27 Harvard Square - Cambridge, MA (Rocky Horror Theater)
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This article is from the Rocky Horror Theater List FAQ, by George Burgyan (gburgyan@nforce.com) with numerous contributions by others.
27 Harvard Square - Cambridge, MA (Rocky Horror Theater)
Midnight on Fri and Sat, $6.75
Comments: Across the street from Harvard.
Comments: Cambridge,Mass' "Full Body Cast" puts on the RHPS with a real
flair for perfection and, er, eagerness to please. With two full
multi- talented companies, plus understudies, many of whom can play
more than one role, and whose onstage appearances, costumes, and
personas greatly resemble those of their characters, as well as full
costumes, lights, props, and security tech crews, this exciting bunch
has won popularity among Boston area audiences, and has earned many
awards and much acclaim nationwide at RHPS conventions/competitions.
The film itself is the original version (with "Super Heroes", and
"Science Fiction - Reprise"), and has no breaks or skips. Viewers can
exoect a great-looking performance and show, and maybe a few
surprises, such as a special visit from "Animal", or "Barney", from
Alex/655321, from a member of "the Clown family, or from Ed Norton or
Phyllis Diller, or, if they're lucky, a gender-switched role or two,
such as a male Columbia, a female Scotty, a male Trixie, or a
Criminologist in drag!
Show rituals include:
1.) Full musical pre-show, with one or two pre-rehearsed numbers,
(e.g. "Y.M.C.A.", "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)", "Hot For Teacher") along
with one or two RH faves (stage versions), usually "Time Warp", and
either "Sweet T", "Dammit Janet", or "Hot Patootie", also
pre-rehearsed. Numbers change monthly.
2.) Warm-up audience welcome/greeting speech; during which the whole
house gets to warm up its wit and wisecracks, due to the "pun-tiful"
words of either the (very!) Good Doctor or Commander Riff-Raff. Rules
are laid out (LAID??) herein, that is: Rule #1 - "NO PUFTAS" (python),
Rule #2 - No burning lighters, matches, flammable hairdos, etc (no
"open flames") during "Frankenstein Place", and Rule #3 - No props! No
tossing any rice, toast, etc, or using squirt guns (except tossing
"off"/ using your "Love Gun" in the bathroom).
3.) One or two virgins get their symoblic "cherries" popped (by way of
a nice big shiny red balloon between the legs), and as an extra treat,
get to play Betty Hapschatt in the wedding scene. If two picked,
either the "lame-ometer" is used to judge who needs it more, or if
they're both dead fucks, one pops the other!
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