Tonight! My Unconventional Conventionists!

Went to Padgett Productions performance of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show tonight.  I had such a great time!  The audience tonight was crazy and the cast was definitely feeding off of the energy.  It was such a great performance and I really can't wait to go back on Sunday.  Tomorrow night I have a work function (prom) and so I will miss the two shows tomorrow evening.  Tonight Brian (Brad) said "you know you don't have to come to every performance."  But that's the thing.  I do have to come to every performance.  If I miss one I really feel like I am missing out.  Every show is something new and every audience is different.  I do thoroughly enjoy this cast and enjoy seeing their reactions each night.  I have said it before and I will say it again.  This show is a very special piece of theatre.  Instead of the audience clapping and validating the show and its purpose, the show validates the audience.  It seems impossible to think someone could see the show and not feel more confident afterward.  I can relate to each and every character in some way and that makes this a very unique show.  Enough rambling for now.  If you haven't seen the show yet you should.  And if you go to any performance other than tomorrow night I will see you there.

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Play It Again Rocky Blog!

Ok so I recently discovered blogger through another project and it seems to be the perfect companion to my site.  This weekend was the opening of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri.  The show is being produced by Padgett Productions.  I saw the show Friday night, Saturday night (both performances) and will be seeing it again this evening.  So far I can say that I really am enjoying this show.  There were some technical problems opening night with sound but that seems to plague this particular theater.  Those issues, though not entirely fixed, were much better last night.  By the late show the cast was really in their element and seemed to be having a great time.  There hasn't been a program yet, so I can't give too many details (at least with any accuracy) but I can tell you some of my past RHS favorites are in this production and they are doing an amazing job.  Brian Shortess is fantastic as Brad and Ivory Mazur is a wonderful Frank.  They are two of my all time favorites and I am very happy to see them back on stage for this show.  There are several actors in this show that I recognize from Padgett Production's Evil Dead.  I have to say I am thoroughly impressed with them as well.  I know I recognize Riff, Columbia, and Rocky from that show and I think they were cast perfectly.  Anyway that is enough for now, I just wanted to christen this blog, I'm sure I will have more to post later this week.