| Volume VI, Issue 10 |
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November 1, 1997
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Halloween?! Yes, it's true ... your
eyes do not deceive you. Much like spirits that
do not cross to the "other side" while they have
unfinished business (and somewhat like how it
could be 6am but it's not really tomorrow until
you've actually gone to sleep.), Midnight
Insanity decrees that it is NOT November until
we have properly celebrated Halloween with all
of you folk, our home audience, here at the Art
Theatre. We're touched by the numerous calls
yesterday, asking about a Friday night show,
but alas, due to circumstances beyond our
control, a Friday night Rocky Horror show at
the Art simply wasn't possible. We *did* have
a rockin-good time down in San Diego, which
we'll get to in a bit. We hope you haven't
shredded your costumes in withdrawal frenzies
because we'd *really* like to see what you've
got. Bring `em on stage at the appropriate time
and win cool, nifty prizes!!!
Okay, first and foremost, let's chronicle the month. It's been a busy-busy-busy month, with FIVE special shows ... first up is the traditional "Tacky Horror". As always, it was a fine display of Midnight Insanity alternate-talent, from Brian doing a little-schoolgirl Trixie, Amanda playing Frank, T.C. and Robert doing Brad and Janet, and Jenna making one bad-ass looking Riff-Raff. Heck, even I played the Kimi Wong Trannie. :-) We gotta say, it was a darned cool night and if you missed it, the next one will be the first weekend of April. |
Yes, it seems you *like* this particular
theme night. What is it about our audience that
makes them want to dress like depraved
creatures of the night, anyway? Not that we're
complaining, mind you ... we got a simply
awesome turnout for this show, with some top-
notch pimps and hookers. We even labeled
them for you (99 cents, used, risk-free!) Given
the success, you can be sure we'll do it again
... stay tuned.
Ah yes, Monster Horror. This was a
new one for Midnight Insanity ... try to imagine
your favorite Rocky characters as various
monsters from your not-so-average horror flick.
Dr. Frank-N-Furter became Pennywise the
clown, Magenta became Medusa, Rocky
became Frankenstien (of course!) and
Columbia turned into Mimi from Drew Carey
(it's scary, trust us!); whereas Brad and Janet
became your standard "victim" fare. :-) Top
that all off with TWO brand new special
performances, "Thriller", written,
choreographed and directed by our
Criminologist, "Robert", and a Frank-and-
Rocky bonus act of "Puttin' on the Ritz".
With the Halloween being on a Friday this year, this meant that our traditional "Lingerie Night", the last Saturday of every month, was six days earlier. Given the timespread, we decided to put Halloween on it's proper weekend. Now, given that you're |
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used to a little "extra" from us during the month
of October ... we killed someone. :-) Yes,
Mark, one of our current Eddies, was once a
Criminologist. To properly say `goodbye' to
the role, we killed him in it. Now, no one ever
accused us of thinking ahead and we realized
that dead or not, the show must go on! So, we
made sure Mark was properly "animated" for
the rest of the evening (something like
"Weekend at Bernie's"). Sound weird? Well,
it was!!! It was also most worth the effort and
a fine way of topping off a Crim career. All of
our exits should be so damn funny.
Ya know, it's one thing to be World
Famous, and it's quite another to be wanted at
*three* theatres, all on the same night. Well,
we're good, but there's only so many of us to
go around. We manage to pull off some pretty
cool stuff, and as Meatloaf says, "Two out of
Three, Ain't Bad".
If you were with us last year, you'll
know that we opened a new theatre last year
this time. Far and away, up in Woodland Hills,
we started up a Friday Night show. Yes, for
those of you who can't get enough Midnight
Insanity on Saturday nights, you now had
*another* show to get your "fix". Being our
traditional Friday night theatre, and being our
1-year anniversary there, *and* it being
Halloween, several of our cast members went
up to Topanga to put on a *proper* Halloween
show for our regulars there. The rest of us
were at.
Yes, the rest of Midnight Insanity made a trek 90 miles south, to San Diego, where we put on a *special* Rocky Horror Picture Show for the folks at the Mann 21 Cinema (it's really a single-screen ~1000 |
seat theatre). Several
hundred people showed up, in costume,
including a Frank, a Brad and Janet pair,
several men in drag, one 1970s pimp with an
"enhanced" crotch, one foam dinosaur, and four
pixies. While not being our usual show, or our
usual audience (save for the omnipresent cookie
lady), we had a good time and did our best with
the theatre and the stage area. Let's put it this
was, skateboarders, would have been pleased.
High-heeled transvestites, just a *tad* less
pleased. It was still a good night, and we saved
plenty of energy to put on a show for all of you,
tonight!
Well, October may be over, so we
should probably fill you in on November. First
and foremost, go get all those half-price
Halloween treats (costumes, props and makeup
... we assume you already stole the candy).
Secondly, we'll be bidding goodbye to *four*
top-notch cast members next week. Amanda
(Magenta), Jaimee (Columbia), Brian (Tranny),
and Blake (lighting). Their reasons for leaving
range from focusing on schoolwork, to working
for the U.S. Government (really!), and we
certainly wish them all well. Do come down
and join us for their farewell performances.
Midnight Insanity would like to thank the Art Theatre Management and crew, for allowing us to perform here *every fucking week*; the Management and crew of the Woodland Hills theatre (Topanga), same reason; the Management and crew of the Mann 21 Cinema in San Diego ... ditto again; Karin, for pulling an impromptu Columbia for us last week, you really saved our butts; Elvis, for letting Mark borrow your spirit; Denny's and Shorehouse Café; and, of course, you, our loving and faithful audience, who come to see us, *every fucking week*!!! |