`ROCKY HORROR' TIME WARPS BACK TO LANCASTER THEATER.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER - The cult cult, ritual observances involved in worship of, or communication with, the supernatural or its symbolic representations. A cult includes the totality of ideas, activities, and practices associated with a given divinity or social group. classic ``Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is returning to Lancaster, and organizers are encouraging the audience to dress like Dr. Frank N. Furter, throw toast at the movie screen, and otherwise act like ``Rocky'' fanatics have done for 25 years. In the ``Rocky Horror'' tradition, there will be a preshow which will include a spoof See spoofing. spoof - spoofing of the hit TV game show ``Who Wants to be a Millionaire'' retitled ``Who Wants to be a Transvestite'' and other audience activities, some of which may involve undressing. ``We run the show on the screen behind us and put on a live show in front of it,'' said organizer Becky Dufoe. ``It's such a great time.'' Hosted by The Weird Room Players of Palmdale, the horror musical spoof has been scheduled for midnight shows May 19 and 20 at Cinemark Movies 1-4, on 15th Street West north of Avenue K. The movie sold out Lancaster shows March 31 and April 1. ``Rocky'' debuted in 1975 and was thrown out of theaters almost as quickly as it arrived but earned its place in cult movie history - in large part because of the antics antics Noun, pl absurd acts or postures [Italian antico something grotesque (from fantastic carvings found in ruins of ancient Rome)] antics plural noun of its audiences at midnight showings. The Lancaster shows will include the traditional initiation for ``Rocky Horror Virgins'' - that is, people who have never before seen the movie in a theater. Selected first-timers may be pulled out for special treatment, which varies for each show but may involve men and women swapping clothes in a race to see who can do it fastest, or women dressing men as women, again in a race. Seats are $5. Tickets will be presold presold Of, relating to, or being a new security issue that is sold out before all the specifics of the issue have been announced. In the case of a bond issue, this term usually means that sufficient orders for the issue have been placed before announcement a week before the shows at the theater box office. Because the past two shows sold out during presale pre·sale n. 1. The period before something, such as a work of art, is available for sale to the public. 2. An exclusive or private sale held before an advertised sale. , organizers say fans should buy their tickets early. Dufoe brought the movie to the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley because of the interest of her daughter Tiffany Tiffany, Tiffanie (UK) a semi-longhaired version of the Burmese cat. It has a fine, silky coat in many colors. , now 16. Dreading the drive to Long Beach, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. or Riverside, where the movie is regularly shown, Dufoe and her husband, Terry, decided to explore bringing the show to the Antelope Valley. A brief meeting with the managers of the Cinemark Movies 1-4 led them into a four-show engagement. Because of the success of the first two shows and the expectations for the last two selling out, Cinemark has agreed to a regular engagement held the third weekend of every month, with tickets on sale the week before the show. ``There's a lot of fans up here and others that become fans after the show,'' Dufoe said. |
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