Hippodrome State Theatre: Current Production: The Rocky Horror Show


FRANK	MAGENTA	COLUMBIA	EDDIE


BRAD	DR. SCOTT	NARRATOR


RIFF-RAFF	JANET	ROCKY

THE PHABULOUS PHANTOMS

Babe Root, Rochelle Douris, Daniel J. DeVito, John Williams,
Jimi Carlson, Rebekah Durham, Keith S. Krutchkoff, Brandon Reece

("Science Fiction")

MARK CHAMBERS* (Frank N. Furter)

Mark Chambers made his Hippodrome debut as Geoffrey in The Sisters Rosenweig. He has appeared at the Portland Center Stage in Sylvia and A Tuna Christmas. This summer he informed the role of Frank N. Furter at the Roxy Theatre in Atlanta, GA. Mark lives in San Francisco, is an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church, and has appeared in the usual musical comedies, dramas, and Shakespeare classics, as well as dabbling in hand modeling and voice-over work. He will appear in the upcoming Robin Williams movie Patch Adams.

LAVON FISHER* (Usherette, Magenta)
LaVon is a familiar face here at the Hippodrome. She played Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle in the recent production of Beehive and appeared in A Christmas Carol 1996 as the Spirit of Christmas Past and The Neighbor Woman in A Streetcar Named Desire. While earning her Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting at the University of Florida, she appeared at the Constans Theatre as the Witch in Into the Woods, Geneva in 1940s Radio Hour, Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Dorine in Tartuffe and as The Acid Queen in The Who’s Tommy at the Seaside Music Theatre. LaVon recently competed at the American College Theatre Festival and brought home the gold a second time as the Southern Regional Winner.

JESSICA GRANDEY (Columbia)

From wild hairdos to charming underclothes, you will now see Jess test the boundaries of insanity through Columbia! This role is in partial fulfillment of her Musical Theatre BFA at the University of Florida. Past shows include Beehive the 60s Musical, Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar, and Eva Peron in Evita. This perfromance is dedicated to her upcoming London adventure and to absent friends! “Don’t dream it. Be it!”.

KEITH S. KRUTCHKOFF (Eddie, Phantom) Keith was first seen at the Hippodrome in Just So Stories. He also appeared in the one-act, Rain, which was performed in the Hippodrome Gallery. Keith also sings bass with a doo-wop group called Croon City. Keith’s goal is to make one person in the audience “feel” something from his performance. Special thanks to his mom for all her support who is, luckily, his biggest fan.

BOBBY MATTEAU* (Brad)
has been seen as Che in the national tour of Evita, Jesus Christ in the South American tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, and Claude in the European tour of Hair. He has also played Claw Hammer in the South American tour of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Sancho in the national tour of Man of La Mancha. Among others, Bobby was also seen in Over the Rainbow at the Florida Studio Theatre.

RUSTY SALLING* (Doctor Scott)

Rusty has appeared in 76 productions at the Hippodrome. He has survived 20 productions of A Christmas Carol, the last eight in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Previous appearances include A Streetcar Named Desire, To Kill A Mockingbird, All in the Timing, Lonely Planet, The Sisters Rosensweig, Broken Glass, Lost in Yonkers, Prelude to a Kiss, West Side Story, Lettice and Lovage, Accomplice, Rumors, Driving Miss Daisy, The Boys Next Door, Absent Friends, Noises Off, Season's Greetings, Amadeus and The Elephant Man, as well as the title roles in Macbeth, The Norman Conquests, The Dresser, and Cyrano de Bergerac. He toured the Southeast, including 11 Florida prisons, in Waiting for Godot and has appeared in two films: A Flash of Green and The Savage Hunt. Additionally, he is the Hippodrome's Computer Geek-in-Residence and Webmaster of the Hippodrome internet site, http://hipp.gator.net.

MARK SEXTON* (Narrator)
Mark first appeared on the Hipp mainstage in 1977 as Alan Strang in Equus. His favorite roles include Renfield in Dracula, Greg in Sylvia, Danforth in I’m Not Rappaport, Scoop in The Hiedi Chronicles, Jake in Rum and Coke, Rex Stockman in Accomplice, Mark in M. Butterfly, Orlando in As You Like It, Lord Alfred in Lord Alfred's Lover, and Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. His non-stage roles include General Manager of the Hippodrome.

BILLY SHARPE* (Riff-Raff)

Billy is a native of Wilson, North Carolina with a degree in Music Education from East Carolina University. He recently performed the role of Sparky in Forever Plaid at the Hangar Theatre. He has toured Europe in On the Town, Korea in Annie, and the US in 42nd Street. Billy is thrilled to be a part of this production of Rocky Horror!I

CINDY THRALL* (Janet/Choreographer)
Cindy is thrilled to be returning to the Hippodrome after appearing this summer in the 60s hit musical Beehive. Cindy is also honored to wear the hat of choreographer. Cindy was a theatre/dance major at Stephen F. Austin State University, where she was the first undergraduate to choreograph the season’s musical. Cindy started as a classical ballerina in St. Petersburg, Florida, under the tutelage of Margaret Bryant. She then spent a couple of years with the Houston Ballet. Choreography credits include Mame, Pippin, Godspell, nightclub acts, corporate events and television. Cindy spent a few years on the road singing with a Texas Rock-n-Roll band and shared the bill with legends such as Bo Diddley, The Blasters, The Thunderbirds, and the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughn. Some of Cindy’s favorite musical theatre roles include: Z’s favorite in Will Rogers Follies, Ivy Smith in On The Town, Elizaveta in the second national tour of Grand Hotel, Shelia in A Chorus Line, and Mary McCloud in Detective Story. Cindy spent 9 months touring with the European company of The Rocky Horror Show, under the direction of Christopher Malcolm. Cindy also spent a summer singing with MCA recording artist Meat Loaf. Influences range from Gene Kelly to James Brown! Cindy dedicates this show to the true Rock-n-Roller, (and the strangeness this life offers up to us) - her sister, Lynda. And loving memory of V.H.D.native of Wilson, North

JON TOWNSON (Rocky)

Jon Townson, a second year graduate student at the University of Florida, is very excited to be on stage at the Hippodrome. He was last seen as Cleante in Tartuffe at the University, where he received an Irene Ryan nomination. He graduated with a BFA in theatre from Auburn University, where he performed, among other roles, as Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, and Ben Gant in Look Homeward, Angel. He would like to thank his family and friends for their support, especially his fiancée Kelly, and their cat, Poop.

*Member of Actors' Equity Association,
the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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