Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Book, Music and Lyrics by Richard O’Brien
Mar 10 - May 7, 2016Low-priced Previews Mar 10 - Mar 18, 2016
EXTENDED THRU MAY 7th
A satirical tribute to the science fiction and B-list horror movies of the 20th century, the show centers around two naïve lovers, Brad and Janet. Seeking shelter from a thunderstorm in an old castle, they find themselves thrust into the laboratory of the cross-dressing mad scientist Dr. Frank ‘N’ Furter and his motley crew. Stripped of inhibitions – and their clothes – Brad and Janet embark on a wild, unforgettable journey of pleasure and self-discovery. Reality, fiction, and camp collide in this mash-up of comics, rock and roll, and late-night horror flicks.
“A musical that deals with mutating identity and time warps becomes one of the most mutated, time warped phenomena in show business.” – The New York Times
Cast
Jacob CaltriderJacob Caltrider
Brad MajorsJacob is thrilled to be back on the Cygnet stage with Rocky Horror! Previous credits include: Spring Awakening (Hanschen), Assassins (Oswald, Balladeer), Parade (Young Soldier, Frankie Epps), Little Shop of Horrors (Puppeteer), Cabaret (Bobby), Sweeney Todd (Anthony), A Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge) and The History Boys (Timms), Cygnet Theatre; Violet (Monty), San Diego Rep; West Side Story (Tony), San Diego Musical Theatre; Marry Me A Little (Man), Harmony, Kansas (Heath), Twist (Oliver Twist), Yank! (Speedy) and The Daddy Machine (Stonewall), Diversionary Theatre; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Leaf Coneybear), and A Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge), North Coast Repertory Theatre; An American Christmas (Bert Bailey), Les Misérables (Feuilly, Bamatabois), Twelfth Night (Curio), and The Festival of Christmas (Frankie), Lamb’s Players; How The Grinch Stole Christmas! 2011-2013, 2015 (Who Ensemble, Young Max U/S), and The Rocky Horror Show (Riff Raff U/S, Rocky U/S), The Old Globe.
Jim ChovickJim Chovick
CriminologistInvention of Love, Copenhagen, Cabaret, Desire Under the Elms, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Arcadia, A Christmas Carol, Bug, Las Meninas, Our Town. Other San Diego Theaters: Lamb’s Players Theatre (Associate Artist), Intrepid Theatre Company (Resident Artist), North Coast Rep (Associate Artist), The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego Rep, New Village Arts, Sledgehammer Theater, Eveoke Dance Theatre, Starlight Theater, Ion Theatre, Moxie Theatre, Playwrights Project, Moonlight Amphitheater, The Avo@Moonlight, Scripps Ranch Theater, 6th@Penn, Mystery Cafe, The Ark, Vantage Theater, and The Fritz. Awards: San Diego Critics Circle, Backstage West Dramalogue, KPBS Patte’, Billie and Robby. Member of SAG.
Michael CusimanoMichael Cusimano
Riff RaffMichael is proud to make his Cygnet debut and thrilled to return to Southern California. SoCal credits include Spamalot (Lancelot) at Moonlight Stage, Metamorphoses (Orpheus) at Santa Barbara Ensemble Theatre, The 39 Steps (clown) at Glendale Centre Theatre, and Grease (Zuko)at Cabrillo Music Theatre. New York credits include Titus Andronicus (Marcus), The Haunted Train (Dr. Barnes), Chinashop, Meet Bulls (Rabbit), and Chien de Moi at La MaMa ETC. Television: Devil in the Details on Investigation Discovery. Michael is a BFA graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.
Jacob Caltrider
Jacob is thrilled to be back on the Cygnet stage with Rocky Horror! Previous credits include: Spring Awakening (Hanschen), Assassins (Oswald, Balladeer), Parade (Young Soldier, Frankie Epps), Little Shop of Horrors (Puppeteer), Cabaret (Bobby), Sweeney Todd (Anthony), A Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge) and The History Boys (Timms), Cygnet Theatre; Violet (Monty), San Diego Rep; West Side Story (Tony), San Diego Musical Theatre; Marry Me A Little (Man), Harmony, Kansas (Heath), Twist (Oliver Twist), Yank! (Speedy) and The Daddy Machine (Stonewall), Diversionary Theatre; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Leaf Coneybear), and A Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge), North Coast Repertory Theatre; An American Christmas (Bert Bailey), Les Misérables (Feuilly, Bamatabois), Twelfth Night (Curio), and The Festival of Christmas (Frankie), Lamb’s Players; How The Grinch Stole Christmas! 2011-2013, 2015 (Who Ensemble, Young Max U/S), and The Rocky Horror Show (Riff Raff U/S, Rocky U/S), The Old Globe.
Jim Chovick
Invention of Love, Copenhagen, Cabaret, Desire Under the Elms, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Arcadia, A Christmas Carol, Bug, Las Meninas, Our Town. Other San Diego Theaters: Lamb’s Players Theatre (Associate Artist), Intrepid Theatre Company (Resident Artist), North Coast Rep (Associate Artist), The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego Rep, New Village Arts, Sledgehammer Theater, Eveoke Dance Theatre, Starlight Theater, Ion Theatre, Moxie Theatre, Playwrights Project, Moonlight Amphitheater, The Avo@Moonlight, Scripps Ranch Theater, 6th@Penn, Mystery Cafe, The Ark, Vantage Theater, and The Fritz. Awards: San Diego Critics Circle, Backstage West Dramalogue, KPBS Patte’, Billie and Robby. Member of SAG.
Michael Cusimano
Michael is proud to make his Cygnet debut and thrilled to return to Southern California. SoCal credits include Spamalot (Lancelot) at Moonlight Stage, Metamorphoses (Orpheus) at Santa Barbara Ensemble Theatre, The 39 Steps (clown) at Glendale Centre Theatre, and Grease (Zuko)at Cabrillo Music Theatre. New York credits include Titus Andronicus (Marcus), The Haunted Train (Dr. Barnes), Chinashop, Meet Bulls (Rabbit), and Chien de Moi at La MaMa ETC. Television: Devil in the Details on Investigation Discovery. Michael is a BFA graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.
Sarah ErringtonSarah Errington
ColumbiaSarah is grateful to be back at Cygnet after appearing as Marcy/Peggy in Dogfight. San Diego credits include: Spelling Bee (Olive) at Intrepid Shakespeare, Dames at Sea (Ruby) and Spelling Bee (Logainne) at North Coast Rep, Nunsense (Amnesia) and Little Women (Beth) at Moonlight, SUDS (Cindy) and Into the Woods (Cinderella) at New Village Arts, Marry Me A Little at Diversionary Theatre, The Winter Wonderettes (Missy) and Chicago (Hunyak) and most recently Meet Me in St. Louis (Rose) at the Welk Resort. Sarah is resident choreographer at Legoland California Resort. And always, love to my Rae.
Steve GouveiaSteve Gouveia
Eddie/Dr. ScottCredits include: Jersey Boys (Original Broadway Cast-Tony Award Best Musical, First National Tour/La Jolla Playhouse), miXtape (Lamb’s Players Theatre), The Collected Works of Billy the Kid (La Jolla Playhouse), Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (The Apollo Theatre-Chicago/Stage West-Calgary), It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues, Cabaret, A Christmas Carol (all at San Diego REP), Sweeney Todd (The Fritz Theatre), and HAIR (Starlight Theatre). Steve’s Cygnet Theatre credits include Little Shop of Horrors, Pageant, and Cygnet’s very first production, Hedwig And The Angry Inch. As a musician, Steve has played with members of The Doors, Icehouse, Pete Townshend, Alex Lifeson of Rush, John Wesley of Porcupine Tree, Jung-Ho Pak, The Verve Pipe, Micky Dolenz, and many others, and has performed at a number of Rockers On Broadway concerts. His solo album Shine is available online at iTunes and CDBaby.com. Thank you Sean and everyone at Cygnet! It’s great to be back!
Danny HansenDanny Hansen
RockyWhat a way to make a debut! Nearly naked, making music, and touching titties. Past credits: Big Fish, Shrek, Music Man, All Shook Up, Catch Me If You Can, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein, South Pacific (Moonlight); Mary Poppins (Cabrillo); West Side Story (Big Deal), Annie Get your Gun, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (SDMT); Hairspray (Brad), Chicago (Welk). Huge thank you to Cygnet and the amazing company it is, all the love to James, Candy, and Fonzie.
Sarah Errington
Sarah is grateful to be back at Cygnet after appearing as Marcy/Peggy in Dogfight. San Diego credits include: Spelling Bee (Olive) at Intrepid Shakespeare, Dames at Sea (Ruby) and Spelling Bee (Logainne) at North Coast Rep, Nunsense (Amnesia) and Little Women (Beth) at Moonlight, SUDS (Cindy) and Into the Woods (Cinderella) at New Village Arts, Marry Me A Little at Diversionary Theatre, The Winter Wonderettes (Missy) and Chicago (Hunyak) and most recently Meet Me in St. Louis (Rose) at the Welk Resort. Sarah is resident choreographer at Legoland California Resort. And always, love to my Rae.
Steve Gouveia
Credits include: Jersey Boys (Original Broadway Cast-Tony Award Best Musical, First National Tour/La Jolla Playhouse), miXtape (Lamb’s Players Theatre), The Collected Works of Billy the Kid (La Jolla Playhouse), Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (The Apollo Theatre-Chicago/Stage West-Calgary), It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues, Cabaret, A Christmas Carol (all at San Diego REP), Sweeney Todd (The Fritz Theatre), and HAIR (Starlight Theatre). Steve’s Cygnet Theatre credits include Little Shop of Horrors, Pageant, and Cygnet’s very first production, Hedwig And The Angry Inch. As a musician, Steve has played with members of The Doors, Icehouse, Pete Townshend, Alex Lifeson of Rush, John Wesley of Porcupine Tree, Jung-Ho Pak, The Verve Pipe, Micky Dolenz, and many others, and has performed at a number of Rockers On Broadway concerts. His solo album Shine is available online at iTunes and CDBaby.com. Thank you Sean and everyone at Cygnet! It’s great to be back!
Danny Hansen
What a way to make a debut! Nearly naked, making music, and touching titties. Past credits: Big Fish, Shrek, Music Man, All Shook Up, Catch Me If You Can, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein, South Pacific (Moonlight); Mary Poppins (Cabrillo); West Side Story (Big Deal), Annie Get your Gun, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (SDMT); Hairspray (Brad), Chicago (Welk). Huge thank you to Cygnet and the amazing company it is, all the love to James, Candy, and Fonzie.
Bets MaloneBets Malone
Magenta/UsheretteBets just recently moved back to San Diego with her husband, Steve Glaudini, who is the new artistic director of Moonlight Stage Productions in Beautiful Vista. She originated the role of Suzy Simpson in The Marvelous Wonderettes Off Broadway and can be heard on all three Wonderette Cast recordings. Last Year, Bets received the Craig Noel award for best actress as Diana in Next To Normal (SDMT). Regional; Big Fish, Pride And Prejudice, Mary Poppins, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Sweeney Todd, The Andrews Brothers, Ragtime, 1776, Into The Woods, Evita, Children Of Eden, All Shook Up, Fiddler On The Roof, Annie Get Your Gun, Once Upon A Mattress And Love, Loss And What I Wore. Bets can be heard as Talulah the Monkey in Barbie As The Island Princess and the singing voice of Velma in Scooby Doo And The Music Of The Vampire, both available on DVD.
Sean MurraySean Murray
Frank 'N' FurterMr. Murray co-founded Cygnet Theatre in 2002 along with partner Bill Schmidt. Cygnet Theatre: The Vortex, Dogfight, My Fair Lady, Fool for Love, True West, Spring Awakening, The Importance of Being Earnest, Travesties, Company, Assassins, WCYG presents A Christmas Carol, Man of La Mancha, Dirty Blonde, Parade, Little Shop of Horrors, Our Town, Cabaret, The Tragedy of the Commons, The Norman Conquests, Private Lives, Sweeney Todd, It’s a Wonderful Life, Noises Off, Bed and Sofa ‘09, The History Boys, A Christmas Carol, A Little Night Music (SD Critic’s Award, Best Director), The Receptionist, The Invention of Love, Bed and Sofa ‘04 (SD Critic’s Award, Best Director, Best Musical Revival), Las Meninas, Escanaba in da Moonlight (SD Critic’s Circle, Set Design), The Book of Liz, Pageant, Bug, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, St. Nicholas, The Matchmaker, Desire Under the Elms, Santaland Diaries, Firebugs, Fully Committed, Arcadia, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Little Foxes, My Fair Lady. Elsewhere: North Coast Rep: The Elephant Man (Patté Award, Direction), Man of La Mancha, The Importance of Being Earnest, Travesties; Diversionary: Never the Sinner, Love! Valour! Compassion!. Education: University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA). In 2000, Sean was named one of San Diego Magazine’s “50 People to Watch” and in 2005 he was named Producer of the Year by the San Diego Critic’s Circle.
Amy PerkinsAmy Perkins
Janet WeissAmy has wanted to play the role of Janet ever since her sister introduced her to Rocky Horror Picture Show when she was in elementary school. Huge thanks to Sean and Jacob for this incredible opportunity. Amy was last seen on our stage in Spring Awakening (Martha) and Parade (Monteen). Other San Diego credits include: Spelling Bee at Intrepid Shakespeare (Logainne) and Annie at Moonlight Amphitheater (Boylan Sister). "So much love to my family and to my Jordan – ‘Don’t Dream it, Be it.’" www.amy-perkins.com.
Bets Malone
Bets just recently moved back to San Diego with her husband, Steve Glaudini, who is the new artistic director of Moonlight Stage Productions in Beautiful Vista. She originated the role of Suzy Simpson in The Marvelous Wonderettes Off Broadway and can be heard on all three Wonderette Cast recordings. Last Year, Bets received the Craig Noel award for best actress as Diana in Next To Normal (SDMT). Regional; Big Fish, Pride And Prejudice, Mary Poppins, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Sweeney Todd, The Andrews Brothers, Ragtime, 1776, Into The Woods, Evita, Children Of Eden, All Shook Up, Fiddler On The Roof, Annie Get Your Gun, Once Upon A Mattress And Love, Loss And What I Wore. Bets can be heard as Talulah the Monkey in Barbie As The Island Princess and the singing voice of Velma in Scooby Doo And The Music Of The Vampire, both available on DVD.
Sean Murray
Mr. Murray co-founded Cygnet Theatre in 2002 along with partner Bill Schmidt. Cygnet Theatre: The Vortex, Dogfight, My Fair Lady, Fool for Love, True West, Spring Awakening, The Importance of Being Earnest, Travesties, Company, Assassins, WCYG presents A Christmas Carol, Man of La Mancha, Dirty Blonde, Parade, Little Shop of Horrors, Our Town, Cabaret, The Tragedy of the Commons, The Norman Conquests, Private Lives, Sweeney Todd, It’s a Wonderful Life, Noises Off, Bed and Sofa ‘09, The History Boys, A Christmas Carol, A Little Night Music (SD Critic’s Award, Best Director), The Receptionist, The Invention of Love, Bed and Sofa ‘04 (SD Critic’s Award, Best Director, Best Musical Revival), Las Meninas, Escanaba in da Moonlight (SD Critic’s Circle, Set Design), The Book of Liz, Pageant, Bug, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, St. Nicholas, The Matchmaker, Desire Under the Elms, Santaland Diaries, Firebugs, Fully Committed, Arcadia, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Little Foxes, My Fair Lady. Elsewhere: North Coast Rep: The Elephant Man (Patté Award, Direction), Man of La Mancha, The Importance of Being Earnest, Travesties; Diversionary: Never the Sinner, Love! Valour! Compassion!. Education: University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA). In 2000, Sean was named one of San Diego Magazine’s “50 People to Watch” and in 2005 he was named Producer of the Year by the San Diego Critic’s Circle.
Amy Perkins
Amy has wanted to play the role of Janet ever since her sister introduced her to Rocky Horror Picture Show when she was in elementary school. Huge thanks to Sean and Jacob for this incredible opportunity. Amy was last seen on our stage in Spring Awakening (Martha) and Parade (Monteen). Other San Diego credits include: Spelling Bee at Intrepid Shakespeare (Logainne) and Annie at Moonlight Amphitheater (Boylan Sister). "So much love to my family and to my Jordan – ‘Don’t Dream it, Be it.’" www.amy-perkins.com.
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