#rtc the Ohio production

[tragically-jane-doe]

OKAY SO IM NOT NORMAL ABOUT THIS BUT JANE IN THE OHIO PRODUCTION HAD A COLLAR RIBBON THINGY ON HER NECK IM NOT GOOD BESTIES

[jklovesfandoms]

Any Ride The Cyclone fans in/near Cleveland, Ohio!

Beck Center for the Arts is putting on a production of RTC Feb 9-25! Go and check them out if you have the ability to!

[ivorypiano]

him <3

[rtc-confessions]

does anyone have a slime tut of the contemporary theatre of Ohio's Ride the Cyclone ?

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[perfectdolls]

if you made fun of the special needs girl in the audience tonight, you absolutely fucking disgust me lol

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She

[butchcaseyjones]

most normal rollercoaster in ohio

[viccharine]

MY BLORBOS, or: the ohio production!!!! it was so good i am going to cry over it (also: traditional art for once) 

p.s. i genuinely think the ohio production is one of the best rtc productions out there!!! they all killed it!!! im so happy i got to see it!!! 

p.s.s. i may or may not get around to drawing ohio!ricky, mischa, and noel soon, who knows!

[dissectedgrrl]

ive never seen ohio uni's production of rtc but their jane is so special 2 me

look at her bro. look at her 💔

[jup1ter-moon]

Okay here we go all the upcoming RTC productions I currently know of (October 2023 - May 2024)

OCT 13 - 15 & OCT 19 - 21 2023 California State University, Stanislaus CA OCT 25 - NOV 5 2023 The University of Texas at Austin TX OCT 27 - NOV 26 2023 NextStop Theatre Co. VA NOV 3 - 4 & NOV 6 & NOV 10 - 11 2023 Southern Utah University UT APR 5 - APR 20 2024 DramaTech / Georgia Tech GA APR 17 - MAY 4 2024 Guild Hall YT - Canada APR 18 - MAY 5 2024 The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio OH

Probably not all of them but it's as many as I could find with a quick search (please also bear in mind that I'm limited to websites that are accessible in the UK) if u have any more plz add on :3

[tragically-jane-doe]

I absolutely loved the Ohio production so so much

Mainly because of the actress who played Jane doe

She just went so hard in every song

She was just absolutely hilarious okay stop grilling me

[thelegendofmik]

Ride the Cyclone is in Australia, and goddamn am I pissed off.

So it's been known for a while that RTC is coming to Australia professionally, but only very recently was the cast announced.

DISCLAIMER: no hate to the cast. between the cost of living crisis and the government abandoning the entertainment industry, i don't blame these performers for taking the first job they're offered. So no hate to the cast!!!

The theatre running the production is Hayes Theatre Co, based in Sydney. I loved this theatre company, because they had a clear focus on amplifying the voices of marginalised performers, however it seems this does not extend to disabled performers.

For a company that has such a focus on diverse stories I was incredibly disappointed (but entirely unsurprised) to see that Ricky is being played by an able-bodied actor. The cast has racial, gender, and size diversity (which don't get me wrong, is wonderful), but its devastating to see that Hayes has clearly licensed the newer edition of the script, the one that erases any visible sign of Ricky's disability.

For a theatre that emphasises authentic, diverse representation on its stage, it is disgusting to see them perform a show that is a mockery of the disabled experience, created by a man who has used disability as his punchline for his entire career; the version of the script licensed being influenced by the very people who hate crimed the marginalised performer they were supposed to protect.

There are many fun shows Hayes could have picked up that are a much much better representation of the disabled experience -- Tae Tae in the Land of Yaas (an Australian Production, again something this company tends to showcase on their stage), The Little Big Things, How To Dance in Ohio, just to name a few. Instead they had to choose the one that is violently ableist and presents Ricky as a caricature of the stereotypical non-verbal disabled kid. They chose the show in which it is easily accessible knowledge that Ricky is supposed to be physically, and visibly, disabled, but that it was changed due to the author's inadvertent support of a violent hate-crime against a marginalised performer.

yannick-robin did not risk his fucking career bravely speaking out about this for it to be completely ignored and glossed over. he did not risk legal action from the very people who hurt him only for people to pretend the show was never problematic because its more convenient for them.

I feel like I'm screaming into a void here, begging for people to listen. Disabled people deserve to have their stories told authentically and safely. Ride the Cyclone is not authentic. It is not a safe show for disabled performers. It has done nothing but harm disabled people.

Hayes Theatre Co, you are now complicit in the damage this show has done to the disabled theatre community. You are complicit in the crimes of Jacob Richmond, Sarah Rasmussen, and her team of ableist shitheads. And if you say "oh they probably don't know"... If a professional theatre company in one of Australia's biggest theatre centres can't be assed to properly research the shows they are producing, then maybe they shouldn't be in the industry.

Hayes Theatre Co, if you say you care about diversity then ignore disabled people, you don't actually care about diversity. You care about being palatable to your audience.

[gooberdude101]

Things I liked about each iteration of Talia I’ve seen!! I’ll add on if I see more/once I get around to watching more productions or revising my opinions:

2016 off-broadway:

Gus Halper is so yummy 😋

The projections on Mischa’s shirt and the cloth/the use of projections in general

How Mischa did the monologue RAHH

He pronounces я тебе кохаю right ❤️ (I think; I don’t speak Ukrainian but I have knowledge of the Cyrillic alphabet)

RAHHH HE SINGS SO GOOD AT THE “OHHHH” ESPECIALLY AT THE END

He sings with a lot of emotion I think. Gus Halper is such a good actor is rtc

McCarter:

THE CHOREOGRAPHY HELLO??? LIKE HE DANCES W THE PROJECTION?? HE DANCES W NOEL? BEAUTIFUL 😻

The costumes were so cool

When we goes into the screen w Talia and then comes back out

The “ohhhhhhhhh” like before the rap part was SO GOOD I LOVED IT SO MUCH RAAHH 🦅🦅 and at the end 💕

Eli Mayer is a good singer ☝️☝️☝️

Chance:

At the end when they show footage of the war in Ukraine was DEVIOUS and BROKE ME and WAS SO SAD WHEN MISCHA WAS ON HIS DAMN KNEES

Ohio University:

The beginning with Jane was pretty cool 😎

I liked the use of the chair 🪑 why is there a chair emoji 🪑 🪑 🪑 🪑

Valence:

“Take microphone… thank you…. And-and necklace… thank you….” was way funnier to me than it should have been

The hug at the end was so ‼️‼️

Cast recording:

Chaz Duffy’s singing was so good??!

BWOOOW. BWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWWW. PPPPP (I need to know what instrument that is I’m desperate)

I like the way he did the monologue

He pronounces я тебе кохаю correct!!! He’s a real one

. Turmepet… 👌

I like the way the girls sound in the ensemble more than the 2016 version tbh

He also kills it at the “ooohhhhhh” part

[gambitandrogues]

the ohio university production of rtc was sooo <333

[perfectdolls]

okay. ohio college school of theatre rtc production notes. there's a lot. sorry! it's the tism. also not all of these are necessarily bad things, just things i felt like noting. this production was fantastic and the cast was great!! go see it tomorrow and the day after yall you won't regret it

Began 6 minutes late

A few lyrics of Karnak's Dream of Life were left off or I couldn't hear them

I love that Karnak plays the piano

VIRGIL IS SO SMALL he's a little figure OH HIS TINY BASS

A lot of flashing lights before Uranium Suite

MISCHA'S HALF ASSED MOVEMENTS I <3 HIM

NOEL PUSHED OCEAN BEFORE HIS SOLO IN URANIUM SUITE

Mischa on his phone :-)

Ocean + Constance held hands :-)

The people who used each prize item held them up!

Mischa lightly shoved Ocean when going to his intro position

RICKY CLICKED HIS HEELS

Ricky + Mischa high-fived and it hurt Mischa's hand

Jane is taller than like everyone she's so stiff /pod

Noel backed up and walked to the other side of the stage when Jane walked up to him

When Karnak said "no tradesies" Noel smiled

NOEL TOOK A BITE OF THE BREAST MILK SANDWICH AND DANCED WITH IT THEN WIPED HIS MOUTH OFF AFTER OCEANS INTRO

Jane is so obsessed with Constance <3 she's just staring at her while Ocean's doing her whole monologue

When Ocean accidentally conceded, Noel laughed

OCEAN HEADSET IN WTWN

The WTWN choreo us so cute

MISCHA SKIPPED AWAY + KICKED HIS FEET

Ricky is playing on a DS

Everyone being out of breath after WTWN

Jane leans into the Taco Bell picture projection

Jane shares a cigarette with Ricky

Noel's dress is gorgeous and so is his voice I love him

TOP TIER NISCHA DANCE IM FAG

The priest segment was pre-recorded in black and white and projected onto the syc

Mischa was so smiley after Noel's Lament

SOCK PUPPETS IN EVERY STORY'S GOT A LESSON

Ricky + Mischa playing with sock puppets

Jane is so fascinated by her sock puppet

Mischa has a tiny Canadian flag in his intro

Ricky + Jane dancing + pretending to beatbox and rap during Mischa's intro

He said "shit the beat" or at least it sounded like it

Piano renditions of WTWN and TSIA are weird

Everyone is doing their own dances in the first verse of TSIA

MISCHA SMACKED NOEL'S ASS?????

Jane is Talia

Mischa's nails are black!

Noel has a violin during Talia, Ocean + Constance have tambourines, and Ricky has a drum

This rendition of Talia is gorgeous omg

Mischa walks across the stage in search of Talia :-(

The end bit of Talia was so awkward

The Nischa hug was so good :-( you can hear Mischa crying + even after they pulled away Noel was rubbing his shoulder (also it looked like Mischa kissed Noel's neck when he went in for that hug)

Ricky's actor really messed up a few lines of the pre SABM monologue

Jane + Mischa are Ricky's parents

Noel had cat plushies!

Noel's actor is great at accents

This SABM is beautiful holy shit

The SABM costumes for Noel and Mischa sucked

Mischa plays the electric guitar in SABM and Noel headbands intensely

No Ricky costume change :-(

Mischa is Count Dogulous holy fuck he's shooting people

Jane + Ricky dance a lot

Mischa is so affectionate with Ricky he held his face

Everyone had their lives/memories in boxes but there was nothing in Jane's, she looked so hard then SHE PUT HER DOLL IN IT I WILL CRY

The TBOJD umbrellas look sick as hell

The choirs voices drowned out Jane's in the beginning

VISUALS OMG FUCK

TBOJD has the best visuals are you fucking kidding me this is beautiful

TBOJD is the fucking best omg

Birthday hats for everyone but Jane's fell off :-(

Mischa put on Jane's birthday hat for her instead of Ocean

Noel teaches Jane about the triangle! <3

MISCHA HAND ON NOEL SHOULDER. THEN IT WENT IN HIS HAIR. THEN ON OTHER SHOULDER. THEN HE PULLED NOEL IN SO HIS HEAD WAS OJ HIS SHOULDER. THEN MISCHA HELD THE VODKA UP FOR NOEL TO FINISH OFF.

Ricky + Jane playing dress up :-D

MISCHA'S ACTOR HAS A HOT VOICE

Constance's monologue got me :-(

Jane was the first to go up to Constance in Sugar Cloud

Ricky drumsticks + Noel tambourine in Sugar Cloud AND JANE TRIANGLE

Ocean held the recorder for Constance

Mischa + Jane danced together

Ocean is using the recorder as her own mic + Jane is using the triangle stick

MISCHA DOING THE CONCERT THING WITH HIS PHONE FLASH LIGHT

Blackrose hand holding :-( /pos ×2 AND A HUG

"My date with a rat named Virgil" KARNAK.

Jane gave her doll to Constance + Constance hugged it :-(((

Blackrose hand holding

Karnak's death was anticlimactic

Blackrose + Nischa held onto each other during Karnak's death

BLACKROSE AND NISCHA DANCING IN IT'S JUST A RIDE FUCK

Nidcha held hands first at the end of It's Just A Ride

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QUICK

tell me about ur ideal production of rtc if you had complete control over EVERYTHING

OOOOOOHHHHH OKAY

Ideally Ricky would be played by a disabled transfem actor.

Costume wise it'd be as close as possible to the original 2016 costumes. Jane would have a ribbon tied around her kneck, Mischa would be wearing a wedding wring(a makeshift one), both Ocean and Jane would be wearing lockets, and Constance & Ocean would have friendship bracelets. Ricky's mobility aid would be decorated with stickers.

Songs:

Uranium Suite — they'd all be slightly off from each other. Mischa would be a few beats late, Noel would push Ocean out of the way, Ocean would attempt to take Mischa's phone from him.

During the boys line(The smart ones all packed up and went why stay if you can't pay the rent?) Ocean & Constance would dance together

During the girls line (Empty Streets and Empty Shops,Shuttered rows of mom and pops) Noel & Mischa would dance together

What The World Needs:

The Choir members mocking the actions Ocean is detailing(someone fetching her a coffee, someone shining her shoes, etc).Mischa would just casually pick her up everytime she says she gets up.

Would switch the Ricky lyric to 'We're bringing back the girl who plays the tambourine?' and everything that correlates w that.

Yk the movement Tiffany does during the 'teen sex kills!' line?That when the Ocean says 'he's never gonna breed!'.

Super epic Taylor Swift based outfit change for Ocean!!

Noel's Lament:

Outfit is HEAVILY inspired by Lola Lola. Long Haired Noel if possible.Entire song sang VERY aggressively.Beret's for the girls!!Bowler for Mischa!!!

Nischa dance before the kiss, which is less making out and more just a VERY passionate kiss(think Ohio production). Mischa mouthing 'I think I am in love with you.'

Home theatre type vid for the background of the 'my child,' scene.

Ocean, Jane, Ricky & Constance busily walking around Noel during a few parts(specifically during the 'eight months later!i catch typhoid flu!' bit, to emphasize that no one really cared.)

Every Story Has A Lesson:

TAP DANCING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Song Is Awesome:

Super Cool Sunglasses.

Switch Noel & Ocean during the 'Here comes the hotties, here comes the valet.' line.

Not much to say for the rest of this, but epic mic drop at the end(Ocean catches it)

Talia:

All the girls get flowy dresses & projections I keep going in between Noel in a wedding dress as Talia(not in like a 'Noel is Talia typa way') and there isn't anyone playing Talia.

If Noel is Talia:

Spacedolls & Blackrose dance together on the side.

If Noel isn't Talia:

Everyone switches dancing partners every now and then.

All the girls would have pretty flowers in their hair :)

Noel & Ocean gossiping when they dance during Talia.

Space Age Bachelor Man:

Title and lyrics would probably be changed.She would get a very pretty space themed outfit and I'd give her spacebuns.

We are KEEPING IN the space babies line!!!!

The cats would have furry tails.I would aim to make the meowing as comfortable as possible.

Either Karnak or Virgil as Count Dog-U-Lous!

Ocean being the only one to say 'Ricky, should we pull the switch?'

Only the cats saying 'That son of a bitch!'

Ricky sounding panicked during 'Why are they asking me?I'm a lover not a fighter!'

The Ballad Of Jane Doe:

She'd start out on the ground, looking around at all the choir members(who are imitating what would be her funeral).

As she's raised up she continues reaching out for each choir member, obviously unable to grab them.

She clutches her uniform at every religious reference(her only sense of identity being that she went to a Catholic school).

The tone of 'Just John and Me!' being hopeful.

The tone of the song slowly getting darker and slower until they reach the end.

The New Birthday Song:

It would imply Jane eating the cupcake AND the candle.She would also try to touch the fire.

Jane would hug Ricky after she's given the name Savannah, and then a scene of her pulling the lever(like in mccarter) would happen.

Mischa would ruffle Noel's hair while saying that Noel is tragic.Then Noel would hug Mischa.

During the Blackrose scene everyone else would be visible in the background.

Both Constance & Ocean would get progressively more upset but for VERY different reasons, until Constance finally punches Ocean.

Sugar Cloud:

Purposefully rocky vocals at the beginning before Constance eventually gets more comfortable with her voice.

Ocean nodding during the 'There is nothing wrong with the nicest girl in town!' line.

Noel & Ocean dancing together at some point!!!(THEY'RE FRIENDS TRUST).

Ocean holding up the microphone for Constance, Noel & Mischa dance together, Ricky & Jane dance together!!

It's Not A Game//It's Just A Ride:

Ocean singing the majority of it during Penny's life montage, everyone else joins in near the end.

Mischa shielding the rest of the choir as Karnak breaks.

Everyone copying the movements from their songs during the second half of the song!!!

The Order they stand next to each other is:

(Left to right):

Ricky,Constance,Noel,Ocean,Mischa.

DIALOGUE TIME:

Everyone jumping together as Karnak begins to speak.

'No, I mean me moving against my will.' would be kept in.

Somehow I would merge the improv scene & the porno is magical scene.

Mischa & Ocean both laughing at Noel's Taco Bell photo.

Ocean would be shoved out of the way for Noel's introduction.

Jane would be more life-like(Little Miss No Name based as well).

Ocean speech would include the 'every single one of you is a fricken rockstar!' line and she'd point to the audience as well.

Mischa would attempt to run away from Ocean when she says 'Mischa...I love you!'

This is all i have for now.