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GSRM organization Spectrum Alliance prepares for "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" performance

Troy’s Spectrum Alliance continues their long-time tradition, performing a shadowcast of the cult classic movie, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a film also referred to as “Rocky Horror,” starts when a newly engaged couple – Brad and Janet – finds themselves stranded with a flat tire. They enter a nearby castle where they meet Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a cross-dressing mad scientist attempting to make a sentient, conventionally attractive man named Rocky a la Frankenstein.

Throughout the film (or stage show), Brad and Janet meet a cast of outlandish characters, experience thrilling musical numbers, and eventually succumb to the eccentric lifestyle of the castle residents.

“The movie is an experience, to say the least, and I’m glad I can get to be a part of it,” said Vorah Patterson, a sophomore psychology major from Phenix City, Alabama, playing Janet. “I was a little nervous at first, but as I get into my role as Janet, I get to put my spin on it.”

Members of the Spectrum Alliance take on the roles of the characters, reenacting scenes from the film -- from Brad and Janet getting engaged, to a chase scene up and down the stairs of the Patterson lecture rooms.

For a few members of Spectrum Alliance, this is their first experience with “Rocky Horror,” having never seen the film before. Patterson, along with member Elliot Molina, are going into their roles completely blind.

“I never knew what it was before coming to Troy,” said Molina, a freshman psychology major from Seale, Alabama, playing Brad. “It’s a very big culture shock; I grew up in a Puerto Rican household, so this is a full American experience for me.”

For veteran members of Spectrum Alliance, it’s an experience to delve into new roles in the show.

“My first year, I played Brad, who didn’t do much, so I was just watching each scene,” said Hade Jaet, a senior interdisciplinary studies major from Mobile, Alabama, playing Magenta. “Last year, I played Columbia; I was more involved with her.

“It was fun to jump into it headfirst and be a part of a lot more scenes.

Now being Magenta, it’s back to watching a lot of scenes and not being in them a lot. I feel like I’ve come full circle in a way.”

Tickets to “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” will be sold at the door on the night of the performance at 7 p.m.. on Oct. 24, 2024 in Patterson Hall.