One Hell of a Show

by Cececat

The peculiar story of how the Rocky Horror Show came to be, written as a film script. FireandBloodandKittens co-wrote some scenes and edited it all. This is a work of Fiction based on the truth. It's a bit like Stanley Kubrick's "Spartacus" in that respect. No offense intended to the real people portrayed or to 'historians'. (PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!)

10. Chapter 10

A/N: more weird stuff happens here. I hope people are enjoying this...

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Scene (Nell and the Backstage Boys work on casting):

THE BACKSTAGE BOYS ARE SITTING IN JIM'S OFFICE. EVERYONE'S GOT A BOTTLE OF SOMETHING TO DRINK, SAVE FOR NELL WHO IS AT LEAST SMOKING. SHE'S ALSO GOT HER FEET PROPPED UP ON THE TABLE ALL DRAMATIC (NOBODY CARES BECAUSE THEY GET A NICE VIEW OF HER LEGS). JIM IS HOLDING A STACK OF PAPERS - COPIES OF THE CAST LIST.

Jim: so… we've got quite a collection of resumes here. I've gone over all of them, with the help of Hartley and Richard. Now all I need to do is notify the ones that got a part.

BRIEF AWKWARD SILENCE.

Nell: do I get to help?

Jim: sure. Anyway, here's the list.

HE HANDS EVERYONE A PIECE OF PAPER, THEN READS IT OUT LOUD.

Jim: Frank is Tim Curry, the Narrator is Jonathan Adams, Riff Raff is Richard O'Brien -

Richard: I was going to be Eddie, the motorcyclist in the Coca-Cola cooler.

Jim: I'm the director and I say you should play Riff Raff. You're too old, too freaky for Eddie. Riff is the perfect role for you, my bald weirdo of a friend. Remember when you were a Space Freak? What a part!

Richard: [pettily] fine.

Nell: keep reading, Jim!

Jim: Brad Majors is Chris Malcolm, Janet Weiss is Julie Covington-

Hartley: she's the one who sang the Lloyd Webber song?

Jim: yes.

Richard: I thought we'd be casting the waitress look-a-like?

Hartley: Miss Covington has an amazing voice. I didn't want to pass up the opportunity to work with her and Jim agreed.

Jim: I did. Now, moving on. Rocky is Rayner Bourton, Magenta is Patricia Quinn-

Richard: thank you.

Jim: we know you're mad for her, please stop grinning like an idiot.

Richard: I'm not!

Jim: anyway! Eddie is Paddy O'Hagan…

Nell: and I'm Columbia.

Jim: that's right. Any questions?

Brian: what's Patricia Quinn's relationship status?

JIM SIGHS DRAMATICALLY. EVERYONE ELSE THEN BURSTS OUT LAUGHING.

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