I Was A Teenage Werebear / Rocky Horror Picture Show – Double Feature

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You are invited to a big hairy science fiction double feature beach party. Visit the Facebook event page by clicking the show flyer above!

What better way to kick off summer in the Tri-State than with a “BIG HAIRY SCIENCE FICTION DOUBLE FEATURE BEACH PARTY” with I Was A Teenage Werebear and The Rocky Horror Picture Show featring LIVE entertainment by DownHome Decadence, The Tri-State’s Naughty Thespians and presented by The Friends of Ironton. Dig out your favorite board shorts or bikini, blow up your water wings, and get ready for a rock-a-hula-luau of cult movie fun and live entertainment at The Ro-Na Theater at 314 S. 3rd Street in Ironton OH on Saturday, June 9, 2012.

Doors Open @ 11:00 PM
I Was A Teenage Werebear @ 11:30 PM
The Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Midnight

Tickets are $6.00 general admission and audience survival kits are $2.00.  

I WAS A TEENAGE WEREBEAR is a musical and a spoof of Rebel Without a Cause, Grease, and The Twilight Saga from the Chillerama franchise. It is set in 1962 and is about a closeted kid who meets these other closeted kids, who when aroused turn into leather daddy werebears. The movie was written and directed by Tim Sullivan, who is a producer of the hit film Detroit Rock City, as well as having producer/writer credits for the movies 2001 Maniacs and Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror. Tim Sullivan was also the host of the second season of VH1′s Scream Queen reality television show series.   We are showing a very special I WAS A TEENAGE WEREEBAR: FULL LENGTH HAIRY & UNCUT VERSION!! This is 5 minutes longer and uncensored – this is NOT on the CHILLERAMA DVD and is NOT available ANYWHERE but at the Ro-Na Theater!!!

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is an outrageous assemblage of the most stereotyped science fiction movies, Marvel comics, Frankie Avalon/Annette Funicello outings and rock ‘n’ roll of every vintage. Running through the story is the sexual confusion of two middle American “Ike Age” kids confronted by the complications of the decadent morality of the 70′s, represented in the person of the mad “doctor” Frank N Furter, a transvestite from the planet Transexual in the galaxy of Transylvania.

Tickets for the show will be $6.00. Full audience participation is encouraged and prop bags will be on sale for $2.00 at the theater. There will be a special live preshow hosted by Davey Boy feauring an “I Wannna Be A Beauty Queen” bikini/beach body contest with beach themed prizes. Extra credit if you can combine your beach wear with your Rocky Horror gear!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show deals with mature subject matter. Not reccommended for those easily offended. ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

Dream it in your living room…be it at the Ro-Na Theater in Ironton OH this summer!!!!

May 03

I Want To Flash Mob With DownHome Decadence

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DownHome Decadence Flash Mob

This is a screen cap of the video from the very first DownHome Decadence Flash Mob Street Team on the campus of Marshall University

Hey everyone!  We wanted to let you in on a secret….  DownHome Decadence is forming an Official DownHome Decadence Flash Mob Street Team and will be hitting the streets this summer to do some flash mob appearances around the Tri-State to promote our shows.

  • Are you over the age of 18?
  • Have you ever wanted to dress up like a zombie in public?
  • Have you ever wanted to get into a DownHome Decadence show for free?
  • Do you want to perform with DownHome Decadence, but not sure what Rocky Horror character is best for you?

If you can answer YES to any of these questions, take a moment to fill out the form below and join the Official DownHome Decadence Flash Mob Street Team today!!!

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This certifies that I am at least 18 years of age (or older) by May 1, 2012 and able to provide state issued ID that proves my age.
I understand that by participating in this flash mob event, my image may be used in marketing materials and waive any financial compensation for such use.

We hope to hear from you soon!!!!

Apr 29

Restoration And Preservation Is What We Do Best

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Ro-Na Theater Exterior

Click on the photo of the Ro-Na Theater exterior for a photo tour of the theater during the daytime

Above and beyond doing the fabulous shadow cast performances we do, DownHome Decadence is also committed to theater restoration and film preservation.  This being said, The Ro-Na Theater in Ironton, OH is a dream come true for our cast.  Not only can we remain engaged in film preservation by keeping alive the Rocky Horror Picture Show legacy for the local area, but we can also dig in and be hands-on with a theater restoration program.

The Ro-Na Theater has been closed as a regular movie house for around 30 years, but thanks to The Friends of Ironton, as well as a few local citizens like Richard Fisher, the Ro-Na is slowly coming back to life as one of the most unique performance spaces in the area.

DownHome Decadence is proud to be a partner in helping restore The Ro-Na Theater, not only by creating financially viable entertainment options for the Tri-State area, but also by digging in and doing physical work on the facility.  On Thursday, March 29, 2012, the cast of DownHome Decadence spent the day preparing the theater for our first Rocky Horror Picture Show screening and helping get the theater cleaned up and ready to go for the night’s fun.

We would like to thank everyone who came out to our first show at The Ro-Na Theater – not only for making it one amazing night to remember, but also for helping us take the first big step in bringing The Ro-Na Theater of Ironton, OH back to life.

Without our amazing audience, we could not do the amazing things we do.  Thank you!!!

Apr 25

We Want You As A New Recruit!

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DownHome Decadence, the Tri-State’s Naughty Thespians, have been invited to return to the Ro-Na Theater in Ironton, OH to perform our unique brand of theater with the Rocky Horror Picture Show and we are seeking even more cast members!  We will also be expanding beyond just The Rocky Horror Picture Show in our shadow casting endeavors and will be needing help with that as well.

Click the photo above to be taken to our online cast application

Click the photo above to be taken to our online cast application

Have you ever thought it would be exciting to move from being an audience member to a cast member at a DownHome Decadence show? Have you ever been a part of the cast of DownHome Decadence and miss the excitement of being in the show and the rush from the roar of the crowd. Have you ever wondered how it is that we do what we do and you would like to be a part of making this all happen? If you can answer “YES” to any of these questions – or are just curious about how it is we pick the people who work with the show, keep reading!!!

First, we ask you to please take a moment to fill out our online cast application. It will only take you a few minutes and will give us a chance to know you…we deserve that afterall. I mean, you have been to our show and most likely seen us in our underwear already.

Second, a member of DownHome Decadence’s Board of Directors will give you a call after we have reviewed your application. They will set up a time and place for an initial interview between you and a couple of the members of the Board of Directors. At this meeting, we will go over our cast rules, show requirements, and get to know each other a bit. After the initial meeting we will talk endlessly about you behind your back and if we find you to be a good fit with the show, we will ask you to set up an audition.

DownHome Decadence does not have a primary system. If you are a stellar performer you do not have to wait behind those who do not contribute to the show. Remember talent is not the only factor that will decide these things. If you believe you can play a character better than what you seen on the stage then apply for the cast, meet with us, and blow us out of the water with your performance during the audition – you will end up on stage for our next show!

We hope you will apply to join cast and will JOIN US on stage or behind the scenes really soon!!!

Mar 26

Rocky Horror At The Ro-Na Preview Photos

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Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Ro-Na Theater in Ironton OH

Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Ro-Na Theater in Ironton OH - Photo gallery of our dry run rehearsal can be seen by clicking on the image

Have you ever wondered what DownHome Decadence would look like performing for an almost empty theater and how we actually rehearse our show?  Here is your chance, on March 24, 2012, we had the opportunity to do a “dry run” of our show at our new theater home at the Ro-Na Theater in Ironton, Ohio.  We invited about a dozen fans to come preview the new venue and watch us prepare for the big return of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to the Tri-State area on March 30, 2012.

We were fortunate enough to have two professional photographers on hand to capture the night’s mayhem and madness.  Thank you to Tom Worden Photography and Chase Henderson for capturing the events of the evening and for making DownHome Decadence look so good!

Mar 01

The Ro-Na Theater Kicks Its Heels Again

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Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Ro-Na Theater Poster - March 2012

Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Ro-Na Theater Poster - March 2012

IRONTON, OH – The city that has the longest running, continuously held Memorial Day Parade in the country will play host to the longest running, continuously ran movie in cinema history! Richard A. Fisher Productions with cooperation from The Friends of Ironton are working with DownHome Decadence Productions to bring the legacy of midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to The Ro-Na Theater (312 S. 3rd Street in Ironton, OH) on Friday, March 30 at Midnight. Tickets to the show are $5.00 (cash only at the door). The box office and theater will open at 10:30 pm that night for ticket presales and dance party. There will be a special preshow at 11:30 PM that will feature a costume contest with prizes, so imagine it is Halloween in March and come dressed in your wildest and craziest costumes. The movie will begin at 12:00 Midnight.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been viewed in movie theaters on at least a weekly basis since it debuted on the big screen on September 23, 1975, and was entered into the Library of Congress as part of the National Film Registry in 2005 as part of the National Film Preservation Act. Attending midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show has become a right of passage for people for over 35 years. The show will often have multiple generations of Rocky Horror Fans in the audience from the same family.

DownHome Decadence is an internationally recognized Rocky Horror Picture Show shadow cast, who successfully produced a “shadow cast” performance of the movie every week for nearly three years (08/04/2006 – 07/26/2009) at the now defunct Downtown Discount Cinema Theater in Huntington, WV. The cast was brought back by The Downtown Discount Cinema Theater to perform a quarterly “special event” series of shows in 2011. The Rocky Horror Picture Show with DownHome Decadence live shadow cast talents were a consistent sell out event for The Downtown Discount Cinema Theater.
The cast has also performed their special blend of Rocky Horror at ARTS Resources Of The Tri-State’s Renaissance Theater in Huntington, WV and at The Historic State Theater in Point Pleasant, WV as part of the International Mothman Festival in 2007. They also produced a nationally attended Rocky Horror Picture Show convention in Huntington, West Virginia called We Are… Rocky!

As a performing group, DownHome Decadence have expanded well beyond the world of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. They have presented the world-debut shadow cast performance of Brian DePalma’s Phantom Of The Paradise, the West Virginia big screen debut of Repo! The Genetic Opera, as well as having shadow casted the Rocky Horror Picture Show follow-up, Shock Treatment twice.

Dream it in your living room…be it at The Ro-Na Theater!

Nov 05

Good Bye Cinema Theater

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On Thursday, November 3, 2011, the theater home of DownHome Decadence, The Downtown Discount Cinema Theater, closed its doors forever. We are sad to see the venue close.

Here is our video good bye to an old friend.


The music is Meat Loaf and Jennifer Hudson’s duet of The Future Just Ain’t What It Used To Be from Bat Out Of Hell III:  The Monster Is Loose.

Oct 25

Time Warp / Thriller Flash Mob At Marshall University

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On October 19, 2011, members of DownHome Decadence, The Tri-State’s Naughty Thespians, invaded the campus of Marshall University and did our very first flash mob with a mashup of The Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the Michael Jackson Halloween classic, Thriller.

DownHome Decadence did this flash mob to promote our Halloween Weekend Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings at The Downtown Discount Cinema Theater in Huntington, WV on October 28, 2011 and October 29, 2011.

DownHome Decadence would like to thank the Marshall University Lambda Society for being our on campus adviser for this event.

Aug 28

Repo! The Genetic Opera Returns To Huntington

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Repo! The Genetic Opera

Check out a full photo gallery from the Repo! The Genetic Opera and Girls of DownHome Decadence preshow from August 2011

August 26, 2011 saw the return of the musical venture from the SAW team, Repo! The Genetic Opera, to The Downtown Discount Cinema Theater in Huntington, West Virginia.  This screening was the second time that DownHome Decadence, The Tri-State’s Naughty Thespians, had the chance to attack the gory story of family greed and legal repossession of body parts.

The preshow was a little more light fare, featuring “The Girls of DownHome Decadence” doing a mini-drag show before the main event of the evening.  Cast Members Toby, Josh, and Jared tucked and taped to make the preshow something to remember for a very long time.

Davey Boy was the emcee for the evening and surprised the audience with a small morsel of Meat Loaf before he turned over the stage to DownHome Decadence for the performance.

Apr 02

Repo! The Genetic Opera Makes West Virginia Big Screen Debut

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Repo! The Genetic Opera - April 2011

Check out a complete photo gallery from the West Virginia big screen debut of Repo! The Genetic Opera as shadow casted by DownHome Decadence with musical preshow by The Tolls of Madness

On April 29, 2011, the newest midnight cult movie, Repo! The Genetic Opera, had its big screen debut in the state of West Virginia as DownHome Decadence, The Tri-State’s Naughty Thespians, shadow casted the shock opera at the now defunct Downtown Discount Cinema Theater in Huntington, West Virginia.

The cast of DownHome Decadence was joined for this epic moment in cinema history by our friends from the Tolls of Madness Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadow Cast from Blacksburg, Virginia, Tolls of Madness did a very special preshow set to the Gnarls Barkley song Crazy.

The show was completely sold out and a couple hundred new Zydrate addicts were created that night!