Arms Blazon: Per chevron, vert and argent, two lilies and a turtle statant counterchanged.
Laurel - 09/24/11
Augmentation of Arms - 10/03/09
A dragon's claw holding a harp
Award of the Purple Fret - 01/29/05
Order of the Evergreen - 01/17/04
Award of Arms - 06/13/98 (East Kingdom)
A.S. 44 (2009-2010) |
- Kingdom Bard to EikBrandr and Runa
- Worked on staff for EikBrandr and Runa
- Directed “Much Ado About Nothing” for Known World Players
- Appointed Kingdom Minister of Youth
- Classes taught:
- History of Theatre in Middle Ages (Pennsic 38)
- Held audtions at Pennsic 38 for 2010 KW Players production of “Medea”
- Completing article tentatively titled “From Beginning to End: How to put on a period play in the SCA”. Article is to be part of a Complete Anachronist issue slated for Summer 2010.
- Co-Event Steward of Bardic Madness XI in the Cleftlands.
- Co-ran bardic circle at MK Royal at Pennsic 38.
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A.S. 43 (2008-2009) |
- Authorized in Combat Archery, sponsored by Syr Theodric von Rostock
- Co-created SCA Commedia del’ Arte troupe—I Verdi Confusi, with premier performance at Northern Oaken War Maneuvers (NOWM) (6/08)
- Led Youth Activities at NOWM
- Director of Known World Players production of “Forbidden Pennsic” at Pennsic 37/
- Classes taught:
- “Forming a Theatre Troupe in the SCA” (Pennsic 37)
- Gingerbread Heraldry (co-taught with Baroness Runa), NOWM.
- Ongoing (tbd):
- Auditions at Pennsic for “Much Ado About Nothing”
- Completing article for TI about the Wakefield Cycle at Pennsic 36
- Ongoing work as Dean of the Page School—database is complete, parents have been contacted. Work is being done to mesh parent’s version of page hours with the database. Also enabling parents and pages to enter hours via the db interface. We have also given logins to regional and kingdom MoY to enable them to create reports for use in their Kingdom reports.
- Entered A&S Faire with Lord Abel Frolicher, placing second at both regionals and kingdom
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A.S. 42 (2007-2008) |
- Apprenticed to Master Johannes von Narrenstein
- Produced Wakefield Cycle for Pennsic 36 (Known World Players)
- Directed The Annunciation for Pennsic 36 (Known World Players)
- Became Dean of Midrealm Page School
- Classes taught:
- Children’s Theatre (Pennsic 36)
- History of Theatre in the Middle Ages (RUM Summer session)
- Commedia dell’Arte (Fall Coronation)
- Co-autocrat of Regular Event in the Cleftlands (1/08)
- Directed “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” with the Oaken Players for a performance at Regular Event in the Cleftlands (1/08)
- Continued work as Dean of College of Performing Arts for RUM—2 tracks of classes for the March session.
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A.S. 41 (2006-2007) |
- Directed Gammer Gurton’s Needle for Known World Players at Pennsic 35
- Classes taught:
- Children’s Theater: NOWM, Pennsic 35
- Introduction to Commedia dell’Arte: NOWM
- Began working on performance of the Wakefield Cycle for Pennsic War 36
- Began preparing to take office as Page School Dean in Fall 2007
- Stepped down as Chronicler of Gwyntarian
- Autocrat Bardic Madness VIII (11/06)
- Became Dean of College of Performing Arts for R.U.M.
- Coordinated A&S activities for Regular Event in the Cleftlands (1/07)
- Produced Reader’s Theatre production of Midsummer’s Night Dream, Pennsic 35 (Known World Players)
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A.S. 40 (2005-2006) |
- Director of Performing Arts Pavilion at Pennsic War 34.
- Producer of Macbeth for the Known World Players at Pennsic War 34
- Assisted with various children’s activities at events.
- Stepped down as chronicler of Brendoken
- Became chronicler of Gwyntarian
- Classes taught:
- Acting Shakespeare: Pennsic 34, Spring ’06 RUM
- Performing in front of an Audience: Pennsic 34
- Songs of the Middle Kingdom: Cleftlands meeting, Oaken Melee School, Brawl at the Crooked Dragon Tavern
- Children’s Theatre: Pennsic War 34
- Wrote the song “Children of the Dragon” for Alaric and Noelle
- Oaken Players performances :
- Masque of Courtly Love (2/06): Director, The Wife of Bath’s Tale
- Demo in Alderford (7/06): Director, co-playwright, and actor, The Lovers, a Commedia show.
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A.S. 39 (2004-2005) |
- Autocrat, The Return of the Empire, Marche of Gwyntarian
- Directed Canterbury Tales for the Known World Players at Pennsic War 33
- Deputy to Master John von der Velde at Pennsic War 33 (in charge of Performing Arts Pavilion)
- Became MOY for Marche of Gwyntarian
- Ran Children’s Activities for Rose Tourney, Encampment at the Castle
- Assisted with Children’s Activities at Fall Coronation (Brannos and Rebekah—10/04), January Event in Cleftlands (1/05)
- Classes taught:
- Beginning Shakespeare: Northern Oaken War Maneuvers
- History of Theatre in the Middle Ages: Pennsic 33
- Intro to Acting: Pennsic 33 (for Coxcomb Academy)
- Acting Shakespeare: Val Day (Midrealm)
- Children’s Theater: Pennsic War 33
- Received Purple Fret for work with Children on 1/29/05
- Started Midrealm Theater Troupe—The Oaken Players. Performances:
- Regular Event in Cleftlands (1/29/05): Director and actor, Noah’s Ark and Ravencrantz and Guildendove
- Cleftlands weekly meeting (5/25/05): Director and actor, The Knight’s Tale
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A.S. 38 (2003-2004) |
- Directed three French farces (The Eel Pie and Cheese Tart, The Washtub, and Pierre Patelin) for the Known World Players at Pennsic War 32
- Became Protégé to Duke Dagan du Darregonne
- Received Evergreen for theatre work
- Entered first A&S competition with Lady Cinara Maria de Trujillo—entered theater piece from “Everyman”, received high 2nd
- Known World Players website re-vamped
- Ran Children’s Activities for Masque of Courtly Love (2/04)
- Became Chronicler for Barony of Brendoken
- Classes taught:
- Children’s Theater: Northern Oaken War Maneuvers, Bardic Madness South, Pennsic 32
- “Everyman”: the Morality Play: Pennsic 32, Bardic Madness South
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A.S. 37 (2002-2003) |
- Directed Lysistrata for the Known World Players at Pennsic War 31
- Joined House Red Winged Lion
- Began working on Children’s Activities at various events
- Classes taught:
- Children’s Theater: Northern Oaken A&S
- Everyman: Fall 2002 Gwyntarian event
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A.S. 36 (2001-2002) |
- Directed Everyman for the Known World Players at Pennsic War 30
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A.S. 35 (2000-2001) |
- Directed As You Like It for the Known World Players at Pennsic War 29
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A.S. 34 (1999-2000) |
- Began working on the Known World Players premiere performance of As You Like It
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A.S. 33 (1998-1999) |
- Moved to Middle Kingdom
- Stepped down as dam’selle
- Founded the Known World Players
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A.S. 32 (1997-1998) |
- Received AoA for work as MOL from Timothy and Gabrielle (East Kingdom)
- Became dam’selle to Baroness Genievive de’ Charbonneau
- Co-Autocratted Black Tower event in Shire of Caer Adamant
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A.S. 31 (1996-1997) |
- Became MOL for Shire of Caer Adamant
- Began working as MOL primarily with fencers in the Southern Region of the East Kingdom
- Directed Second Shepard’s Pageant for the Shire of Caer Adamant
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A.S. 30 (1995-1996) |
- Moved to East Kingdom, Shire of Caer Adamant
- Worked as waterbearer at many events
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A.S. 29 (1994-1995) |
- Joined SCA-Midrealm (Cleftlands)
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- Currently researching Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Cressida for pentathlon entry for Spring A&S 2009.
- Currently researching Byzantine Era theatre for the Known World Players production of Euripides’ Medea for Pennsic 37.
- Currently working as producer for the Known World Players production of Forbidden Pennsic at Pennsic 37.
- Currently working on an article about the Known World Players production of the Wakefield Cycle at Pennsic War 36.
- I am also slowly working on an article on Hroswitha (10th century German nun).
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- Each year I have done extensive research on the play the Known World Players will be performing, starting with our first performance of William Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It. Previous Known World Players shows have included:
- As You Like It (PW 29)
- Everyman (PW 30)
- Lysistrata (PW 31)
- French Farces (PW 32)
- Canterbury Tales (PW 33)
- Macbeth (PW 34)
- Gammer Gurton’s Needle (PW 35)
- Wakefield Mystery Cycle (PW 36)
- I have done some research into Commedia dell’Arte, and this is a subject I will continue to play with, but theater before the Renaissance is my main focus.
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