Chariots of Rubber

CHARIOTS OF RUBBER HAS A TWO WEEK RUN COMING UP!
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center - 5340 N Interstate Ave
THURSDAY August 20 - Saturday August 22, 9pm
Sunday August 23rd, 6pm
THURSDAY August 27 - Saturday August 29, 9pm
Tickets will cost $20 and will be available soon!
A hard luck hooker with a heart of gold meets two young bucks in this coming of age 'rom-dram' hit musical about love and loss at the crash up derby.
Chariots of Rubber is written and directed by Jeffrey Wonderful, with an original score by Private Mike Albano and choreography by Lisa Ventrella. This all-star cast includes Lucynda Beth Thompson & Misti Icenbice as the Areola Sisters, Jen Shepard as Cindy, Jerud Moyer as Tommy, Darla Bolts as Jen, Seantos McDonald as Bow Tuck, Rob Taylor as the Cop, and Donny Dont's acting debut as Crash.
JEFFREY’S PRODUCTION OF CHARIOTS OF RUBBER IS HIS FIRST FULL LENGTH MUSICAL SINCE HIS ‘TRAGIC’ DEBUT OF “BOY IN THE BUBBLE”- A ONE MAN SHOW FEATURING JEFFREY IN A BUBBLE INFLATED BY A GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWER. THE CHARACTER’ BOY IN THE BUBBLE’ CAME FROM A MONTHLY WRESTLING SATIRE "PORTLAND ORGANIC WRESTLING". P.O.W. WAS A SPRING BOARD FOR MANY OF JEFFREY’S CHARACTERS SUCH AS GROUND ZERO AMERICAN HERO, CLAN OF THE TEDDY BEAR, JAZZ ODYSEY, KEGBOT, AND THE REVEREND BROTHER RAY. JEFFREY CO-FOUNDED THE ROSE CITY ROLLERS AND COACHED THEM INTO THEIR FIRST SEASON.. MORE RECENTLY HE HAS DIRECTED COMMERCIALS FOR THE MATADOR AND VOODOO DOUGHNUTS.
MUSICAL DIRECTOR PRIVATE MIKE ALBANO HAS BEEN SLAYING MYTHICAL CREATURES WITH HIS GUITAR SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL. HIS KEY INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL BANDS LIKE DIAMOND TUCK AND LSD&D BARELY GREASED THE COOKIE SHEET WHEN IT COMES TO HIS OWN OVEN-HOT METAL INSPIRATION, CHARIOTS OF RUBBER. THE ALL- ORIGINAL SCORE INCLUDES MUSICAL STYLINGS FROM HAIR METAL BALLADS TO SAMBA. HE ALSO TAKES PRIDE IN THE ORIGINAL SCORING OF COMMERCIALS FOR VOODOO DOUGHNUT AND THE MATADOR.
LISA VENTRELLA HAS PERFORMED, TAUGHT, AND CHOREOGRAPHED DANCE IN PORTLAND SINCE 1988. AFTER RECEIVING HER BA IN DANCE FROM PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, SHE HAS DANCED WITH THE REALLY BIG DANCE COMPANY AND THE CHERRY TARTS BURLESQUE TROUPE. SHE HAS TAUGHT AND CHOREOGRAPHED WITH MANY LOCAL GROUPS, INCLUDING SEVERAL PRODUCTIONS WITH THE NORTHWEST CHILDREN'S THEATER AND PORTLAND'S BELOVED SKETCH COMEDY GROUP, THE THIRD FLOOR.
The Chariots of Rubber band includes Private Mike Albano on guitar, Jedediah Aaker on bass, and Drifter Joe on drums.