The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is about a typical American couple whose car gets a flat tire during a trip to the couple's friend's residence. So, they walk back to a remote castle in the woods hoping to find a telephone. But, as in all such stories, there is some problem. The castle is occupied by a "gender-bending scientist" from the planet Transsexual in the galaxy of Transylvania. The movie, which started as a play, is still shown in theaters all over the world on Friday and Saturday nights at midnight (or, if you prefer to get technical, Saturday and Sunday mornings).

"The Time Warp" is a song on many sites' Canons. It is, of course, from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and is beloved by many. At some sites, select people each year choose to act out "The Time Warp" and "Sweet Transvestite", in full costume, at a particular dance, which oftentimes occurs on some version of "Cross-dress Day," "Drag Day," or "Gender Bender Day."

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is also often played at overnight reunions and is sometimes acted out by former cast members during "The Time Warp" and "Sweet Transvestite."

Lancaster

At Lancaster, Cross-dress Day (known more commonly as Second Saturday) coincides with the dance. Thus, on this day, twice each year (once per session), a few Alcovians act out The Rocky Horror Picture Show during the dance when the DJ plays "The Time Warp". This song is always followed immediately by "Sweet Transvestite," accompanied by its own stunning performance.

All the parts are typically in attendance; the Criminologist was the last to join, due to increasing population at Lancaster.

Casts

1999

99.2:

• Frank: Daniel Vitolo
• Riff Raff: Conor Walsh
• Magenta: ?
• Columbia: ?
• Brad: ?
• Janet:' ?

01.1

Frank: Randall Leeds
Riff Raff: Leah McKelvey (?)
Magenta: Kayla Armstrong
Columbia: Belle Saxton
Brad: ?
Janet: ?

01.2 Frank: Mikey Feldman
Riff Raff: ?
Magenta: ?
Columbia: Chelsea Seachord
Brad: ?
Janet: ?

02.1
Frank: Andy Bartholomew
Riff Raff: Leah McKelvey (?)
Magenta: ?
Columbia: ?
Brad: Lee Feinman
Janet: Alexia Simmonard-Note

02.2
Frank: ?
Riff Raff: Gabe Slamovits
Magenta: ?
Columbia: Belle Saxton
Brad: ?
Janet: ?

03.1
Frank: Jon Napolitano
Riff Raff: Gabe Slamovits
Magenta: Natalie Bau
Columbia: Hannah Ginsberg
Brad: Noah Tucker
Janet: Lily Marie Beauvilliers

03.2
Frank: Nathaniel Stevens
Riff Raff: Ché Salazar
Magenta: Emma Turetsky
Columbia: Laurel Kanawyer
Brad: George Geanuracos
Janet: Heather Melling (?)

04.1
Frank: Andrei Mouravski
Riff Raff: Jeremy Berkowitz
Magenta: Alyssa Gottschlich
Columbia: Belinda Chiang
Brad: Dan Robinson
Janet: Nora Levy

04.2
Frank: Nathaniel Stevens
Riff Raff: Nathan Schiffer
Magenta: Susannah Roush
Columbia: Dawna!
Brad: Michael Nixon
Janet: Sarah Pickering

05.1:
Frank: Drew Grossman
Riff Raff: Josh Yanovski
Magenta: Grace Alloy-Relihan
Columbia: Taia
Brad: Eric
Janet: Rachel Thorman
The Criminologist: Sarah "Fred" Wellons

05.2:
Frank: Hal LePelley
Riff Raff: Will Colmer
Magenta: Sarah Cooper
Columbia: Tassie Andersen
Brad: Michael Nixon
Janet: Marley Teter

06.1:
Frank: Greg Lawrence
Riff Raff: Ian Taylor
Magenta: Lena Zaris
Columbia: Elizabeth Treptow
Brad: David Federman
Janet: Lauren Procz

06.2:
Frank: Shea Levy
Riff Raff: Jonathan Sussman
Magenta: Rachel Todd
Columbia: Kai Christian
Brad: Christian "Christ" Burnette
Janet: Rosie Brown
The Criminologist: Jeff Sachs

07.1:
Frank: Zev Hurwich
Riff Raff: Stephen Rosen
Magenta: Cassie Deskus
Columbia: Meghan Vu
Brad: Jeremy Cockerham
Janet: Nixxi Chen
The Criminologist: Rina Polyakov

07.2:
Frank: Gavin Cook
Riff Raff: Lowell Lunn
Magenta: Cedilla Sachar
Columbia: Magdalena "Laney" Newhouse
Brad: Ginina "Beans" Velocci
Janet: Adena Wayne
The Criminologist: Jeff Sachs

Callbacks

While only a few people actually act out the songs, the entire audience is encouraged to, and often does, shout out callbacks, which are phrases added in between lyrics or over lyrics, generally for amusement. Most of the callbacks are from actual performances of Rocky Horror (there are many many callbacks throughout the movie, as demonstrated by Ken Levine and Drew Grossman). These are a few which have been and are used during the Lancaster performance. People should note that callbacks are not really part of any tradition and I am adding a fair few for those who would like to put in the callbacks.

Time Warp

1. During the chorus, right after the line "put your hands on your hips", shout out "Oh Shit!"
2. After the line "Bring your knees in tight", shout "2, 4, 6, 8, show us how to fornicate" (or "masturbate", both are acceptable) [Session 1 only]
3. During the entire line "it's just a pelvic thrust" shout "Group sex" repeatedly ,and then when it says "That really drives you insaaane" shout "all around the world".

Sweet Transvestite

1. In the first verse, when Frank says "faithful handyman", shout over it "faithful handjob man"
2. In Frank's line "from Transsexual Transylvania" shout over it "Lancaster FM Pennsylvania" (note: this is a callback that has been dead for some years, at least since before 04.1)
3. In the chorus after "I'm just a sweet transvestite", there is a saxophone riff. Over the saxophone riff, shout "Work that ass" or, if you don't wish to be chewed out by an RA, "Work those hips" [rarely done]
4. In the third verse Frank says "I could show you my favorite (pause) obsession" add "Sexual" in the pause. [Session 1 only]
5. After Frank says "I've been making a man" (and usually points to Riff Raff), shout out "You call that a man?" [rare for Session 2]
6. After Frank says "With blonde hair and a tan" shout "You call that a tan" (note this is much less common but done occasionally)
7. In the pause in the line "He's good for relieving my (pause)tension" shout "Sexual" [Session 1 only]
8. In the pause in the line "I see you shiver with antici.......pation" shout "Say it! Say it master!" then after Frank says "pation" shout "What's masterpation?"
9. After the line "And maybe the rain isn't really to blame" shout "Unless we're in Mayser!" (or shout "Yes it is!" if you're actually inside...)
10. After the line "So I'll remove the cause" shout "What about the symptom?"

Other

You can go to a live showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in most major cities in the United States including Cleveland, New York City, Sacramento, Atlanta,and Boston. These showings have set casts that perform the entirety of the movie along with the showing, and each site has its own set of call backs. which can be found here.[1] In Chelsea, New York City, New York. Orgasms contests=amazing. (Warning from Nixon: the hosts can be total dicks.)

Email Nixxi for the Halloween showing.

http://www.rockyhorror.com/