Analysis Of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Ramisa Faruque
THTR 3011
Amy Osatinksi
October 29, 14
Live Performance Paper: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been a cult classic since it’s birth, but as the years pass the musical has proved itself to be an acceptance of anything and everything offensive. The movie connected and expanded the LGBT community changing society as we know it. It is Rocky’s underlying condemnation of America’s sexual hypocrisy that makes the show still relevant today. The musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show portrays sexual liberation through existing cult cultures, audience interaction, and a ravenous floorshow.
In the show the cast members re-enact scenes as they go along with the movie in the backdrop. However, the characters are replaced to fit today’s culture. The actors and actresses do not have perfect figures, male characters are replaced with female actresses, and many scenes are cut short with parody songs. In the film version almost everyone is skinny. Most of the girls, if not all, on stage are full figured …show more content…
The show cannot continue because Rocky Horror is in incredibly interactive. The audience consisted of people of all ages, of all gender identities, and several people in raunchy character costumes. The songs were not sung by the actors but rather by the audience. A bag of props filled with toilet paper, a condom, a glow stick, a birthday hat and a number of other miscellaneous objects made us a critical part to the response of the musical. Together, they felt empowered, but more importantly, as one. There is no judgment, and there is no “booing”. At the beginning of he show, the MC asks the audience about a number of offensive topics, after which everyone shouts “Get the fuck out!” Everyone, whoever, can be welcome in this society as long as one walks in with an open mind. There is a sense of unity, one that is starting to become a reality in today’s
THTR 3011
Amy Osatinksi
October 29, 14
Live Performance Paper: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been a cult classic since it’s birth, but as the years pass the musical has proved itself to be an acceptance of anything and everything offensive. The movie connected and expanded the LGBT community changing society as we know it. It is Rocky’s underlying condemnation of America’s sexual hypocrisy that makes the show still relevant today. The musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show portrays sexual liberation through existing cult cultures, audience interaction, and a ravenous floorshow.
In the show the cast members re-enact scenes as they go along with the movie in the backdrop. However, the characters are replaced to fit today’s culture. The actors and actresses do not have perfect figures, male characters are replaced with female actresses, and many scenes are cut short with parody songs. In the film version almost everyone is skinny. Most of the girls, if not all, on stage are full figured …show more content…
The show cannot continue because Rocky Horror is in incredibly interactive. The audience consisted of people of all ages, of all gender identities, and several people in raunchy character costumes. The songs were not sung by the actors but rather by the audience. A bag of props filled with toilet paper, a condom, a glow stick, a birthday hat and a number of other miscellaneous objects made us a critical part to the response of the musical. Together, they felt empowered, but more importantly, as one. There is no judgment, and there is no “booing”. At the beginning of he show, the MC asks the audience about a number of offensive topics, after which everyone shouts “Get the fuck out!” Everyone, whoever, can be welcome in this society as long as one walks in with an open mind. There is a sense of unity, one that is starting to become a reality in today’s