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Southeast students get ready for the show in full costume. Left to right, Carly Trautwein as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Lauren Bishop as Columbia, Travis Randolph as Eddie, Sam Dereign as Rocky and Janny Trautewein as Janet. Arrow photo by Jacqueline Hays.

Wehrenburg Cape West 14 Cine hosted several garter belt-wearing patrons Feb. 15, and Feb. 16, at the midnight viewing of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show."

Many of the spectators were dressed to perform in lingerie and costume make-up at Saturday's viewing. The majority of the audience brought party favors; including holiday noisemakers, rice, toast and toilet paper to throw when prompted by certain scenes in the movie.

The "Picture Show" is a cult classic musical about two virginal lovers, Brad and Janet, stranded at a cross dressing, mad scientist's castle. Brad and Janet interrupt Dr. Frank-N-Furter's party where he unveils Rocky, a muscle man he has created.

The night of festivities at the theater began with a managerial-looking man addressing the audience after they clapped and chanted, "Speech, speech!"

He welcomed newcomers or "virgins" as the audience referred to them and explained that the audience was going to participate with the movie.

"Toast might fly over your head," he said, as well as rice and toilet paper. Water and throwing anything directly at the movie screen was prohibited.

Cape's venue is the only one in the company that shows the "Picture Show," he said, because everyone has followed the rules so far.

He warned against the quality of the film because of its age and everyone cheered as the opening credits began and big red lips began singing the plot line.

Within minutes, the audience knew they were at a true "grindhouse" movie when the film snapped and the movie stopped. The lights went up and the audience unleashed a fury of whimpers. Within seconds the screen came alive again and Brad and Janet were engaged and headed for Dr. Scott's place. When they detoured to the castle in the rain, everyone in the audience held newspapers over their heads.

Almost the whole audience rushed to gather at the front of the movie screen to dance and sing along to the "Time Warp."

 

"The Time Warp is the best dance ever," Brandi Lalumandiere, 16, said. She had seen the movie several times in private but this was her first time participating, she said, it was "hilarious."

When Tim Curry's character "Frank-N-Furter" appeared on stage to belt out "I'm a sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania," Carly Trautwein from Cape Girardeau sprang from the audience, dressed in a corset complete with garters and a black wig to act out Frank-N-Furter's number.

She originally heard about the "Picture Show" from friends and has been to several screenings in full costume. "It's rather addictive," she said, "If you're the type, you can't stop."

Trautwein came to the show with Lauren Bishop, who dressed as Columbia and her sister Janna Trautwein, dressed as Janet.

"Its fun to dress up and be outside the norm," Bishop said.

When Rocky was revealed on screen, Sam Dereign, a journalism major, rose on cue with his hands high mimicking the onscreen antics and was soon being chased by Trautwein, as Frank-N-Furter, even though they didn't know each other.

Dereign's friend Travis Randolf was dressed as Eddie and danced around with Lauren Bishop as Columbia.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an experience everyone should have at least once. It will return to Wehrenberg in July.

 

 

 

 

You know, this is the second time someone's done an article about a "group" thing and I ended up being a big part of it.  The other one came out here several years ago.

 

I swear I don't ask for these things to happen.