2021
Join us for the 47th season of FREE 2021 outdoor concerts!
Bicentennial Park | Joliet Waterfront Entertainment Theater Concerts
Outdoor bandshell and indoor theatre complex set in a scenic 10-acre park, nestled between limestone bluffs and I&M Canal waterway on historic Bluff Street downtown Joliet
Let’s do the time warp, old-school style!
Let’s do the time warp, old-school style!
We will be showing the ORIGINAL (rated R) movie from 1975 on the big screen OUTDOORS on the bandshell. You’re invited to the party! Costumes and props are welcome. Bring blankets and chairs for hill seating.
Who else is coming to the party? The COMPLETELY CRAZY, live performing floor show for THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. They will lead the audience in what to expect for this crazy interactive movie. They will also be selling prop kits, or as the call them “survival kits.”
TICKETS
$5.00
Available at the gate 6:30 pm -8:00 pm Saturday, October 7.
GATE OPENS 6:30 PM
For hill seating, concessions & bar.
* no outside alcohol *
PRE-SHOW BEGINS 7:30 PM
Have fun with the COMPLETELY CRAZY live shawdow cast as they walk you thru what to expect and how to play along with the movie.
MOVIE 8:00 – 9:40 PM
(click here for flyer below)
Courtesy of COMPLETELY CRAZY, here’s a rundown of the fun ahead and what to expect. Yes, they will have “survival kits” available!
Enjoying the Show: Make Noise, Dance, Throw Props!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show live is an audience participation experience – you’re part of the action! Audience members dress like the characters (or just crazy), shout at the movie, Time Warp in the aisles, and throw props to be part of the show. As our MC says before the show, “This is an Audience Participation Movie – so we need you to be as loud and obnoxious as possible!” So go ahead. Call Brad an “A*#*&%*!” You know you want to.
To help you out, we sell Props Kits, or as we like to think of them, Survival Kits. They’ll help you be part of the show – you throw toast, you wear a party hat, and more. (And we include instructions so virgins can be part of the fun!) Kits even include wedding bubbles, poppers with confetti and a glowstick!
Purchase kits at the beginning of the show.
FUN WITH PROPS KITS
Here’s a list of what’s in the kits and when to use it. Remember to throw your items up, not at the stage and screen, which are expensive and breakable.
Wedding bubbles: Blow bubbles during the wedding. (Or at any other time during the show you think they’d add to the experience…)
Newspaper: Janet puts a newspaper on her head to stay dry in the rain as she and Brad walk up to the castle. Put the newspaper over your head to protect yourself from imaginary rain.
Glow stick: Wave your glowstick during “There’s a Light.” Remember, hide your glowstick when Brad and Janet sing “in the darkness.”
Rubber Glove: Frank N’ Furter puts on rubber gloves before creating Rocky Horror in his lab. Frank snaps his; you snap yours.
Noise Maker: The Transylvanians are quite impressed with Frank N Furter’s creation. They make lots of noise for him. Make some noise as well.
Confetti: When celebrating Rocky’s birth and imminent defloration, the Transylvanians make lots of noise and throw confetti. It makes a big mess and everyone loves it. Our kits come with party poppers, which shoot confetti streamers across the theater and make noise, too. Hurray! (Some people like to pop their poppers when Frank pops Janet’s cherry. That’s fine too.)
Scott Toilet Paper: When Dr. Scott comes busting through the wall, Brad shouts “Great Scott!” To celebrate Dr. Scott’s arrival, throw your toilet paper; it does the bottom good.
Toast: During dinner, Frank proposes a toast to Rocky Horror. Throw some toast up in the air. (And not at the stage.) Don’t eat the toast!
Party Hat: It is Rocky Horror’s birthday and Rocky is a big party. The Transylvanians wear party hats, and Frank wears one during dinner scene: you can wear one as well.
Cards: Frank sings about “cards for sorrow, cards for pain” during his torch song “I’m Going Home.” Throw some cards in the air for him. He needs your help.
Enjoy the Joliet Central Symphonic Band and “Remember When” playing the soundtrack of the 50’s and 60’s. Get your bobby socks on and your letterman’s jacket.
Concert begins at 6:30 pm.
Come early! The Joliet Lions Club is offering free eye health screening for school age children starting at 6:00 pm.
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