Oct. 29: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (The Armory, Somerville)
What happens when newlyweds Brad Majors and Janet Weiss get a flat tire in the middle of a storm and stumble upon a Gothic mansion? Ready or not, the couple is thrust into the lair of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a charismatic transvestite from the planet Transsexual, for an evening of rock and roll and wild encounters.
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” screening will give audience members a chance to experience the 1977 cult classic, accompanied by live performance with the Teseracte Players, “New England’s premier Rocky Horror traveling shadowcast.”
Live performers will act out the scenes of the film and lip sync along to the musical numbers. Costumes are encouraged, and callbacks – lines that everyone shouts at different parts of the movie – get the audience involved. For an additional fee, sh*t bags filled with props, like confetti and noisemakers, can be purchased. Starting at 7 pm, it’s bound to be a night to remember.
Nov. 1: “The Commute” (The Rockwell, Somerville)
Maybe you’ve been trapped in a tunnel while on the Red Line before, but you probably haven’t wondered whether the inconvenient delay could suddenly spiral into an existential crisis. In “The Commute,” a new comedy by playwright Karin Anell, four characters find themselves trapped together and forced to question who they really are.
The work is a darkly humorous piece that Anell was inspired to write while contemplating questions about how people react and behave under pressure, and who they are behind their facades. Two performances will happen this Sunday at The Rockwell, at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. The latter will be followed by a talk-back and panel about the presence of technology in our lives.
