Xanna Prentice lost her virginity to “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in a small independent movie theater in Tallahassee. At 15 or 16 years old, she witnessed the raunchy and risque adaptation of the 1975 cult-classic film, three rows down from her history teacher.
Flash forward more than a decade, Prentice is now 33 and co-directs the fall and and summer strings of “Rocky Horror” shows in Gainesville. Twelve years after its local debut at the since-closed arts venue High Dive, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is back for its yearly fall run.
From Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, the shadowcast production is performing six dates at The Wooly after what Prentice deemed the troupe’s most successful season yet this past summer. Prentice, the sole remaining member of the original High Dive troupe, Best Little Rocky Horror in FL — formally known as Frankie and The Pretenders — has participated in the production since its 2013 inception…