Roxy Regional Theatre Revives THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Opening October 19

It's that time of year again: So dig out your fishnet stockings and sharpen your stilettos ...that sweet transvestite and his motley crew are back on the stage of Clarkville's Roxy Regional Theatre as the company brings back its revival of The Rocky Horror Show, opening Friday, October 19 at 8 p.m.

Richard O'Brien's cult favorite tells the story of Brad Majors and his fiancée Janet Weiss (played by Roxy favorites Rob Rodems and Kaitlin Doughty), two clean-cut young people on the way to visit Brad's old college professor and mentor.  When they run into trouble and seek help at the freaky  mansion at Frankenstein Place, little do they know that Dr. Frank N. Furter (played by Matt Varelia) is in the midst of one of his maniacal experiments. And sex, passion and hilarity ensues!
 
Directed and choreographed by Tom Thayer, The Rocky Horror Show also features Ryan Bowie and Emily Eden as Riff Raff and Magenta, Michelle Foletta as Columbia, Colin Ryan as Eddie, Matt Casey as Rocky, Humberto Figueroa and Nicole Powell as phantoms, and John McDonald as Dr. Scott.  Audiences will be doing the "Time Warp" to live music provided by Thayer on piano, Jarrod Jackson on guitar, Bruce Ervin on bass, Thad Wallus on drums, and Johnny Tubbs on saxophone.
 
Audience participation is encouraged, and patrons are invited to dress up in their favorite Rocky Horror attire. Bags of props will also be for sale in the lobby one hour prior to every performance.  The following items, however, will not be permitted: rice, confetti, glitter, toilet paper, squirt guns, lighters, matches, candles, silly spray string, or any other objects which may damage the theatre or injure actors and/or audience members. 
 
The Rocky Horror Show runs October 19 through November 10, playing Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., with a special midnight showing on Saturday, October 27, and a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, November 3.  Tickets are $25 and may be purchased online at www.roxyregionaltheatre.org, by phone at (931)645-7699, or at the theatre during regular box office hours (9am to 2pm, Monday through Friday).  Military and APSU students with a current ID can claim two-for-one-tickets to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening performances during the run. 
 
Friday, October 19, is the traditional pay-what-you-can preview of The Rocky Horror Show.  All tickets not pre-sold at the regular ticket price will go on sale at 7:30 p.m. that evening for whatever amount patrons are able to pay. A special midnight showing will be held on Saturday, October 27. Tickets are $25.