Frank-N-Furter has joined the circus.

The Historic Ruffin Theater in Covington is wrapping up this year’s run of “The Rocky Horror Show” this weekend, and the annual cult favorite has traded its spooky castle for a big top. Expect circus-themed costumes, a set that puts the audience inside the tent and, if the theater’s promises hold, a lion, a strongman or a fortune teller somewhere in the mix.

The story is the same one fans have been shouting along to for decades. Brad and Janet still blow a tire on a stormy night, still knock on the wrong door and still meet a houseful of characters nobody warned them about. The new setting is how the Ruffin keeps a show it stages every October from feeling like a rerun.

Director Madalyn Mason said the production runs on volunteer muscle. Cast members make or buy their own costumes and pitch in on the set to keep costs down.

“Rocky Horror is a labor of love,” Mason said. “We have the best cast and crew. They are such a blessing to work with.”

She credited the theater’s board with letting the cast reinvent the show each year, and said the money stays close to home.

“We want every dollar that is made or saved in the production to go back into the theater so that others in the community can benefit from seeing plays and being in plays throughout the rest of the year,” she said.

Mason said the cast would love to see new faces at auditions next year, and anyone who wants to support the theater in other ways is welcome to.

Audience participation is part of the deal. Interactive bags for the show’s famous callouts will be sold at concessions.

The show contains adult content, and all attendees must be 18 or older.

Cast and crew

Frank: Bryan Huffman

Janet: Leigh Ann Gomer

Brad: Bradley Sartain

Riff Raff: Ted Maclin

Magenta: Courtney Sartain

Columbia: Ellie Maclin

Rocky: Jere Mason

Eddie: Courtney Calvin

Dr. Scott: Jeremy Armstrong

Narrators: Brig Marrow and Missy Barrell

Usherette: Shalena Valkenburgh

Phantoms: Kynadee Arndt, Dana Bogard, Cassie White, Rebecca Billingsley and Debra Henson

Director: Madalyn Mason

Stage manager: Morgan Anderson

Set design: Ben Hawkins, Doug Bogard and Jade Mason

Choreographer: Brig Marrow

Light designer: LeighAnn Gomer

Light crew: Nathan McLemore and Seth Fullerton

Light manager: Vincent Whitehorn

Sound manager: Kyle Yarbrough

Backstage crew: Madison Hopkins

House manager: Dawn Detje

If you go

The final performances are Friday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m. and a midnight show on Halloween at the Historic Ruffin Theater in Covington. Tickets are available at tiptonartscouncil.org. Ages 18 and up only. Fishnets encouraged.