ROCKY HORROR SHOW Comes to Manoa Valley Theatre

Manoa Valley Theatre completes its momentous 50th anniversary play season with the hilarious musical comedy sci-fi fantasy by Richard O'Brien playing July 18th - August 4th. One fateful night, Brad Majors and his fiancée, Janet Weiss - a wholesome and utterly normal young couple in love - innocently set out to visit an old professor. Unfortunately for them, this night out is destined to be one they will never forget. A thunderstorm and a flat-tire force them to seek help at the castle of Dr. Frank 'N' Furter, an alien, transvestite scientist with a manic genius and insatiable libido. Brad, Janet, and Frank 'N' Furter's cohorts are swept up into the scientist's latest experiment. The night's misadventures will cause Brad and Janet to question everything they've known about themselves, each other, love, and lust. A loving homage to the classic B sci-fi film and horror genres with an irresistible rock'n'roll score, The Rocky Horror Show is a hilarious, wild ride that no audience will soon forget.

Guest Director is Rob Duval. Guest Music Director is Jenny Shiroma. Choreography by Katherine Jones. Assistant Director is Hulita Drake and Assistant to the Director is Denise Aiko Chinen. Set design and scenic art is by MJ Matsushita. Lighting design is by Janine Myers. Master Electrician is Christian Londos. Co-costume design is by Jennifer Hart and Trudy Hodnefield. Props design is by Sara Ward. Hair and make-up design by Lisa Ponce de Leon. Sound design is by Jason Taglianetti. The stage manager is Erich Steinwandt-Gudoy. Performing in the show are Nick Amador as Brad, Jarren Amian as Frank 'N' Furter, Natalie Borsky as Columbia, Jared Duldulao as Riff Raff, Colin Gardner as Rocky, Athena K. Iokepa as Phantom/Transylvanian, Sean Kaya as Phantom/Transylvanian, Nathaniel Kraft as Phantom/Transylvanian, LeGrand Tolo Lawrence as Narrator, Kat Nakano as Phantom/Transylvanian, Kela Neil as Phantom/Transylvanian, Alexander J. Readmond as Rocky Understudy, Montana Rizzuto as Eddie / Dr. Scott, Ixchel Samaniego as Usherette/Magenta, Matthew Gabriel Soriano as Phantom/Transylvanian, Presley Alexander Wheeler as Phantom/Transylvanian, Tiffany Yamauchi as Usherette/Phantom and Alexandria Zinov as Janet.

The production will run July 18 - August 4. Show times are Wed. 7:30 p.m., Thur. 7:30 p.m., Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 8 p.m., and Sun. 4 p.m. Tickets are $40. Seniors and military are admitted for $35, youth 25 years old and younger are $22. Minimum age is 16. Call 988-6131 or purchase tickets online at manoavalleytheatre.com. The doors will open for seating one hour prior to each performance. Beverages will be available for purchase on site. No outside food or drinks are allowed. The play is performed in two acts with one intermission.

The Golden Anniversary Season Sponsor is D. Suehiro Electric, Inc.

The Season Benefactor Sponsors are Cades Schutte and the Cades Foundation and the George Mason Fund of Hawaii Community Foundation. The Season Presenter Sponsors are First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation, Honolulu Star-Advertiser and `Iolani School. Season Sponsors are Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. and Ramona Sayre in memory of Jeff Sayre.

Play sponsors are Jeff Portnoy in memory of Sandi Portnoy and Trecker, Fritz & Williams.

 

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