Special Cinema at The Bay: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Jim Sharman’s 1975 cult musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show screens outdoors on the sprawling lawn of The Oval at The Bay Park. Starring Tim Curry as the eccentric Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick as a stranded, naive couple, the film has sustained a legendary midnight-movie status for decades. The park sets up a large inflatable screen at the north end of the green space, where attendees gather on blankets and folding chairs. Because this is a traditional interactive screening, audience participation—including reciting call-back lines and throwing authorized props—is a standard element of the community viewing environment.