Historical Timeline in Memphis

and other relevant events

Dates Active	Location	Troupe Name	How Often Showed	Comments
6/19/1974 - 7/20/1974	Royal Court's Theatre Upstairs, West End, UK		Twice nightly, 9 and 11 pm.	This was the intial theatrical release of the Rocky Horror Show
1974	Poplar Movie House (now the Evergreen Theater), Memphis, TN			First regional production of The Rocky Horror Show in the US outside of NY or LA
9/26/1975	UA Theater, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA			US Premiere of the Rocky Horror Picture Show movie
1975	Poplar Movie House (now the Evergreen Theater)			Memphis' share of the national release. Only 8 cities showed the movie initially
4/1/1976	Waverly Theater, New York City, NY			This was the start of the Midnight showings, and by the end of the year, callbacks and in 1977, shadowcasting.
9/1977	Whitehaven Cinema, Memphis, TN			First known shadowcast in Memphis area
1/6/1979 - (at least) 3/31/1979	Poplar Movie House (now the Evergreen Theater)
Early 1980s	Park Theater (now Captain D's)
early 1980s	Normal Theater (now Newbies)
1984-1986	Poplar Plaza Theater (now Bookstar)	Forbidden Fruits
1987	Frayser Twin (now the Frayser Village Shopping Center)
1987	Fare Four (now Palace Cinema)	A Flock of Sequins
1988 - present	MidSouth Convention		Annually
April 1988 - 11/22/1988	Paramount Theater (now Fresh Market)	Negative Stereo	Friday and Saturdays (cast performed on Saturdays)	15 performances total
1/21/1989 - 6/29/1990 (intermittent)	Raleigh Springs Mall	Trailer Park Trash / Sanity for Today (as of 3/23/1990)	Fridays
Summer 1990	The Shell, Overton Park	Sanity for Today	One show only	Sponsored by George Flinn. The Voodoo Village People opened.
8/3/1990 - 5/22/1992	Mall of Memphis	Sanity for Today / Electric Mayhem (as of 7/1991)
1991	New Daisy Theater	Sanity for Today	One show	Sponsored by George Flinn
1993 - 1995	University of Memphis		Annually
1996 - 1998	Highland Quartet (now Jason's Deli)	cast varies	Monthly
2005				US Film Registry declared the Rocky Horror Picture Show “Culturally, Historically, or Aesthecially significant” and preserved the film.
2007 - present	Orpheum Theater	Not shadowcasted	Annual	Part of the Orpheum's Summer Movie Series
9/10/2010 - present	Evergreen Theater	Absent Friends	Monthly