Rocky Horror Picture Show at Athens Theatre

Rocky Horror Picture Show at Athens Theatre, Thursday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m., and Friday, Oct. 31, at 11 p.m., Athens Theatre, 124 North Florida Avenue, DeLand. Note: this is the show the idiotic Volusia County Council cancelled all $611,000 cultural council grants over Council member Danny Robins objecting to the “drag” show. So show up, and show your support. Whether you are experiencing “Rocky” for the first or 100th time (as long as you are over the age of 18) we invite you to come and do “The Time Warp” again. The evening will consist of a pre-show featuring several DeLand Pride drag performances (bring those $ bills for tips!) and the Absent Friends (with emcee Robert Baldwin) with their hysterical Rocky-virgin initiation fun, the ever-popular 1975 20th Century Fox film, live shadow cast (in other words, costumed actors portraying the movie while it is being screened above), dancing, and audience participation (with call backs and prop bags). The film’s plot revolves around a newly engaged and admittedly naïve couple (Brad and Janet) who get stranded on the side of the road during a stormy night and seek refuge in the nearby castle of a strange (yet alluring) Dr. Frank-N-Furter. From there the story becomes increasingly more ridiculous, raunchy, and above all, fun.