The Shock Treatment Cast

Not counting the original Waverly cast that started the whole RHPS scene back in Greenwich Village NY, the Shock Treatment fan cast is without a doubt THE most unique in all the RHPS scene.

The cast has over sixty members, yet there is never a conflict over performing. The cast is spread out all over America and the rest of the world, yet these people perform together flawlessly at each show. There is no home theater where ST is played every week, yet costumes, blocking, make-up, communication and organization comes without a hitch. The cast only performs at conventions and special events, which usually means only two or three shows a year, yet each show is nearly movie perfect, the cast looks like they've been doing it each week for years.

Truly something special in the RH scene.

The cast is run and organized by Bill Brennan and his assistant, Alicia Wallace, with occasional help from the last member of this trio, "Mad Man" Mike Ellenbogen. Mike is president of the Shock Treatment Fan Club and devotes himself to promoting ST whenever he can. Bill is Vice president of the club and casts the cairous Shock Treatment shows for all the conventions. Alicia runs the ST fan club web page and helps Bill juggle all the names of people who are in the cast.

The cast itself got its true start a few months before the 20th Anniversary. Before then, there were a few ST casts here and there (of special note would be the Paramus, NJ cast and Pittsburgh, PA casts) but none took hold the way RHPS did. There were plenty of ST fans out there, but no central "home".

Then came the 20th. Sal Piro asked Bill Brennan to throw thogether a Shock Treatment cast for a "Tribute to Shock Treatment", which would be the finale of the evening.

It was decided to use a member of various casts, not just the NY cast, as Shock Treatment is something to be shared. The cast was composed of performers from Manhattan, Maryland, Boston, New Jersey, and Japan.

The "Tribute" was a hit, and a new tradition was born. Since then, Shock Treatment has been featured along with RH cast all the conventions. In keeping with the spirit of Brother and Sisterhood, Bill Brennan has retained the practice of casting performances from all over, thus making sure everyone who is qualified gets a chance. This tradition has grown and now the ST cast has performing members from not only the USA, but from England, Australia, Japan, Canada and Germany.

The cast has performed at the various Albany cons, last year's Rockycon in Las Vegas, the Wisconsin con, the Rutgers NJ con, and most recently in California at the "Light in the Darkness" convention.

This last con has alot of impact, as California (and many long time veterans in CA) had never seen an entire ST show. When ST was over, mouths were gaped, and everyone was most impressed. Shock Treatment was dubbed the best part of the convention and talked about for quite some time afterward.

The Shock Treatment cast will be performing again on April 4, 1998 at the New York City RHPS/Shock Treatment convention and afterwards as follows:

Sept 1998 - Las Vegas
April 1999 - Denver, Colorado
Sept 1999 - Tucson, Arizona
Oct 2000 - The 25th Anniversary
June 2000 - Berkeley, CA (Bay Area Con)

To perform in Shock Treatment at any of these cons, please inquire at:

"Crazed Imaginations" (RHPS Magazine)
c/o Bill Brennan
216 Filbert St
Roselle PK, NJ 07204
USA
quadprincess@cybergal.com

For more information on Shock Treatment or the Official Shock Treatment Fan Club, write to:

Official ST Fan Club
118 Perry Street #J46
New York, NY 10014
USA
www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~awallace/shockfan.html

The Shock Treatment Floorshow Cast

FARLEY FLAVORS: Kevin McCreesh (NY), Jason Hamilton (CA), Ron Maxwell (NY)
JANET MAJORS: Jessica Feldman (MD), Karen Majors (Mass), Kimmy Perdue (NJ), Perre Poley (NJ)
BRAD MAJORS: Ron Maxwell (NY), Jamie Greene (IA), Brady Ferguson (CA)
COSMO MCKINLEY: Mad Man Mike (NY), Mark Beckenwald (CA), Jeff Baker (MD), Wombat (NJ)
NATION MCKINLEY:Shannon Rosendale (MD), Kerry Dolan (NJ), Adria Land (England), Lauren Grof-Tisa (NJ/Canada), Theresa Distasi (NJ)
BERT SCHNICK: Bill Brennan (NJ), Lisa Wood (MD)
NURSE ANSALONG: Kristi Wilson (MD), Shannon Harding (CA), Casey Gerrish (CO), Amy Warnke (NJ), Debbie Figueroa (NY), Alicia Wallace (MD)
REST HOME RICKY: Jeff Baker(MD), John Marquis (AZ), Alicia Wallace (MD)
HARRY WEISS: Larry Viezel (NJ), Arthur Levesque (MD)
EMILY WEISS: Sherri Timmerman (MO), Karen majors (Mass), Wendy Tesaroni (NJ), Karen Savage (MD)
RALPH HAPSCHATT: Chris Gusta (NJ)
BETTY HAPSCHATT: Theresa Distasi (NY), Karen Savage (MD), Jen Wienchart (MD)
NEELY PRITT: Kelly Dolan (NJ), Debbie Figueroa (NY), Vicki Partridge-Mourhouse (NY)
VANCE THE COP: Sue Krull (WI), James Curran (NJ), Roe Paradiso (NJ)
KICK THE COFFEE GUY: Jeff Mach (NJ), D (CA),
OSCAR DRILL: Dave Nikkascher (NJ), Scott Keyhoe (NY)
BRENDA: Shannon Harding (CA), Casey Gerrish (CO), Sachiko Miyama (Japan), Amy Warnke (NJ)
FRANCINE: Alicia "Quad" Wallace (MD), Hiromi (Japan), Wendy Tesaroni (NJ)
IRWIN LAPSEY: jamie Greene (IA), Edmund (IL), Sal Piro (NY)
WARDROBE MISTRESS: Fred Olderr (IL), Bev Gerrish (CO), Roe Paradiso (NJ)

Cast Manager/Casting Director- Bill Brennan
Assistant Cast Director- Alicia "Quad" Wallace
Props/Prop Crew- The Castle Transylvanians - MD

Of course, the people listed above do not cover all of our performers but the whole list is just too long to put down. So we decided to mention those performers who etiher attended all the convention shows, performed in all the con shows, or performed multiple characters.

A BIG FAT "HOOPLA" TO EVERYONE INVOLVED!!

And a special word of thanks to the following people:

Richard O'Brien, of course, for giving us the town of Denton, DTV Studio and all the people who live there.

Sal Piro and 20th Century Fox for helping us get our start!

Alicia "Quad Princess" Wallace for her outstanding (and much needed) help with the computer / netstuff.

Lisa Wood, Jeff Baker and the Castle Transylvanians for their help with props and stage work.

All the people who have and will run conventions with Shock Treatment featured.

Mad Man Mike for starting the fan club.

To all our cast members past, present and future, for all the work, dedication, and love they put into the show.

And last,

To Bill Brennan, for pulling everyone together and making these shows possible.

Hoopla Everyone!! See you at the next con!!!