| Sean Glass/Dr. Frank-N-Furter - Glass, a Pittsburgh native, is a thirty year veteran of the performing arts who studied at the University of Pittsburgh. He was most recently seen during the 2007 Philadelphia Fringe Festival in Ashes. The Rocky Horror Show marks his return to the musical theater genre . Amanda Decker/Usherette – Amanda is an experienced actress and singer performing at Elaine’s Dinner Theatre, Riddlesbrood Theatre Company and the Mulvany Players. She has performed with Clint Holmes and has opened for the Gin Blossoms and legendary Grammy-Winning band Chicago. Amanda Kaye Aymin/Magenta – Amanda, a native of Harrisburg Pa makes her Barnstormer’s debut with Magenta. She has played Magenta prior at York Little Theatre. Other favorite roles include Lucy Brown in Threepenny Opera, The Narrator in Joesph… , Wendy Jo in Footloose, Susan/Simon in Big River, Ad Annie in Oklahoma!, Asaka in Once On This Island and Rose Seller in Oliver! Andrew John Mitchell/Brad – Andrew is another returnee to Frank’s Castle having played Eddie/Dr. Scott at Actor’s Theater of Washington DC as well as Brad at the Wilmington Drama League. Other favorite roles include: Seymour in Little Shop at Chapel Street Theater, Hedwig in Hedwig & The Angry Inch, Cogsworth in Beauty & The Beast and Mr. McQueen in Urinetown both at Wilmington Drama League. Jennifer Ambler/Janet – Jennifer has most recently been seen in Seussical: The Musical, Oliver, Laughter on the 23rd Floor and Clue. Other favorite shows include Anything Goes at Brandywiners, Three Penny Opera at Acrosstown Rep. Theater and as Edith in Pirates of Penzance at Footlighters. She’s a proud graduate of the University of Florida. Bob Duncan/Rocky - An accomplished electronic music artist, Rocky Horror marks Bob's musical theater debut. Randy Marheski/Narrator – Randy bring a great sense of humor to our Narrator and is thrilled at the prospect. Previous roles include Mr. Mcafee in Bye, Bye Birdie at Center Stage, Godspell here at Barnstormer’s and Gus Sharkey in Leader of the Pack. Tom Curtis/Riff Raff – Rocky Horror marks Tom’s theater debut and we welcome him with open arms as our Riff Raff. Ashley O’Connor/Columbia – Ashley comes back to The Barnstormer’s fresh off her turn as Little Red Ridinghood in Into the Woods and Mimi in Guys and Dolls. Other favorite roles include Kim in Bye, Bye Birdie, Velma in West Side Story and Ensemble work in Annie Get Your Gun, 42nd Street and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Jennifer Blakeley/Eddie/Dr. Scott – This is Jennifer’s second take on Rocky Horror Show last playing a Phantom. Other favorite roles include Maggie in Working at the Drexel Hill Players, Bobbi/Gabby in City of Angels and Godspell at The Barnstormer’s, The Story Teller in Children of Eden at Wilmington Drama League and Mrs. Scratcherd in Jane Eyre: The Musical at Narberth Community Theater. |
| The Cast: |
Photo by: Don Roman
| Will DeTurck/Executive Producer/Co-Director – Will is the Co- Founder of the Distortion Arts Project the partner of Rocky Horror. Will has worked in all capacities as an actor, stage manager and producer. Some of his favorite roles include: Hank/Lafe in Big River, Chris in Beau Jest, Rick in three different productions of Six Degrees, Hap in Death of a Salesman, Chris in All My Sons, Seymour in Little Shop and many others. As a producer, Mr. DeTurck cut his teeth originally with the band Lame, featuring future Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris and Tony Award Nominee Alice Ripley, K2 featuring Donnie Kehr and spent 2.5 years in house at the St. James Theater in NYC with the Tony-Winning production of The Who’s Tommy. Additionally, he’s Produced/Co-Produced West Side Story and Godspell under the stars as well as being the Artistic Director/Executive Producer of the Berks Theatre Alliance and Berks Theater Festival producing both One-Act Play Festivals, Christmas Celebration and teaching for Innercity At-Risk. He’s also appeared in the films: School Ties, Six Degrees of Separation, Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Miracle on 34th Street among others. Will would like to dedicate this endeavor to his mentors: Dr. Lynn Morrow, Carol Butler, Michael Simmons- DeFord, Michael Cerveris and Christian Hoff for teaching me what it is to be an arts professional! “Don’t Dream It ~ Be It!” Sharon Daws/Co-Director - Sharon has been involved in theater for a very long time. Some of her favorite roles include Madam La Solda in All Because of Agatha and Alice Kinnian in Flowers for Algernon. Sharon has written, directed and performed many shows for The Barnstormers, including co-directing Dear Santa with Marsha Amato-Greenspan. With The Rocky Horror Show, she ventures again into that realm, this time being her full-length musical co-directorial debut. When not on stage, or behind the scenes, she works in Direct Mail Operations. She follows many creative pursuits, including her recent adventure as the featured artist in Café Mocha’s Festival Show in September. She is currently attending college online and hoping to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree in May 2009. Sharon is grateful to her friends and family for all their help and support. Hi Billy! Lindsay Ouelette/Choreographer - Lindsay is currently in her senior year at University of the Arts studying Modern Dance Performance. Last November she danced with Martha Graham Dance Company in part of their 80th year celebration. She has choreographed and performed with the New Zenith Theatre in works such as Steven Sondeim's Company, Paul Shaffer's Equus, and Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Marc Kaplan/Musical Director - Marc Kaplan (who will onerously write this in third person) has been involved with the music scene in Philadelphia since 1992, when his parents asked him "If we get a piano, will you take lessons?" Realizing he had nothing to lose (and that music provided more longevity than baseball), he accepted the proposition. Within the short two weeks between getting the piano and starting lessons, Marc taught himself several silly songs and an extremely poor technique. Many years of lessons later, this was resolved. Marc has performed at many venues around Philadelphia, including the Academy of Music, Kimmel Center, Mann Music Center, Ortlieb's, TLA, etc., and even some that don't exist anymore (The 5 Spot, Club 218). Despite playing many shows out of Philadelphia, Marc longs to see the world playing music until he gets bored and retires to relative obscurity to write symphonies and film scores. Heathyr Haskins/Costume, Make-Up and Hair Designer = Heathyr is a graduate of Moore College of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design. Heathyr’s designs has appeared on runways from Philadelphia to NYC and as far as Scotland, Germany and Australia. Heathyr has exclusively desgined for the band Phish for their national and international tours, Cesium_137 and featured exclusively with Combichrist on their international tour as well as their video “Get Your Body Beat”. She is also the owner of Ration Clothing www.rationfashion.com. Randy Susevich/Lighting, Sound and Projections – Randy joined the NYU Steinhardt department of Music and Performing Arts Professions as Technical Director in 2006. He was previously technical director and lighting designer at Coe College in Iowa, building and lighting over 40 theatre productions. Randy has also been resident lighting designer for the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre and worked as a carpenter for the film and theatre. He has also worked and designed for The University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium, Timberlake Playhouse, and the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble. He previously taught music at both high school and college levels. His academic study includes music at Baldwin-Wallace College (B.M. E.), Indiana University (M.M.), and The University of Iowa (doctoral study) and studied technical theatre and design at The University of Iowa and Western Illinois University (M.F.A.). |
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| October 17, 18, 24, 25 and November 1 at 8 PM October 31 at midnight (special preshow, doors open at 9:30 PM) At the Barnstormer's Theater 402 Tome Street, Ridley Park, PA 19708 TICKETS: $15 Available at the door, or purchase in advance at 610-461-9969 or www.barnstormerstheater.com |
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| "Glass struts across the stage with a disco-queen attitude and sizzling vocals." -Jim Rutter, News of Delaware County |
Special thanks from ALL the cast to Don Roman, for his AMAZING photos! |