Difference between revisions of "Michael Baribeau"
(Created page with "{{subst:Profile}}") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Your personal introduction... | Your personal introduction... | ||
| − | '''Cast Affiliation''': | + | '''Cast Affiliation''': The Full Rocky, The Denton High Drama Club |
| − | '''Roles Played''': | + | '''Roles Played''': Brad, Janet, Crim, |
'''Years Active''': | '''Years Active''': | ||
| − | '''[[DeVirginization]]''': | + | '''[[DeVirginization]]''': 08/07/16 Which was also the first show he performed with the shadowcast |
==Cast History== | ==Cast History== | ||
* | * | ||
| + | Michael Baribeau born 1964 employed at Fifth Third Bank call center Grand Rapids Michigan. active in small community theater. Introduced to RHPS back in high school he would watch the midnight showings with his brother on the occasional weekend, then the midnight showings went to Halloween night only so only saw it once every few years. In the shadow cast usually playing the character Brad (but working on his bingo card of characters played) for the monthly late night showing Last Call at Celebration Cinema North. It appealed to him on several levels. The movie by it's self is a silly campy parody of B rated scifi movies although with endearing acting like from the SNL era. But the real fun is watching it in a theater with 'audience participation'. Now all these years later local shadowcast 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. The audience participation is outrageous just like the movie with audience members in cosplay of the movie characters, one of the hallmark outfits being corsets, 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 Frank-N-Furter (a parody of Dr Frankenstein) 'just a sweet transvestite from Transexual Transilvania'. Frank is the charismatic sweet transvestite while also being a murderous mad scientist that we love to watch turn the 'establishment' on their head as queen of the rebels. Brad and Janet represent the 'norms' and the hypocrisy being rebelled against. It's all just good dirty fun. Michael says he's been watching it since high school so 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. | ||
==Convention History== | ==Convention History== | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 14 September 2017
Your personal introduction...
Cast Affiliation: The Full Rocky, The Denton High Drama Club
Roles Played: Brad, Janet, Crim,
Years Active:
DeVirginization: 08/07/16 Which was also the first show he performed with the shadowcast
Cast History
Michael Baribeau born 1964 employed at Fifth Third Bank call center Grand Rapids Michigan. active in small community theater. Introduced to RHPS back in high school he would watch the midnight showings with his brother on the occasional weekend, then the midnight showings went to Halloween night only so only saw it once every few years. In the shadow cast usually playing the character Brad (but working on his bingo card of characters played) for the monthly late night showing Last Call at Celebration Cinema North. It appealed to him on several levels. The movie by it's self is a silly campy parody of B rated scifi movies although with endearing acting like from the SNL era. But the real fun is watching it in a theater with 'audience participation'. Now all these years later local shadowcast 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. The audience participation is outrageous just like the movie with audience members in cosplay of the movie characters, one of the hallmark outfits being corsets, 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 Frank-N-Furter (a parody of Dr Frankenstein) 'just a sweet transvestite from Transexual Transilvania'. Frank is the charismatic sweet transvestite while also being a murderous mad scientist that we love to watch turn the 'establishment' on their head as queen of the rebels. Brad and Janet represent the 'norms' and the hypocrisy being rebelled against. It's all just good dirty fun. Michael says he's been watching it since high school so 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.
