Furter, they always use he/him pronouns to refer to him, but he dresses incredibly feminine, has very feminine makeup,” Bennett said. Furter and sees the role as an opportunity to have fun and play around with traditional gender norms. Quinn Bennett, a junior studying environmental studies, plays Dr.
While Eddie is a male-presenting character, she’s playing him as a woman, a common instance of the gender-bending seen in many of LFC’s productions. Love is playing Eddie, a biker played by rock star Meat Loaf in the film, and has been in this role since last year, as students in “Rocky Horror'' retain their parts annually until they graduate, or as long as they like them. “I said, ‘I know that I need to be a part of this,’ so I sought them out during my sophomore Involvement Fair.” “My freshman year was the year of COVID, so I didn't get to do much, but when I had visited OU for the first time, I had heard about a theater company that does ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’” Carrie Love, a junior studying women’s, gender and sexuality studies and history who plays Eddie, said. The themes of acceptance, eccentricity and individuality are one of the reasons why students gravitate towards participating in LFC’s version of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” finding the film’s authentic characters and sexual dialogue intriguing. You can see a different angle every time.” “I've probably watched it like 30-40 times this year, and it does not get old. “I think it was ahead of its time with its queer representation, and it's just so out there,” Abbie Ogilbee, a sophomore studying nursing who plays Columbia, said.
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Because of its impact, the film has been able to retain its relevance through pop culture, strengthened through TV shows and movies such as “Glee” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” The cult-classic film first debuted in 1975, and was seen as a controversial, yet progressive film that saw queer representation and defiance of gender roles infiltrate mainstream media.
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