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You might say that performances of the Rocky Horror Picture Show (such as the ones this weekend at the Empty Space) are just an excuse to get slutted up in makeup and revealing clothing. An excuse to act like freaks and humiliate first timers with bra-removing competitions and whipped cream treasure hunts. An excuse to act out in immoral and offensive ways. I presented this criticism to Kevin Lively, one of the coordinators of this weekend's Rocky-fest. His response? "Duh."

Rocky, as you may know, has a cult following who love to come out to midnight showings across the country to celebrate sex and sexual liberation in campy Horror style. What you may not know is that Bakersfield is not immune to this twisted phenomenon.

My own ties to Rocky were forged when my dear friend Kevan Klawitter had the guts to bring the madness to BCT, California's oldest continuing community theatre. Our blue-haired crowd didn't know what to make of it, but teenagers and twenty-somethings filled the house every night. Kevan was the biggest Rocky fan I've ever seen, and this weekend's performance was the first in Bakersfield since he passed away from cancer. As Kevin Lively said Saturday night, Kevan wouldn't have wanted a moment a moment of silence, so we sent a minute of orgasm up to heaven just for him.

If you missed this weekend's RHPS, you'll be glad to know that it will be done quarterly in Bakersfield, presumably at the Empty Space. Look for it again in August, darlings. Stay tuned to TheatreAddict.com for all the juicy news.

Check out the gallery here for a few pictures of virgin hazing and other sexy nonsense.

Listen to Episode 9 of Bakersfield Theatre Radio for backstage crazyness and my interview with Krab Radio's Meathead, who played Eddie on Friday and Saturday.