THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

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THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Music, Lyrics, & Book by Richard O’Briend

Founder Steven Jones

Producer Catherine Carpenter Cox

Executive Artistic Director Andy Baldwin

Director/Choreographer Brandon Mason

Choreographer Kelly McCain

Music Director & Piano-Conductor Hans Grim

Music Supervisor Bruce Greer

Associate Choreographer Ania Lyons

Lighting Designer/Engineer & Technical Director Scott Guenther

Sound Designer & Engineer Bill Eickenloff

Costume Designer & Coordinator D’mariel Jones & Catherine Carpenter Cox

Props & Set Coordinator Spencer Meadow

Stage Manager Maddie Collins

Assistant Stage Manager Jenny Dang

Lighting & A/V Rental SEG Services

MAGENTA Tiana Shuntae Alexander

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: Her most recent portrayal was the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi in “ HELLO DOLLY” with Stolen Shakespeare Guild. She has also worked with Soul Rep Theatre company portraying the character Nkechi in the regional premier of “GOOD GRIEF.” She has also performed in their Black Men Illuminated play Festival and as Fiona in the regional premiere of “ Amazing Grace.” She has written many one woman shows including “ Pieces of Me” produced and directed by Tiana and “BlackGIRL” directed by Curtis King at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters.. She has been in numerous productions: Prelude to a kiss ( Taylor), Twelfth Night ( Dame Toby Belch) Legally Blonde (former Laker Girl/Judge), Hair(Ronny), The Wiz ( Evilene), Medea(Medea), White Christmas (Martha) and many more.

Education: Booker T. Washington High school for the performing and visual arts and graduate of Grambling State University

Shout Outs & Thanks: Tiana is an Irma P. Hall award winner for Best Supporting Actress in a musical for her performance in “ Gospel Hallelujah” at Jubilee Theatre. She is also an Urban Arts Acting Company member and Soul Rep Company Member. Tiana believes that with God all things are possible and hopes to be a positive light to whomever she encounters.

BRAD Ryan Michael Friedman

Lyric Stage: Hero (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)

Professional/Regional/Community: Church & State (Stage West); Frank-N-Friend (Casa Mañana); Tuck Everlasting (Casa Mañana and Dallas Children’s Theater); Sound of Music; Everybody (Stage West); The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Florida Studio Theater)

Education: Florida State University

Shout Outs & Thanks: Thank you to all my friends and family during this time of transition!

JANET Anna Pena

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: Most recent theater credits: Bonnie Parker in Bonnie & Clyde the Musical (Theater Denton), and Heather Chandler in Heathers The Musical (Theater Denton).

Education: Casa Mañana, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

Shout Outs & Thanks: Thank you to everyone at Lyric Stage, my family and friends who have supported me and helped made this opportunity possible!

NARRATOR Jeff Swearingen

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: 12 MIGHTY ORPHANS /Sony Pictures, THE CHOSEN/Amazon, BREAKERS/Amazon, ONE PIECE, TAKT OP. DESTINEY and SING FOR ME YESTERDAY with Crunchyroll, AMERICAN CRIME/ ABC, REVOLUTION/NBC, POMPEII with Kitchen Dog Theatre and STIFF at The Barrow Group Theatre in NYC. Performs improv locally with The Victims and Fun Grip. Represented by The Mary Collins Agency.

Education: The Streets

Shout Outs & Thanks: Shout-outs and thank you's to Robin and Frankie!!

RIFF RAFF Ethan Rodriguez-Mullins

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: "Spider-The Diary Of A Worm, A Spider, And A Fly (Dallas Children’s Theatre National Tour); Hamlet-Hamlet ESP (Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival); LeFou-Beauty & The Beast (DCT); Mr. Tumnus-The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe (DCT); Doody-Grease (Firehouse)

MD Credits: Godspell (CORP), Addams Family (NTPA), Park-A-Palooza ll (Collin College) Workshop with Christian Borle

Shout Outs & Thanks: Thank you to my friends and family for all their support! Thank you to all of our directors and -ographer for being our fierce and fearless leaders through this amazing process! Thank you to the cast for pushing me to be a better and more well-rounded performer every single day since we met. Thank you.

COLUMBIA Alena Cardenez

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: Alena Cardenez, having played Magenta thirteen years ago, feels like she is literally doing the time warp again! Rocky Horror is one of her most cherished shows, and she feels privileged to be playing Columbia this time around. Other credits include Rizzo/GREASE at Garland Summer Musicals, Sister Robert Anne/NUNSENSE at MainStage Irving, Eva Peron/EVITA at Music Theatre of Denton, and lead vocalist at Hong Kong Disneyland.

Education:

Shout Outs & Thanks: She’d like to thank this amazing cast and production team, supporters, friends, family, and incredible audience. Remember, “Don’t dream it, BE it.”

FRANK 'N' FURTER Jeff Wells

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: Frank ‘N’ Furter (Casa Manana)

ROCKY JT Snyder

Lyric Stage: Miles - A funny thing happened on the way to the forum : Magaldi - Evita : Ensemble - Man of La Mancha

Shout Outs & Thanks: JT wants to thank his friends and family for all the support.

EDDIE Jose Ruiz-Gonzalez

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: Max in A Comedy of Tenors at Okoboji Summer Theatre; Stanford/Ensemble in Bright Star at Okoboji Summer Theatre; Ensemble in Legally Blonde at Okoboji Summer Theatre; Male Understudy in An Inspector Calls in Okoboji Summer Theatre; Hervé/Guy/Ensemble in Fabulation at Jubilee Theatre

Education: BFA Musical Theatre Major, Class of 2023 at TCU. My credits at Theatre TCU include: Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity, Man with Scar Tissue/Golf Club in Marisol, Shem in Children of Eden, Principal in The Melody Lingers On, Pablo Gonzales in A Streetcar Named Desire, Pablo in Sister Act

Shout Outs & Thanks: To the director, creative team, and cast, thank you so much for putting together this wonderful experience! I’d also like to thank my friends, family and my girlfriend, Belleza, for always supporting me and pushing me towards my passions!

PHANTOM/TRANSYLVANIAN Kyleigh Freeman

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: Vivienne in Legally Blonde, Ariel in The Little Mermaid, and Sunny Erhard in The Greatest Generational Love Trilogy.

Shout Outs & Thanks: My Nina who is watching me from above!

PHANTOM/TRANSYLVANIAN Antavius Draughn

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: "Film/Commercial Credits: Betterman Movement (Promo)-Young Adult; Fifth Wheel (Short Film)-Carl; Topgolf (Nationwide commercial)-Extra; American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story-Rams football player extra; Suffrage (Short Film)-Activist; Prep (DFW Commercial)-Main Dancer; House of Spirits (A Cocktail Soiree)-The Curator; Dave and Busters (Commercial)-Game Watcher; Tiff's Treats (Commercial)-Employee

Professional Credits with Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival: Aladdin-Guard#2/Prince#2; The Tempest -Francisco/Mariner/Fury; Newsies-Oscar Delaney; Hamlet-Rosencrantz; Beauty and the Beast-Ensemble; Company Cabaret-Singer

Education: Southeastern Oklahoma State University: B.A. in Musical Theatre with a minor in Dance. Paris Junior College: Associate’s degree in science: Theatre

Shout Outs & Thanks: A big shout out to all my friends, family, and supporters out there. You all are the reason why I keep going every single day. Love ya'll

PHANTOM/TRANSYLVANIAN Hayley Conrad Meyer

Lyric Stage: Debut

Education: Junior BFA Musical Theatre at TCU, Jackie in Wild Party, Swing (US Betsy, Carmen, Frenchie, Louise, Rosie, and 5 ballroom girls), Featured Dance in Wonder Women, Featured Dancer in Children of Eden, Principal Singer in The Melody Lingers On

Shout Outs & Thanks: I'd like to give a huge shoutout to my TCU fam and faculty for their support, and to Cari and Hannah for their constant love and care.

PHANTOM/TRANSYLVANIAN Octavian Lewis

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: Octavian Lewis has performed in a host of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' prestigious Summer Youth Arts Institute Productions. He was also featured in TBAAL's Season 37th Promising Young Artists Series. He most recently performed in RENT at North Texas Performing Arts' Willow Bend Theatre as Tom Collins.

Education: Octavian earned his education and discovered his love for the arts through a host of schools such as, W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Lakeview Centennial High School Dance Magnet, Texas College, and currently the University of North Texas at Dallas.

Shout Outs & Thanks: He is grateful to his friends and family for their love and support and would like to thank all those involved in Rocky Horror Show for making this a rewarding experience. Shout-out to Doug Sturdivant, Saul Gates, Tiana Shaunte Alexander, Daniel Dean Miranda, and Rachael Berros.

PHANTOM/TRANSYLVANIAN Isabella Zambrano

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: Betty Parris in The Crucible (opera by Robert Ward) (SMU); Out of Our Heads (The Hopeful Theatre Project); Liesl in The Sound of Music (Playhouse 1960); Three-year cast member of the Texas Renaissance Festival

Education: Currently pursuing BM in Vocal Performance at Southern Methodist University

Shout Outs & Thanks: She'd like to thank the Lyric Stage directors for giving her the opportunity to be part of such an amazing experience, and she sends love to all the friends and family that never fail to provide encouragement and support!

PHANTOM/TRANSYLVANIAN Jessica Webba

Lyric Stage: "Ali" (Sophie's Friend) in Mamma Mia, "Sarah's Friend" in Ragtime in Concert, "Myself" in The Broadway Pops Concert.

Professional/Regional/Community: WaterTower Theatre in the "Bridges of Madison County in Concert" production as a Pit Singer/State Fair Singer US.

Education: A proud graduate of Texas Christian University (BA in Music) currently pursuing an MBA at the University of North Texas.

Shout Outs & Thanks: She would like to thank her family and friends for all the continuous support! Rocky Horror is a show like no other and she is thrilled to experience it with you (the audience)!

PHANTOM/TRANSYLVANIAN Maya Hernandez-Pearson

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Main Street Theatre for Youth), Let Me Down Easy (Sam Houston State University), Once On This Island (Sam Houston State University), Susan and God (Theatre Three), Picnic (Theatre Three), Wally World (WaterTower Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (Family Music Theatre), Hunchback of Notre Dame (Family Music Theatre)

Education: BFA Musical Theatre Sam Houston State University

Shout Outs & Thanks: To my mom, the superfan, for educating me on all things rocky horror, and my amazing/supportive/artsy family.

PHANTOM/TRANSYLVANIAN Audrey Beyersdorfer

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: The Lost Colony (Ensemble), The Muny (Ensemble), Variety (Ensemble)

Education: BFA Musical Theatre Junior at Texas Christian University

Shout Outs & Thanks: Thanks and love to Mom, Dad, Ann, Emily, and Rachel!

PHANTOM/TRANSYLVANIAN Jonah Munroe

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: A Chorus Line( Mainstage Irving), What To Send Up When It Goes Down(Stage West), Primetime For Murder (Pegasus Theatre), Les Liasons Dangeruses(Theatre Three)

PHANTOM/TRANSYLVANIAN Ethan Massengale

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: Burrs in The Wild Party at TCU, Abel in Children of Eden at TCU, and Dwayne in 9 to 5 at Garland Summer Musicals

Education: Senior Musical Theatre major at TCU

Shout Outs & Thanks: Thank you to my family for their continued support and to my sinners!

PHANTOM/TRANSYLVANIAN Gena Loe

Lyric Stage: Debut

Professional/Regional/Community: Clue (Miss Scarlet), Dallas Theater Center; Dragons Love Tacos (Yellow Dragon), Dallas Children’s Theater; Beauty and the Beast (Babette), DCT; The Island of the Skog (Hannah), DCT; Ella Enchanted: The Musical (Olive), DCT; Kinky Boots (Ensemble), Uptown Players; Disaster! (Ensemble/Dance Captain), Uptown Players; Winter Wonderettes (Suzy), One-Thirty Productions.

Education: Alumni of Chamberlain School of Performing Arts. BFA Musical Theater and Dance Minor from Ohio Northern University

Shout Outs & Thanks: She would like to thank her friends and family for continuing to encourage her to dance her heart out!

MAGENTA Jessica Webba

BRAD Ethan Massengale

JANET Isabella Zambrano

RIFF RAFF Ethan Massengale, Jonah Munroe

COLUMBIA Gena Loe

FRANK 'N' FURTER Hayley Conrad Meyer

EDDIE/DR. SCOTT Jonah Munroe

SWINGS

Piano/Conductor Hans Grim

Synthesizer Brittany Haywood

Bb Tenor Saxophone Susan Ishii

Guitar Sam Walker

Bass Guitar Canyon Kafer

Drums Wes Griffin

Producer Catherine Carpenter Cox

Founder Steven Jones

Executive Artistic Director Andy Baldwin

Resident Music Supervisor Bruce Greer

Accountant & Payroll Gillian Adams

Publicist Katie-Rose Watson

Director of Schmidt & Jones Awards Amy Stevenson

Season 29 Resident Choreographer Kelly McCain

Season 29 Resident Lighting Designer Scott Guenther

1. Overture - Orchestra

2. "Science Fiction" - Magenta, Chorus

3. "Damn it, Janet" - Brad, Janet, Chorus

4. "Over at the Frankenstein Place" - Brad, Janet, Chorus

4a. Instrumental - Orchestra

5. "Time Warp" - Riff-Raff, Magenta, Columbia, Narrator, Chorus

6. "Sweet Transvestite" - Frank, Brad, Magenta, Riff-Raff, Columbia, Chorus

6a. Instrumental - Orchestra

7. "The Sword of Damocles" - Rocky, Chorus, Narrator

8. "Charles Atlas Song" - Frank

9. "Hot Patootie" - Eddie, Chorus

9a. Instrumental - Orchestra

10. "Charles Atlas (Reprise)" - Frank, Phantoms, Janet

Act II

11. Entr’acte - Orchestra

11a. Instrumental - Orchestra

11b. Instrumental - Orchestra

11c. Instrumental - Orchestra

12. "Touch-a Touch Me" - Janet, Magenta, Columbia

12A. Instrumental - Orchestra

13. "Once in a While" - Narrator, Brad, Phantoms

13a. Instrumental - Orchestra

13b. Instrumental - Orchestra

13c. Instrumental - Orchestra

14. "Eddie’s Teddy" - Doctor Scott, Narrator, Frank, Columbia, Chorus

14a. Instrumental - Orchestra

15. "Planet Schmanet" - Frank, Columbia, Janet, Narrator, Chorus

15a. Instrumental - Orchestra

16. "Floor Show" - Columbia, Rocky, Frank, Doctor Scott, Janet, Riff-Raff

17. "I’m Going Home" - Frank

17a. Instrumental - Orchestra

17b. "Space Ship" - Choir

18. "Super Heroes" - Brad, Janet, Narrator

19. "Science Fiction (Reprise)" - Magenta

20. Tabs: "Floor Show"/"Hot Patootie" - Frank, Eddie, All

21. Finale: "Time Warp" - Narrator, All