Difference between revisions of "Michael Baribeau"

Revision as of 09:59, 21 August 2018

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  As Crim Harbor Cinema Muskegon MI 11/18/17

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  As Emcee, Virgin Pledge, Harbor Cinema Muskegon MI 11/18/17

Leadership Roles

Director of The Denton High Drama Club May 2018

Cast Affiliations

• The Denton High Drama Club

Roles Played

• Brad Majors
• Janet Weiss
• The Criminologist
• Riff Raff
• Emcee
• Rocky

DeVirginization

• August 7, 2016 Which was also the first show he performed with a shadowcast

History

Michael Baribeau born 1964, active in small community theater in Rockford and barbershop chorus and quartets in Grand Rapids and Muskegon. Introduced to RHPS back in high school in the 1980s, Michael says it's actually nostalgic for him and that it's a great party and escapism like Mardi Gras, plus you get to meet some of the most wonderful people in the world. First performance was as Brad for The Full Rocky shadowcast for their inaugural show 08/07/16 photos link here at age 52 at Grand Rapids MI Celebration! Cinema North & IMAX. Frequently plays Brad but working on his 'bingo card' of characters played which, to date, include Brad, Janet, Crim, Riff Raff, Rocky, and show emcee. Also with performances a one time shadowcast performance for Williamston MI Sun Theatre organized by Ariel Rogers 10/27/17 photos link here, for TFR outdoors at Muskegon Getty Drive In Theatre 10/28/17 photos link here, and for TFR at Celebration! Cinema Lansing & IMAX 03/03/18 photos link here. Began performing as Brad for The Denton High Drama Club at Harbor Cinema in Muskegon MI for its inaugural show 08/19/17 photos link here. He has also participated in numberous preshow skits including for TFR 10/07/17 early Halloween show as a Scotsman reciting a slightly adapted version the poem Tam O'Shanter with virgins acting out the spooky and funny poem of witches and drinking photos link here and video link here. Also the Scotsman made another appearance for DHDC 03/17/18 St Patty's Day performing with audience participation The drunk Scotsman song photos link here. He was made DHDC Assistant Director January 2018 and then Director March 2018. He is currently an alumni of TFR with guest performances.

Dubbed the nick name Sweet Pea when at the first cast rehearsal of Denton High Drama Club 07/30/17 and before it started several members were getting coffee and pop at a local convenience store. The clerk referred to each cast member/customer as the affectionate name 'sweet pea' but when Michael stepped up to the counter she instead addressed him as, 'you need to spend more than $5 to use a debit card', this made now DHDC Alumni Members Sammy Scrivener blow ice coffee out her nose and Jamie Arnold-Page nick named him Sweet Pea.

Michael's Movie Analysis

It appealed to him on several levels. The movie by its self is a silly campy musical parody of B-rated scifi movies although with endearing acting like from the SNL/monty-python era. But the real fun is watching it in a theater with 'audience participation' callbacks. Now all these years later more local shadow cast are forming, being able to watch the show more often, learn the audience participation lines and be able to interact like everyone else and with everyone else. An RHPS Shadow Cast and Audience Participation embrace vulgarity and the outrageous, bucking the establishment and it's hypocrisy. The audience members dress in cosplay of the movie characters, one of the hallmark outfits being dark corsets, heels, and fishnet stockings, for all sexes, and also for those who want to dress in drag and be in a friendly environment. The lead character is Dr. Frank-N-Furter (a parody of Dr. Frankenstein) 'just a Sweet Transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania'. Frank is the charismatic sweet transvestite while also being a murderous mad scientist that we love to watch turn the establishment on its head as 'queen' of the rebels. Brad and Janet represent the norms trying to fit in and the hypocrisy being rebelled against. It's all just good dirty fun but for tamer tastes try a showing without the shadow cast. As for how it used to be there's a YouTube recording of Say It! The Rocky Horror Picture Show Audience Participation Album. Original Release Date: September 26, 1975 that was also pretty racy... enjoy!

Photos

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  Brad, The Full Rocky, Switch Night, Halloween Preshow, Tam O'shanter Recital, Celebration! Cinema North & IMAX Grand Rapids MI 10/07/17

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  Brad, The Full Rocky, Debut Grand Rapids, Celebration! Cinema Cinema North & IMAX Grand RapidsMI 08/07/16

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  Riff Raff, The Full Rocky, Debut Lansing, Celebration! Cinema Lansing MI 03/03/18

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  Brad, Denton High Drama Club, Harbor Cinema Muskegon MI 10/21/17

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  Janet, Denton High Drama Club, Harbor Cinema Muskegon MI 09/16/17

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  Janet, Denton High Drama Club, Harbor Cinema Muskegon MI 09/16/17

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  Brad (far right), The Full Rocky Switch Night Celebration! Cinema North & IMAX Grand Rapids MI 10/22/16

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  Brad, The Full Rocky, Halloween Show, Getty Drive-in Muskegon MI in the rain 10/28/17

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  Brad, The Full Rocky, Halloween Show, Getty Drive-in Muskegon MI in the rain 10/28/17

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  Brad, Denton High Drama Club, Halloween Show, Harbor Cinema Muskegon MI 10/21/17

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  Bearded Janet, The Full Rocky, Switch Night, Celebration! Cinema North & IMAX Grand Rapids MI 02/04/17

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  Brad, The Full Rocky, Debut Grand Rapids, Celebration! Cinema North & IMAX Grand Rapids MI 08/07/16

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  Demon Emcee, Denton High Drama Club, Hotter Than Hell theme, Harbor Cinema Muskegon MI 07/21/18

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  Demon Emcee, Denton High Drama Club, Virgin Pledge, Hotter Than Hell theme, Harbor Cinema Muskegon MI 07/21/18

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  Rocky, Denton High Drama Club, Hotter Than Hell theme, Harbor Cinema Muskegon MI 07/21/18

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  Baby Brad Emcee, Denton High Drama Club, Virgin Pledge, 1st Anniversary, Harbor Cinema Muskegon MI 08/18/18

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  Baby Brad, Denton High Drama Club, 1st Anniversary, Harbor Cinema Muskegon MI 08/18/18

08/18/18 our first Anniversary and to celebrated emceed by Baby Brad. Great show at Muskegon Harbor Cinema.

Reference Links

Denton High Drama Club public facebook page

DHDC cast facebook page

DHDC Website

DHDC Favorite Videos
RHPS Shadowcast Map

RHPS Shadowcast map Instructions (Google My Maps by Luna May 06/13/17)

List of All Rocky Horror Cast Names

RHPS Say It! 1975 Audience Participation Audio only on youtube
(the video automatically starts playing 45 seconds into the video so reset video to very beginning to catch emcee by Rocky Horror Legend Sal Piro also a Rockypedia link here. )

Rocky Horror Brief Begining History
Producing A Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadow Cast
Rockypedia, The RHPS FAQ (useful site for shadowcasts)

RHPS Costumes and Wig Info (once there scroll to the bottom)

Wig Video Tutorials

RHPS Characters including Trixie the usherette

Callback Script VT 2011 Edition

Rocky Horror Picture Show Audience Participation Script

The Virgin’s Guide to Rocky Horror Callouts

Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Wiki Info & News (previously http://rocky-horror-picture-show.wikia.com)

RHPS Official Fan Club Facebook Page

RHPS Official Fan Club Facebook Community

Official Fan Club Membership Card

RHPS Cosmos Factory (dated and partially defunct)

RHPS Official Fan Club Website (dated and partially defunct)

Harbor Cinema, Cinema Treasures

Muskegon Celebration! Cinema Plaza 1&2