Rocky Horror Show

I've been debating whether or not to put this on my blog, but I've just decided to go for it; not because I couldn't think of anything better to write, but because I think everyone should know that it's happening. Schmooze Productions is putting on Richard O'Brian's Rocky Horror Show in Nanaimo, and we open in less than two weeks! We? That's right, I will be returning to the stage; this time as The Horror, Rocky (yes, I will be dying my hair).

Rehearsals have been running smoothly, and it's going to be a riot. Some of you may have seen this photo in the paper a few weeks ago. It's from a rehearsal, and it shows myself and Xander, the actor playing Frank'N'Furter, with one of the Phantoms, played by Lorna, in the background.

It's been a while now since I was on stage. The last show I did was Urinetown: the Musical, with Schmooze Productions, and Bard to Broadway, in 2006; before that I hadn't done a stage show since high school. At Ballenas Secondary I did 14 shows in those 4 years, but I've been avoiding theatre lately because it's so hard to balance reherasals with university. We've been rehearsing the Rocky Horror Show three nights a week, and that's a lot for a fourth-year student to commit to, but I know I would have regretted it if I had passed on the opportunity to be in this show. While the film is still shown in theatres all over North America, the live production is not done very often. I also missed the theatre community. They're a crazy and loving bunch, and it brings me great joy to be around them.

One final note: tickets are on sale on Schmooze Productions' website, and if you want them, you'd better hurry because we're already %50 sold out. We've had a very positive reaction from Nanaimo for this show. It's a very interactive, so you can dress up, bring your props, and really immerse yourself in the experience! We open on the 29th of this month, and there will be 8:00 and midnight shows for three weekends. Hope to see some of you there!