Paper Wing Theatre & Supper Club - Monterey, CA
Rocky Horror season, and my first-ever show review, are a go! First up is Paper Wing Theatre and Supper Club in Monterey, a company that has been alive for 29 years and performing live Rocky shows for 17, yet only now have I gotten around to visiting them for the first time! Paper Wing is found on the second floor of the Monterey Bay Cannery building on Cannery Row. (Parking may be tough for the 8pm shows, so try and get there early, especially if you’re also dining in.) They moved into the space in mid-2019 – recent enough that the woodwork construction of their seating risers still looked brand new. The room is without a constructed stage, with the action taking place essentially on the dining room floor and making for minimal separation between performers and spectators. The production’s overall theme was an emulation of the movie, underscored by Frank’s “Tim Curry”-esque wig and outfits, some variations of the dialogue that are movie-specific, and the absence of Brad’s “Once in...