Riff-Raff | He/Him

James is a long time Capital Region performer, appearing at multiple theaters across the area over the last decade. At Fort Salem Theater, he was most recently seen in the title role of “Sweeney Todd,” after appearing in “The Rocky Horror Show” (Riff Raff) and “Beethoven": Live In Concert” (Bach). He was also recently seen as Dewey Finn in 'School of Rock' (SLOC).

In addition to directing “Sweeney Todd' at Fort Salem Theater, James previously directed SLOC’s 'Once' and 'Matilda'.

“Thank you to Molly for everything, always.”

Eddie/Dr. Scott | He/Him

Jackson is thrilled to be a part of one of his favorite shows (again)! He recently completed a music major with a theatre minor at Castleton University. Previous credits include Oliver!, Peter Pan, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Bye Bye Birdie, Little Women, The Brother's Grimm Spectaculathon, Newsies, Blithe Spirit, The Princess, Sense and Sensibility, Once Upon a Mattress, In Her Memory, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, The IT Girl, The Fantasticks, and so on. Jack has also participated in numerous music festivals, on state and New England-wide levels.

Brad Majors | He/Him

Ryan Canavan (Brad Majors) is thrilled to be reprising his role here at Fort Salem!

Regional credits: Big Fish, Tuck Everlasting (Redhouse Arts Center); Oklahoma! (Playhouse Stage Co.); Lend Me A Tenor, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Dear Jack Dear Louise (Chenango River Theatre).

Other favorites include tick, tick…BOOM!, Deathtrap (Cider Mill Stage); Cabaret, The Elephant Man, Clue: On Stage (Ti-Ahwaga Performing Arts); Meteor Shower, Black Comedy (KNOW Theatre); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Noises Off, Every Brilliant Thing (Winding River Players).

Upcoming productions: A Christmas Story (Playhouse Stage Co.); Jagged Little Pill (Redhouse Arts Center); Bridges of Madison County (Fort Salem Theater).

Rocky | He/Him

Ryan is originally from Spokane, Washington, and moved to the Albany area in 2018 after spending 10 years living in Washington, DC. He made his FST debut in 2023 as Rocky in “The Rocky Horror Show” and sang “We Beseech Thee” in Godspell in 2024.

Other recent stage works include a run of Grand Horizons as Tommy and Long Lost as Jeremy at Curtain Call Theater in Latham, NY. He also worked on Fly at the Capital Repertory Theatre as Shaw, and Ordinary Days at Schenectady Light Opera Company as an understudy for Jason and Warren. Past theater credits have included roles as Rolf in The Sound of Music, Simon in Jekyll & Hyde, and others. Ryan works full-time as the COO of a tech startup, he is also a diy-er, and a fitness enthusiast.

Frank-N-Furter

Nik is so excited to be back at Fort Salem in this revival with the same amazing cast! He is honored to play this iconic character once again, especially during it's 50th Anniversary year. Some of his other favorite past credits include: Altar Boyz (Mark), Rent (Angel), Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding (Joey Vitale/Rick DeMarco), Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), Songs For A New World (Man 1), Shrek (Pinocchio), Spelling Bee (Leaf Coneybear) and Ordinary Days (Warren). He sends out much love and many thanks to his friends, family and Bumble, for all of their love and support!

Phantom | She/They

Jackie has been acting for about ten years in Massachusetts, Vermont, and upstate New York. Her previous shows include Clue (Mrs. White), The Cake (Macy), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hippolyta), and Sister Act (Deloris), Mary Poppins (Mrs. Corry), Drowsy Chaperone (Trix the Aviatrix), Kinky Boots (Pat), Hamlet (Ophelia) with her most recent role being Ayah in Secret Garden with Glens Falls Community Theater. Jackie gives her thanks to this fun, welcoming community and looks forward to future shows together!

Phantom, Understudy: Eddie and Usherette | She/They

Adrienne is thrilled to be back and dancing the Time Warp again! This marks her fourth production at Fort Salem. She is a student at Skidmore College, where she studies political science and religious studies. Adrienne plans to pursue a career in law and hopes to become a real-life Elle Woods! She would like to thank Fort Salem’s owners, Kyle and Jared, for the opportunity to be part of this fantastic show again. Adrienne also sends her love and gratitude to the cast, crew, her family, and especially her dog, Maple, for their endless support throughout this process.

Columbia. Understudy: Janet | She/Her

Megan is thrilled to be back at Fort Salem after playing Columbia in “The Rocky Horror Show” in 2023, and Lucinda in “Into the Woods” in 2024! Other favorite roles include Veronica Sawyer in “Heathers,” Cathy in “The Last Five Years,” Suzy in ”The Marvelous Wonderettes,” Cindy Lou in “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” and Sally in “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.”

Megan wishes to dedicate this and every performance to her mother, Kathleen who inspired both her and her sisters love of musical theater. Megan is also elated to be sharing the stage with her sister, Kelly Sienkiewicz, once again.

Phantom | He/Him

Kason is excited to return to Fort Salem Theater after appearing in “Into the Woods” (Steward)! He only recently stepped back out into the world of music and theater and couldn't be more ecstatic. He was previously in “Spring Awakening” (Otto) with SLOC, “Little Women” (Rodrigo) and “James and the Giant Peach” (Centipede) with Stillwater HS Drama Club and “The Addams Family” (Dance Captain/Ensemble) with TAPS.

Offstage, he can be found singing, learning various instruments and spending time with friends and family. He is thankful for his friends and family who continue to support him and everyone working on this production to help make this story come to life.

Phantom, Understudy: Narrator | He/Him

Liam started dancing at the age of three. He is classically trained in ballet, along with tap, jazz, and modern. Liam has performed with the Albany Berkshire Ballet for their Nutcracker holiday tours (Fritz), Liam then discovered musicals and added that to his love of the stage. Liam has appeared in Pippin (Theo), Mamma Mia! (Ensemble), Chicago (Amos/Ensemble), Legally Blonde (Kyle/Ensemble), Footloose (Uncle Wes/Ensemble), The Sound Of Music (Herr Zeller/Ensemble), Gypsy (Angie). He made his Fort Salem Theatre debut in Footloose (Ensemble), The Pirates of Penzance (Pirate/Police), The Rocky Horror Show (Phantom/Rehearsal Brad), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Francis Flute), Mary Poppins (Neleus/Ensemble), The Drowsy Chaperone (Gangster #1), Our Town (Wally Webb) Sweeney Todd (Ensemble), Kinky Boots (Angel) and recently at the Schuylerville Community Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (William Barfée) and Mac Hayden’s Escape To Margaritaville (Ensemble). When not on the stage, Liam is a self-taught yoyo trick master.

Usherette/Magenta | She/Her

Kelly is elated to be returning to the Fort Salem stage alongside her sister, Megan! Previous FST credits include "Sweeney Todd” (Ensemble; Mrs. Lovett understudy), “Godspell" (Kelly), "Into the Woods" (Florinda), and "Pirates of Penzance" (Isabel; Ruth / Mabel / Edith / Kate understudy). Other favorite credits include "Young Frankenstein" (Inga), "Mary Poppins" (Mary Poppins), "Jekyll & Hyde" (Lucy), "The Marvelous Wonderettes" (Missy), "9 to 5" (Judy), "Heathers" (Heather Chandler), "Little Shop of Horrors" (Audrey), and "Legally Blonde" (Elle Woods). She wishes to thank the production team and everyone at Fort Salem for their support. Kelly dedicates her performances in memory of her mother, Kathleen, who inspired her love of theatre.

Narrator | She/Her

Debbie Warnock is thrilled to be reprising her role as the Narrator on the Fort Salem stage. She was last seen at Fort Salem in "Kinky Boots" (Trish) and "Steel Magnolias" (Clairee). Past roles also include "Todd Tries Speed Dating" (Susan/Brenda/Alicia/Gina/Patty), "Elf" (Ensemble), "9 to 5" (Ensemble), and "Dead Man’s Cell Phone" (Jean), all with the Dorset Players. Debbie would like to thank the absolutely amazing cast and crew. She dedicates her performance to her theater family and her cats, Lily and Biene.

Phantom, Understudy: Columbia, Majenta, Riff Raff | She/Her

Molly is an upstate NY actor and stage combatant specializing in Shakespeare’s work. Local on-stage credits include “Sweeney Todd” (Mrs. Lovett), 'Bells Are Ringing' (Ella), 'Gypsy' (Dainty June), 'Seminar' (Izzy), 'Beethoven: Live in Concert' (Ensemble), 'Mary Poppins' (Mrs. Lark), 'Rocky Horror Show' (Phantom), 'She Kills Monsters' (Kaliope), and 'American Soldiers' (Angela). Professional credits include 'Othello' (Desdemona), 'Twelfth Night' (Viola), 'The Little Foxes' (Zan). Molly has appeared across the West Coast and Canada touring with Missoula Children’s Theater in 'Aladdin' (Genie) & 'Red Riding Hood' (Big Bad Wolf). Off-Stage, Molly has also been seen throughout the Capital Region choreographing fights for various theaters and colleges, designing sets ('Once', 'Matilda', 'Peter and the Starcatcher'), and has recently made her directorial debut with 'Peter and the Starcatcher' (SLOC). She would like to thank her family, friends, and her fiancé James for everything. Always.

Phantom | He/Him

Kyle works full time as Fort Salem Theater’s Executive and Artistic Director. After a hiatus from the stage, Kyle appeared in FST’s 2023 production of “The Rocky Horror Show,” followed by “The Drowsy Chaperone” (Gangster #2).

Other stage credits include “Footloose” (Ren), “West Side Story” (Action), “Godspell” (Judas/John the Baptist), “Grease” (Eugene), and in commercials for Sony, American Eagle Outfitters and others. In 2024, he also appeared in “Sisterhood, Inc” on Hallmark.

At Fort Salem Theater, he has directed and choreographed “Salem Under The Stars,” “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” “Next to Normal,” “There’s No Business Like Snow Business,” “Grease,” “The Pirates of Penzance,” “Agnes of God,” and “Mary Poppins” and has designed costumes for FST’s “Pride & Prejudice,” “Grease,” and “Bright Star.”

Janet | She/Her

Jenna is shivering with excitement over doing the Time Warp again! Previous performance credits include 'Sweeney Todd' (Johanna), 'Grease' (Frenchy), and 'The Marvelous Wonderettes' (Missy) at FST, as well as 'Heathers' (Veronica Sawyer), 'The Drowsy Chaperone' (Janet van de Graff), 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' (Millie), and 'The 25th Annual... Spelling Bee' (Olive Ostrovsky) among others. Jenna sends many thanks to her bunny (Benito), her parents, and Celsius for unofficially sponsoring this production.

Conductor: Iris Rogers

Keyboard: Jared West
Synthesizer: Kristin Eastman
Guitar: Vladimir Zeleny
Bass: Sarah Smith
Saxophone: Andrew Grella
Drums: Ben Martin
Onstage Guitar: Ryan Canavan

Lighting Designer | She/Her

Courtnie is a Washington County native who trained at The Institute for American Musical Theater in New York City after graduating from Greenwich High School. While in NYC, she was the hair designer on Hudson Classical Theater’s productions of Pride and Prejudice (Lydia Bennet) and Sense and Sensibility (Charlotte Palmer). Recent credits include Twelfth Night (Sir Toby Belch) with Hubbard Hall, Songs for a New World (Woman 2) at SLOC, and Bright Star (Alice Murphy), Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), Janet Van De Graff (Drowsy Chaperone), and Susan (Tick, Tick… BOOM!) all at Fort Salem Theater. Courtnie also originated the role of Kayla Charter in Solstice: A New Musical last May with Company of Curiosities. 

Courtnie has served on the production teams of numerous shows including The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Stage Manager) with iTheatre Saratoga and Spring Awakening (Stage Manager/Hair Designer), Footloose (Director), Corn! (Lighting Designer), Pirates of Penzance (Stage Manager/Lighting Designer), Agnes of God (Stage Manager), Godspell (Director/Lighting Designer), Our Town (Stage Manager/Lighting Designer), Macbethany (Producer/Tech Director), and Kinky Boots (Producer/Lighting Designer) all at Fort Salem. courtnieharrington.com

Resident Scenic Designer | He/Him

Charles/Chuck is a well-rounded artist with experience in creative writing, HDR photography, graphic design and 3D rendering, improvisational piano, original song composition and scenic design for theater. While attending Southern Vermont College 2001-2005 (bachelor’s in liberal arts) he worked summers at Old Castle Theater in Bennington, VT (2000 to 2005) where he learned, by observation, the creative nuances of set design as he worked as a stagehand. Charles is currently the Resident Scenic Designer and an Artistic Associate for Fort Salem Theater where, in October 2021, he debuted a design for The Diary of Anne Frank. In the 2022 season, he went on to design: Little Shop of Horrors, Steel Magnolias, Pride and Prejudice, Grease, The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition, Bright Star, I Love You Because, Spring Awakening, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Footloose,  The Little Mermaid Jr., The Pirates of Penzance, The Rocky Horror Slow, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Into the Woods, Beethoven, Godspell, Mary Poppins, The Drowsy Chaperone, Kinky Boots, and Tick, Tick…Boom!, along with designing Grant’s Ghost for Hubbard Hall on the side. Charles has also directed Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus in 2004 at his then-former High School, and The Glass Menagerie at Southern Vermont College in 2009.

Prior to his work at Fort Salem Theater, Charles has over eight years of set design experience, artistic/stage directing, assistant directing and serving as a theatrical creative-solutions consultant (for a local high school drama club). Shows he has designed there include: The Diary of Anne Frank (2007), Once Upon a Mattress, Rumors, The Importance of Being Earnest, Beauty and the Beast, Into the Woods, Twelve Angry Jurors, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, And Then There Were None, The Sound of Music, Noises Off, Shrek the Musical, and ended his run there with The Mousetrap (2015).

After taking some time away from theatrical design Charles feels truly thankful and honored to reignite his passion for design at Fort Salem Theater and is very honored to have helped design Grant’s Ghost for Hubbard Hall’s current presentation.

Stage Manager | She/They

Mel is a playwright, songwriter, and published poet who recently worked on Fort Salem Theater productions of “Tick, Tick…Boom!” (Stage Manager), “Into the Woods” (Assistant Stage Manager), “ICU” (Stage Manager),  “Macbethany” (Stage Manager), “Sweeney Todd” (Stage Manager), and “Kiinky Boots” (Stage Manager).

She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and Music Business from Five Towns College where she graduated valedictorian of her class, and has worked in many facets of the arts both on and off stage.

This November, her musical “Good For You” will be presented as a reading in Fort Salem Theater’s Cabaret Room!

Sound Designer | He/Him

Tom is happy to return to Salem after working on “Spring Awakening,” and “The Pirates of Penzance,” among others.

Lately, he's been kept in the dark doing sound for Home Made Theater and other local groups at Saratoga Arts' Dee Sarno Theater, Saratoga City Music Hall, Circa21 at McGregor Links, Canfield Casino, the Gideon Putnam, SPAC, Spa Catholic, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Town Hall in Schuylerville, and the Spa Little Theater. Special thanks to all the 1's and 0's for going the right places most of the time.

Music Director | She/Her

Iris is a graduate of Purchase College Conservatory (2017) where she graduated with a Bachelor of Music with a focus in Operatic Studies and Vocal Performance. She has previously performed on the Fort Salem Theater stage in the productions of “The Marvelous Wonderettes” (Cindy Lou), “Little Shop of Horrors” (Audrey), “Spring Awakening” (Thea), “The Pirates of Penzance” (Kate), “Into the Woods” (Cinderella) and “There is No Business Like Snow Business” 2022 & 2023.

In her time at Purchase, she performed the roles of Hänsel in “Hänsel und Gretel,” Rebecca Nurse in “The Crucible,” and double cast as Arnalta and Nutrice in “L'incoronazione di Poppea.”

In December of 2022, Iris musically directed her first show, “Legally Blonde,” quickly followed by “The Lion King Junior,” and Fort Salem Theater’s “The Rocky Horror Show” and “Kinky Boots”.

She also owns a local business in Hebron, (Homestead Hemp 1787) and is well known on TikTok for sharing mysterious stories about her family farm.

Director/Co-Choreographer/Costume Designer | She/Her

Kelly is thrilled to be working alongside this phenomenal production team! Past FST creative credits include “Sweeney Todd” (choreographer) and “Godspell” (choreographer/costume designer). Other credits include “1776” (choreographer), “Ruthless! The Musical” (choreographer), “Fun Home” (choreographer), “The Marvelous Wonderettes” (choreographer), “Heathers” (choreographer), “Nunsense” (choreographer), “The Sound of Music” (costume designer), and “Highlights of Broadway” (director/choreographer).

Kelly wishes to thank Kyle for trusting her to wear the director hat this time around and for always being so incredibly supportive.

Special thanks to the entire cast and team for their encouragement and collaboration on this revival adventure as we do the Time Warp… again!

Keyboard | He/Him

Jared is thrilled to be back with Rocky Horror once again. He has been both onstage as a performer and behind the scenes as a music director or pianist. Onstage, he was most recently seen in Footloose (Reverend Moore), Bright Star (Daddy Murphy), Pride and Prejudice (Wickham/Collins) and The Diary of Anne Frank (Otto Frank) here at Fort Salem, A New Brain (Roger) at OhLook Theatre and A Man of No Importance (Sully O’Hara) at Brick Road Theatre. Other favorite roles are Ragtime (Younger Brother), Guys and Dolls (Sky Masterson) and Cabaret (Cliff).

Jared has recently appeared behind the keys for Kinky Boots, The Drowsy Chaperone, Grease, and Little Shop of Horrors at Fort Salem, Ebenezer Scrooge at Pocket Sandwich Theatre and White Christmas, AIDA and Gypsy at Firehouse Theatre.

Love to Kyle.

Producer | He/Him

Kyle has three decades of creating award-winning theatre under his belt, working as a producer, director, choreographer, designer, and performer. His work has been seen all across the US, from Cape Cod, to Boston, Arizona and Dallas, to New York and has been recognized by the AriZoni Awards of Excellence, BroadwayWorld Awards, Column Awards, Annie Award, MET Awards, and MHSDG Awards, among others.

Most recently, Kyle took a brief sabbatical from Fort Salem Theater to serve as Company Manager for the esteemed Williamstown Theatre Festival, where he led a company of 350 artists and staff members. There, he worked alongside the talents of Pamela Anderson, Amber Heard, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Susan Sarandon, Kate Walsh, Chris Messina, Brandon Flynn, Whitney Peak, William Jackson Harper, Elizabeth Lail, Tonatiuh, Jensen McRae, among many others.

At Fort Salem Theater, he has directed and choreographed “Salem Under The Stars,” “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” “Next to Normal,” “There’s No Business Like Snow Business,” “Grease,” “The Pirates of Penzance,” “Agnes of God,” and “Mary Poppins” and has designed costumes for FST’s “Pride & Prejudice,” “Grease,” and “Bright Star.” Other direction and choreography credits include “Hairspray,” “Evita,” “White Christmas,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Guys and Dolls,” “The Music Man,” Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “West Side Story,” “Into the Woods,” “RENT,” “The Rink,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “A Chorus Line,” “Chicago,” “La Cage aux Folles,” and “Cabaret.”

Kyle is humbled to be the executive and artistic director of Fort Salem Theater, and in June 2023, was named one of the Top 10 New York State LGBTQ+ Leaders by I ❤️ NY.