Get set to do the Time Warp once again, because the cult classic musical “The Rocky Horror Show” will be brought to life by Bainbridge Performing Arts in October.
Stuck with a flat tire during a storm, sweethearts Brad and Janet discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank N. Furter and his household of unforgettable characters.
BPA’s production of Richard O’Brien’s time-honored musical remains a cultural touchstone, drawing “virgins” and longtime fans alike.
The show’s creative team will be familiar to BPA audiences: director/choreographer Joanna Hardie previously directed BPA’s “Xanadu,” “A Christmas Story,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “The Drowsy Chaperone.” Her choreography has also been seen at BPA in “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Shrek,” “The Full Monty,” “Chicago” and “A Chorus Line.”
Musical director Will Sanders was a member of the BPA Mainstage Band in “Mamma Mia,” “Xanadu,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” “Priscilla Queen of the Desert,” “Big Fish,” and “A Christmas Story.”
Assistant choreographer Alex Ung has choreographed “A Chorus Line,” “Elf,” and “Xanadu” at BPA, and recently Olympic Performance Group brought The Guild Dance Company of Seattle to Bainbridge to perform Ung’s “Immigration Stories,” a choreographic historical odyssey retelling a family’s forced migration.
Together, the trio leads a dazzling cast including Adam Minton, Mikaela Karter, Brandon Weglin, Ellen Dessler Smith, David Hardie, Joey Chapman, Gabrielle Mehlman, Rachel Brinn, Andrea Ogg, and Matthew Manguso, Alex Sanso, Philippa Myler, Laura Sposato, and E Cady.
The show runs Friday, Oct. 11 through Sunday, Oct. 27, with evening shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and one matinee at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13.
The run includes a special pay-what-you-can preview at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 and the opening night reception is 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11.
Tickets, $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, students, youth, military, and teachers, may be purchased online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org, by phone at 206-842-8569, or in person at BPA (200 Madison Ave. North).
Box office hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and one hour prior to each performance.
