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THURSDAY
Dave & Busters
40 Providence Pl, Providence, RI 02903
Ralph and Betty's Wedding Reception Party at Dave and Busters
Once you check into your hotel, we welcome you to join us at Ralph and Betty's wedding reception! We invite you to dress for the occasion, or come as you are as we celebrate the holy union of Betty Munroe, and Ralph Hapschatt. Convention registration will be at the door to the Showcase Room. At the reception, guests can mingle by the bar, enjoy the entertainment provided by the RKO Army on the stage, or have some fun in the Dave & Busters arcade. For those of you who don't have a Dave and Busters around them, it is a massive arcade for adults with bars everywhere and great food! We want Thursday to be just as exciting and memorable as Friday and Saturday, and we are working hard to make sure there is plenty to do, and in the most fun environment we could find!
Located in The showcase room at Dave N Busters, inside the Providence Place Mall, which is accessible through the skybridge in The Omni Hotel. Head to the food court on the third floor, DnB is located above food court. Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog Live
Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog Live.Dr. Horrible, an aspiring super villain with his own video blog, must balance his career and his pursuit of a beautiful do-gooder. He is attempting to join the prestigious Evil League of Evil, but his plans are usually foiled by the egotistical superhero Captain Hammer. Horrible's life is complicated when he falls in love with Penny, an advocate for the homeless. The situation becomes even more challenging when Penny begins dating the boorish, oafish Hammer. Faced with the task of impressing the League, can Horrible overcome his own incompetence to ruin the day, kill the hero, and still get the girl?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Once More With Feeling) Live
Shadow cast'd by The RKO Army, as a gift to Ralph and Betty on their special day. A mysterious force causes everyone in town to burst into full musical numbers, but it also forces them to reveal their innermost secrets. This is the famous musical episode in season 6 where everything changed. Buffy finds herself with no feeling, just going through the motions. Giles must come to grips with his role in Buffy's life. Tara discovers something unpleasant in her relationship with Willow. Xander and Anya must face up to their differences. Spike struggles to cover up his inner feelings for Buffy. Dawn is in trouble. It must be Tuesday.
Karaoke
At this point in the night, we have enjoyed a couple of performances by The RKO Army, played some ski-ball, and hopefully, toasted Ralph and Betty, and hopefully have all had plenty to drink! This being the case, there is only one thing left to do before returning to the Omni for the night... KARAOKE!!! Grab the mic and belt out a tune, have some fun, although the day is ending, the party is just getting started!
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FRIDAY EVENTS
Lupos Heartbreak Hotel
79 Washington St. Providence RI
Lupos Heartbreak Hotel
Day 2 of RKO Con will take place at Lupos Heartbreak Hotel. Lupos is not actually a hotel, but Providence's largest, loudest, and most conveniently located concert hall! The list of musicians and performers that have graced the stage at Lupos is endless, and we are proud to host our Friday festivities on this legendary stage. Entertainment, activities, vendors, and events will be happening from Noon til 3AM on two floors at Lupos. The venue is a short walk from the front door of The Omni Hotel.
Team Scavenger Hunt Game Show
The team scavenger hunt is a hilarious game show where teams will be competing to see who can round up some very unusual items and complete some very funny tasks . This could very well end up being the most entertaining and side splitting event of the entire weekend! Teams can sign up the day of at the RKO table in the main room of Lupos
Shock Treatment Live
Not a sequel, not a prequel, but an equal! Lupos in Providence is host to one of the largest stages to show Shock Treatment, with an All-Star Cast none the less! Following on from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", this musical is set several years later in Brad and Janet Majors' hometown - which has become a giant TV station; residents are either participants or viewers. They are married now, but their romance has fallen on the rocks. Ostensibly to fix their marriage, Brad is imprisoned on the program "Dentonvale" (the local mental hospital) while Janet is conscripted to become a new star. As Janet is entranced by the high life, she forgets Brad. Who is trying to woo her away?
Tight Crew's "Time Warp" Dance Party
Directly following the Shock Treatment All Star Shadowcast, we are going to clear out the chairs, transform the stage into a massive time warping DJ booth, and turn Lupos concert sound system up to 11! Guest DJs from Rocky casts all over the country, as well as local rave and club veterans will be throwing down some amazing tunes until 3AM! Rocky Cosplay and creative costumes/naughty outfits are strongly encouraged! Get ready for one hell of a party, the way only Tight Crew can bring you. Check out www.tightcrew.net information about this and many other events.
Pajama Party in RKO's Executive Suite
Following the Conclusion of the All-Star cast showing of Shock Treatment, The RKO Army would like to invite you up to our massive Executive Suite for a nighty night and jammy jam! The room will be open during the Time Warp dance party, for those looking for a more relaxing end to your Friday Night, and will remain open until people decide they need to crash and get some "sleep" for Saturday!
THIS AND ALL EVENTS ON THE PARTY FLOOR OF THE OMNI ARE STRICTLY 18+
BYOB for 21+, but open/obvious containers are banned from the hallways of the hotel.
THIS AND ALL EVENTS ON THE PARTY FLOOR OF THE OMNI ARE STRICTLY 18+
BYOB for 21+, but open/obvious containers are banned from the hallways of the hotel.
Face Off!
A contest to showcase talented make-up artists, based on the hit Sci-Fi channel reality tv series. We will have up to 5 contestant in 3 categories:
Rocky Horror-Make up applications consisting of your best Rocky Horror character look. Beauty/Glamour- your most stunning make ups inspired by the runway!
FX- Everything from creature fx to body make up. This category will include prostetics, contacts, body paint(bra and panties required), etc.
*note: FX category will center on an FX make up not a costume or props! Contestants will compete using their own kits/supplies brought from home. RKO will NOT be supplying make-up or prosthetics. Artists will be able to choose a model from the volunteers on our Facebook group or supply one of their own. The contest will take place in 3 sections. The contest begins at 1pm on Friday Aug 23 with an introduction of the artists and models, and then contestants will have 3.5 hours untill final looks and judging. The winner of each category will be awarded prizes to be announced later.
Rocky Horror-Make up applications consisting of your best Rocky Horror character look. Beauty/Glamour- your most stunning make ups inspired by the runway!
FX- Everything from creature fx to body make up. This category will include prostetics, contacts, body paint(bra and panties required), etc.
*note: FX category will center on an FX make up not a costume or props! Contestants will compete using their own kits/supplies brought from home. RKO will NOT be supplying make-up or prosthetics. Artists will be able to choose a model from the volunteers on our Facebook group or supply one of their own. The contest will take place in 3 sections. The contest begins at 1pm on Friday Aug 23 with an introduction of the artists and models, and then contestants will have 3.5 hours untill final looks and judging. The winner of each category will be awarded prizes to be announced later.
Poker with The Full Body Cast
Join members of the Full Body Cast, and play some poker! Strip poker? Not sure but you won't have to convince us!
Limited to 24 players, start off your Friday Night of Parties with a No-Limit Hold 'Em game of poker hosted by the FullBodyCast! Every member of the FBC is coming to the con armed with at least one entry ticket to this tournament for a total of 24 player slots. You have Thursday and Friday to hunt us down and figure out a way to get one of these coveted free tickets either for yourself or a friend. We'll be wearing them around our necks so keep an eye peeled.
If you are lucky enough to have one of these entry tickets, come to the game Friday night at 9PM in your best "distract the other players" outfit! Bonus chips to the best outfits. Cards-in-the-air at 9:30PM. Standard no-limit hold'em rules will apply to this tournament with the exception that Queens are high! We will be doing some speed rounds to guarantee that the game will be over by 11PM with plenty of time left to party the night away.
Prizes? Yeah, we got stinkin' prizes! In addition to snacks throughout the game, everyone who gets to the final table of 8 will get a fabulous prize and the top two players will win something cold and hard that rhymes with "rash". Didn't get an entry ticket? Join us anyway and root on your friends, jeer your enemies, or just run around the room naked to distract the dealers while the players cheat their way to the top!
A photo of the ticket you're looking for around our necks will be posted Wednesday night.
Limited to 24 players, start off your Friday Night of Parties with a No-Limit Hold 'Em game of poker hosted by the FullBodyCast! Every member of the FBC is coming to the con armed with at least one entry ticket to this tournament for a total of 24 player slots. You have Thursday and Friday to hunt us down and figure out a way to get one of these coveted free tickets either for yourself or a friend. We'll be wearing them around our necks so keep an eye peeled.
If you are lucky enough to have one of these entry tickets, come to the game Friday night at 9PM in your best "distract the other players" outfit! Bonus chips to the best outfits. Cards-in-the-air at 9:30PM. Standard no-limit hold'em rules will apply to this tournament with the exception that Queens are high! We will be doing some speed rounds to guarantee that the game will be over by 11PM with plenty of time left to party the night away.
Prizes? Yeah, we got stinkin' prizes! In addition to snacks throughout the game, everyone who gets to the final table of 8 will get a fabulous prize and the top two players will win something cold and hard that rhymes with "rash". Didn't get an entry ticket? Join us anyway and root on your friends, jeer your enemies, or just run around the room naked to distract the dealers while the players cheat their way to the top!
A photo of the ticket you're looking for around our necks will be posted Wednesday night.
SATURDAY
Columbus Theater
270 Broadway, Providence, RI 02903
Repo! The Genetic Opera Live
REPO! The Genetic Opera, shadow casted by a nation wide All-Star Cast. In 2056, an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants. Miss your payments, however, and you will be visited by a Repo Man. GeneCo is run by Rotti Largo, a tortured man facing impending doom fighting to save his legacy while receiving no help from his 3 offspring Luigi, Pavi, and Amber. He turns to Shilo, a sheltered young girl dependent on drugs to stay alive and daughter of his arch rival in previous love, Nathan. Nathan is an equally tortured soul with a duel identity, doting father and murderous Repo Man. All will be settled at the opera!
Live Cast Pre-Shows
The live (and video) preshows from casts across the country are often the highlight of a great Rocky Con, and we want to make sure that everyone is there to see them, so we are putting them smack dab right in the middle of the action, where they belong, at the main venue, right before Rocky Horror! Get ready to cheer on casts who have worked their asses off to prepare a preshow of epic proportions :)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Live
The reason, we are all here! Experience the greatest cult movie of all time, shadow cast'd by an All-Star cast of Rocky Horror performers from coast to coast. The historic Columbus Theater (ironically used to be the RKO Radio Picture's theater) in Providence will be host to the greatest showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show we could possibly produce. Brad & Janet, a newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. They find themselves at the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite, and meet challenges they are unprepared for. They, and you the audience, meet a large group of Transylvanians dance to the 'Time Warp'. Dr. Frank-N-Furter builds his own man. Eddie comes out of deep freeze. A rival scientist comes to the castle. And a floor show is held, in the middle of the night!
The Newlywed/Not-So-Newlywed GameJoin Bert Schnick, as he pins married couples both new and old to see who knows the love of their life the best! At this point, we should all have a few drinks in us, so expect some tongue-in-cheek humor, and some really embarrassing realizations as we see who really knows their lover <3
Dr. Horrible Commentary with The Teseracte PlayersDo you want to know the REAL story behind Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog? There is an entire musical in the commentary track performed by the cast and crew of Dr. Horrible. Join the Teseracte Players of Boston as they bust through the 4th wall and go one step further as the only cast in the world than can perform this production.
The "NO PICNIC" Hotel PartiesAt 4711 Con, NYC RHPS redefined the hotel party with the now legendary No Picnic Bar. Now, they are teaming up with RKO to take it the next level! The No Picnic Party is back and bigger than ever, spanning across the entire top floor of the Omni over the weekend, with more than 4,000 square feet to accommodate a historic party of epic proportions. Friday night, the party will be hosted in the RKO Executive Suite in tandem with Tight Crew's Time Warp Dance Party for a choice of places to let loose, with Saturday night‘s mega party extending into the Governor’s Suite, sponsored by NYC RHPS! With professional NYC bartenders, live DJs and entertainment, you can expect an over the top party that you’ll never forget! Access to the No Picnic Party is free to all con attendees.
THIS AND ALL EVENTS ON THE PARTY FLOOR OF THE OMNI ARE STRICTLY 18+. NO CAMERAS/VIDEO. (Official photographer/videographers will selectively document our good times.) Drinking 21+. Open/obvious containers are banned from the hallways of the hotel. Specially designated Con security will be on premises. Multiple Panels
COSTUME PANEL
This panel will feature prominent costume/wig makers and experts in the knowledge of Rocky Horror costume details and construction. Come learn the extreme details, the little tricks of the trade, how to find bargain buys, and which resources to trust. Questions will be taken from around the room. TECH PANEL This panel will feature successful and tenured prop-masters and Tech Directors, sharing their knowledge about prop-building, tech-management and show execution. Questions will be taken from around the room. LEADERSHIP PANEL This panel will consist of successful and tenured cast directors/producers sharing their knowledge on how to operate a Rocky Horror shadowcast. This panel will consist of basic leadership ideas to problem solving specific tricky situations. Learn how to tackle all the challenges and make your cast as smooth as can be. Questions will be taken from around the room. SHADOWCAST PANEL This panel will consist of information on shadowcasting in general including how to start a shadowcast or how to mount a non-Rocky Horror show. Different components of a shadowcast show may be covered including how to approach a theatre, the key positions on cast from host to leads to security/tech and all stops in between. Questions will be taken from around the room. SOCIAL MEDIA/ADVERTISING PANEL This panel will consist of information on promoting and advertising for a show, how to grow your following through social media and other avenues. The panel will feature experts who work professionally in the industry and happen to also be passionate Rocky Horror enthusiasts. Questions will be taken from around the room. Costume Contest
Announcing the RKO CON 2013 Costume Contest! Tired of the same old sequin-counting costume contest? Can't ride a tricycle in costume? Don't worry, we've got some fun new variations for you to strut your stuff! We know times are changing and we've all been broadening our horizons, so we want to host a contest that will reflect that. There will be competitions for the following categories: 1. Best Rocky Horror accurate costume (male) 2. Best Rocky Horror accurate costume (female) 3. Best Rocky Horror creative costume (all gender)4. Best costume Non-Rocky Shadowcast 5. Best Cosplay.
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SUNDAY
Fire and Ice
48 Providence Pl, Providence, RI 02903
Join us as we get together for an amazing brunch buffet at Fire and Ice, next door to the Omni, right through the sky bridge! Fire and Ice is a crazy round grill buffet, where you choose the raw foods and the chefs cook it up in the center of the restaurant, allowing for a fun show, and the ability to cater to a large group while still keeping people together. This is always the toughest event at any convention, because even though the conversation is lively, and we are all eager to share stories about our experiences over the weekend, we all will come to the realization that this is the end of the Rocky Con. We will take this time to bid farewell to friends from near and far, old and new, weird and weirder! Get that last hug, phone number, or just join us and stare blankly at a wall, because after this, some of us will get in our cars, some will get on a train, some will get on a plane, some will go right to work, but one thing is for sure, RKO Con will be over, but our memories, experiences, and friendships from the con will get us through the year until the next time the Unconventional Conventionalists will get together at a Rocky Con, whether it be East Coast, West Coast, or somewhere in between <3
