How to Join a Rocky Horror Picture Show Performance
Since its inception in 1973, the Rocky Horror Picture Show has achieved cult status around the world. Die-hard fans live for the "audience participation" performances. If you've thought about going to one yourself, it is best to be well prepared, lest you be branded a "virgin" and thus initiated by the seasoned pros. Here's how to prepare to join a Rocky Horror Picture Show performance.
- Rice for throwing during the opening wedding scene
- Newspaper to hold over your head during the rain storm
- Flashlight to hold up for "Over at the Frankenstein Place"
- Rubber gloves to snap after the creation speech
- Noisemakers for the end of the creation speech
- Confetti for the end of the "Charles Atlas Song"
- Toilet paper to throw when Brad yells "Great Scott!"
- Toast to throw in the air when Frank proposes a toast
- Party hat to put on at the dinner table scene
- A bell for the song "Planet Schmanet Janet"
- Playing cards to throw when Frank sings "Cards for sorrow, cards for pain"
- A fantastically sexy, Transylvania-style costume
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Instructions
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Locate the closest theater that offers AP (audience participation) RHPS performances.
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Contact the theater before attending the performance. Different theaters vary on rules and regulations; so find out what props are allowed and what props are banned before showing up.
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Watch the movie before going to the show to get a general idea of when the various props will come into play. The more you appear to know, the less likely you are to be "found out" as a first-timer.
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Learn the steps to the Time Warp so you'll be able to dance along with the rest of the crowd during this famous scene.
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Just watch the crowd for cues as to what to shout at the screen during different scenes. Different theater groups may have different lines; so you probably won't be expected to know everything anyway.