality and substance abuse. She also is a Mother of two Scott is known for her visual Art works sculpture jewelry and fiber which have been exhibited in the United slates and abroad she is also a Singer and writes the scripts for the revue while Lawal does theatrical development their greatest strength they said. 13 the repartee that develops Between the two whether they Are on stage or Oft. Their trajectories crossed like two meteors up there and they have come together to make extraordinarily funny and poetic but extremely human theater said Philip amount the founder and director of the theater project and producer of their work. One minute you Are just hurting and laughing at Ihm laughing at themselves and the next moment you maybe hurting laughing at something inside of you that is triggered by their honesty and vulnerability on the stage i see a Long term relationship Wilh them said Arnault whose theater is a professional Center for new and innovative work m the performing arts and does not House a resident company. I think they have an extraordinary Liuro. Parli Culmaily outside this  Scoll believes their material is Strong enough to venture into television minus of course the More risque dialogue and sexual props Lawal said she would t mind doing commercials that would portray Large women in a More positive Light such As ads Lor Queen sue panty Hose. Saturday november 29, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 17