The Chapel Street Players' (CSP) 49th FUNdraiser
production is the horror-comedy midnight musical, The Rocky Horror Show. Richard
O'Brien's cult classic camp fest is about two conservative lovebirds (Brad
Majors and Janet Weiss) who get entangled with a group of out-of-this-world
freaks, led by the self-proclaimed sweet transvestite Dr. Frank N' Furter.
After leaving their friends' wedding, Brad decides to pop the question
to Janet. After she accepts his marriage proposal, the two decide to visit Dr.
Scott, the man (or in this production, woman) who introduced them in his
science class. On their way, a flat tire cuts their journey short, and they
walk to an ominous castle for assistance. Greeted by Riff Raff, the menacing
butler, the two ultra-conservative lovers are then led through the spooky
castle and its array of weirdo servants/inhabitants (Riff Raff's sister
Magenta, the brokenhearted Colombia, and the Usher and Usherette) and
through the classic audience-participation number - "The Time Warp" -
before meeting the nefarious master of the house.
Afterward, Frank N' Furter appears and asks the couple to be his
guests as he reveals his latest creation - a boy toy Adonis for his carnal
pleasures. Unable to escape, Brad and Janet stay - and begin to question their
traditional values regarding sex and love - and even take part in some of the
evening's shenanigans.
Andrew John Mitchell directs this amazing production with a tight
hand, something this show needs otherwise it could become total chaos. He has
assembled a fantastic cast (Michael Parillo as Frank N' Furter, Justin Walsh as
Brad, Caitlin E. Adams as Janet, Thomas Russell as Riff Raff; Lucy Marie Smith
as Magenta; Laura Dunbar as Colombia; Dennis Conner as the creature (Rocky);
Renee G. O'Leary, the only cast member to appear in every CSP FUNdraiser
production, as Dr. Scott; Brett Pearson as Colombia's love interest and Frank
N' Furter's foe, Eddie; A.J. LoPorto as the Usher; and Suzanne Stein as the
Usherette. Ms. Stein also finely choreographed the production. This cast ROCKS
CSP! Even if the show was bad, which it's not, the price of admission would be
well worth seeing Ms. O'Leary's costume at the end of the second-act. Everyone
in the Delaware theater community knows that she is a great performer, but in
this production she also proves she's a real "trouper."
The cast brings the musical to life on a spectacular multipurpose set
by Christina Bartley. The set evokes a grand movie palace, with a mad
scientist's laboratory.
The Rocky
Horror Show ends June
23. Get your tickets now, because you don't want to miss this FUN! Also, take
an extra $5.00 with you, so you can buy a goody-bag with all the items you need
to participate in the show; besides throwing the goody-bag's items, don't be surprised
if audience members are shouting comments during the show. All you ROCKY
"non-virgins" know what I'm talking about! For information and
tickets, visit www.chapelstreetplayers.org
or call 302.368.2248.
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