Drive-In Videos

If we decide to go with some video projections, especially pre-show, some of these classic drive-in clips could be incredibly fun.

I could even see the opening electric guitar strains of "Science Fiction/Double Feature" ripping through the audio of "Let's All Go To the Lobby..."

Frank's Girls: An Idea

One of the ideas I am playing around with to utilize a larger than usual chorus for this show is to divide some of the background vocalists/dancers up into specific roles and functions. A concept that intrigues me is that Dr. Frank-N-Furter has a trio of girls who follow him around (or just suddenly appear) when he sings. Every time he has a solo, there is always a funky soul/R&B harmony in the background, so what if there were some alien girls who sang those parts specifically (backed up by the rest of the cast when necessary)?

Obviously, there is definite inspiration from the Judas trio in the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar (pictured above, video below). I especially love the white/silver/glitter afros on them.

Other inspirations for this would be the girl trios in Little Shop of Horrors, Hairspray, and Caroline, or Change.

Vern and I were discussing this briefly last week, and I also would LOVE to play with the idea of one of these characters being a male actor in drag who can sing falsetto and hold his own with the girls, to play with the gender-bending aspects of the show. I'm definitely influenced here by the character of Unique from Glee (videos below).

Drive-Ins

Here are some pictures of drive-in theatres for inspiration...

Drive-in entrance sign

A picture from the 1988 Broadway flop

"Carrie: The Musical"- but an onstage version

of a drive-in.

A picture from the 1988 Broadway flop

"Carrie: The Musical"- but an onstage version

of a drive-in.

A deserted drive-in: "Science Fiction Double Feature (Reprise)"

1950s drive-in

1970s drive-in

THE PURPOSE

The purpose of this blog is to provide an online resource for sharing inspirational images, videos, sketches, etc., related to the conceptualization, design, and production process for the Spring 2013 production of The Rocky Horror Show at Tarrant County College's Northeast Campus.

This blog is an online safe space where the TCC production team can share ideas in an open creative environment without fear of criticism. No bad ideas here. So, post images and thoughts that inspire you to think expansively, associatively about the show and its many interpretations and possibilities. This is a resource for potential and process, not as a document of the final product.

Additionally, this blog is designed as an educational tool for student performers enrolled in the Spring 2013 Musical Theatre Workshop course at TCC so they can learn about the process of mounting a major work of musical theatre, from preliminary conceptualization to final realization.