Faire Season is Upon Us!
Well, it's that time of year.... finally!!
I've been off on other topics for so long, I almost forgot why I started this blog in the first place!
Just as soon as the last dying note of college schoolwork fades into obscurity and it's mental prison of instant forgetfullness, it's time for a whole new round of responsibility... but this time it's a little more fun!
We had our first pirate raid of 2006 Saturday night in Omaha NE. at Grandmother's Lounge. This is the (I think) 4th show we've done for them, and it's a great place to hang out for a few hours, drink some rum, get hit with a bottle and dance the night away. The event was hosted by the Royale Pirates of Tortuga (www.spotlightentertainmentomaha.com) which is the second of two performance groups that I'm involved with. The Pirates have shows coming up all month long (or so it seems) with another show on May 19th in Omaha on the River City Star, a river boat that does a little three-hour tour (cue lightning and thunder) and we'll be on board to make sure everyone is having a swell time. These boat cruises get wild folks... it's strictly a 21 and over crowd, and last time we were there there was indeed partial nudity... and not on our part. All I can say is it's amazing what some girls will do for a cheap string of plastic dollar store beads. God bless them!
On the Renaissance front, we've started up rehearsals for the MOPO season. As I've mentioned, we've got two new scripts for this year, meaning that we can do a full day of shows and not repeat ourselves within the day... and that will be very nice. Should up attendance at our shows (with a little luck) and maybe even bring us closer to being a legitamate troupe. Although we only have less than half the number of events booked this year that we had last year, I see it as a blessing in disguise... it will give us more opportunity to get things hashed out and ready to roll for 2007. By then, we should have at least 5 shows and enough troupe members to spice things up considerably.
Our first Ren show hits at the end of this month... May 27 to be exact. We've got plenty to do between now and then, what with the new show requiring props and stuff that we don't have quite yet... some we can buy and some we need to build. Fortunately, I have help in that area... so if you're in the Omaha area May 27 - 29, check out
http://www.festint.com/nebfaire/index.shtml
for all kinds of info regarding the faire. It's a small tent event, so it's not nearly as expensive to visit as the larger, permanant faires like KC, Minnesota, Scarborough etc, however, there will be good entertainment, good food, some really great merchants and of course, The Ministry Of Petty Offenses with three shows daily and mayhem all day at the stocks. (err... PILLORY!)
We had been approached by one of the promoters for the new permanant event in Des Moines IA, but I'm not sure if we can do the gig. At first they said they only wanted us for the first weekend, but we had already been booked. Then they said they wanted us for the first and second weekends, but as I mentioned, we had already been booked for the first weekend. Then they said they could use us all three weekends, but I reminded them we were booked the first and third weekends of September. Then they said they'd see if they had room for us the second weekend only. That was a month ago and I haven't heard from them since. Ah well.
There is a little faire here in Manhattan KS this weekend, but since we have to travel to Omaha to rehearse, looks like we'll miss it. I wish I had discovered the silly thing earlier... it would have been a perfect opportunity to get a little tune up in. Next year, eh?
So, things are about to get really fun in that regard. I'm looking forward to the freedom of improvisational street theater (as I always do) and the chaos that is the four (or five) of us on stage. Huzzah!
I've been off on other topics for so long, I almost forgot why I started this blog in the first place!
Just as soon as the last dying note of college schoolwork fades into obscurity and it's mental prison of instant forgetfullness, it's time for a whole new round of responsibility... but this time it's a little more fun!
We had our first pirate raid of 2006 Saturday night in Omaha NE. at Grandmother's Lounge. This is the (I think) 4th show we've done for them, and it's a great place to hang out for a few hours, drink some rum, get hit with a bottle and dance the night away. The event was hosted by the Royale Pirates of Tortuga (www.spotlightentertainmentomaha.com) which is the second of two performance groups that I'm involved with. The Pirates have shows coming up all month long (or so it seems) with another show on May 19th in Omaha on the River City Star, a river boat that does a little three-hour tour (cue lightning and thunder) and we'll be on board to make sure everyone is having a swell time. These boat cruises get wild folks... it's strictly a 21 and over crowd, and last time we were there there was indeed partial nudity... and not on our part. All I can say is it's amazing what some girls will do for a cheap string of plastic dollar store beads. God bless them!
On the Renaissance front, we've started up rehearsals for the MOPO season. As I've mentioned, we've got two new scripts for this year, meaning that we can do a full day of shows and not repeat ourselves within the day... and that will be very nice. Should up attendance at our shows (with a little luck) and maybe even bring us closer to being a legitamate troupe. Although we only have less than half the number of events booked this year that we had last year, I see it as a blessing in disguise... it will give us more opportunity to get things hashed out and ready to roll for 2007. By then, we should have at least 5 shows and enough troupe members to spice things up considerably.
Our first Ren show hits at the end of this month... May 27 to be exact. We've got plenty to do between now and then, what with the new show requiring props and stuff that we don't have quite yet... some we can buy and some we need to build. Fortunately, I have help in that area... so if you're in the Omaha area May 27 - 29, check out
http://www.festint.com/nebfaire/index.shtml
for all kinds of info regarding the faire. It's a small tent event, so it's not nearly as expensive to visit as the larger, permanant faires like KC, Minnesota, Scarborough etc, however, there will be good entertainment, good food, some really great merchants and of course, The Ministry Of Petty Offenses with three shows daily and mayhem all day at the stocks. (err... PILLORY!)
We had been approached by one of the promoters for the new permanant event in Des Moines IA, but I'm not sure if we can do the gig. At first they said they only wanted us for the first weekend, but we had already been booked. Then they said they wanted us for the first and second weekends, but as I mentioned, we had already been booked for the first weekend. Then they said they could use us all three weekends, but I reminded them we were booked the first and third weekends of September. Then they said they'd see if they had room for us the second weekend only. That was a month ago and I haven't heard from them since. Ah well.
There is a little faire here in Manhattan KS this weekend, but since we have to travel to Omaha to rehearse, looks like we'll miss it. I wish I had discovered the silly thing earlier... it would have been a perfect opportunity to get a little tune up in. Next year, eh?
So, things are about to get really fun in that regard. I'm looking forward to the freedom of improvisational street theater (as I always do) and the chaos that is the four (or five) of us on stage. Huzzah!
posted by ESV at 6:13 AM
1 Comments:
Oh YAY!! I love theatre season!
Its starting up here for me too, but it doesnt sound even half as much fun! Mostly because its not street theatre nad we have to be proper so as to not offend anyone. No partial nudity for me *SIGH*
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