Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Music, book and lyrics by Richard O’Brien
Directed by Sean Murray
Musical Direction by Patrick Marion
Choreography by Luke H. Jacobs
EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Sep 11 - Nov 2, 2024Low-priced Previews Sep 11 - Sep 14, 2024
Sexy • Satirical • Cult Favorite
Cygnet is remounting one of our audiences’ favorite shows! 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 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
“ALL ENERGETIC CAMPY FUN”
-San Diego Jewish World
“SEXUAL, SALACIOUS AND SEDUCTIVE FROM START TO FINISH”
– Scene by Jenni Prisk
“GRANDES VOCES…ESTA SUPER DIVERTIDO Y TE VAS A PASAR UN GRAN, GRAN, GRAN RATO!”
Translated “GREAT VOICES…SUPER FUN AND YOU’LL HAVE A GREAT, GREAT, GREAT TIME!”
– César Martínez
Advisories/Age Recommendations: Adult language, depictions of violence, and sexual themes. 13+
Digital Program
Cast
Drew BradfordDrew Bradford
BradDrew is thrilled to be back at Cygnet! Past shows at Cygnet include Present Laughter (Fred), Rock of Ages, Spamalot, On the Twentieth Century. Select regional credits include: Diana (Male Swing), La Jolla Playhouse; Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, CCAE; School of Rock (Ned), Cinderella (Jean-Michel), A Chorus Line (Al), Peter Pan (Curly), Mary Poppins (Robertson Ay), Moonlight; Plaid Tidings (Frankie), Legally Blonde (Emmett), SDMT; A Chorus Line (Mark), The Addams Family (Lucas), The Welk Resort; Little Women (Laurie), Barn Stage; Cabaret (Cliff), ion; The Fantasticks (Matt), SRT. Drew is also a Software Engineer at Vizer, Inc when not performing.
Josh BradfordJosh Bradford
RockyJosh (he/him) is absolutely thrilled to be back with Cygnet and is ready to flex his way through every show! Previous Cygnet credit: Gypsy (Newsboy); Regional credits: Jesus Christ Superstar (John), School of Rock (Ensemble/Theo U/S), Escape to Margaritaville (Ensemble/Chadd U/S), Saturday Night Fever (Ensemble/Bobby & Joey U/S), Disney’s Tarzan (Ensemble), Something Rotten! (Swing), Beauty and the Beast (Ensemble), Matilda (Ensemble), Newsies (Scab/Ensemble), The Little Mermaid (Ensemble), The Music Man (Ensemble), The Who’s Tommy (Young Tommy), The Wizard of Oz (Mayor of Munchkinland) – Moonlight; She Loves Me (Arpad Laszlo) – SRT; How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Ladybug Who) – Old Globe. Josh is a Senior at SDSU’s School of Theatre, Television, and Film. ‘Let’s Do the Time Warp Again!’ @joshbrad4d
Jacob CaltriderJacob Caltrider
Dr. ScottJacob is thrilled to be returning to Cygnet as a part of The Rocky Horror Show! Previously for Cygnet: Rocky Horror, Spring Awakening, Assassins, Parade, Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, A Christmas Carol, The History Boys. Regional credits include: Camelot, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A Christmas Carol (North Coast Rep); Camelot (Laguna Playhouse); House of Dreams, Manifest Destinitis, Violet (San Diego Rep); West Side Story (San Diego Musical Theatre); Homos or Everyone in America, Marry Me A Little, Harmony, Kansas, Twist, Yank!, The Daddy Machine (Diversionary Theatre); Alice, An American Christmas, Les Misérables, Twelfth Night, The Festival of Christmas (Lamb’s Players); Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Rocky Horror (The Old Globe).
Drew Bradford
Drew is thrilled to be back at Cygnet! Past shows at Cygnet include Present Laughter (Fred), Rock of Ages, Spamalot, On the Twentieth Century. Select regional credits include: Diana (Male Swing), La Jolla Playhouse; Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, CCAE; School of Rock (Ned), Cinderella (Jean-Michel), A Chorus Line (Al), Peter Pan (Curly), Mary Poppins (Robertson Ay), Moonlight; Plaid Tidings (Frankie), Legally Blonde (Emmett), SDMT; A Chorus Line (Mark), The Addams Family (Lucas), The Welk Resort; Little Women (Laurie), Barn Stage; Cabaret (Cliff), ion; The Fantasticks (Matt), SRT. Drew is also a Software Engineer at Vizer, Inc when not performing.
Josh Bradford
Josh (he/him) is absolutely thrilled to be back with Cygnet and is ready to flex his way through every show! Previous Cygnet credit: Gypsy (Newsboy); Regional credits: Jesus Christ Superstar (John), School of Rock (Ensemble/Theo U/S), Escape to Margaritaville (Ensemble/Chadd U/S), Saturday Night Fever (Ensemble/Bobby & Joey U/S), Disney’s Tarzan (Ensemble), Something Rotten! (Swing), Beauty and the Beast (Ensemble), Matilda (Ensemble), Newsies (Scab/Ensemble), The Little Mermaid (Ensemble), The Music Man (Ensemble), The Who’s Tommy (Young Tommy), The Wizard of Oz (Mayor of Munchkinland) – Moonlight; She Loves Me (Arpad Laszlo) – SRT; How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Ladybug Who) – Old Globe. Josh is a Senior at SDSU’s School of Theatre, Television, and Film. ‘Let’s Do the Time Warp Again!’ @joshbrad4d
Jacob Caltrider
Jacob is thrilled to be returning to Cygnet as a part of The Rocky Horror Show! Previously for Cygnet: Rocky Horror, Spring Awakening, Assassins, Parade, Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, A Christmas Carol, The History Boys. Regional credits include: Camelot, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A Christmas Carol (North Coast Rep); Camelot (Laguna Playhouse); House of Dreams, Manifest Destinitis, Violet (San Diego Rep); West Side Story (San Diego Musical Theatre); Homos or Everyone in America, Marry Me A Little, Harmony, Kansas, Twist, Yank!, The Daddy Machine (Diversionary Theatre); Alice, An American Christmas, Les Misérables, Twelfth Night, The Festival of Christmas (Lamb’s Players); Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Rocky Horror (The Old Globe).
Faith CarrionFaith Carrion
Eddie/PhantomFaith (she/they) is thrilled to be making their Cygnet debut with such an iconique show! She was just seen in the World Premier of TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix as “Henrietta/percussion”. Their favorite credits include “Pythio” in Head Over Heels (Diversionary), “Dromio of Ephesus” in Comedy of Errors (The Old Globe), “Johnna” in August: Osage County (Backyard Renaissance), and “Sour Kangaroo” in Seussical (Candlelight Pavilion). She is currently a teaching artist for The Old Globe and a private acting coach. They would like to thank the incredible community of friends they’ve made in San Diego, her beautiful partner, and her family. Follow them on OG: Faithecarrion
Audrey DeubigAudrey Deubig
JanetAudrey is thrilled to be making her Cygnet Theatre debut in The Rocky Horror Show! Regional credit: Legally Blonde (Margot/Elle US) [San Diego Musical Theatre], Head Over Heels (Understudy/Swing) [Diversionary Theatre], West Side Story (Velma) [Teatro San Diego], Matilda (Ensemble) [Moonlight Stage Productions]. Memorable credits: Cabaret (Fraulein Kost), Steel Pier (Hannah) [SDSU], Freaky Friday (Torrey) [SDMT], Something Rotten (Portia) [Ovation Theatre]. Audrey also performed in CCAE Theatrical’s Rising Stars Cabaret Series (2020, 2021, 2022). A big thank you to Audrey’s friends and family supporting her in the audience and in life. Instagram: @audreydeubig
Jasmine JanuaryJasmine January
ColumbiaJasmine couldn’t be more EXCITED to be back on the Cygnet stage! Bringing Columbia to life has been a blast and sharing the stage with these incredible artists has been quite the party! Some of Jasmine’s regional credits include Squeak in The Color Purple (NVA), Helene in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Fraulein Kost in Cabaret (Cygnet), Female U/S in Crime and Punishment; A Comedy (The Old Globe), Tina Turner/Linda U/S in The Wedding Singer (Moonlight Amphitheatre), Erma in Anything Goes (San Diego Musical Theater), Little Red in Into the Woods (New Village Arts). You may have also seen her in Sister Act (SDMT), Smokey Joe’s Café (NVA), Avenue Q (NVA), This Beautiful City (Diversionary). Her Motto is to “Live in your truth, be grateful, and expect divine favor.” Education: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Howard University. @jasmine.january on Instagram.
Faith Carrion
Faith (she/they) is thrilled to be making their Cygnet debut with such an iconique show! She was just seen in the World Premier of TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix as “Henrietta/percussion”. Their favorite credits include “Pythio” in Head Over Heels (Diversionary), “Dromio of Ephesus” in Comedy of Errors (The Old Globe), “Johnna” in August: Osage County (Backyard Renaissance), and “Sour Kangaroo” in Seussical (Candlelight Pavilion). She is currently a teaching artist for The Old Globe and a private acting coach. They would like to thank the incredible community of friends they’ve made in San Diego, her beautiful partner, and her family. Follow them on OG: Faithecarrion
Audrey Deubig
Audrey is thrilled to be making her Cygnet Theatre debut in The Rocky Horror Show! Regional credit: Legally Blonde (Margot/Elle US) [San Diego Musical Theatre], Head Over Heels (Understudy/Swing) [Diversionary Theatre], West Side Story (Velma) [Teatro San Diego], Matilda (Ensemble) [Moonlight Stage Productions]. Memorable credits: Cabaret (Fraulein Kost), Steel Pier (Hannah) [SDSU], Freaky Friday (Torrey) [SDMT], Something Rotten (Portia) [Ovation Theatre]. Audrey also performed in CCAE Theatrical’s Rising Stars Cabaret Series (2020, 2021, 2022). A big thank you to Audrey’s friends and family supporting her in the audience and in life. Instagram: @audreydeubig
Jasmine January
Jasmine couldn’t be more EXCITED to be back on the Cygnet stage! Bringing Columbia to life has been a blast and sharing the stage with these incredible artists has been quite the party! Some of Jasmine’s regional credits include Squeak in The Color Purple (NVA), Helene in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Fraulein Kost in Cabaret (Cygnet), Female U/S in Crime and Punishment; A Comedy (The Old Globe), Tina Turner/Linda U/S in The Wedding Singer (Moonlight Amphitheatre), Erma in Anything Goes (San Diego Musical Theater), Little Red in Into the Woods (New Village Arts). You may have also seen her in Sister Act (SDMT), Smokey Joe’s Café (NVA), Avenue Q (NVA), This Beautiful City (Diversionary). Her Motto is to “Live in your truth, be grateful, and expect divine favor.” Education: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Howard University. @jasmine.january on Instagram.
Linda LibbyLinda Libby
CriminologistLinda is a proud Resident Artist at Cygnet Theatre: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Cabaret, Gypsy, Company, The Importance of Being Earnest, My Fair Lady, Man From Nebraska, Man of La Mancha, and Cygnet’s inaugural production of Hedwig & The Angry Inch. She was awarded the Craig Noel Actor of the Year 2013 by the San Diego Critics Circle. Select San Diego Credits include: Guys & Dolls (The Old Globe); Babbitt (u/s), Put Your House in Order (La Jolla Playhouse); Handbagged (Moxie); A Dolls’ House Part 2, How I Learned to Drive, The Women (with Anne Bogart), Six Women with Brain Death or Expiring Minds Want to Know (San Diego Rep); Gypsy, Grey Gardens, Request Programme (Ion); Pump Boys & Dinettes, Boomers (Lambs Players). Outside of San Diego: Arizona Theater Company, Clarence Brown Theatre, Barter Theatre, StageWest (Ontario, Canada) and tours to Edinburgh & Far East Russia.
Nathan MaddenNathan Madden
Frank 'N' FurterNathan is thrilled to be making his cygnet debut in this funky production! Returning to San Diego after playing Ed Boone in ECCA’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, he can currently be seen on Welcome to Chippendales as Dr. Hunkenstein, Amazon’s Hunters as Ernst, as well as roles on both Perfect Harmony and General Hospital. This graduate of the Juilliard School has performed with BJM DANSE, Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, made his Broadway debut with the cast of Chicago, and is an original cast member of An American In Paris. After bringing the latest revival of Hello, Dolly! with Bette Midler to Broadway, he took a break from performing to pursue leadership development; supporting youth organizations through ministry, and spent the last year as a designer for Water Entertainment Technologies bringing movement to water features around the world. Let’s do this!
Allen Lucky WeaverAllen Lucky Weaver
Riff RaffLucky is excited to be returning to Cygnet. He received his B.F.A in Musical Theater, from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Cygnet Credits: Cabaret (Helga / Emcee u.s.), A Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge / others), La Cage aux Folles (Jacob). Regional: Rent (Angel), Miss Saigon (Thuy). LA Theatre: Fixed (Jenny), Wizard of Oz (Nikko), La Cage aux Folles (Jacob). Special thanks to Sean, Bill, Patrick, Luke, Sarah, Craig, and everyone in the cast and crew for this tantalizing experience. Much love to David, mom, dad, sisters, family, and friends for their never-ending support. @allenluckyweaver
Linda Libby
Linda is a proud Resident Artist at Cygnet Theatre: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Cabaret, Gypsy, Company, The Importance of Being Earnest, My Fair Lady, Man From Nebraska, Man of La Mancha, and Cygnet’s inaugural production of Hedwig & The Angry Inch. She was awarded the Craig Noel Actor of the Year 2013 by the San Diego Critics Circle. Select San Diego Credits include: Guys & Dolls (The Old Globe); Babbitt (u/s), Put Your House in Order (La Jolla Playhouse); Handbagged (Moxie); A Dolls’ House Part 2, How I Learned to Drive, The Women (with Anne Bogart), Six Women with Brain Death or Expiring Minds Want to Know (San Diego Rep); Gypsy, Grey Gardens, Request Programme (Ion); Pump Boys & Dinettes, Boomers (Lambs Players). Outside of San Diego: Arizona Theater Company, Clarence Brown Theatre, Barter Theatre, StageWest (Ontario, Canada) and tours to Edinburgh & Far East Russia.
Nathan Madden
Nathan is thrilled to be making his cygnet debut in this funky production! Returning to San Diego after playing Ed Boone in ECCA’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, he can currently be seen on Welcome to Chippendales as Dr. Hunkenstein, Amazon’s Hunters as Ernst, as well as roles on both Perfect Harmony and General Hospital. This graduate of the Juilliard School has performed with BJM DANSE, Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, made his Broadway debut with the cast of Chicago, and is an original cast member of An American In Paris. After bringing the latest revival of Hello, Dolly! with Bette Midler to Broadway, he took a break from performing to pursue leadership development; supporting youth organizations through ministry, and spent the last year as a designer for Water Entertainment Technologies bringing movement to water features around the world. Let’s do this!
Allen Lucky Weaver
Lucky is excited to be returning to Cygnet. He received his B.F.A in Musical Theater, from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Cygnet Credits: Cabaret (Helga / Emcee u.s.), A Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge / others), La Cage aux Folles (Jacob). Regional: Rent (Angel), Miss Saigon (Thuy). LA Theatre: Fixed (Jenny), Wizard of Oz (Nikko), La Cage aux Folles (Jacob). Special thanks to Sean, Bill, Patrick, Luke, Sarah, Craig, and everyone in the cast and crew for this tantalizing experience. Much love to David, mom, dad, sisters, family, and friends for their never-ending support. @allenluckyweaver
Shanyeyah WhiteShanyeyah White
MagentaShanyeyah is very excited to be doing the Time Warp again and again in this cult classic of a show and making her Cygnet Theatre debut in their production of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show. She has been performing since she was young, but started taking theater more seriously in 2016 when she had the opportunity to play Dorothy in The Wiz. Shanyeyah is a graduate of AMDA College of The Performing Arts where she has gained more knowledge and training to be the performer she desires to be. Some credits include Escape to Margaritaville (Ensemble/Us Marley), School of Rock (Ensemble), Little Shop of Horrors (Crystal), The Wiz (Evillene). IG: Shanxwhite
Eli WoodEli Wood
Phantom/Frank & Rocky coverEli is so grateful to be making his Cygnet debut in their production of The Rocky Horror Show! After graduating from the Naval Academy and serving several years active duty in the Navy, he transitioned into performing and currently is the Marketing and PR Director for San Diego Musical Theatre. Some of his favorite credits include Warner Huntington III in Legally Blonde, Fiddler on the Roof, The Addams Family, Anything Goes and Plaid Tidings-2022 & 2023 (SDMT); Jesus Christ Superstar, Tarzan (Moonlight). He’s thankful for his friends’ and family’s continual love and support, and everyone involved in Rocky Horror for making it such an incredible experience! IG: @eli_wood7
Shanyeyah White
Shanyeyah is very excited to be doing the Time Warp again and again in this cult classic of a show and making her Cygnet Theatre debut in their production of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show. She has been performing since she was young, but started taking theater more seriously in 2016 when she had the opportunity to play Dorothy in The Wiz. Shanyeyah is a graduate of AMDA College of The Performing Arts where she has gained more knowledge and training to be the performer she desires to be. Some credits include Escape to Margaritaville (Ensemble/Us Marley), School of Rock (Ensemble), Little Shop of Horrors (Crystal), The Wiz (Evillene). IG: Shanxwhite
Eli Wood
Eli is so grateful to be making his Cygnet debut in their production of The Rocky Horror Show! After graduating from the Naval Academy and serving several years active duty in the Navy, he transitioned into performing and currently is the Marketing and PR Director for San Diego Musical Theatre. Some of his favorite credits include Warner Huntington III in Legally Blonde, Fiddler on the Roof, The Addams Family, Anything Goes and Plaid Tidings-2022 & 2023 (SDMT); Jesus Christ Superstar, Tarzan (Moonlight). He’s thankful for his friends’ and family’s continual love and support, and everyone involved in Rocky Horror for making it such an incredible experience! IG: @eli_wood7
Creative Team
Richard O'Brien
Born in Cheltenham, England, Richard Smith’s family moved to Tauranga, New Zealand, in 1951 when his father, an accountant, decided to become a sheep farmer. Watching horror and science-fiction double features in nearby Hamilton, Smith added an interest in acting to his love of rock and roll. He moved back to England in 1964, tried singing, then became a movie stuntman and fringe theater actor. He changed his name to O’Brien (his beloved maternal grandmother’s name) one day while on the phone to British Actors Equity, to avoid confusion with another Richard Smith. He met director Jim Sharman in 1972, when Sharman cast him in the dual roles of Apostle and Leper for the London stage production (transferred from Sharman’s native Australia) of Jesus Christ Superstar. Working again with Sharman on a production of Sam Shepard’s The Unseen Hand, O’Brien mentioned a new rock musical he’d been writing called Rock Horroar. The play went into rehearsals as They Came from Denton High, and at Sharman’s suggestion, was retitled The Rocky Horror Show before opening in June 1973.
Sean Murray
Mr. Murray co-founded Cygnet Theatre in 2002 along with partner Bill Schmidt. Cygnet Theatre: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Evita, Present Laughter, Cabaret, La Cage aux Folles, Rock of Ages, Angels in America, Spamalot, A Little Night Music, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Animal Crackers, On the 20th Century,The Rocky Horror Show, Gypsy, 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.
Patrick Marion
Patrick is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful production! Select credits: Cygnet Theatre (Associate Artist): Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Evita, Cabaret, La Cage aux Folles, The Last Five Years (Craig Noel Nominee), Rock of Ages, Shockheaded Peter (Craig Noel Nominee), The Rocky Horror Show, A Christmas Carol, Company, Assassins; Diversionary Theatre: Head Over Heels (Craig Noel Nominee), Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Loneliest Girl in the World; Lamb’s Players (Associate Artist): Million Dollar Quartet, Rock and Roll Cabaret, Oz, West Side Story, Les Miserables, mixtape; Welk Resorts Theatre: Spamalot, Nunsense; Grossmont College Stagehouse Theatre: Freaky Friday, She Speaks.
Luke H. Jacobs
Choreography for La Cage aux Folles (2021) and The Legend of Georgia McBride (2017). Onstage at Cygnet: Balaga in Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Max in Cabaret (2022), the Conductor in On the 20th Century (2017), Miss West Coast in Pageant (2014); Recent onstage credits: Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie (2023), Lady Enid/Nicodemus in The Mystery of Irma Vep (2022), both at Diversionary. Luke has been seen all over San Diego including The Old Globe, Moonlight, SDMT, Lamb’s, NCRT, and the Welk. Luke firmly holds his BFA in Musical Theatre from CSU, Fullerton. Love to David. @lhj.thtr on IG.
September 2024