TIM HUNT
Dr. Frank N Furter
Tim is delighted to return to one of his favorite roles, working with some of his favorite people. Other credits include The Rocky Horror Show (Brad), Forever Plaid (Sparky), CHICAGO (Fred Casely), Big River (Tom Sawyer/Encore Award), Damn Yankees (Smokey), A Chorus Line (Paul), Gregory Hancock's Emmy Award-winning production of La Casa Azul (Trotzky's Assassin, cast recording), Paige Scott’s J. Eyre (Edward Rochester, BroadwayWorld.com Best Musical), and the title role in Zach & Zack’s critically acclaimed production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (BroadwayWorld.com Regional Best Actor). He has voiced roles for Hal Leonard Publishing (Disney's Beauty and the Beast and others) and MTI's Broadway Junior Collection (Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man, Guys and Dolls).
SURAJ CHOUDHARY
Brad
Suraj is so ready to be a Brad in his first-ever musical theatre production! Fresh off the waves of his stage debut at Cryptid Entertainment’s Psycho Beach Party, Suraj is incredibly excited to work with the cast and crew at Zach & Zack. When he is not voice acting, you can find Suraj at the company and YouTube channel he started @TheNormies.
LOGAN HILL
Janet
Logan is an Indianapolis local, living and loving life with her partner Jacob and their cat and dog, Oliver and Obi. With a degree in musical theatre from Ohio Northern University, Logan has pursued a career in performing, from theme parks to regional theatres. Locally, she has performed at various theatres, including Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, where she’ll be seen shaking her pom poms as Serena in Legally Blonde this summer! As a Rocky Horror newcomer, she’s ecstatic to play such an iconic role with an amazing company and cast!
ELIZABETH GEE
Magenta
Elizabeth is thrilled to be doing the Time Warp again! She made her Rocky Horror debut in 2022 as part of the ensemble and is ecstatic to return to the stage this year as Magenta! Elizabeth graduated from Ball State University in 2019 with a degree in Theatre Studies. She currently works as a local actor with a focus on Museum Theater. When she isn’t performing in an auditorium, you can find her singing with her band at different venues around the area. Some of her favorite past shows include Rock Of Ages, Heathers, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
MATT BRANIC
Riff Raff
Matt is excited to make his virginal appearance in Rocky! He has appeared in theatre productions throughout the Indianapolis area, including Beef & Boards Dinner Theater (Hairspray, Corny Collins; White Christmas, Sheldrake), ATI (Violet, Papa), Indiana Repertory Theater (A Little Night Music, Frid), and Booth Tarkington Civic Theater (Les Miserables, Valjean). He received an Encore Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Huck in Big River at Footlite Musicals and a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical playing Tobias in the St. Petersburg Opera’s Sweeney Todd. Additional credits include RENT in Concert (Roger), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph), Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus), Company (Robert), A Little Night Music (Henrik), Children of Eden (Adam/Noah) and Lady in the Dark (Randy Curtis). In 2014, Matt originated the lead role of The Creature in a concept recording of Son of the Storm by composer Stephen Melillo. On the pops stage, Matt has appeared as a featured soloist with several symphony orchestras nationwide, including Cleveland, Baltimore, Fort Worth, Long Beach, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, and Oklahoma—and right here at home with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (A Yuletide Celebration and Hello Dolly! in Concert) and the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra (Kiss Me Kate in Concert). Much love to Shannon, Lily, Josie, and Davina.
MATTHEW ALTMAN
Columbia
Now in his 5th production of Rocky, Matthew is thrilled to be back in Zach & Zack’s RHS! In June, Matthew completed his third season singing, dancing, and performing in drag with the Indianapolis Men’s Chorus. His past productions with IMC include Muppet Mania, The Royal Tea, All That Baz, Boys In The Band, and singing with Andrea Bocelli at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. He was featured in the ensemble in South Pacific at the Hilbert Circle Theatre with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. With Stonewall Sports, he is a part of the team KICK BALL CHANGE in their fall Kickball season. He sends love to his family and friends, who love and support him daily. Instagram: @MattyAHunny
JOHNNIE RAY HUGHES
Rocky
Johnnie is in his 7th year of teaching and has been fortunate to have seven of those years at Franklin Community High School. Johnnie is from Indianapolis and graduated from Franklin Central High School. He graduated from Ball State University with a BS in Vocal & General Music Education. Johnnie is an active performer in the Indianapolis area, where he performs with the Indianapolis Men’s Chorus and Impromptu A Cappella group. Johnnie also worked with many schools as a freelance choreographer for show choir and musical productions. During the summer, Johnnie teaches private vocal lessons. He is very excited about this production and hopes you all enjoy it!
STEVEN RYAN CRAYS
Eddie/Dr. Scott
Indianapolis stage debut! Born in Southern Indiana, Steven performed in various local theatre productions. He was featured in the summer revue shows at Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari before moving to New York to study Musical Theatre Performance. He has since lived in San Diego, CA, and traveled extensively overseas, where he honed his craft, developed his palate and skills with food, and rediscovered his passion for sustainable horticulture. After returning to Indiana, he met Chef Erika Yochum, and together, with their friend Josh Bostic, they opened a new sustainably and locally sourced eatery, Oona, in Bloomington, IN. Realizing he had the knowledge and ability to grow the same produce being purchased from local farmers, Steven formed Half Moon Farms and began to farm and forage on part of his family’s multi-hundred acre property, selling to both Bloomington and Indianapolis restaurants and consumers at local farmers’ markets and through his own CSA program. He now resides in the Meridian-Kessler neighborhood of Indianapolis with his partner and dog and is head of perennials at Rosie’s Gardens in Carmel, IN. Some of Steven’s favorite previous stage credits include Big The Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, Pippin, Songs for a New World, and Sweeney Todd. “A big, juicy ‘love and thank you’ to Luke & Jacques!”
CRAIG KEMP
Narrator
Craig is excited to narrate Zach & Zack’s Rocky Horror Show once more. Since 2012, Craig has been involved in various productions in the Indianapolis area, either as an actor or as a guitarist in the pit orchestra/band. Favorite roles (other than the Narrator!) include Gloucester in First Folio Productions’ King Lear, Ross in their production of Macbeth, Dorn in Catalyst Theater Company’s The Seagull, Frank Doel in Epilogue Theater’s 84 Charing Cross Road, Clown 1 in CCP’s The 39 Steps, Elisha Whitney in Footlite Musicals’ Anything Goes, and, for Mud Creek Players, Senex in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sancho Panza in Man of La Mancha, Sergeant Toomey in Biloxi Blues, and Juror 8 in Twelve Angry Jurors, and most recently as the blind balloon vendor in Catalyst theater company’s original adaptation of the Fritz Lang movie: M. The most fun as lead guitar play was had in Mud Creek’s Jesus Christ Superstar, Carmel Community Players’ The Last 5 Years, and Buck Creek’s The Great American Trailer Park Musical. London-born, he grew up in the South East of England and settled in Indianapolis in 1992.
ALEXA ABBOTT
Ensemble
Alexa is honored to perform in Rocky Horror for the first time with Zach & Zack! She received her BFA in dance performance from Ball State in 2021 and has recently performed with Beef & Boards in The Wizard of Oz and with the ISO in Yuletide Celebration. Let’s do a show! @a.lexakristine
MEGAN ARRINGTON
Ensemble
Megan is an Indianapolis-based actor, singer, and dancer. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Belmont University. She has been seen performing regionally and locally at Beef & Boards, Actors Theatre of Indiana, and The Lily Theatre at the Indianapolis Children's Museum! Some of her favorite roles she's played through the years include Sophie in Mamma Mia, Marian Paroo in The Music Man, and Ellie in Freaky Friday. She is thrilled to be back with Zach & Zack for her second year of Rocky! Much love to her friends, family, and amazing fiancé for all the love and support!
KELVIN BURZON
Ensemble
Kelvin is thrilled to join the Transylvanian ensemble for the second time. Kelvin is a Filipino-American visual artist and educator. He received his bachelor’s degree from Wabash College and his Master of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University's School of Art + Design. As a performer, Kelvin has had the privilege to dance in performances at The Aronoff Center for the Arts in Cincinnati; Columbus, Indiana’s Art for Aids; Festival de Fuego, Santiago de Cuba; China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China; and countless venues around Indianapolis.
BRITTANY MICHELLE DAVIS
Ensemble
Brittany is an Indiana-based singer, actor, dancer, and musician. In addition to being an active performer, Brittany has also accrued credits in directing, set building, and choreographing. She graduated from Anderson University (May 2021) with a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre. Most recently, Brittany appeared as Anna in The Arsonists at Mud Creek Theater and is a performer in the 2024 Indy Fringe Festival as Mandy in Murders at Maniac Manor.
DANNY KINGSTON
Ensemble & dance captain
Danny is thrilled to be back in the Rocky Horror ensemble! He previously appeared in the 2022 and 2014 Rocky Horror productions. Danny graduated from the American Musical and Dramatics Academy (NYC) and is a local professional performer. He is a Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre regular and has performed in many concerts with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Danny is also a proud member of the Indianapolis Men’s Chorus. Huge thanks to Zach & Zack for this awesome opportunity!
KENDRELL STIFF
Ensemble
Kendrell has been seen in RENT (Angel) at Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Songs for a New World at Footlite Musicals, Spring Awakening (Moritz Stiefel) at The District Theatre, Grumpy Old Men The Musical (Bo/Ensemble), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Benjamin) at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, and Romeo & Juliet at Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre (Romeo). Kendrell is beyond excited to participate in this show and hopes everyone enjoys watching!
STAFF
ZACH ROSING
Producer/Sound & Video Designer
Zach is the owner of Zach Rosing Productions, providing video, photography, and multimedia production services to over 30 arts organizations throughout Central Indiana. Along with his producing partner Zack Neiditch, Zach is a four-time NUVO Best of Indy winner for Best Locally Produced Play, and they are working together on Rocky Horror for the sixth time! Other Z&Z productions include Julius Caesar (a co-production with IndyShakes), YAS TWAIN, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Gab (IndyFringe 2017 Outstanding Local Show and Audience Choice winner), Mad Mad Hercules, Holy Ficus, The Great Bike Race, Bat Boy The Musical, and Heathers The Musical. Zach also produced the Indiana premieres of Bare The Musical and Edges: A Song Cycle. Zach’s sound and video design work has been seen on stage with Butler University, Cardinal Stage, Indianapolis Opera, Phoenix Theatre, Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Beef & Boards, Actors Theatre of Indiana, Anderson University, and Summer Stock Stage. He also designs video content for show choirs at Zionsville, Franklin Central, Brownsburg, and Fishers high schools.
ZACK NEIDITCH
Director
Zack is a director, playwright, and actor from Indianapolis, IN. Zack began working with Zach Rosing in 2014 and went on to form Zach & Zack, for whom he has directed four (now five!) productions of The Rocky Horror Show, as well as hit shows like The Great Bike Race, The Gab, YAS TWAIN, Heathers The Musical and Bat Boy The Musical among many others. Zack is also a member of the Indianapolis Shakespeare Company, for whom he directed Julius Caesar (alongside Zach & Zack) and the Traveling Troupe productions of As You Like It and A Comedy of Errors. Zack has also directed productions for Purdue University, Summer Stock Stage, and Theatre on the Square. Love to his parents, his husband Scot, and his dog-daughter Minnie.
KENNY SHEPARD
Choreographer
Kenny (AEA, SDC, AAUP) writes, directs, and choreographs projects starring Grammy, Tony, Emmy, Dove, and CMA award winners and American Idol stars. He is also a national educator with Broadway Jr. and is an on-camera choreographer for their Disney Collection, used in theatres and classrooms worldwide. Kenny is a professor in the musical theatre and dance departments at Anderson and Ball State Universities and is a guest director, choreographer, actor, and/or educator with Michael Feinstein’s Great American Songbook Academy, Actors Theatre of Indiana, Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre Academy, Phoenix Theatre, and The Lilly Theatre at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. He also choreographs for the Carmel and Anderson Symphony Orchestras and performed with the Indianapolis and Baltimore Symphonies in On Broadway with Kander and Ebb. Kenny performed in Mercedes Ellington’s Off-Broadway hit, This Joint is Jumpin’, and in over 100 regional productions, including Virginia Opera’s Oklahoma! (dream ballet); CATS (Munkustrap); The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow); La Cage Aux Folles (Hanna); and many more. Other credits include NCL and RCL world cruise ships touring the Americas, Africa, Europe, Scandinavia, and Russia, as well as the Atlantic City and Branson companies of Legends in Concert. With Disney World/Hollywood Studios, Kenny appeared in Beauty and the Beast in multiple tracks, including Belle’s Prince in over 1,000 performances. Up next: The 15th Annual Songbook Academy at Carmel’s Palladium, and 9 to 5 with Actors Theatre of Indiana. Instagram: @kennydshepard
Tenéh B.C. Karimu
Music Director
Tenéh is elated to be with the Transylvanians again for her second production music directing Rocky Horror! She is a multi-hyphenate creative encompassing talent in piano, voice, theater, and creative direction in the performing arts. Tenéh studied and performed the piano in her hometown of Indianapolis. After attending Hampton University to study piano and voice, she returned to contribute to the local arts scene, most notably as an instructor and music director with Asante Children’s Theatre and Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre. In 2020, she was honored to be chosen as a Featured Artist by the Indianapolis Arts Council for its annual Art and Soul series. She has performed throughout the city, including with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indiana Repertory Theatre, and Beef & Boards, where she won a Broadwayworld.com award for music and orchestral direction for Sophisticated Ladies. Tenéh thanks her tribe, family, friends, and all those fighting for oppressed people.
Anthony Sirk
Costume Designer
Anthony is excited to work with Zach & Zack again after costuming Julius Caesar. Regionally, Anthony has worked for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, American Lives Theatre, The Arvada Center (Denver, CO), Pittsburgh Opera, Main State Musical Theatre, The Phoenix Cultural Center, West Virginia Public Theatre, The Pensacola Opera, and the Pittsburgh CLO. Off-Broadway credits include Hedwig and The Angry Inch, starring RuPaul’s Drag Race supervillain Mimi Imfurst. Anthony has worked for several nationally renowned universities, including Point Park University, Carnegie Mellon University, and Ball State University. Recent film and television work include Acrimony (2018), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), Mindhunter (2017-2019), Fences (2017), and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020). Recent theatre projects include The Importance of Being Earnest, Young Frankenstein, and Hounds of Baskerville with Creede Repertory Theatre, The Bruja and the Skeptic with Fonseca Theatre Company, RENT with Summer Stock Stage, and Kinky Boots at Ball State University. Currently, Anthony is the Costume Shop Manager at Purdue University Department of Theatre and the Production Manager for the American Lives Theatre. anthonysirk.com
Andrew Elliot
Hair/Makeup Designer
Andrew is a makeup artist, wig designer, and stylist. His work can be seen with IU Opera and Ballet Theatre, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Actors Theatre of Indiana, Phoenix Theatre, Zach & Zack, Summer Stock Stage, and more. As a makeup artist and stylist, his work can be seen locally and nationally in various publications, commercials, industrials, and editorials. He spent 2020 recreating icons of film, fashion, and theatre, which gained national attention, with features in the New York Times, NowThis News, The Indianapolis Star, and Indianapolis Monthly. andrewelliotbeauty.com
Shane Cinal
Scenic Designer
Shane is a scenic designer, artist, and educator who enjoys developing a thoughtful world through scenery and innovation for theatre. Shane has received awards and accolades for productions of The Boatman, Assassins, The Jedi Handbook, Steel Magnolias, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and most recently, Flint Rep’s reworked gay version of The Fantasticks. He has a strong background in new and conceptual works for theatre, opera, puppetry, and television, having worked on Apple TV's The Shining Girls and FX’s The Bear. Shane holds a BA in Theatre and History from Indiana University-Bloomington and received his MFA in Scenic Design from The Ohio State University. shanecinal.com
Michael Jackson
Lighting Designer
Regional Theatre credits: Julius Caesar (Indy Shakes + Zach & Zack); Romeo and Juliet, The Cay, The Little Choo Choo That Thinks She Can (Indiana Repertory Theatre); August: Osage County, The Body (Phoenix Theatre); Next to Normal, Baskerville, To Kill a Mockingbird, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, among others (Cardinal Stage); Beautiful: the Carole King Musical, scenic design (Beef & Boards). For Crossroads Repertory Theatre, he has designed scenery and/or lighting for 14 seasons while also serving as Director of Production since 2015. For the Department of Theater at Indiana State University, Michael is an Associate Professor of Theater Design and Production Manager. Education: BS the University of Evansville; MFA New York University.
Phoenix Lyons
Technical Director
Phoenix is excited to be returning for his second Z&Z production of The Rocky Horror Show! Hoosier by birth and Boilermaker by choice, Phoenix began his career primarily serving nonprofits, schools, and churches, lending his talents as a sound designer/technician, lighting designer/technician, technical director, set designer, and even musician to productions across the state. Most recently, he has served as technical director for the Athenaeum since 2019, assisting in a wide array of local productions, including Urban Musical Theatre's productions of Dreamgirls and The Color Purple, original works such as Ben Asaykwee's Scary Scary, and three years as a venue TD for the IndyFringe Theater Festival in the Athenaeum's Basile Theater. Phoenix also keeps himself busy with screenprinting, bookkeeping, and is a proud Church Sound Guy™ on the weekends. Much love to Laura, Eleanor, and Hannah, who make this all possible!
Claire Wilcher
Intimacy Director
Claire is a Certified Intimacy Director with IDC Professionals, advocating for consent-based theatre spaces, bodily autonomy for actors, and safe-yet-creative storytelling. Her intimacy choreography has been seen on the stages of the IRT, Phoenix Theatre, IndyShakes, Summer Stock Stage, Summit Performance, Purdue University, Marian University, Williamston Theatre in Michigan, Three Brothers Theatre in Waukegan, and Redtwist Theatre in Chicago, among others. More at clairewilcher.com
Kristin Wentz
Stage Manager
Kristin is an Indy-based theatre artist from Noblesville, Indiana, and is a ‘23 graduate of Indiana State University with a BA in Theater and a concentration in Design and Technology. She has taken on a variety of roles at a variety of theaters since graduating and is excited to add Z&Z to the list! Her stage management credits include production stage manager for the 2024 season of Crossroads Repertory Theatre, stage manager in the Lilly Theater at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (Llouie the Llama’s Winter Adventure: Lost in the Woods and Tales from the Jungle Book) and Crossroads Repertory Theatre (2023: Noises Off and Charlie the No-Good, Really-Rotten, Cheat-a-Saurus Rex; 2024: The Spongebob Musical), and assistant stage manager at the Phoenix Theatre (The Body and White City Murder). Additionally, Kristin been a wardrobe assistant at the Phoenix (A Very Phoenix Xmas Returns: The Return of a Very Phoenix Xmas), scenic painter at Constellation Stage and Screen (Sherlock & Holmes), and fabricator at Beef & Boards (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) and technical stand-in. She hopes her family and friends enjoy the show!
Gara Gaines
marketing Director
Gara is a teaching artist, arts administrator, and social media/marketing soldier of fortune who is thrilled to set her sights on spreading the gospel of Rocky Horror to Indy. With a degree in Communication from Hanover College, Gara has steered her career toward creative nonprofits and Indy's theatrical sphere. When she's not writing and directing original plays with school-age actors for React, she serves as the Front Desk Administrator for the Athenaeum Foundation. Her current social media & marketing clients include the Athenaeum, Coat Check Coffee, the New Harmony Project, and now– now!– Rocky Horror Indy. She double-dares you to sign up for the RHS digital newsletter and to follow @rockyhorrorindy on Instagram. You're not about to back out of a double-dare, are you?