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“You unlock this door with the key of imagination…”

“You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension, a dimension between fact and fairy tale; a dimension of demented legends of folklore, gone askew of the storybook, under a pink fluorescent glow… Once Upon a Crime — in the Twilite Zoan.”

Odd Sterling
Host and creator of a spooky anthology series. He would be chain-smoking… if the venue weren’t smoke-free.
Little Red Riding Hood
All grown up, Red now runs a courier service for fairy-tale folk. Dispatched to Grandma’s house for a royal party.
Grandma
Known to travel by broomstick and seek advice from mirrors and kitchen appliances.
Old King Cole
Not so jolly: hates his pipe and bowl, loathes fiddles, and may be haunted by a witch’s curse.
Big Bad Wolf, Jr.
A vegetarian gourmet with a weakness for francophone charm — and a score to settle for his father.
Red in the Hood — legacy art Wolf and the Hood — legacy art

All this under the occasional eerie psychedelic glow light… in the Twilite Zoan.

From the 2011 & 2012 productions

Shannan Noe as Little Red Riding Hood (2011) Ryan Sears as Grandma (2011) Jim Ellis as Old King Cole (2011) Butch Maxwell as Big Bad Wolf Jr. (2011) Bert Furioli as Odd Sterling (2011)
Once Upon a Crime cast — 2011 revival Special performance cast — 2012

Left: 2011 revival (Bert Furioli, Shannan Noe, Butch Maxwell, Ryan Sears, Jim Ellis). Right: 2012 special performance (Michael Moran, Renee Zelinski, Butch Maxwell, Ryan Sears, Bert Furioli).

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Last updated: September 24, 2025