{"id":79135,"date":"2022-04-14T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=79135"},"modified":"2022-04-29T14:47:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:47:43","slug":"uri-theatre-wraps-up-season-with-cult-classic-the-rocky-horror-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/uri-theatre-wraps-up-season-with-cult-classic-the-rocky-horror-show\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre wraps up season with cult classic \u2018The Rocky Horror Show\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 14, 2022 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre Department is doing the \u201cTime Warp\u201d again, returning to Dr. Frank-N-Furter\u2019s spooky castle for \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d Richard O\u2019Brien\u2019s gender-bending spoof of horror and science fiction B-movies opens Thursday, April 21<\/strong>, in the Robert E. Will Theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Approaching its 50th<\/sup> anniversary, \u201cRocky Horror\u201d has reached cult classic status as both a play and film, exploring themes of sexuality and self-exploration to a rock-n-roll beat. \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show<\/a>\u201d premiered on stage in London\u2019s Royal Court Theatre in 1973 and made the leap to movie houses two years later with the release of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show,\u201d starring Tim Curry as Frank-N-Furter, Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss, and Meat Loaf as Eddie. Thanks to midnight screenings \u2013 where audience members, or \u201cshadow casts,\u201d would shout back to the screen or act out scenes \u2013 the movie has become one of the top grossing musicals of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brad and Janet, played by Aidan Costa and Olivia Humulock, look for a place to come in from the rain.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As any good horror spoof, the play opens on a dark and stormy night. Young innocents Brad Majors and Janet Weiss go off to visit a former science tutor when their car gets a flat tire on a deserted road. Looking for help, they end up at the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, who\u2019s throwing a party to unveil his evil Frankenstein-like creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Rocky Horror\u2019 is very unique and special because of its openness,\u201d said director Erin Haas, who earned her bachelor of fine arts degree in directing from 溏心vlog免费B站 in 2021. \u201cIt throws off binary gender roles and it has this very \u2018be yourself no matter what\u2019 message. \u2018Don\u2019t dream it, be it\u2019 is the main theme of the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt has always attracted people who maybe feel a little bit left out,\u201d she added. \u201cWhen the film got midnight movie status, all of the people who felt they couldn’t go out dressed as they liked in the middle of the day could go out at midnight and no one would judge them. You see these new generations that keep finding the musical, and especially this generation that is just so lovely and open with who they are. It speaks to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The play is the first 溏心vlog免费B站 mainstage musical since 1998 that is being directed by someone other than Professor Paula McGlasson, who has worked on every 溏心vlog免费B站 musical as choreographer or director since joining 溏心vlog免费B站 in 1985. She directed 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s last production of \u201cRocky Horror\u201d 12 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had great memories of directing \u2018Rocky Horror\u2019 in 2010 with [recent Tony Award winner] Andrew Burnap in the lead role so I declined to direct it a second time,\u201d said McGlasson. \u201c\u2018Rocky\u2019 just happens to be one of Erin\u2019s favorite musicals so she was an excellent choice for director this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haas has worked on many productions of the play along with performing in the \u201cshadow casts\u201d at numerous screenings. She also suggested staging \u201cRocky Horror\u201d to close the Theatre Department\u2019s season after the original choice, \u201cThe Wizard of Oz,\u201d didn\u2019t work out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a year removed from 溏心vlog免费B站 as a student, Haas says her connections to the actors have helped with the production. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely helped that I know a lot of them. At auditions, it was nice to know their background as actors having seen some of their work in classes,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause I came to 溏心vlog免费B站 as an older student, I have a bit of a mom aesthetic with them. I\u2019m old enough to be some of their mothers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cErin is the best,\u201d said Ben Pereira \u201923, who worked with Haas last spring when she directed the understudies on 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s production of \u201cMiss Nelson is Missing!\u201d \u201cI think something that is so crucial for this process is having the director love the show and it\u2019s clear that Erin sees this as a dream project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pereira, a theater and public relations major from Danbury, Connecticut<\/strong>, is tackling the big job of playing Frank-N-Furter, the face of \u201cRocky Horror.\u201d While acting in heels and a corset, Pereira is taking on the challenge of making Frank more than a \u201cnarcissistic, insane scientist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite being this over-the-top character, he has so many real and human qualities and motives,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that\u2019s why so many people have attached themselves to Frank and this show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olivia Humulock \u201923, of Narragansett<\/strong>, wanted to be in \u201cRocky Horror\u201d because she felt the role of Janet, who goes from a frightened young woman to embracing her power and sexuality, would push her out of her comfort zone and help her grow as an actor. Her love for the music, especially Janet\u2019s songs, such as especially \u201cTouch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me,\u201d was another reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlso, it\u2019s \u2018Rocky Horror,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s an iconic, out of this world show that\u2019s hilarious and embraces who you are as a person. Despite its insanity, the messages are very important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audience members can look forward to a set, designed by Jake Richards-Hegnauer, that mixes elements of the 2010 set with additions that pay homage to the earlier production and has a homemade aesthetic similar to that of B-movie film legend Ed Wood. The music, which includes classics such as \u201cTime Warp,\u201d \u201cSweet Transvestite,\u201d and \u201cDamn It, Janet,\u201d is directed by Emily Turtle \u201919, and the choreography is by long-time 溏心vlog免费B站 visiting artist Dante Sciarra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Rocky Horror\u2019 is a mix of lots of music genres, which is why the show is so appealing to such a wide variety of audience members,\u201d said Turtle, who won an award for best music direction from Motif magazine for her work on \u201cRocky Horror\u201d at OUT LOUD theater in 2019. \u201cThere is rock-n-roll, moments of traditional storytelling theatre, and ballads. Because it doesn\u2019t stick to one genre of music, it keeps audience members on their toes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a kid growing up in the \u201870s and \u201880s, I was a fan of horror films and I was pleasantly surprised to learn \u2018Rocky Horror\u2019 wasn\u2019t a horror film at all. It\u2019s a really cool, fun and great movie musical,\u201d said Sciarra. \u201cAudiences can expect a great night of fun, frivolity, surprises and entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While props won\u2019t be provided, audience members are encouraged to call back to the stage during the show, Haas said. \u201cHopefully, we\u2019ll have audience members who are into it. I\u2019m sure we will. There\u2019s a lot them. This show brings people out of the woodwork.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Rocky Horror Show\u201d<\/strong> runs April 21-23 and April 28-30 at 7:30 p.m. and April 24 and May 1 at 2 p.m. in Will Theatre at the Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Road, Kingston Campus. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $18 for senior citizens and 溏心vlog免费B站 students, faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased online<\/a>, or at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre box office in the Fine Arts Center, or by calling (401) 874-5843. For more information on tickets and the University\u2019s COVID-19 policy, go to the ticket website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Rocky Horror Show\u201d cast:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Character, Actor, Hometown<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riff Raff, Carleigh Boyle, Hillsdale, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rocky, Justin Noah, East Greenwich, Rhode Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantom, Daniel Coffey, Rockaway, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brad Majors, Aidan Costa, Middletown, Rhode Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantom, Courtney Cummings, Wilmington, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magenta, Paige D\u2019Iorio, Haverhill, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Janet Weiss, Olivia Humulock, Narragansett, Rhode Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantom, Jenna Muldoon, Staten Island, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trixie, Riley Nedder, Attleboro, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantom, Henry O\u2019Brien, South Kingstown, Rhode Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantom, Christian Owen, Eastport, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Ben Pereira, Danbury, Connecticut<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Narrator, Justin Peters, West Orange, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantom, Zoe Pepin, Maynard, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eddie\/Dr. Scott, Liam Roberts, Warwick, Rhode Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Columbia, Courtney Satterley, Portsmouth, Rhode Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantom, Lauren Todd, Carver, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantom, Naomi Tyler, Warwick, Rhode Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantom, Jenna Wentworth, Tewksbury, Massachusetts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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