Rocky Horror Audience Partici.....pation Script
The Rocky Horror Picture Show has arrived at the Studio Theatre at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, and it’s a cult classic to its core. The strange, over-the-top, and completely shameless sci-fi/horror musical/gender-bending rock opera is a true, undeniable legend of cinema.
But at the core of its cult following, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is really more about its followers than it is about the film… especially when it comes to audience participation!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show has screened in theaters every single weekend all over the US with an enthusiastic and loyal following that has become as infamous as than the highly-controversial film itself.
During a showing of “Rocky” a group of loyal fans will often do a Shadowcast (as in, literally dress up in the costumes and act out the film as it’s being shown) while the rest of the audience will engage in pre-planned shenanigans and hurl hilariously insulting lines at the film and each other. First-timers are referred to as “virgins” and are playfully teased, and most importantly by being marked with a “V” courtesy of lipstick to the forehead.
It’s always a really fun, entertaining, and memorable experience.
But with an experience this grandiose, it can also be confusing. As Theatre Huntsville’s attempt to bring Rocky to Huntsville is a first-time-in-a-long-time endeavor, we won’t have a formal Shadowcast, and it won’t be a precise recreation of the Old Times, but we do hope the magic can be recaptured as closely as possible.!
For your part, as an audience member, you may choose to make yourself familiar with the “call out” script, for audience participation. It’s a lot, so don’t worry if you are new and only remember a few parts of it. And no pressure - it’s all about having a good time!
PLEASE NOTE: the following contains very strong language, highly suggestive themes, and very insensitive dialogue. It is absolutely NSFW, children, or anyone easily offended. It is presented in its original, unedited form, and many of its contents are undoubtedly offensive. With this understanding, click below if you are inclined!