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"Rocky Horror Show"
August 24 – September 23, 2006
By Richard O'Brien
Directed by Kevin T. Morales

Many of us remember going to the midnight showings of the film versions of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” back in the late 1970s and ’80s. Some of us even threw toast and rice. Possibly audience members costumed like the actors performed in front of the screen.

The show currently at Town Hall Theatre is exactly like the film, and yet, nothing like the film. Director Kevin Morales brings a euphoric energy to this staged production of "Rocky Horror Show," with a lively cast made up of Broadway actors as well as some familiar faces (well, if you can even recognize them, thanks to Melissa Paterson’s fantastical costumes and makeup design).

One of the actors had never even seen the film. “That’s what makes it interesting for me,” says Henry Perkins, who plays a delivery boy and a scientist in the show. He sings the show- stopper “Hot Patootie” and likens it to another part he played in 2004: Kenicke in CCMT’s “Grease!”

“Eddie is Kenicke,” he says of the delivery boy who undergoes a scientific experiment.

Sharing the stage in “Rocky Horror Show” is Ryan Meulpolder, who plays Rocky. Ryan, however, is familiar with the film, since he used to be one of those guys who would perform in front of the screen at all those midnight shows in Berkeley a decade ago. He played Rocky then, too.

“The challenge is trying to get all the old stuff out of my head,” he says.

Portraying Magenta is Rebecca Elyse, who says it’s a bit of a stretch. “I usually play the innocent,” she says. “Magenta has this subtle wildness.” But, she adds, she knows the show like the back of her hand. As a baby, her mom would take her to the movie version.

Also starring are Anne Letscher (Janet), who recently understudied Chava on Broadway’s revival of “Fiddler on the Roof"; and Peter Matthew Smith (Brad), who played Motel in “Fiddler on the Roof” and was also on Broadway in “Hairspray,” “Mama Mia” and “Rent.” Alec Warwick (Dr. Frank ’N’ Furter) is originally from England, where he starred in “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

Rounding out the cast are Bill Clemente, Sean Robert Griffin, Meghann May and many Transylvanians.

See what the critics are saying about "Rocky":

East Bay Express, Contra Costa Sun, Rossmore News

Audience members are welcome to purchase drinks and snacks downstairs and bring them to their seats in the upstairs theater; those over 21 might enjoy the show's signature drink, a spicy Bloody Mary!

Special note: Not intended for children under 14 (due to language, adult themes, sexuality).

Performance Dates for "Rocky Horror Show":

What: "Rocky Horror Show" When: August 24 – September 23, 2006 Where: Town Hall Theatre 3535 School Street Lafayette, CA 94549 Tickets: (925) 283-1557 Ticket Prices: * Adult - $23 Thursdays, $24 Sundays, $27 Fridays and Saturdays * Senior - $20 Thursdays, $22 Sundays, $24 Fridays and Saturdays * Youth (17 and under) - $19 Thursdays, $20 Sundays, $21 Fridays and Saturdays (Group pricing available - call for details). Rating: PG-14

About the Cast and Crew:

Kevin Morales has been an arts and theatre wonder since his days at the prestigious private Athenian School in Danville, where he wrote and directed a musical based on "The Great Gatsby." Kevin attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, majoring in directing. His Venus Rising Company has received Bay Area Critics Circle Nominations, Best Revival of a Musical by the San Francisco Chronicle and Best Director by the Contra Costa Times. Kevin was named one of the top 21 Visionaries of the Twenty-First Century by Diablo Magazine and recently finished his first feature film. He has presented three original productions for Town Hall Theatre Company -- Peter and Wendy, Love Lafayette and Let's Go to the Movies.

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