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| − | '''Ruth Fink-Winter''' | + | '''Ruth Fink-Winter''' was a shadow-cast performer and is a [[Rocky Horror Legend]]. She was an editor of [[Crazed Imaginations]], creator of [[The Anal Retentive Rocky Horror Costume List]], and winner of [[The Boss Award]] and [[The Fan Award]] (from Sal Piro). |
'''Cast Affiliation''': | '''Cast Affiliation''': | ||
| − | '''Roles Played''': [[Magenta]], [[Trixie]], Emcee, Transylvanian (Kimi Wong) | + | '''Roles Played''': [[Magenta]], [[Trixie]], [[Emcee]], [[Transylvanian]] ([[Kimi Wong]]) |
'''Years Active''': 1987 - present | '''Years Active''': 1987 - present | ||
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==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
* 1998 Winner of [[The Boss Award]] ([[NYC '98]] Convention) | * 1998 Winner of [[The Boss Award]] ([[NYC '98]] Convention) | ||
| − | * 2000 winner of [[The Fan Award]] from Sal Piro | + | * 2000 winner of [[The Fan Award]] from [[Sal Piro]] |
==Crazed Imaginations== | ==Crazed Imaginations== | ||
| − | '''Ruth Fink-Winter''' was Editor of [[Crazed Imaginations]] fanzine from 1998 through the fall of 2002. She continued on as staff, and then | + | '''Ruth Fink-Winter''' was Editor of [[Crazed Imaginations]] fanzine from 1998 through the fall of 2002. She continued on as staff, and then returned to the Editor position after interim editor Mike Bennett had to step down, shuttering the zine in 2006. In addition to assembling the content for each issue, Ruth was in charge of subscriber relations, finances, did reporting and provided web content (web design was by [[Gene Chiovari]]). |
==The Anal Retentive Rocky Horror Costume List== | ==The Anal Retentive Rocky Horror Costume List== | ||
| − | + | Ruth is the creator and the moderator of [[The Anal Retentive Rocky Horror Costume List]]. | |
==Collectibles== | ==Collectibles== | ||
| − | [[File:RuthCollectibles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ruth with costume pieces from the Belasco and | + | [[File:RuthCollectibles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ruth with costume pieces from the Belasco, Roxy and film productions]] |
| − | Ruth owns some of the original costumes from the Belasco, the Roxy, and of course the film dinner corset. | + | Ruth owns some of the original costumes from the Belasco, the [[Roxy Theatre]], and of course the film dinner corset. She collects other Rocky memorabilia, notably books, paper goods including RHS programs/fanzines, audio, video, and foreign language. |
==Cast History== | ==Cast History== | ||
| − | * Name Unknown, Lincoln, NE | + | * Name Unknown, Plaza 4, Lincoln, NE (1987) |
| − | + | ||
* [[Sins of the Flesh]], Montclair CA | * [[Sins of the Flesh]], Montclair CA | ||
* [[Denton Delinquents]], Montclair, CA | * [[Denton Delinquents]], Montclair, CA | ||
| − | * [[Time Warped]], Des Moines, | + | * [[Time Warped]], Des Moines, IA (1994-1997) |
* [[Strokes of Midnight]], Lincoln, NE | * [[Strokes of Midnight]], Lincoln, NE | ||
| − | * [[Completely Crazy]] | + | * [[Completely Crazy]], during their stints in Des Plaines (1997) and Woodridge, IL (2006-2020) |
| − | * [[Pink Invaders]] | + | * [[Pink Invaders]], Merrillville, IN (1998-2000) |
| − | * F5 | + | * [[F5 aka Charming Assholes]], Easley, SC |
| − | * [[Midnight Madness]] | + | * [[Midnight Madness]], Chicago, IL |
| − | * World of the Weird Monster Show | + | * World of the Weird Monster Show, Wilmette IL and Evanston, IL (2012-2013) |
==Convention History== | ==Convention History== | ||
[[15th Anniversary Convention]] (Los Angeles, CA) | [[15th Anniversary Convention]] (Los Angeles, CA) | ||
| − | |||
[[Ordinary Healthy Convention]] (Milwaukee, WI) | [[Ordinary Healthy Convention]] (Milwaukee, WI) | ||
| − | |||
[[The Light in the Darkness]] (Anaheim, CA) | [[The Light in the Darkness]] (Anaheim, CA) | ||
* Costume Contest Judge | * Costume Contest Judge | ||
| − | [[NYC '98]] (New York, NY | + | [[NYC '98]] (New York, NY) |
| − | * | + | * Performed [[Magenta]] in [[RHPS]] |
[[ROCKYCON '98]] (Las Vegas, NV) | [[ROCKYCON '98]] (Las Vegas, NV) | ||
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[[Rocky Rocks the Rockies]] (Denver, CO) | [[Rocky Rocks the Rockies]] (Denver, CO) | ||
* Costume Contest Judge | * Costume Contest Judge | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Transylvania 1999, He Said He'd Be Back]] (UK) | ||
| + | * Costume Contest Judge (with [[Sue_Blane]]) | ||
[[East Coast 2000]] (Allentown, PA) | [[East Coast 2000]] (Allentown, PA) | ||
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[[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]] (Los Angeles, CA) | [[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]] (Los Angeles, CA) | ||
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[[Philly Con]] (Philadelphia, PA) | [[Philly Con]] (Philadelphia, PA) | ||
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[[The Big O Con]] (Wichita, KS) | [[The Big O Con]] (Wichita, KS) | ||
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[[The Transies Take Manhattan]] (NYC) | [[The Transies Take Manhattan]] (NYC) | ||
| − | |||
[[Cirque Du Rockeil]] (Las Vegas, NV) | [[Cirque Du Rockeil]] (Las Vegas, NV) | ||
| − | |||
[[The Denton Affair]] (Manchester, UK) | [[The Denton Affair]] (Manchester, UK) | ||
| − | |||
| − | [[ | + | [[The Un-Toucha-Touchables Unconventional Convention]] (Chicago, IL) |
* Costume Contest Judge | * Costume Contest Judge | ||
| − | + | Atlantic City, 2008 | |
| − | + | ||
[[The Celluloid Jam 1]] (Ft. Mitchell, KY) | [[The Celluloid Jam 1]] (Ft. Mitchell, KY) | ||
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* Costume Discussion Panel | * Costume Discussion Panel | ||
| − | [[The | + | [[7 Deadly Sins: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary Convention]] (Los Angeles, CA) |
| − | * Costume | + | * Costume Contest Judge |
[[The AC 4.7.11 Convention]] (Atlantic City, NJ) | [[The AC 4.7.11 Convention]] (Atlantic City, NJ) | ||
| − | |||
[[U.K. 4711 Convention]] (London, England) | [[U.K. 4711 Convention]] (London, England) | ||
| − | * | + | * Performed [[Magenta]] in [[RHPS]] |
| + | |||
| + | [[The Celluloid Jam 2]] (Ft. Mitchell, KY) | ||
| + | * Costume Discussion Panel | ||
[[RKO Con]] (Providence, RI) | [[RKO Con]] (Providence, RI) | ||
| − | * Costuming / Tech | + | * Costuming / Tech Panel |
[[El Fishnet Fiesta Dos]] (Tucson, AZ) | [[El Fishnet Fiesta Dos]] (Tucson, AZ) | ||
* Costume Discussion Panel | * Costume Discussion Panel | ||
| + | * Leadership Panel (crashed it as invited panelists were all male) | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Transylvania Carnivale]] (Chicago, IL) |
* Costume Discussion Panel | * Costume Discussion Panel | ||
[[RHPS40]] (New York, NY) | [[RHPS40]] (New York, NY) | ||
| − | * Discussion Panel: Here, Put These On with [[Jaimie Froemming]] and [[Russ Duce]] | + | * Discussion Panel: Here, Put These On (costume panel) with [[Jaimie Froemming]] and [[Russ Duce]] |
| − | ==Guest Performances== | + | The Denton Convention (London, UK) - 35th Anniversary of Shock Treatment |
| + | * Performed [[Magenta]] in [[RHPS]] | ||
| + | * It Was Great When It All Began - The Fandom Panel | ||
| + | * Well first you go rip rip rip - interviewed [[Sue_Blane]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Guest / Misc. Performances== | ||
| + | * Name Unknown (the Westroads cast ??), Omaha, NE | ||
* The Zen Room (Paris, France; Magenta) | * The Zen Room (Paris, France; Magenta) | ||
| − | * | + | * The Canyon, San Dimas, CA Dec 1994 (Magenta) with members from the Montclair GCC cast |
| − | * The Denton Affair (Trixie) | + | * Claremont McKenna College. College show; (MC, Magenta), 1988-1992 |
| − | * Michigan Rocky Horror Preservation Society (Trixie) | + | * Ecole Des Sciences Politiques (special show, Paris, France, 1991; Magenta with members of The Zen Room) |
| − | * As [[Magenta]] with the [[International All-Star Show]] at the [[Freiluftkino Rehberge]] (August 2016) | + | * Crazed Imaginations, Guild Theatre, San Diego (Magenta) |
| + | * Denver's Dynamic Tension, DDT, Denver, CO | ||
| + | * Maintenance Shop, VEISHEA annual film festival show, Iowa State,Ames, IA (Magenta, MC - 1996-97) | ||
| + | * Ames Varsity Theatre, annual Halloween show, Ames IA (1996-97, Magenta, MC; with Time Warped) | ||
| + | * The Beautiful Creatures, River Oaks, Houston, TX (2001) | ||
| + | * Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb, IL, Completely Crazy. Halloween 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. (MC; Magenta) | ||
| + | * Columbia College, Chicago, IL, Completely Crazy. Halloween show 2008, 2009 (Magenta; Trixie) | ||
| + | * Excalibur (nightclub), Chicago, IL, Completely Crazy. July, Aug 2010 (Magenta; Trixie) | ||
| + | * [[Help Me Mommy]] (multiple dates starting in 2008, Trixie, Magenta); Art Theatre and Kennedy Theater | ||
| + | * The Joyo, Lincoln, NE - Set up cast with alumni of Strokes of Midnight to perform Nov. 2015. Turned this into an annual event, 2016-2019. | ||
| + | * The Denton Affair, Cincinnati (Trixie) | ||
| + | * Michigan Rocky Horror Preservation Society, Wayne, MI (Trixie) | ||
| + | * As [[Magenta]] with the [[International All-Star Show]] at the [[Freiluftkino Rehberge]] (August 2016 and Aug 2019) | ||
| + | * As [[Magenta]] as part of international all-star cast at Frank Does Paris, 40th anniversary of Rocky Horror at the Studio Galande (hosted by The Time Slips) (Sept 2019) | ||
==Media Appearances== | ==Media Appearances== | ||
*Interviewed for BBC World Service’s program “Outlook,” Feb 4 2004 for 30th anniversary of Rocky Horror Show. | *Interviewed for BBC World Service’s program “Outlook,” Feb 4 2004 for 30th anniversary of Rocky Horror Show. | ||
*Featured in article in Lancashire Evening Post, Feb. 19 2007 | *Featured in article in Lancashire Evening Post, Feb. 19 2007 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | The Anal Retentive Rocky Horror Costume List [http://www.rockyhorrorcostumelist.info/] | ||
Revision as of 07:44, 16 May 2023
Ruth Fink-Winter was a shadow-cast performer and is a Rocky Horror Legend. She was an editor of Crazed Imaginations, creator of The Anal Retentive Rocky Horror Costume List, and winner of The Boss Award and The Fan Award (from Sal Piro).
Cast Affiliation:
Roles Played: Magenta, Trixie, Emcee, Transylvanian (Kimi Wong)
Years Active: 1987 - present
DeVirginization: 1986
Contents
[hide]Awards
- 1998 Winner of The Boss Award (NYC '98 Convention)
- 2000 winner of The Fan Award from Sal Piro
Crazed Imaginations
Ruth Fink-Winter was Editor of Crazed Imaginations fanzine from 1998 through the fall of 2002. She continued on as staff, and then returned to the Editor position after interim editor Mike Bennett had to step down, shuttering the zine in 2006. In addition to assembling the content for each issue, Ruth was in charge of subscriber relations, finances, did reporting and provided web content (web design was by Gene Chiovari).
The Anal Retentive Rocky Horror Costume List
Ruth is the creator and the moderator of The Anal Retentive Rocky Horror Costume List.
Collectibles
Ruth owns some of the original costumes from the Belasco, the Roxy Theatre, and of course the film dinner corset. She collects other Rocky memorabilia, notably books, paper goods including RHS programs/fanzines, audio, video, and foreign language.
Cast History
- Name Unknown, Plaza 4, Lincoln, NE (1987)
- Sins of the Flesh, Montclair CA
- Denton Delinquents, Montclair, CA
- Time Warped, Des Moines, IA (1994-1997)
- Strokes of Midnight, Lincoln, NE
- Completely Crazy, during their stints in Des Plaines (1997) and Woodridge, IL (2006-2020)
- Pink Invaders, Merrillville, IN (1998-2000)
- F5 aka Charming Assholes, Easley, SC
- Midnight Madness, Chicago, IL
- World of the Weird Monster Show, Wilmette IL and Evanston, IL (2012-2013)
Convention History
15th Anniversary Convention (Los Angeles, CA)
Ordinary Healthy Convention (Milwaukee, WI)
The Light in the Darkness (Anaheim, CA)
- Costume Contest Judge
NYC '98 (New York, NY)
ROCKYCON '98 (Las Vegas, NV)
Rocky Rocks the Rockies (Denver, CO)
- Costume Contest Judge
Transylvania 1999, He Said He'd Be Back (UK)
- Costume Contest Judge (with Sue_Blane)
East Coast 2000 (Allentown, PA)
- Costume Contest Judge
- first annual "Costume Corner Forum" panel
Bay Area 2000 (San Jose, CA)
- Costume Contest Judge
25th Anniversary Convention (Las Vegas, NV)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood (Los Angeles, CA)
Philly Con (Philadelphia, PA)
- Costume Contest Judge
- Old Timers Panel
The Big O Con (Wichita, KS)
The Transies Take Manhattan (NYC)
Cirque Du Rockeil (Las Vegas, NV)
The Denton Affair (Manchester, UK)
The Un-Toucha-Touchables Unconventional Convention (Chicago, IL)
- Costume Contest Judge
Atlantic City, 2008
The Celluloid Jam 1 (Ft. Mitchell, KY)
7 Deadly Sins: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary Convention (Los Angeles, CA)
- Costume Contest Judge
The AC 4.7.11 Convention (Atlantic City, NJ)
U.K. 4711 Convention (London, England)
The Celluloid Jam 2 (Ft. Mitchell, KY)
- Costume Discussion Panel
RKO Con (Providence, RI)
- Costuming / Tech Panel
El Fishnet Fiesta Dos (Tucson, AZ)
- Costume Discussion Panel
- Leadership Panel (crashed it as invited panelists were all male)
Transylvania Carnivale (Chicago, IL)
- Costume Discussion Panel
RHPS40 (New York, NY)
- Discussion Panel: Here, Put These On (costume panel) with Jaimie Froemming and Russ Duce
The Denton Convention (London, UK) - 35th Anniversary of Shock Treatment
- Performed Magenta in RHPS
- It Was Great When It All Began - The Fandom Panel
- Well first you go rip rip rip - interviewed Sue_Blane
Guest / Misc. Performances
- Name Unknown (the Westroads cast ??), Omaha, NE
- The Zen Room (Paris, France; Magenta)
- The Canyon, San Dimas, CA Dec 1994 (Magenta) with members from the Montclair GCC cast
- Claremont McKenna College. College show; (MC, Magenta), 1988-1992
- Ecole Des Sciences Politiques (special show, Paris, France, 1991; Magenta with members of The Zen Room)
- Crazed Imaginations, Guild Theatre, San Diego (Magenta)
- Denver's Dynamic Tension, DDT, Denver, CO
- Maintenance Shop, VEISHEA annual film festival show, Iowa State,Ames, IA (Magenta, MC - 1996-97)
- Ames Varsity Theatre, annual Halloween show, Ames IA (1996-97, Magenta, MC; with Time Warped)
- The Beautiful Creatures, River Oaks, Houston, TX (2001)
- Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb, IL, Completely Crazy. Halloween 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. (MC; Magenta)
- Columbia College, Chicago, IL, Completely Crazy. Halloween show 2008, 2009 (Magenta; Trixie)
- Excalibur (nightclub), Chicago, IL, Completely Crazy. July, Aug 2010 (Magenta; Trixie)
- Help Me Mommy (multiple dates starting in 2008, Trixie, Magenta); Art Theatre and Kennedy Theater
- The Joyo, Lincoln, NE - Set up cast with alumni of Strokes of Midnight to perform Nov. 2015. Turned this into an annual event, 2016-2019.
- The Denton Affair, Cincinnati (Trixie)
- Michigan Rocky Horror Preservation Society, Wayne, MI (Trixie)
- As Magenta with the International All-Star Show at the Freiluftkino Rehberge (August 2016 and Aug 2019)
- As Magenta as part of international all-star cast at Frank Does Paris, 40th anniversary of Rocky Horror at the Studio Galande (hosted by The Time Slips) (Sept 2019)
Media Appearances
- Interviewed for BBC World Service’s program “Outlook,” Feb 4 2004 for 30th anniversary of Rocky Horror Show.
- Featured in article in Lancashire Evening Post, Feb. 19 2007
External Links
The Anal Retentive Rocky Horror Costume List [1]
