Dawn Marie
Dawn Marie (born July 12, 1969 in Pittsburgh, PA) has been involved with Rocky Horror since the first time she saw the movie when it was playing at the now closed South Windermere Theater in Charlston, SC on February 2, 2002. By July 4th of 2002 she along with 4 other people formed the cast of BackRow Productions, Charleston, SC. Dawn has been a member of several casts over the years, usually performing as Magenta. She has on occasion performed as Janet Weiss, Riff Raff and Dr. Scott as well as taking on the task of emcee, lights and props when needed. Dawn Marie is currently an independent performer on hiatus. EDIT: As of September 2016, Dawn Marie is retired from performing due to health issues, but she still runs Dawn Marie's Misfit Toys cast and is always happy to help out at conventions when asked.
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Leadership Roles
- Founder/Cast Leader BackRow Productions, Charleston, SC
- Co-Founder/Co-Cast Leader Sins of the South, House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC
- Cast Co-Founder of Downhome Decadence, Huntington, WV
- Organizer of the Charleston Rockypalooza, Charleston, SC
- Co-organizer of “We Are Rocky” mini convention, Huntington, WV
- Co-organizer TC in DC Convention, Laurel, MD
Performance Roles
- Main Role-Magenta
- Other Roles Played-Janet, Riff Raff, Dr. Scott, Emcee, Props and Lights
- Vance Parker for Shock Treatment
Cast Affiliations
- BackRow Productions, Charleston, SC
- Sins of the South, Myrtle Beach, SC
- Sweet Translucent Dreams, PA
- Transexual Chinchillas, Point Pleasant, WV
- Downhome Decadence, Hunting, WV
- Transylvanian Concubines, Fairfax, VA
- Sonic Transducers, Washington, DC
- Frankie's Favorite Obsession, Las Vegas, NV (Honorary Cast Member)
- Simply His Servants, Cleveland, OH (Guest Performer)
Conventions Attended (Bold denotes convention performance)
- 2004-Showing You Who's Boss-Charleston, SC
- 2004-The Transies Take Manhattan- NYC, NY
- 2005-Cirque Du Rockeil- Las Vegas, NV
- 2006-The Un-Toucha-Touchables Unconventional Convention - Chicago, IL
- 2007-We Are Rocky Mini-con-Huntington, WV
- 2008-The Atlantic City '08 Convention-Atlantic City, NJ
- 2009-The Celluloid Jam-Fort Mitchell, KY
- 2010-Larry Con-NJ
- 2010-TC in DC Convention-Laurel, MD
- 2010-7 Deadly Sins: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary Convention-Los Angeles, CA
- 2011-The AC 4.7.11 Convention-Atlantic City, NJ
- 2012-The Celluloid Jam 2-Fort Mitchell, KY
- 2013-RKO Con-Providence, RI
- 2014-Transylvania Carnivale -Chicago, IL
- 2015-RHPS40-NYC, NY
Misc. RHPS Performances
- ConCarolinas-NC
- Jeff Mach's Final Cult Movie Overnight-NJ
Rocky Horror Casts Visited
- NYC Cast-NY
- Home of Happiness-NJ
- Sweet Translucent Dreams-PA
- Simply His Servants-OH
- The Denton Affair-OH
- Downhome Decadence-WV
- Transsexual Chinchillas-OH
- Low Down Cheap Little Punks-NC
- Separate Rooms-NC
- F5 aka Charming Assholes-SC
- Lambda Psi Phi-GA
- Pure Anti-Matter-GA
- SLCT/Transylvanian Concubines-VA
- Help Me Mommy-IN
- Midnight Madness-IL (Kung Fu Show)
- Sonic Transducers-Washington DC
- Friday Nite Specials-NJ
- Formal Dress Optional-DE
- JCCP-PA
- Michigan Rocky Horror Preservation Society-MI
Attendance of the Rocky Horror Show
- RHS-York Little Theater
- RHS-Spartanburg SC
- RHS-Charleston Ballet
Miscellaneous Involvement
- Copy Editor/Reporter/Photo Editor for Crazed Imaginations Fanzine
- Cast/Fan Profiles for Rocky Horror.com
- Moderator for Rockycast on Cosmosfactory.org
- The Boss Award Nominee
- Performed as Vance Parker in Shock Treatment
- Creative Director for Perry Bedden's Rocky Horror Picture Book-2014
- Assistant Researcher for The Official Rocky Horror Picture Show Audience Participation Guide-2015
- Co-Creator of RockyHorrorwiki.org
- Co-Chair of The Rocky Horror Preservation Foundation
- Member of Rocky Fit Club