RON BLAIR

CREATIVE GENIUS WRITER/VOCAL PERFORMER

 

Our writer, audio producer, voice performer, and all around great guy to have around, Ron A Blair, is a man of many obsessions, all of which came together in the performance of his duties here at Real Scream Queens. Ron began writing as freshman in high school and has written creatively every day since then. The year after he began his journey as an amateur writer, Ron stepped on the theatrical stage for the first time and discovered his other passion, performing. Having desired to work in film his entire life, Ron began his journey as a writer and performer, while still maintaining a deep love for all things horror. 

 

After having performed in several theatrical productions during the early to mid-90s, and majoring in drama at Western Kentucky University, along with Scream Queen Amelia Word, Ron decided to take a break from the stage and began focusing on the haunted attraction industry. Ron would dedicate his life to performing, designing, and providing leadership at the legendary Nightmare Forest haunted attraction at Otter Creek Park in Louisville, Ky. While at Nightmare Forest, Ron won multiple awards as a performer and employee. 

 

Once his second child was born in 2002, Ron retired from the haunted attraction industry to focus on writing and theatrical performance once again. It was during this time that Ron co-founded Dark Winter Studios which released such acclaimed short genre films as “Souled” and “ForEver”. He spent the next decade writing for such publications as Planet Chaos, Fish Taco, Hacker’s Source, and Sposa, the Canadian bridal magazine (I know, right?!? WTF?!? - RAB). He also gained minor fame as a producer, writer, casting director, and performer, being credited in such films as Tim Ritter’s Twisted Illusions 2 and Reconciled Through the Christ, Mountain Mafia, Santa Claus Vs. The Zombies, Wingman, Almost Nothing Good Happens, The Zombie Movie, Graverobbers from Outer Space, and many, many more under his stage name of Reaper M Jones. 

 

In 2009, Ron was urged by his then ten year old daughter to return to the stage. Ron began to focus on stage performance, playing such iconic roles on stage as Herbie in Gypsy, Harding in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors, Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace, the titular character in Macbeth and Tito Merelli in Lend Me a Tenor at The Hardin County Performing Arts Center Pro-Ams, and as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Fagin in Oliver, Edna Turnblad in Hairspray and as The Narrator in multiple productions of The Rocky Horror Show at the award winning Hardin County Playhouse. He also combined his love of writing with his love for the stage and horror, when he co-created and co-wrote “An HCP Halloween”, “Another HCP Halloween”, “Telethon: The Cure to End World Boredom”, and “Telethon 2: Night of the Zombies”.

 

Since his triumphant return to the stage, Ron has won multiple awards, including back to back Patron Favorite awards at the famed Hardin County Playhouse in Elizabethtown, as well as being honored by the Kentucky Theatre Alliance when he won “Best Performance by a Male Actor” for The Hardin County Playhouse’s powerful production of “The Laramie Project”. Ron continues to perform on stage and film, and continues to write for both on a constant basis. He will soon be appearing in his fourth production of The Rocky Horror Show, this time portraying Dr. Scott, at The Hardin County Playhouse, as well as a production of The Elephant Man, along with his long time friend, “sister”, and Real Scream Queen, Amelia Word. He is also the supervising route manager of the award winning Elizabethtown Ghost Walk, and co-founded the Hardin County Playhouse Youth Dramatics program which provides instruction in all facets of theatrical production, script writing, play selection, and theatre management. 

 

Ron currently resides in his hometown of Rineyville, Ky. with his wife, Hardin County Playhouse House Manager, Michelle, and his two children, MacKenzie and Caleb, both of them also performers and storytellers. When Ron isn’t working hard to educate and entertain, both on stage and with Good People Films, which he co-founded in 2012, he enjoys traveling, comic books, studying history and culture, cooking, video games, and youth mentoring, his fourth and fifth passios. Ron takes great pride in having been a youth mentor for the past several years, and would like to give a special shout-out to his “second son” Dakota Jones, who is currently studying special effects make-up at the Cinema Make-Up School in Hollywood, Ca. 

 

 

 

BRENT BARNETT

GRAPHIC AND WEB DESIGN

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Brent Barnett is a Louisville born, Indianapolis based graphic and web designer. Through his company, Be Squared Design & Concepts, Brent provides quality and affordable design to customers across the country and around the world. In addition to his work, Brent serves as a pastor for a local Indianapolis church plant. 

You can reach him at his website besquareddesign.com.

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STEVE-O SHEPHARD

SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKEUP

 

Steve-O Shephard is a self-taught fx makeup & Body paint artist based out of Louisville, KY, doing fx makeup freelance and for  haunted attractions since 2001. Experienced with latex, foam latex, silicone, prosthetic application, sculpting 3D design, prosthesis molding, prop design, and also specializing in airbrush makeup application and art,It's been his life dream to make a living doing makeup and body paint for film and television. Steve-O is proud to now be currently living the dream being featured in magazines, TV shows and conventions in Louisville, California, New York, and Florida.

Having competed in numerous body paint and makeup competitions he has achieved 9 wins, has published over 390 publication shoots, has been the make-up director for over 8 films, and has been the set designer and make-up artist on over 40 different productions. Steve-O has worked his way up to having become a well recognized, accomplished special effects master. 

 

 

 

DAVID BAKER

PROP MASTER/LOGISTICS/SECURITY

 

David is a special friend to the Queens, having been there from the beginning with logistical support as well as managing all props, from tombstones to fog machines to leaf blowers to spider webs. He is the Queens’ official driver and transportation captain, bringing them to haunt reviews, photo shoots, and anywhere else the Queens are needed. He also acts as the head of security for the team, well armed and well trained, ensuring that the Queens remain safe. 

 

 

 

 

 

MOXIE B

COSTUME DESIGN

 

Moxie B is one crafty bitch. While she has been a crafter her entire life, she has also been a seamstress for the past decade, and an official costumer for the past five years. Her creations can be found on fashionable little girls, at outragous Halloween parties, and most importantly, on the sexy ladies on the stage at the Va Va Vixens stage productions. She is the owner and creative genius behind The Quirky Squirrel and Moxie Clothing, constantly finding unique, exciting, and challenging projects to keep her busy, including creating nerdy-girl custom buttons, one of a kind costumes, dress, and embroideries; she is even the co-creator behind the core costume for our own Scream Queen, Marie Annette. Her only rule is “Don’t Be an Asshole”...good advice. You can find some of Moxie’s creations QuirkySquirrelShop.etsy.com or if you have a custom project in mind, e-mial her at TheQuirkySquirrel@hotmail.com. 

 

JEFF CURTIS

AUDIO PRODUCER/ENGINEER/ORIGINAL MUSIC

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Jeff Curtis is a composer, lyricist, and librettist. He has a degree in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music. There, his song Games of the Heart won the Singer Songwriter Competition and his song Tragedy won the prestigious Berklee Songwriter Competition III. Jeff has composed music for theater, television, radio jingles, and educational videos, as well as four full length musicals, The Little Prince, Christopher & Stephen, Tiananmen, and most recently Heroicus. Other theatre work includes original music for productions of the Hobbit, 1984, The Skin of Our Teeth, The Lion in Winter, and Waiting for Godot. Jeff has also produced music for Hardin County Playhouse productions of Spamalot and Bye Bye Brirdie. Other work includes Original music for Court TV's "Bloodlines" pilot, jingles for M.R.S. Chrysler-Plymouth and Ludlow Savings Bank, and underscoring for YAI/NIPS's "Relationship" video series (educational videos for people with developmental disabilities). Jeff's acting credits include The Little Mermaid (Pilot & Ensemble), 1984 (Party Member 4), Les Miserable (Ensemble), The Wizard of Oz (Ensemble), and The Sound of Music (Franz). The Lion in Winter (Richard), The Shadow Box (Steve), the Skin of Our Teeth (Ensemble), and The Miracle Worker (Dr. Anagnos).

 

 

 

AMIRA KARAOUD

BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHER

 

Amira is a quiet, talented Louisville based photographer.  Her style is artistic and creative, as well as photojournalistic. She lives a unique lifestyle, renting our and sharing her home with visiting tourists regularly through Air B&B as she lives in a highly coveted area centered in the heart of the local mom & pop stores, filled with creative energy.  She participates in art galleries, shows and collaborative projects, also providing young people workshops about how to harness their creativity.  More of her work can be found at:

 

http://amirakaraoud.wixsite.com/amirakphotography

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THE FLOATING EYE

 

CAMAHTA DORE

PHOTOGRAPHER: MARIE ANNETTE, MISS LILLY WHITE, GROUP IMAGES

 

Camahta (pronounced Samantha!) is the owner of Dragonfly Photography Inc.

She grew up in a house surrounded by photography. Her father and brother

were both photographers for National Geographic Magazine so developing a love of photography at an early age was her destiny and birthright. She developed film prints in the darkroom at age 6 and has been going strong ever since. She is an eclectic and funky person that loves all kinds of crafting, working with horses and hiking the many nature preserves around her home in Indiana.  She volunteers time to many local organizations including our local shelter and rescues, NILMDTS and Hearts Apart.org

 

Her work can be found here: http://www.dragonflyphotographyinc.com/welcome/

 

 

JOHN MILLER

PHOTOGRAPHER OF VIOLET RAZOR, FIONA

John Miller is a freelance travel, model, portrait, and concert photographer, in Louisville, Kentucky. John works on assignment for editorial, private and commercial clients and has traveled all over the United States to take photos.

His images have appeared on everything from book covers to magazines like: Forbes, Popular Photography, Country Living and even the Yellow Pages cover.  His concert images have been used for promotion by bands like Trombone Shorty, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, and Greensky Bluegrass to name a few. 

 

You can view his work or contact John via his website: www.johnjmillerphotography.com

 

 

 

JOSH TYSON

PHOTOGRAPHER OF KASSANDRA

 

Josh is an up and coming  Louisville based photographer.  He gets inspiration from other artists, his faith, beer and coffee. He has a passion for shooting fine art, unique portraits, and anything most people haven't seen or done.   He is known for his levitation and clever graphic manipulation images, self portraits and artography. When you can’t find him shooting, you can find him working as a barista at Heine Brothers Coffee. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TATE CHMIELEWSKI

PHOTOGRAPHER OF ISOBEL

 

 

Tate is no stranger to being behind the camera as he has been since childhood. In 2001, Tate started a production company called SteraFilms shooting various indie films, horror films and web series. Recently he has gotten into high fashion model / editorial photography and eloquently creates and captures beautiful and moody atmospheres. He’s been published in Dark Beauty Magazine and is currently working on a feature horror file, Nailed Down. http://m.imdb.com/title/tt2184296/   You can find his production company here at sterafilms.com and on  Instagram @sterafilms

 

 

 

JOE MAYS

ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHER/LIGHTING EXPERT/COMMUNICATIONS

 

Joe is an esteemed and well established photographer that has hosted his own amazing art /photography shows in the Kentuckiana area.  He has received national recognition for his images and serves the Queens as an expert in lighting and assisting in any photography needs.  Joe has also been an integral part of communications between the Queens and their crew and has quickly earned himself the title of communications master.