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Shiva Rodriguez
PO Box 731942
Ormond Beach, FL 32173-1942
 
Shiva@artisticdevil.com

Experience - Costumes/Make-up/Sets:

"West Side Story" - Make-up, stabbing and shooting effects. 1987.

"Rocky Horror Revue" - Costume-making. 1989 - 1991

Auntie's Haunted Hayride - Make-up, costumes, set design 1993

Terror on Church Street - Wardrobe Mistress, costumes 1997-1999

Siren Productions/photography work - Make up, effects, stunts, costumes 1999-present.

Renaissance and Historical events (individual character costumes) - 2000 - present 

CoS Emporium - Ritual Robe design and creation - 2000 - present. 

"Psydshow" - Costume design and creation, make-up. 1999.

"An Evening at the Grand Guignol" - Costumes and make-up effects. 2000.

"Steel Beauties" - Effects and costumes. 2001

"The Witchfinder Show"- Horror effects and costumes. 2001.

Costumes - Independent sales and design. 1999-present.

Headless Historicals - Doll design and gore effects - 2006 - present. 

"Scene" - Parody/Short Film - Sets & Makeup - April 2008.

"Coffee" - Short Film - Art Director & Practical FX - April 2008

"Misabella" - Short Film - FX makeup  - June 2008

 

Experience - Acting - Stage & Screen

"The Caucasian Chalkcircle"  (Little girl) - Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. 1976  Directed by Dave Bruebaker - The Mermaid Players

'Kentucky Fried Chicken television commercial" (child), aired 1976. Harrisburg and surrounding cities, PA.

"A Tree's Dream" (Timber wolf) - Casements Summer Theatre, Ormond Beach, FL 1981

"Music Man" (Chorus) -  Seabreeze High School, Daytona Beach, FL  1988 Directed by Linda Bonnick.

"Rocky Horror Revue Show" (Colombia / Magenta) - Traveling revue show  1989-1991 Directed by Karen Smedley - Just "A" Performing Company.

Aunties Haunted Hayride (Attic Guide) - Perry county, PA 1993

Jaycees Haunted House (Fortune Teller) - Daytona Beach, FL 1988

"Risque" Short film (Drug Addict), Video Production competition 1988.

"Top Horror Flicks" (Hostess) Short film/parody. 1989.

Terror on Church Street  (various characters) - Orlando, FL 1996-1998 Directed by David Clevenger - Orlando Monsters Inc.

"Elegant Engagements" television commercial.  Aired 1993. Orlando, FL.

Touch of Class Limousine (Halloween promotional character) Harrisburg, PA 1994

"Bloodlust" feature film/trailer (Nightmare Creature / Student) filmed in 1997. Orlando, FL. (ceased production.)

"Psydshow" (Dirja) - Orlando, FL 1999 Directed by Keely Eyal - Orlando International Fringe Festival.

"An Evening at the Grand Guignol" (Dr. Shadwell) - Orlando, FL 2000 Directed by Duckie Rodriguez - Orlando Fringe Festival.

"Steel Beauties" Combat shows (Sixx / Magenta/ Dhampyre) - Orlando, FL 2001 Directed by Duckie Rodriguez - Siren Productions.  Performing for Agony's Epiphany and Revelation events.

"Witchfinder Show" (Familiar Demon) - Orlando, Florida 2001. Directed by Duckie Rodriguez - Siren Productions. Performed for Kit Kat Club event.

"Perfect Couple"  Short film.  2008.

 

Experience - Dance:

"The Nutcracker" Carlisle, PA 1978.

"Stars of Tomorrow", Ormond Beach, FL 1981-1986.  Directed by Helen Altavilla

International Thespians Competition (modern dance) Ocala, FL 1988 - "Phantom of the Opera" - awarded certificate of Excellence.

 

Experience - Other Production:

"Grease" - Spotlight assistant - 1985

"West Side Story" - Student producer,  lighting -1987

Television Production Courses -editing, camera, script, effects, stop-motion animation, directing - 1988-1990

I-100 Radio Station - Promotions/listener surveys 1986-1987

Daytona Beach Jaycees Haunted House - Set-building, costume design, and assisting production.1988

Various local theatre productions and sub-contracted attractions - costuming, effects, make-up, sets/props 1987- present

"Top Horror Flicks"  Short film/parody.  Editing, wardrobe, & makeup.  1989.

"Psydshow" -  co-playwright, art director, wardrobe, makeup. 1999

"An Evening at the Grand Guignol" - Art director. 2000

Siren Productions - Art director, wardrobe, makeup, script writer.  1989-present

 

Writing: Publications - Books and Magazines:

Bloodfire! (issue #4) - "Polyamory: Adding Spice or Cyanide?" essay

"S" Magazine (issue #1) - Interview

The Trident (issue #11) - On panel for Satanic entrepreneurs

Not Like Most - (Issue #14) "The Shock Value of Satanism" essay

Hellraiser Homemaker (issue #1) - "Love is a 4-Letter Word" & "Your Best Friend" essays.

The Satanic Life: Living the Left Hand Path -  "Chasing Rainbows" essay.

"S" Magazine (issue #3) - Articles "Life with the Monster Puppy", & "Your Secret Garden".

The Satanic Calendar - (2008) Featured artwork of Headless Historicals dolls.

The Ghost Magazine - (Issue #6) - Interview.

Lust Magazine: The Archives Book- Assorted articles and essays, the complete "Carnal Sutra" column archives.

The Gallows Flower - (2007) - Fiction novel - pending publication.

 

Writing: Produced Screenplays and Scripts:

"Psydshow"  -  1998.  Stage play.  Co-written by Duckie Rodriguez.  Produced for Orlando Fringe Festival 1999.

"Coffee" - 2007.  Short film screenplay.  Produced independently in 2008.

 

Writing: Websites - E-zines and Blogs:

 THE EXECUTIONER'S NOTEBOOK  - My blog about execution and capital punishment throughout history.

Lust Magazine  - Carnal Sutra columnist & various articles

The Monolith  - Various essays

Gothic Lore - Interior decorating article

Satanic Room - Interviewed 11/04

Dragginladies - I found out about my essay on the smoking fetish was being shown here.

Liberated Christians - Yeah, I'm just as surprised as you are that these folks liked one of my essays so much that they featured it on their own website.