Photo Flash: First Look at Jobsite Theater's VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM
Jobsite Theater joins a nationwide tribute to the master of camp, 30 Years of Charles Busch - A Celebration, in conjunction with the company's favorite holiday! VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM will be directed by David M. Jenkins and runs October 29 through November 23, 2014 at the Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
One of the longest running plays in Off-Broadway history, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom tells the saga of two fatally seductive vampiresses, a virgin sacrifice (Coco & Homo's Zachary Hines) and her maker (veteran Jobsiteer Summer Bohnenkamp), whose paths first collide in ancient Sodom. Their bitter rivalry endures for nearly two thousand years with stops along the way in 1920's silent movie Hollywood and contemporary Las Vegas. Moving between histrionics of classic horror cinema and the cheerful nastiness of the backstage melodrama of manners All About Eve, Vampire Lesbians sparkles with spectacle, homage and double entendre.
Jobsite's production of Vampire Lesbians of Sodom features live music and musical interludes heavily influenced by vaudeville, English music hall, and post-war cabaret under the music direction of J. Elijah Cho. Expect unique takes on traditional and contemporary song and dance, from the 1916 torch song "Mon Homme (My Man)" to a certain theme-song from a bayou-based supernatural soap opera.
CAST:
Summer Bohnenkamp-Jenkins - Succubus / Condesa
J. Elijah Cho - Ali / Zack / Musician
Zachary Hines - Virgin / Astarte
Jamie Jones - Hujar / King Carlisle / Freddie
Spencer Meyers - Oatsie / Danny
Maggie Mularz - Renee Vain / P.J.
Katrina Stevenson - Etienne / Tracy
CREW:
J. Elijah Cho - Music Direction, Arrangements
Kaylin Gess - Scenic and Lighting Design Assistant
Joel Haker - Sound Consultant and Engineer
David M. Jenkins - Video Designer
Brian M. Smallheer - Scenic and Lighting Designer
Katrina Stevenson - Costume Designer
?Matthew Ray - Stage Manager
Julia Rudgers - Assistant Stage Manager
For more about the show, click here.
Photo Credit: Crawford Long
J. Elijah Cho (with guitar) is both Music Director and live accompanist for the musical interludes in Vampire Lesbians of Sodom. Also pictured: Spencer Meyers and Katrina Stevenson (rhythm instruments and backup vocals).
Zachary Hines (as the Virgin)
Maggie Mularz, Summer Bohnenkamp and Spencer Meyers in the show's finale
Zachary Hines (as Madeleine Andrews) and Summer Bohnenkamp (as Magda Legerdemain)
Zachary Hines (as Madeleine Andrews) and Jamie Jones (as Freddie)
Maggie Mularz (as Renee Vain) and Zachary Hines (as Madeleine Astarte)
Zachary Hines (as the Virgin)
Summer Bohnenkamp (as the Succubus) and Zachary Hines (as the Virgin)
Summer Bohnenkamp (as the Succubus) and Zachary Hines (as the Virgin)
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