Police: Rocky Horror Director Faked Threats to Stymie Show
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Key Points:
- Kenneth Grenier, the musical director of a Vermont production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, is accused of sending threatening messages to himself and others using a texting app, leading to the show's cancellation.
- The Essex Community Players canceled the production after receiving messages that included threats such as "Patrick and Kenny need to go" and warnings about rehearsal.
- Police traced the threatening texts to an IP address at Grenier's home, and he admitted to fabricating the threats to avoid dealing with cast and crew conflicts.
- Grenier was cited for a misdemeanor charge of filing false reports to law enforcement related to the incident.
- The cast had completed 12 weeks of rehearsal and were scheduled to open the show on April 17 before the cancellation.
