NYCRHPS

Amanda

August

Bridgette

Chase

Ella

Emilie

Eric

Greg

Greg W.

Hadrien

Hillary

Jack

Jackson

Jacob

Jen

Jessie

Jon

Kaylynn

Kristin

Kyle

Laurel

Maria

Matt

Meg

Megan

Michelle

Mya

NatasJah

Nick

Olivia

Rachel

Renee

Ryan

Sarah

Savannah

Stephanie

Victoria

William

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FAQ

Emilie

When I was twelve I asked my dad to drive me to an audition. Our local theater was doing a production of Rocky Horror Picture Show and I had to be in it. there was this girl in my drama club who was also auditioning and I was probably in love with her. She was an older woman (thirteen and a half) and beautiful. My father absolutely refused, and as hormonal seventh graders often do, I told him he was ruining my life.

Fast forward to 2016, I got my heart broken, ran away to Europe, fell very much in love, drank a lot of wine, slept in a car, donated all my clothes and came home to my mom. I can't wait until I have my mid-life crisis.

My first weekend back in New York I was invited by the two grooviest people I know to come see Rocky, and so I came...over and over and over.

For some reason this huge bunch of weirdos saw potential in me so now I get to spend every weekend showing off my beautiful chubby body to strangers from all over the world with the people I love most in the world. It doesn't get much better than that.

Greg W.

I, Smol’ Greg, saw my first shadowcast in Cleveland when I was 16, but I become a regular Frankie fan until I got to NYC. I was immediately obsessed with NYC RHPS, and I joined almost right away. Starting on lights in February of 2016, I am so proud to be a regular, muscle-less Rocky. Rocky Lite, if you will. I’ve also had the absolute pleasure of jumping into the roles of Magenta and Janet, for midnight shows, and Frank and Brad for events and pre-shows. Eventually, I intend to get into the pants of every character.

Honestly, the best part of Rocky is the community. Having been in a cast for just a short while, it’s awesome how I openly I was welcomed into this disturbing club. Every single person I have met has been like a new best friend. I know that any time theres a Rocky friend anywhere, it’s guaranteed to be an unforgettable experience. I’m so happy to be in this cast; My gay ass loves every single moment he gets to be Smol’ Greg.

Hadrien

The first time I saw the RHPS, it was in 2015 at Studio Galande, the Parisian temple of Rocky. I never saw the movie before, but my girlfriend at that time was a huge fan, so I brought her to the show of The Deadlystings. And it was incredible, new, fresh, amazing. So at the end of the show, I asked to join the cast. The Cast Presidents wanted to bring on my then-girlfriend, but not me! Two weeks later I was on stage as Brad.

I performed for nearly 2 years in my French cast as Brad and Frank. My most memorable show was on the 14th of November 2015, the day after the big terrorists attack in Paris. We decided, 5 of us, to perform the show, even though ALL shows, concerts, and performances where forbidden that day. It was our way to commemorate the 130 people who died the day before in the Batclan shooting; To not stop in the fear and continue laughing. Moreover we knew that Rocky was something repulsive for ISIS so It gave more power to our show that night.

In September 2016, I moved to NYC and join NYC RHPS.

Wherever you go, you find a family.

Jack

I first saw the show at PACA in Erie, PA with my girlfriend. I fell in love with the show but I was worried my girlfriend would be weirded out. Fortunately she loved it too and I knew she was the one.

I joined the cast because it has been something I wanted to do since I started, but I have been moving location to location for the past two years and have finally settled in NYC so I took my chance. I love the liberation and community that being in the cast and crew provides. The community is everything, it's about lifting each other up, lifting the audience up, and having a good time. No judgements or stigma against anyone. Everyone is free to be themselves and we stick up for each other when we're down. I made more friends the first weekend I joined Rocky than I have the whole past year. I felt at home day one.

Jen

Played "Floorshow" Frank N Furter at the 35th Anniversary All-Star Performance of RHPS on the Million Dollar Theater stage during SinsCon, September 2010

Won "Best Trixie" at the 4711 Con Costume Contest, April 2011

Played "Sweet Transvestite" Frank N Furter at the All-Star Performance of RHPS on the House of Blues stage at 4711 Con, April 2011

Played "Lab Scene" Frank N Furter at the All-Star Performance of RHPS at RKO Con, August 2013

Played Frank N Furter at the International All-Star Performance of RHPS at Freiluftkino Rehberge, Berlin, August 2015

Played "Floorshow" Frank N Furter at the All-Star Performance of RHPS at RHPS40 Con, September 2015

Owner of Deadly Sting Tattoos & Wigs

Jon

I first saw the Rocky Horror Picture Show because I was trying to impress a pretty girl so I went to go see her Columbia debut for NYC RHPS in May 2016. I was immediately obsessed with the show, and ended up going twice a week nearly every weekend - it was the most expensive date she never knew she was on. Now we're together.

I took awesome pictures for the cast for a few months, but then decided that it didn't suit my enormous ego - I'd much rather be onstage for people to berate.

Kyle

Kyle is a lazy piece of flesh who doesn’t like to submit their blurb about themselves for several months after they were due, however his willingness to drive cast mates home after a night to save them from shady people on public transportation is why we keep him around.

For years I was hounded by friends and family alike to go out to a showing of Rocky Horror, and the more that I was urged on by friends, the less I wanted to go. I was a rebellious person who only really wanted to do things on his own time back then, I guess. I had seen the movie in bits and pieces over the course of my life, but never sat to watch the entire thing in one shot about a year and a half back, and was hooked. I had just moved to New York, was alone and struggling to find my place in the city so I went looking for a shadowcast. I mean, these were my friends and family who were pushing me to go so long ago, so they must have been onto something for me.

One Friday night in August of 2016 I came out, a know-nothing virgin about on par with the level of Jon Snow, and had a blast. Then I kept coming back, and kept coming back every week just to watch and scream. There were nights where I was the only voice and there were nights where I was just one voice in the sea of a crowd, but there I sat in the third row, third seat from the right every week. I had thought about putting in an application at one point, but decided that I would be much better served providing the participation for the crowd. Until one of the other audience members decided that they didn’t like the screaming and threw their water on me in disgust.

A brief chat with Meg about the incident turned into my interview, which turned into her prompting me the next week about why she hasn’t gotten my application, demanding it in her inbox. I filled it out the next day, and started the following week. They haven’t been able to get rid of me or my terrible, awful jokes ever since. These people are my NY family and I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for them bringing me on cast.

Laurel

Laurel is a collection of knives arranged in the shape of a human girl. She can best be found by calling out "Take my love, take my land..." and waiting for her to finish the line. She would like to pet your dog. Please do not try to feed her; it will only end in disaster.

Managing Director and co-founder of Newly Human Productions, a Brooklyn-Based Shadowcast Company. We do the weird stuff. And the sparkly stuff. And definitely the queer stuff.

Fun RHPS Facts About Laurel:

She dressed up as Columbia to see the show for the first time in Palo Alto, CA (Bawdy Caste in 2004-2005).

She played Columbia for two years with the Diabolical Chickens (Sarah Lawrence College cast, 2009-2010)

She has natural Magenta hair cut short enough to pass for Columbia

Her dad was in a Rocky Horror Show cast when he was in high school. She refuses to know who he played.

Meg

I came to a NYCRHPS performance when I was fifteen. All my friends and I were super into Rocky in high school and I HAD to see the show for real when I came to New York for Christmas that year. It was amazing and I was hooked!

I hadn't worked for a theatre crew for about a year before I joined and I missed it terribly. One weekend I went to see the show on a whim and spoke to Tom about working on the crew and joined a few weeks later. It was completely perfect for me because I had always loved the movie and show, and had the chance to get back into work that I loved and to meet lots of fantastic people!

Nick

I first saw few scenes of the Rocky Horror Picture Show when channel flipping when I was 8 or 9. The first Shadow Cast I saw was the now defunct Long Island Cast, The Unconventional Conventialists, in August 2011.

I joined the Long Island Cast in February 2014 a week after seeing them perform because I had seen a few other Shadow Casts and had been wanting to join one for a while. I then joined NYC RHPS in May of 2016.

My Rocky Achievements include performing as a Transylvanian in The 40th Anniversary Convention at The Historic Ziegfeld Theatre in NYC, September 2015, and performing as Dr Scott (Floorshow) at RKO Con 2 (The 41st Annual Rocky Horror Convention), August 2016.

After going to 2 conventions and being part of this wonderful community for 3 years now I have to say my favorite part is seeing at the hard work everyone puts in to everything whether its costumes, props or other aspects.

Savannah

I was forbidden to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show by my mom when I was about 12 but I had an actor friend who was playing Frank who I knew would SLAY and I was not about to miss out on that. My dad took me in secret and we had the most incredible time... until I ran into my girl scout troop leader. I was grounded for a month.

I ran away to NYC for school and found the nearest cast to bother with my presence until they finally let me join. Persistence is key, but it also helps if they recognize you. Lace-fronts and excellent makeup skills prevented them from realizing I was the same person coming every weekend for nearly six months.

NYCRHPS- "Sorry, we don't let the public in until 12"

Me- "Guys....it's still me."

Stephanie

Then: I first watched Rocky Horror in 2008 at a friend's Rocky-themed birthday party. The very next day, I was driving around South Florida in my minivan, blasting the soundtrack on a mix CD (y'all remember CDs?) I burned that morning.

Now: I joined NYC RHPS cast back in 2014 —about 6 months after graduating college / moving to the city— and it's one of the best personal, professional, and creative decisions I've ever made.

PSA: Do you work in an office all day? Are you itching to push yourself creatively and make lifelong friends from diverse backgrounds? Do it. Push yourself! Joining this band of weirdos and performers made me a better leader, and a more confident human.

Victoria

I was introduced to Rocky Horror at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (or, “nerd camp”). It’s a CTY tradition for the graduating members of a given year to give a Rocky performance for the younger students. I remember watching it my first year, when I was twelve; the sound was awful and I could barely see the actors. My friends and I watched the movie on an iPhone the following day, and, being “ordinary, healthy kids,” we still didn’t understand it. Four years later, for my final CTY year, I was tapping my way across the quad as Columbia! (shoutout to the CTY Class of ‘16)

I moved to New York for college and immediately handed in an application for joining the cast. I got thrown into the deep end as a proptart for Halloween 2017, which was the adventure of a lifetime. I’ve since returned to my Columbia tailcoat and bowtie, and I very much embrace my role as the “littlest cinnamon roll” of NYC RHPS.

Rocky Horror carries a lot of emotional significance for me; it’s given me life-changing memories with my nerd camp friends, the self-confidence to tear my clothes off on a New York City stage, and the opportunity to be a part of this wonderful NYC RHPS family. The Rocky community, with all of its quirks, is a magical one, and I’m endlessly astounded by the kindness of our cast and of the members of other casts that travel such incredible distances to see our show. I’ve made so many fantastic friends and memories already, and I hope to make many, many more.