http://www.sfweekly.com/events/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-1724207/

That's right, people: of all the fishnetted crazies in the Bay Area - and believe me, there are plenty - we're the highest-quality ones. (Also, I'm the Columbia in the accompanying photo.)

Presenting photos from the Rocky Horror Rock Star Show! (Thanks funjon for the pics!)


Yes, I did roll around on the stage in this outfit ...

( A lot more photos of the rock stars! )

A big thank-you to kelkelrenee for helping me with some extremely complicated costume changes!!!

Anyone have suggestions for how I can make the hat pictured below?



(Also: think I can get my hair to do that, or should I buy yet another wig?)

This Saturday, join the Bawdy Caste at THE ROCKY HORROR SOCK HOP SHOW!

July 4, 2009 - MIDNIGHT
Guild Theatre
949 El Camino Real
Menlo Park
Tickets: $8.00

1950s attire encouraged! Don't miss it!

The Bawdy Caste presents a live shadowcasting of "CLUE: the Movie"!

We'll have not one, but TWO performances!

Friday, May 29
MIDNIGHT
Clay Theater
2261 Fillmore Street
San Francisco
Tickets: $9.75

Friday, June 5
MIDNIGHT
Guild Theater
949 El Camino Real
Menlo Park
Tickets: $8.00

(Each theater will also show Rocky Horror the following night.)

Come to the show and find out whodunit!

This Saturday, the Bawdy Caste presents the ROCKY HORROR ROCK STAR SHOW! That's right, we're gettin' on our inner divas, vamps, and punks - so come join us for the fun!

February 7, 2009 - MIDNIGHT
Guild Theatre
949 El Camino Real
Menlo Park
Tickets: $8.00

And who will I be playing? Well, here's a hint: I'll be wearing a cross pendant (which I find hilarious). Trust me: you don't want to miss this.

Rock On!

I got the photos uploaded! Many thanks to lokiz_mom and genuine_snark for offering to loan me the right cables, and shoutingboy for suggesting I look for a command that would copy photos from my camera onto the memory card. It worked!

So here are the photos of my cake, which I have entitled "Hats Off to the Bawdy Caste":


(If you don't happen to know the inspiration for the cake, please direct your attention to my icon.)
It's a yellow cake with lemon filling and buttercream frosting. I used a star tip to make it look like sequins, then added a generous covering of "Old Gold" luster dust.

( One more photo )

Happy 13th birthday, Bawdy Caste!

I feel it necessary to share this photo of the Gold Scene that silentbob037 and I did at a special RHPS performance in Mountain View this past Friday:



Gotta watch what's in those mushrooms, man ...

Tonight and tomorrow, the Bawdy Caste will be performing two special shows!

Where: Century Cinemas 16
1500 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043

When: 11:00pm both nights

Cost: $5.00 Buy tickets online!

Put on your fishnets and come Time Warp with us!

(For those who wonder about these things, I'm cast as Magenta tonight and Janet tomorrow night.)

It’s only taken me two weeks … here’s my wrap-up of the Bawdy Caste's 10th Anniversary Reno Road Show!

( REALLY long and with lots of pictures! )

Thanks tarzxf for the photos!

This Friday-Sunday, the Clay Theater and the Bawdy Caste present MIDNIGHT MOVIE MUSICAL MADNESS!

FRIDAY - Hedwig and the Angry Inch!

SATURDAY - The Rocky Horror Picture Show!

SUNDAY - Grease sing-along!

Saturday features live shadowcasting, while Friday and Sunday will feature special preshows, all performed by The Bawdy Caste!

Clay Theater
2261 Fillmore Street
San Francisco

Tickets: $9.75 per show

Dress up and join the fun!

- Time for my biennial Olympics obsession! I admit I'm a bit fixated, but I'm really not that bad; I only watch the primetime coverage, and it's only for two weeks every other year. (Tom: "Are you going to be watching the Olympics in Reno?" Me: "No! ... Well, maybe a little ...")

- I'm also participating in my own Olympics; cross_stitch is hosting the Stitching Olympics for the duration of the games. I'm using the time to feverishly work on a huge cross-stitch I've been picking at for months. (Those of you who attend SocialTank know the one I'm talking about.) If I can finish the rather detailed border, I get a bronze medal; do all the complex green backstitching, and I win silver; and if I actually finish the danged thing, I get the gold! I'm hoping for a bronze by the end of Week 1. We'll see.

- And finally, it's both a marathon and a sprint to the finish line for our 10th Anniversary Reno Road show, August 23! The Caste spent all day yesterday rehearsing and working on props, either repairing and refurbishing our current ones or making new ones. I repainted the pommel horse and helped put the prop microphone back together when I wasn't rehearsing Floor Show. Tom spent the day making a new laser gun for Riff Raff, and he's planning on putting LEDs in the prongs so it actually lights up. Our talented group - led by Robbie, our Head of Tech - is even making that most complicated of RHPS set pieces: a monitor board! I can't wait to see it all put together!

- Next Sunday, we're putting together 500 Trannie Packs to sell at the show and doing a final rehearsal. No rest for us! Luckily, we're going to karaoke night at Cameron's Pub in HMB Saturday to relax a little bit.

("How I Spent My Weekend" post 1 of 4)

Due to a scheduling conflict at our theater, we had our show on Friday instead of Saturday this weekend. Our cast and audience slow-dances in the aisles during "I'm Going Home". tarzxf took a photo of Tom and me during the dance:



Awww.

It's less than two months away!

THE 10th ANNIVERSARY ROCKY HORROR RENO ROAD SHOW

Featuring THE BAWDY CASTE!

When: Saturday, August 23rd, 8:00pm

Where: Lawlor Events Center, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno (on the UNR campus)

What: Our annual performance of RHPS for the always-awesome people of Reno! Come join the audience that regularly numbers 4,000+! RH costume contest, Time Warp lessons, and of course - the show!

Cost: FREE!!!*

Heading up to Burning Man? Stop and see us on your way!

Make a weekend out of it! Come on the 22nd, stay through the 24th! Party with the Caste!

More information to come on our website, our Facebook page, and our MySpace page.

*Mezzanine tickets free. Floor tickets free with purchase from Keva Juice and other sponsors TBA.

Our "Shock Treatment" performance went so well! I'll offer more details - along with pics and clips - later, but for now, I'd like to show you all the cake I made to commemorate the event.

Here's the scene from the film that inspired it:


Note the giant letters in the background.

( Happy hearts, and smiling faces ... )

Tickets are now on sale to the Bawdy Caste's performance of 'Shock
Treatment', with special guest Gary Shail (AKA Oscar Drill) performing
"Breakin' Out" LIVE before the movie!

A recap of the info:

When: Friday, April 25, Midnight

Where: Clay Theater, 2261 Fillmore Street, San Francisco

Why: Because we want to!

Online ticket link: https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com/Landmark.aspx?TheatreID=223
(Select April 25 as the date.)

Tickets for RHPS the following night are also available! Hope to see
some of you there!

My good friend (and Bawdy Caste member) Diane is a professional cake decorator and owner of Bewitching Elegance in Burlingame. She and I have often said we should collaborate on a cake.

We decided to throw a party on March 15, the centerpiece of which would be our cake. "That's the Ides of March," someone pointed out. Ahh, a theme! We'd throw a toga party with a Roman-style cake design!

Working in her professional kitchen (which is in the back of her mother-in-law's candy store) was a real treat. I felt a bit like a kid at the grown-ups' table. She helped me with my fondant-rolling and -application techniques, which vastly improved!

And here is the result:


The Roman Temple of the Dagger!

( 'Eat too', Brutus? )

Notes from my trip to Santa Cruz on Saturday to hang out with Bawdy Caste members and see Slugs in Fishnets perform at the Del Mar Theatre:

- Apparently I'm getting old. I could only ride the Giant Dipper at the Boardwalk three times.

- Rock Band is SO MUCH FUN. I loved playing the drums! It's probably a good thing I have no disposable income right now, or I'd be sorely tempted to get it! (As it is, I'm fighting the urge to pick up Guitar Hero 3...)

- I should stick with the drums or guitar, though. My attempt at signing was a disaster!

- Marianne's Ice Cream Parlor very well may have the best variety ever. It’s my goal to try a different flavor each time I go. (It's important to have goals!) Dunno if I'll ever get up the nerve to try the Alice B. Toklas Fudge Brownie flavor, though... ;-) (Hey, it IS Santa Cruz!)

- Remember: when dining at the Saturn Café – or anywhere – with RHPS folks, always duck the flying brown sugar packets!

- Also remember to keep ketchup nearby in case Jeb threatens you with mustard.

- At RHPS that night, jokes about Heath Ledger were flying fast and furious. And yet *I* got 'ooooh'ed because when Janet said, "Couldn't win," I shouted, "Like the Patriots!" (It was just a bit of fun, honest ...)

- Challenge of the evening: changing from my usherette costume into normal clothes while seated in my car after the show. (I don’t care how liberal that town is; I was not going into the local diner in that outfit!)

This spring, The Bawdy Caste proudly presents SHOCK TREATMENT, with special guest Gary Shail (AKA Oscar Drill) performing "Breakin' Out" LIVE before the movie!

When: Friday, April 25, Midnight

Where: Clay Theater, 2261 Fillmore Street, San Francisco

Why: Because we want to!

Make a weekend out of it! Come for Shocky, stay for Rocky!

Ticket prices and other updates coming soon! More info will also be available at www.bawdycaste.org and www.myspace.com/bawdycaste.

Hoopla,

Julie Barman
Janet/Columbia/Magenta/Crim/and yes, Bert Schnick
The Bawdy Caste

(x-posted a lot)

From our 2007 Holiday Show:

( Santa's Little Helper )

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays/Happy New Year, everybody!