Korda : Rocky Horror : Artistic Committee

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Rocky Horror Artistic Committee

Jeff Marontate Director	Jeff has been teaching dramatic art with the Greater Essex County District School Board for the past 10 years. In that time, Jeff has directed 24 productions with local schools and community theatres including Sun Parlour Players, Theatre Windsor, Rose City Rising Stars, and Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts. Among his directorial credits are such diverse shows as Li'l Abner (Rose City), Lysistrata and Twelfth Night (Theatre Windsor) and The Taming of the Shrew, The Pirates of Penzance and The Skin of Our Teeth (Sun Parlour Players).
Rick Farrer Music Director	Not only is Rick Farrer a multi-talented musician and vocalist, he is also a music teacher with the Greater Essex County District School Board. Rick has performed in and directed musicals with the Windsor Light Opera and has played in numerous bands and ensembles. In his spare time, you can find Rick performing with the musical group Shout.
Mike Karloff Music Director	Mike is privileged and honoured to be music director for The Rocky Horror Show (his 16th and certainly most ... unique musical for which he has played piano). In 2003, he was Music Director for Walkerville High School's Les Miserables, Theatre Intrigue's Man of La Mancha, and Rising Stars' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as well as rehearsal and show pianist for Side by Side by Sondheim (yay Korda Productions). Having played piano with the University of Windsor Jazz Band since the age of 15, his true passion lies in jazz music. He is currently attending Wayne State University as a jazz performance major, and playing with his own trio in local bars and cafes.
Tracey Atin Executive Producer	Tracey is a versatile and busy singer and actor as well as the producer and writer of many revues, shows and children's musicals. With her extensive experience in theatre and her knowledge of the local arts community, Tracey has pulled together a team of the most creative and talented artists in the Windsor area for our production of the astounding, infamous and very hot property: The Rocky Horror Show.
Mark Lefebvre Associate Producer	Mark is a Windsor native, received his BFA in Acting from the University of Windsor, and has performed professionally in this area for the last fifteen years. He is currently the Outreach Coordinator for the Arts Council - Windsor & Region (ACWR). Not only is Mark the Associate Producer of the show, but he is also acting in the production.
Beth Lyster Stage Manager	A graduate of the University of Windsor (Honours Drama/Communication Studies), Beth is excited to be teamed again with talented director Jeff Marontate. In the past, she has enjoyed working with him on L'il Abner (Stage Manager), Twelfth Night (Stage Manager), and The Emperor's New Clothes (Cast).
Louise Paquette Choreographer	Louise began her dance training in her hometown of Windsor. She graduated with a BFA from York University and returned to Windsor to continue her dance career. As well as Windsor, Louise has danced professionally in both Italy and Japan. She continues to share her love of dance with others as both a performer and an instructor.
Clare Kilpatrick Costume Designer	Clare has been involved in various aspects of theatre since the tender age of six. She is presently a fibre artist entrepreneur who has developed the costumes for many school and community group productions in Windsor and Essex County over the past 30 years.
Chad Croteau Lighting Designer	Chad has been a theatre junkie ever since he saw The Phantom of the Opera in grade 4. He quickly found that his niche was backstage during performances and gradually became interested in design. After serving as an assistant lighting designer for a high school production in grade 9, he was hooked. Since then, he has done design work with École Secondaire l'Essor, École Secondaire E.J. Lajeunessse, Theatre Windsor, the University Players at the University of Windsor, Rose City Rising Stars, and the Windsor Light Opera Association. Chad is excited to be the designer of Korda Productions' production of The Rocky Horror Show and he hopes to have the opportunity to design again for them in the future.
David Court Scenic Designer	David graduated from the University of Windsor with a B.A. honours degree in Dramatic Art. Since then, he has worked as a scenic designer and scenic artist for the University Players. David also works as a freelance designer for the Capitol Theatre, Chrysler Theatre, Cogeco Cable, Windsor Theatre Festival and now Korda Productions.
Dale Horton Properties Master	I have been teaching for three years and enjoy designing props for plays. The challange of various props is great, but pulling off the illusion is the greater pay-off.
Erika Botond Marketing & Publicity	Erika is looking forward to putting to use her knowledge of the theatre, arts and non-profit organizations. She is excited to embark on this challenging production and is looking forward to helping the team breathe life into the famous Rocky Horror from beginning to end.
Jordan Cabral Animation Artist	My name is Jordan Cabral and I'm 20 years old. I'm currently attending my last year in St. Clair College's animation program. I've always been fascinated with animation and illustrating ever since I could pick up a pencil. Moving to Windsor in '95 from Newcastle Bowmanville, I relied on my talent to keep me company; soon I gained a reputation as the artist. It followed me while I attended Vincent Massey Secondary school and then it almost seemed logical to pursue a career in the field. Growing up I've watched animation on film and read about it in books and always found it appealing. I tend to spend hours leaning over my table scribbling faces and figures of people you could only sometimes see if you were a kid again. Guess what? I think deep down, I just might still be a kid.
Cynthia Ing Animation Artist	Hello everyone! I'm currently in my third and last year of TraDigital Animation at St. Clair College. In my past two years, I've been educated in various fields, such as Cut-Out and Classical animation, as well as using Alias Wavefront's Maya software to do 3D animation (which is the same software they used for Shrek). This past May, I was privileged to attend the KAFI Cartoon Challenge in Kalamzoo, Michigan, with four other students from my class. Although we didn't win the competition, we learned how to speed animate. I hope you enjoy the spectacular cheesiness of our animation and the rest of the wonderful show.