Photo Flash: Dr. S Battles the Sex-Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie: The Musical at Overtime Theater

This fall the Overtime Theater will proudly present a new musical based on an award-winning hit local film. Opening October 8, 2010, Dr. S Battles the Sex-Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie: The Musical is the world premiere production of an original, new rock horror musical.

The film-turned-musical recounts the tale of Mary Jane, an all-American sweetheart who goes parking with her boyfriend, Billy. When Billy smokes some atomic reefer and transforms into a sex-crazed zombie, it's up to our hero, Dr. S, to save the day! Dr. S must stop the madness that he helped create. An experiment to fight the red menace has gone horribly wrong, and now zombies are on the rise. With trusty shotgun and a deadpan, brutal sense of humor, Dr. S takes Mary Jane from the clutches of evil and battles his way back into town in a blood-soaked, fight-filled extravaganza of action, gore, and rock!

Produced by Film Classics Productions in 2008, the film version of Dr. S Battles the Sex-Crazed Reefer Zombies has been shown at such theaters and events as the Chicago International Film Festival, San Antonio Horrific Film Fest, Another Hole in the Head Film Festival (San Francisco, California), Washington DC International Horror Film Festival, Leeds International Film Festival (Leeds, England), and in early September 2010, the internationally renowned Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival (Atlanta, Georgia), where it will be only one of five feature-length movies screened during the festival.

In Winter 2010, following a screening at the Overtime Theater, the idea was formed to turn the film into a live stage musical guaranteed to rock the socks off the audience. Dr. S Battles the Sex-Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie: The Musical will take the story to even more outlandish heights with the script and lyrics by the original team of director Bryan Ortiz and writers Evan Boston and James Hartz (who also serves as the Overtime Theater's artistic director). Jaime Ramirez is the music director of the show. Jaime also was the music director of The Brain That Wouldn't Die, another world-premiere new musical staged at the Overtime Theater in October 2009.

Dr. S features a young and talented cast ready to create a brand-new musical. The cast includes:

Doctor "S": Arthur Gonzalez
Mary Jane: Morgan Scharff
Billy Everybody: Dru Barcus
Zombie Chris: Cary Farrow
Zombie Fred: Alexander Berkowitz
Zombie Stephanie: Lilly Canaria
Dr. Strughold / Baxtar Raimi: Robert Jerdee
National Guard / Scientist #1: Benjamin Scharff
Historian / Scientist #2: Jules Vaquera
Timmy the Boy Scout / Scientist #3: Ramona Villarreal
General / CINIS Labs Announcer: Scott McDowell

Writers: Evan Boston, James Hartz, and Bryan Ortiz
Director: Bryan Ortiz
Producer: Michael Druck
Musical Director / Composer: Jaime Ramirez
Technical Director / Lighting Designer: Rigel Nunez
Choreographer: Jennifer Baldwin
Scenic Designer: Eric Fonseca
Costume Designer: Susan Hamilton
Sound Designer: Chuck Wigginton
Stage Manager: Angelica Hernandez
Promotional Photos: Niki Aguirre

More information about Dr. S Battles the Sex-Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie: The Musical can be found at the Overtime Theater's website, www.theovertimetheater.net, or the show's official website, http://doctorsthemovie.com/musical.html.

Location: The Overtime Theater, in the Blue Star Complex, 1414 S. Alamo, #103, San Antonio, TX 78210.

Show Dates and Times: October 8 - November 6, 2010. Showtimes are 8 pm Thursdays-Saturdays, with one 3 pm Sunday matinee (October 24). No show on Friday, November 5. There will be a speciAl Halloween event on either October 29 or 30 - more details will be released soon.

Ticket Prices: $12 general admission, and $9 for teachers, students, seniors 65+, active military, and SATCO members. Thursdays are "Cheap Date Night," when the ticket price is "pay what you can."

Information & Reservations: www.theovertimetheater.net, info@theovertimetheater.net, and (210) 557-7562.

 Photo Credit: Niki Aguirre

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