Movie accompanied by live shadowcast: Audacity’s Cabaret has been making The Rocky Horror Picture experience a more immersive experience from their lair in Troy. This fast-paced potpourri of camp, sci-fi and rock ‘n’ roll tracks the exploits of naïve couple Brad and Janet after they stumble upon the lair of transvestite Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Initially the film flopped but it quickly became a cult classic sensation, especially when audiences began interacting with the film at the Waverly in NYC using props, callbacks, and mimicking the characters. From this grew a worldwide shadowcast phenomena, where dedicated fans add gimmicks, parody themes, and more. (dir. Jim Sharman, UK, 1975, 100 min.)
$5 Prop Kit at door!
“The material inspires affection, given its knowing pastiche of everything from Universal horrors to ’50s grade-Z sci-fi, and a shamelessly hedonistic, fiercely independent sensibility that must have seemed a welcome relief from the mainstream bombast of other ’70s musicals.” —Time Out London
Audacity’s Cabaret is a diverse collective of performers from many different walks of life, brought together by a shared love of art, theater, and community. Audacity’s Cabaret’s roots trace back to the 2010’s in Los Angeles, California, where executive producer Michael Davis originally hosted community variety shows in a local bar. Years later in the summer of 2024, Michael partnered with Madison Meszaros in Troy, New York. Recognizing a void in the local arts scene for a dedicated shadow cast, they set out to bring a full Rocky Horror experience to the Collar City, starting small in the original Audacity Salon Social location.
In just three years, the production has grown into something far larger than anticipated, culminating in three sold out performances at the historic Mount Ida Preservation Hall last fall. Rocky Horror always takes on a life of its own, and Audacity’s Cabaret is thrilled to continue the tradition… it’s certainly been a strange journey!
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The REVIVAL HOUSE series is generously underwritten by Diane Archer, Kevin Cornish, Allen Coulter, Wendy Ettinger, Sabine Hrechdakian, Bryanne & Thomas Hamill, Sven & Barbara Huseby, and Sarah Drew & Dal Lamagna.
Upstate Films programs are made possible by Arts Mid Hudson, Dutchess Tourism, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and by the Dutchess County Community Grants Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley.