Marin Musical Theatre Company (2022) - Novato, CA
Rocky Season 2022 has begun! Marin Musical Theatre Company joins the ranks of northern California theatres intent on making "Rocky Horror" an annual... affair. Their first production went up in San Anselmo in 2019 (one of the last Rockies I saw before the pandemic hit). This time around, they've partnered with Novato Theatre Company, with a new space in its namesake town. The show is helmed by director Jenny Boynton, who not only plays Janet as well, but also carried both roles in 2019. (Disclaimer: as always, my reviews assume familiarity with "The Rocky Horror Show" plot and characters.) Boynton's direction for the show's atmosphere - then and now - is a minimalist set with maximum engagement from the actors. Everyone in the cast was mingling in character with audience members before the show, and all were in the room to cheer on the Virgin ceremony, teach the Time Warp, etc. Most of the cast, at one time or another, kicked up the immersive energy by