{"id":15531,"date":"2021-10-05T20:34:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T00:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=15531"},"modified":"2021-10-05T20:34:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T00:34:28","slug":"polk-theatre-hosts-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-experience-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/10\/05\/polk-theatre-hosts-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-experience-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk Theatre hosts \u2018The Rocky Horror Picture Show Experience\u2019 again ….."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In what has become a Halloween tradition in Polk County, the Polk Theatre is bringing back the \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show Experience\u201d to both the screen and stage. The production combines the screening of the film along with LIVE <\/strong>actors in real-time recreating the scenes on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2020 screening was canceled due to COVID-19. Photos of the 2019 screening click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u201d movie first hit U.S. theaters in 1975 and since then, has had a continual presence in movie theaters and stages across the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As in previous years, \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show Experience\u201d begins with doors opening at 9 p.m. with an on-stage deejay and dancers in the theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 10:30, the pre-show begins with songs, dancing, acting, and participatory partying. \u00a0Then, the 100-minute movie begins at midnight, accompanied live by The Lipstick Players, who recreate the scenes of the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For those who\u2019ve never seen what the fuss is all about, \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u201d involves the boyfriend and girlfriend \u201cBrad and Janet,\u201d who get a flat tire during a storm, which takes them to the eerie mansion of \u201cDr. Frank N. Furter,\u201d a transvestite scientist. There, they meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through elaborate dances and an original rock score, Frank N. Furter unveils his latest in-home creation: a muscular man named \u201cRocky.\u201d The couple is seduced by the mad scientist and eventually released by servants who then take control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the movie\u2019s long run, audiences have participated by dressing up, shouting out character lines, bringing props, and re-enacting scenes in the theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The night generates funds for operating and maintenance costs of the Polk Theatre as well as for scholarships for the Fredi Dance Project, a pre-professional program for dancers ages 12 and older at Lakeland\u2019s Ultimate Dance Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u201d is a rated R movie. It is recommended for those 17 years old and older due to the sexual overtones of the movie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRocky Horror\u201d audience prop bags will be available for $5 or guests can bring their own nonperishable props. Over the past five years, there has been between 900 and 1,100 people have attended each show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you go<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT: \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show Experience\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHEN:\u00a0Oct.29 and 30; 9 p.m. doors open with deejay and dancers performing; 10:30 p.m., preshow band and skits; midnight, a movie with live actor accompaniment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHERE: Polk Theatre, 121 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COST: $18; prop bags $5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INFO:\u00a0863-682-7553; www.polktheatre.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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