Difference between revisions of "The Full Rocky"

Latest revision as of 22:48, 1 September 2024

Cast Location: Grand Rapids, MI area

Cast Website:

Cast Facebook: The Full Rocky Shadowcast (Not the now defunct The Full Rocky fb page).

Cast Status: Active

Cast Venues: Currently looking for new home venue

Show Frequency: See our Facebook page for upcoming showings.

Photos

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  Cast photo, The Full Rocky Mother's Day (I don't remember why green hair and hats), Celebration! Cinema North & IMAX, Grand Rapids MI 05/06/17

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  Cast photo, The Full Rocky Superhero Night, Celebration! Cinema North & IMAX, Grand Rapids MI 01/07/17

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  Cast photo, The Full Rocky Pride Night, Celebration! Cinema Rivertown, Grandville MI 06/08/19

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  Cast photo, The Full Rocky Pirate Night, Celebration! Cinema Rivertown, Grandville MI 08/03/19

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  Sweet Pea as Brad and Alumni Julie Yob as Janet and Audience, There's A Light number, The Full Rocky Celebration! Cinema North & IMAX, Grand Rapids 10/22/16

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  Sweet Pea as Brad and Alumni Julie Yob as Janet, There's A Light number, The Full Rocky, Debut Grand Rapids, Celebration! Cinema North & IMAX, Grand Rapids MI 08/07/16

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  The Full Rocky Switch Night Celebration! Cinema North & IMAX, Grand Rapids MI 10/22/16

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  Sweet Pea as Frank with Larry Selvage as Riff Raff, The Full Rocky, Debut Portage, Rockytober, Crossroads Celebration Cinema, Portage MI 10/13/18

Cast History

• First performed 08/07/16 at Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids North & IMAX, theater 14, 2121 Celebration Dr NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 as part of their late night movie showings The Last Call Cinema 1st Saturday of each month and founded by Larry and Rae (Raeshelle Roberts) Selvage Jr in June of that same year. 2018 Late night showings under The Last Call Cinema no longer available. TFR performances on select months (see The Full Rocky facebook page) rotated between Grand Rapids, RiverTown Crossings mall Grandville MI, and Lansing MI area Celebration! Cinema theaters. Theater ownership changed name from Loeks Theatres, Inc. to Studio C (The name is a homage to the former Studio 28 theatre). One performance 10/13/18 at Crossroads Celebration! Cinema Portage MI. Also the Celebration! Cinema facebook page dropped the "!" from their name to Celebration Cinema. 2019 RiverTown Crossings Mall Celebration! Cinema 3728 Rivertown Pkwy, Grandville, MI 49418 became the TFR home theater including one October performance in Lansing. August 2019 Larry announced Joshua D. Lambert Wilson aka 'Eoxky' as TFR Assistant Producer. 10/01/19 Larry Selvage announced that for reasons unrelated to the cast, Celebration! Cinema will end regular RHPS shadow cast performances after the December 2019 show but keep the yearly Halloween show and will consider additional partnerships with the cast in the future. The cast will be looking into other venue options. See The Full Rocky facebook page for upcoming locations and showtimes. The Friends of Four Star Inc., the organization pursuing the restoration of the former 4 Star Theatre at 1944 Division Ave S in Grand Rapids https://www.facebook.com/fourstartheater/ and their Founder and President Marcus Ringnalda has been working with Larry Selvage and Joshua Lambert Wilson as a new home venue for TFR announced 03/09/20 including participating on a virtual FB tour 03/27/20. Producer Larry Selvage passed away unexpectedly 09/27/20. 11/07/20 Larry's wife Rae Selvage Acting Producer announced Assistant Producer Joshua Lambert Wilson as TFR new Director and custody of props (01/27/21 Josh clarified the 'Director' position was inclusive of Producer duties but will be listed separately here). 12/12/20 Josh announced cast member and costuming/makeup volunteer Christine Vander Meer as Assistant Director (and Assistant Producer). Although restoration has greatly slowed due to Covid-19, 12/12/20 Josh has confirmed the Four Star Theater's continued interest in being a home venue for TFR. According to an Mlive article titled 'Proposed historic theater restoration seen as ‘spark’ for Grand Rapids neighborhood', updated Jun 10, 7:22 AM; Posted Jun 09, 4:57 PM. The article quoted Four Star Theater owner Ringnalda saying renovation delayed at least 2 more years so 2023. 04/26/2022 Christine Vander Meer advanced to Director/Producer. Also 04/26/22 Since Larry's passing TFR lost access to the The Full Rocky Facebook page and started a new one called The Full Rocky Shadowcast. 07/17/2022 Christine Vander Meer, working with TFR's Frank Kent 'Skip' Schuster who is also and President of Flat River Community Players in Greenville, has petitioned access for TFR to a portion of a warehouse/automotive garage that was donated to the city, currently used for storage by the FRCP at 502 E. Washington St Greenville MI, with a small floor space but with 3 story ceilings, an unfinished industrial like venue. 08/23/2022 the FRCP Board approved and 09/14/2022 Skip announced approval from the city of Greenville. New diy style venue dubbed Venue 502 is by Hit and Run Players (and Flat River Community Players in Greenville?), Kent 'Skip' Schuster venue producer. 02/10/23 Kent 'Skip' Schuster announced to TFR cast FB Page, "Venue 502 has been purchased by the city of Greenville. It is gonna be demolished and made into another park" but until then continues performances there. 11/9/23 Christine said, "benji (Enter) and i are going to take on the full rocky as more of a partnership going forward" I'm uncertain if this is in a consultant capacity or as a Co-Director/Producer. 12/02/23 After TFR Rocky Frankie Claus holiday show Christine Vander Meer decided it best to end performances at Venue 502 and focus on finding a new home venue.

Members

Christine Vander Meer - Director/Producer

Active Shadowcast Members and Transylvanians

Michael Baribeau aka 'Sweet Pea'

Erik Bloomquist

Benji Enter aka Dizzy Spellz

Madison Hang

Jessica Horn

Sam Koster

Brianna Marsh

James Schnurer aka 'Julia'

Kent Schuster aka 'Skip'

Sammy Scrivener aka 'Jinx C' (Jinx Caulfield)

Sam Vandersluis

Joshua D. Lambert Wilson aka 'Eoxky'

Honerary Mention

Larry and Rae Selvage Jr - Founding Director/Producers, and MC 08/07/16, Larry deceased 09/27/20.

TFR first Rocky was alumni Stephen Scott Kurecka, 37, passed away April 14, 2023.

misc.

Since Larry's passing TFR lost access to the The Full Rocky Facebook page and started a new one called The Full Rocky Shadowcast 04/26/2022.

'Cast' facebook group (Closed Group) is WMTS

09/14/2022 - 12/02/23 Venue 502 E. Washington St Greenville MI by Hit and Run Players (and Flat River Community Players in Greenville) Kent Schuster aka 'Skip' venue producer.

Theme Shows

See the Facebook Page The Full Rocky Shadowcast