Tips on your very own Rocky Horror Picture Show screening party

[Alan]

More than half of you (the cool ones anyway) must have gone to a Rocky Horror screening, amirite?

That's something that's never been done here in Juarez, so I'm planning to make a screening party the second week of October.
Do you guys have any ideas on how to make it more enjoyable for people?

The point of the Rocky Horror Picture Show cult following is that screenings are very interactive. However most people over here don't know about the inside jokes, nor have they even seen the movie, so the entertainment can't be that obscure.
Here's what we have planned so far:
Waterguns and toast for the Rocky veterans that know what to do with them.
The virgin thing. Cover will be two bucks or a condom. Before they go to the area where we'll show the movie, they will be asked if they're virgins or not, and if they are, they will blow up their condom, place it between their legs, and a Rocky vet will pop their cherry, and then offer them a vodka-soaked literal cherry.

Those who actually dress the part will drink for free.

What other ideas do you guys have that aren't too expensive?

[Alan]

Seriously, no one?

What the hell, goths?

[Cruel Intentions]

I think you've covered all the bases there, really. You did say you didn't want it to be too obscure.

[vindicatedxjin]

OH MY GOSH HOW FUN! Have games planned...you can have a "drag" race where all people dressed in drag has like a 3 legged race or something and then the winners can get a prize... another game that's fun and I know they do at a lot of RHPS parties is to have a ”wheel of doom” for the virgins. Make a wheel with embarrasing things to do written on it. Virgins spin the wheel and do the act, to win a prize. Human mazes are fun too...where the virgin has to be blindfolded and find they're way out of the people.... Dude there are so many game ideas. Sucking competitions, strip poker, etc etc........ Gah I'm jealous! The last screening party I went to was for The room...and that was months ago.

[KontanKarite]

You pretty much covered all the bases. From my experience, each one was different. They don't do it the same in LA, they don't do it the same in Louisville or Norfolk.

Your ideas are good. The only thing I can say is that you could have people streaking through the theater.

Do you have actors to pantomime and lipsynch the movie? Usually there are actors that come along with this.

[Solumina]

There is just about always streaking or at least an underwear run, usually during the diner scene. All of the showings that I have been to have a regular cast that perform the scenes playing behind them and they will pull people from the crowd for certain scenes needing extras (Jake and I have been the couple for the wedding scene a couple of times), but I have heard other places just use their cast as something for people to follow.

[Ben Lahnger]

The local theater that shows it here has taken to having actors at the front of the theater do all the fun bits ... they get the squirt guns and toast, for instance. Apparently there's some imaginary legal concerns ... I don't know. It's still fun, but ...

Alan, here's some things that might help, depending on how much of a rope you want to throw to the virgins. Since it sounds like nearly your whole audience is going to be virgins, you might want them more in-the-know than normal to ensure a lively performance.

Rocky Horror - A Virgins Guide

Audience Participation Scripts

RHPS FAQS

RHPS Costume & Props Tips & Tricks

I think it's very cool that you are doing this, and I hope it catches on as something people there want to experience again.