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Created and Directedby Shelley McLendon

Adapted to the stage by 
Shelley McLendon and Courtenay Hameister
(with additional material by the cast)

Lyrics  by 
Shelley McLendon and Courtenay Hameister

Music by Jonathan Newsome

Lighting design and tech by Tori Zanzalari
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Produced by Bad Reputation Productions, LLC

15 years of
ROAD HOUSE: The Play!

The year was 2009, and whenever Shelley McLendon(who plays the role of Dr. Elizabeth Clay) turned on her television, the  movie Road House was on. And whenever it was on, she had to finish watching it. And whenever she finished watching it, she thought, "this would make a great play."


So she called on her talented friend Courtenay Hameister to help her adapt it to the stage, and another talented friend Jonny Newsome to write the music, and Road House: The Play! was born. 
The show debuted as a staged reading at the 2010 Fertile Ground Festival, and it was well received!  The inaugural full  production for   Road House: The Play! was put up with no budget and the smartest comedic actors in town back in 2010 at the now closed Someday Lounge. Every performance sold out, and the reviews were glowing:
"Entirely too many brains to have a cast like that"
(PDX Comedy Blog)


"McLendon and Hameister have displayed nothing less than the best of snarky genius in their adaptation. The cast  Bad Reputation has assembled makes you wonder why the hell Lorne Michaels still has a job.” (Portland Picks for Men)


“…witty touches, eager performances, and a contagious sense of balls out enthusiasm, it's funny and clever and great. Go. And be nice.”    
(Portland Mercury)


Road House: The Play! has become the most requested show with Siren Theater audiences. We have lost count with how many times we have performed this show, but we love it and we hope you do too! 
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MEET THE BAND

JONATHAN NEWSOME
Guitar and vocals
​(aka Cody)

Jonny has been with the show since its inception, and wrote all of the music to go with Shelley McLendon's and Courtenay Hameister's lyrics. When Shelley is looking at dates to produce the show again, she always contacts Jonny first. Because if he is not available, we don't do the show!  You've also seen him provide the soundtrack to our popular Halloween show A Nightmare on Elm Street- The Play! AND you can preview his upcoming album from his new solo project HERE.  The whole album will be coming out on streaming services this summer!

NEIL ANDREWS
Drums

Neil joined the show in 2021 and we cannot get enough of him. You've also seen him behind the kit for A Nightmare on Elm Street- The Play!. He and Jonny were in a band together in the early 2000s called Mira Flores.

MEET THE CAST

LORI FERRARO
​Narrator

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​Lori has played the narrator in Road House: The Play as well as the role of Wade Garrett! You have also seen her in Siren Theater hits like A Nightmare on Elm Street The Play, Poltergeist Live, and The Lost Boys Live. She is also a part of sketch troupe Sisters of Mercy
Insta:@lori_works_from_home

PAUL GLAZIER
Dalton

Paul joined the cast of Road House: The Play! in 2016 and audiences have been falling in love with him in every Siren Theater play ever since. You've seen him play David in The Lost Boys- Live!, Robbie in Poltergeist Live, and Glen in A Nightmare on Elm Street The Play! You've probably also seen him in Grimm and Leverage!
Insta:@paul_glazier

JED ARKLEY
Wade Garrett

Jed started playing Wade a few years ago, and we are thrilled he is back! You've also seen Jed in The Siren's Poltergeist Live!, The Lost Boys-Live, in sketch troupe Lone Wolves and the improv troupe The Siren Theater Improv Giants. You've also seen him in a bunch of commercials!
Insta: @jedarkley

SHELLEY MCLENDON
Dr. Elizabeth Clay

You've seen Shelley at The Siren Theater because she is the boss here! She is the mastermind behind Road House: The Play! and co wrote it with her pal Courtenay Hameister, as well as the show The Lost Boys-Live! She is known for her parodies of 80s movies as well as her sketch comedy that she performs with The Aces, The Sisters of Mercy and Lone Wolves. .  She co produces the Portland Sketch Comedy Festival along with Ted Douglass. She's also been spotted on Portlandia and on Celebrity Family Feud!
Insta: @shellsmcbells

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TED DOUGLASS
​Brad Wesley

Ted has played Brad Wesley since the show's debut and no one could do it better. you've also seen him play Edgar Frog in The Lost Boys- Live!  Ted is known for the legendary sketch comedy troupe The 3rd Floor, and has also been seen on Portlandia, American Vandal, Grimm and The Librarians. You've heard his voice on the radio as a part of the show Daria, Mitch & Ted . He co produces The Portland Sketch Comedy Festival with pal Shelley McLendon!
Insta:@ ted_douglass
 

TONY MARCELLINO
Pat McGurn/ Jimmy

No one can play Jimmy and Pat McGurn like Tony, who has done so since the show's debut. You've seen Tony in other Siren Theater joints like The Lost Boys-Live, and also in sketch comedy troupes The 3rd Floor and Nacho Gold, as well as in films like The Auteur and Tony Eats a Shrimp.
Insta: @tonydidwhat

WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Carrie

Steve has been with the show since the beginning, and is really the only person that can ever play the waitress, Carrie.  You've also seen him in Siren Theater faves The Lost Boys- Live, A Nightmare on Elm Street The Play playing Freddy Kruger, Poltergeist Live playing the clown doll, and Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer playing The Snowman! Oh, and he is the Editor in Chief of the Portland Mercury!
Insta: @ portlandmercury

MARSHALL BRADLEY
Red Webster/ Emmett

This is Marshall's third time being in the show, and his first time playing Red Webster and Emmett!  You've also seen him in The Lost Boys- Live, playing the long haired and mysterious Dwayne, as well as A Nightmare on Elm Street The Play and Poltergeist Live. He wrote, filmed and starred in a short film called Contacts that has been making the festival circuit!
Insta: @marshism

ERIN O'REGAN
Denise

You've seen Erin in Siren Theater faves A Nightmare on Elm Street The Play, The Lost Boys Live, and Poltergeist Live, and also doing sketch comedy with The Sisters of Mercy and Lone Wolves. She has also been spotted in commercials for Ford and Comcast, and she is one of The Siren Theater's BINGO callers!
Insta: @ erinjeanius

ROB CAMPBELL
Maestro

Rob Campbell has been with the show since it started in 2010, and has been skillfully and quietly making all the jokes happen ever since. His prop and set mastery has also been seen in Poltergeist Live, and in sketch troupes The Aces and The 3rd Floor. He is also the owner of Made in Milwaukie and Shirt Nerdery, who makes all of our t shirts!
Insta: @shirtnerdery

THANK YOU

Hard to believe we have been doing this show for 15 years. And we have so many people to thank for making it happen!

Thank you to the best front of house manager and sometimes assistant director
Anthony Kell

A big thank you to past crew and cast members
Courtenay Hameister
​Sean McGrath
Michael Fetters
Nicholas Kessler
Janet Scanlon
Justin Himes
Bobby Roberts
Guillermo Martinez
Scotty Weddle
Megan Kate
Laura Sams
​Scott Engdahl
Jason Rouse
Kate Piat-Eckart

...and to the venues who helped us get started
Portland Center Stage
The Someday Lounge (RIP)

And the biggest of thank you's to all of the audience members who have enjoyed the show over the past 15 years. We couldn't do it without you!




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The cast and crew have been showing up to rehearse this show after working at their day jobs for weeks! If you feel like giving them an appreciation tip, do so below!  All tips will be shared equally among the cast and crew!
  

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