Taylor Baxley

Rocky Horror Show at Market Theatre- you thrilled me, you chilled me, and man, did you fulfill me 💋

After having a couple cry sessions this week and moping around - I mean 👀- reflecting, I feel like I’m finally ready to express what this show and this cast has meant to me.
Theatre for those involved is a rush. A magnetic pull. An escape. A release. But most importantly, a sanctuary. This sums up exactly what this show has been for me the last few months, and yet it feels like it was over in the blink of an eye, like a fleeting and wonderful dream. Theatre experiences like this are why I want to do this for the rest of my life.

A cast so loving, supportive, creative, hilarious, and talented that I could cry (again) just thinking of how lucky I am to have shared the stage with them. A crew so motivating, efficient, kind, and insightful that I wanted to go above and beyond to make it all worth their while. A community so surprisingly accepting of the weird and fantastical journey that this show was- some of the sweetest things I’ve ever been told by complete strangers who got to witness our performance and either got it, got US, or was just happy to be along for the ride.
I am just so grateful for it all.

To my dear Janet- on a lighter note, thank you for potentially ruining all future Rocky experiences for me 😂
A little less light; thank you for challenging me vocally, physically, and emotionally. Thank you for giving me a chance to embrace a new side of myself that I’ve never explored before. Thank you for making me feel beautiful. Thank you for being a dream come true.

Market Theatre- Thank you for trusting me with Janet, and for “rose-tinting my world”, even for just a little while 🥀