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Faire Folk at Work
by Dan
People who have lived at Faire and have worked at life tell their tales. Comments, questions and/or want to be interviewed? Contact me thru the contact link here. Thanks!
Episodes
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Howard Patterson
In this podcast, the speakers, who are host Dan McLauglin and Flying Karamavov Brother founder Howard Patterson reflecting on Howard's career, discuss his journey from college to becoming successful jugglers and entertainers. The conversation highlights his experiences at UC Santa Cruz in the…
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Claire Michael (Broderick)
In this podcast, the speakers discuss their experiences in the theater, particularly within the context of the Renaissance Fair and the production "Merry Wives of Windsor." The main speaker, who worked in the costume department before transitioning to performance, shares insights about their…
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Robert Young
Robert talks of being enchanted at faire, improving at the Court and with the public and the various Queens he has acted with. He talks about Phyliss and briefy about his current work with Keven Patterson.
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Deborah Doyle
The podcast transcript features a interview between host Dan McLaughlin and guest Deborah Doyle discussing their experiences at the Renaissance Faire (mostly hers). They talk about her working at Rosie's Posies, being involved with the Friends of the Faire, and the immersive village-like…
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Dave Bueche
In this episode of the Faire Folk at Work Podcast, host Dan McLaughlin talks with host Dave Bueche. Dave talks about life as an actor in the iconic show Murder of Gonzago, as well as amusing incidents in coming up with the equally entertaining "Adventures of Fatty (Thomas) the Virgin Butcher",...
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Donna Hollander
Starting from innocently being drawn into doing Faire at 16, and in turn convincing her parents to to do Faire by those same friends, Donna traces a carreer at Dance, the Ice Booth, and her current interation as an artist selling mosiacs as Faire. A Daughter and a husband as well have flourished…
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Mark Sellin, Simon Spalding, and Shirleigh Brannon talk how to be period and entertaining at the same time
The podcast featured speakers Simon Spalding, Shirleigh Brannon, and Mark Sellin discussing how to make historical records from the 1580s entertaining for a modern audience at Renaissance Faires. They emphasized the importance of understanding period music and dance to create an engaging show.…
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Darla Hitchcock
Darla found a voice of hers out at Faire. After the work/effort matirx made Faire ecomically not sustainable, Darla found another voice when she discovered she was part of the Lanape Tribe. She is currenlty going for her English PhD at the University of South Dakota. In this interview she…
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Marshall Bryer
The podcast features speakers host Dan McLaughlin and guest Mashall Bryer reminiscing about their experiences at the Renaissance Faire, discussing their involvement in various booths and activities. The conversation covers the strict period costume requirements, the camaraderie among…
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Simon Spalding
The podcast features a conversation between Simon Spaulding and Dan McLaughlin, discussing Simon's background in theater and music, particularly his experiences with historical reenactment at Renaissance Faires. They talk about Simon's involvement in child acting, learning to play various...
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John Young
In a thoughful interview conducted within audio range of a murder of crows, John talks about some of favorite street bits, the creative process, and the unity between his creativity at the Faire and his work as a product development engineer. He also talk about the skills acquired about when his...
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Vicky Nebeker
You know, I usually don't get all political with this podcast, BUT when a Faire Alum designs the look of a 30 foot giant ballon of a former President wearing a prison suit that was towed arourd San Fransisco Bay on a boat, I just gotta lead with that. Vicky also takes pride in the she was known…
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Doug Walter
Doug has danced English and Irish and discusses what he has learned about each and and what lessons he has learned from directors he has had. He talks about how the brains of those in the folk dance community seem to be have been equally adept in the 1970's and 80's to both folk dance music and...
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Danny Garland
Danny Garland gave himself a fancy title years ago and has been creating visual aspects of the faire with or without the fancy tilte for most of his life. He talks about stages and costumes created, lessons learned and people met. He also talks about the Fools Guild. They party.
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Tracey Maron
For Tracey, the faire was a place where she felt accepted and then used that acceptance to engages in high jinks of the stage and street, many of which she relates here. She, and the ladies she worked with were the Queens of Comedy At Faire.
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Christina Forst
Christina has seen Queen's at the Renaissance Faire since Lousia and tells about what she learned from them all. She also discusses the skills she brings to the role and the joy she feels in being the Queen. Generally, she reports that is feels good to be Queen.
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Greg Moore
The podcast transcript features speakers reminiscing about their experiences at the Renaissance Fair, discussing how they got involved, the unique performances they did, and the sense of community and family they found at the Fair. Greg talks, forming lifelong friendships and even meeting his...
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Beaverton High School (2nd Period)
Beaverton High School (OR) theater students Oliver, Samwise,Ali and Aiden, along with their teacher Shannon Dery, tell of their experiences and adventures at a recent Rennaisaince faire, as well as willingly play an improv excercise.
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Beaverton High School (1st Period)
Beaverton High School (OR) theater students Max and Hudson, along with their teacher Shannon Dery, tell of their experiences and adventures at a recent Rennaisaince faire.
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Roger Wilson
Roger Wilson AKA Jolly Roger AKA The Pirate Guy AKA Clench A Wench tells tales of the Rope, the thoughts motivating those who participate in the Rope, and the people who made it all happen, their successes and when things might have gone a bit too far. Faire in credited with being a unique place...
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John Breen
John details the thanks he has for long time associates Sue Honor and Linda Sutherland, recounts the many charactors and accents he has inflicted on the world as various theme characters, ennumerates the various qualities of the Queens he has served and recalls various bits and hawks he did on…
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Sue Honor
Sue talks about how Phyllis invited her mom to have a craft booth at faire, how Mom took 10 year old Sue to Faire and put her daughter and younger brother on the streets, and how that expression differs now than it did then. Sue also discusses how the parade guild in wrapped up in the history of...
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Laurie Sullivan
Ever how much thought and effort in being made the person standing at the edge of the stage, interpretating the show for the deaf people? Ever wonder how such treasured Elizabeathan "jests" such as, "Say where does Julius Ceasaer keep his Armies?" get made into ASL? And "Where by the Mizzen…
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Laura Gregory
Laura has sung with Mark Sellin and Wren of Iniquity and Heather Green and Clair Brodich and Merry Wives of Windsor. She sings on the Spotify song list Laura Gregory Sings.
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Linda Sutherland
Linda Sutherland talks about changes and coninuieties she has seen as the director of Friends of Faire starting with Phyliss and through the present day. In part a tribute to her husband Steve who recently passed away.
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Dawn Taylor
Dawn recalls many of things she did at Faire, including her role in Peasants For Peace, some of things the lady Halbadiers did, and the circumstances why she thought the presence of Puerto Ricans in her underwear were worth mentioning. Much, some of which she regrets in retrospect, will be revealed.
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Kevin McGrath
Kevin talks about how a perceptive teacher changed his life by specifically inviting him to a filmed version of Othello which gave him a lifelong appreciation of Shakespeare, lessons learned acting and dancing with the Merry Pranksters, and what his goals to his forthcoming Reign as King of the...
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Billy Scudder
Billy talks about becoming a mime, his life as Charlie, how the Faire spoke to him before there was a Faire, and how the spirit of the faire informs his life. Be sure to check out his reading of his original two poems about the Agoura site at...
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Gary Randall
Gary reflects on what makes the Faire unique and what else has been like it in his life and what the Pattersons had to do with it all. He also recalls the midnight bus ride through Buttonwillow.
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Nell Blackwell
Nell worked crew and worked beverages. She painted faires full of signs and she baby sat Baby Pattersons who later became her boss. Occasionally, she would give Phyliss a ride. Here are some of her stories.
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Paula Fell
Paula and Dan discuss play writing techniques out at Faire, and Paula tells how she has incorporated lessons learned at Faire in other numerous theatrical ventures outside of Faire. She also recalls how Phyliss once waived the rule of historical accuracy in the case of one of Paula's shows, and…
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David Springhorn
David talks about what it feels like to connect with an audience at faire, some of his contempories he worked with and respected, and gives a bit of his street personna.
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Richard G. Lowe Jr.
Richard has been at over 400 days at Rennisaince Faires, and over 1200 Belly Dance shows. And he has over 700,000 photos on the web that can be dowloaded for free https://www.richardlowejr.com/RenaissanceFaires or sample a wider diversity of his photos at https://www.richardlowejr.com In this...
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Kelly Lincoln
Kelly has worn pants at Faire with approval by Phylliss; has rendered Will Wood speechless on the street for upwards of 10 seconds, and has done extended street bits with David on a daily basis.
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Shelby Bond
Long a favorite at Faire, Shelby discusses the skills and techniques he honed at the Faire that he brings latest production Dungeons and Shakespeare. In addition to patiently explaining how one combines a Faire show with a D and D adventure that is different with each performance, Shelby reflects...
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Bob Crabb
Bob, a musician as well as a dancer as a teacher reflects on what Linda Underhill told him were the tests for making something sound like period "enough".
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Michael Cawelti
Michael tells about his career and innovations as a fight director, lessons derived from Faire as a stage director and why he doesn't mind being the center of attention when he's shooting arrows at something.
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Douglas Michael Burger
Douglas Michael Burger has been taught by legends; passed along legacies and dreamt new dances. Additional material by Sally Burden Burger.
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Morgan McDow
Morgan talks dance theory, dancers, period music theory, musicians in the context of the Faire and how they all combined at the Faire. The Beatles contributed too.
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Andrea Citrin
She was a happy peasant and Merry Prankster, and learned valuable social skills serving ale. All these elements have given her skills she uses to this day.
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Randal Scott
With lessons learned at the Horse Tourney and the Lord Mayor Players, Randal reflects of Faire performance experiences derived for a lifetime at performing at Faire, and why he will never say, "if you have any complaint, write them on a back of a 20 and toss it in the hat." (for very good reasons...
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Gregory (Propst) Brown
Imagine listening to a Faire weekend workshop taught by someone who has thought about Faire and how it can work. Also hear what David Sprinhorn, Luisa Puig and Adam Long have in common.
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Taliesin
He's challanged patrons at Faire as a Puritan, a Soaked Bloke and as a serious Shakespearean actor. He is simply, Taliesin and he shares stories drawn mostly from the streets.
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James Bohlin
James was trained in the uber School of Method Acting taught at UCLA and also has had years of street acting experience at the Renaissance Faire, and somehow mixed the two together successfully. Hear how.
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Kaylasue Aarons
She was a servant at court who noticed things including Danese and Luisa.
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Doreen Wiley
Doreen shares with Dan what she admired about performers such as Luisa Puig, Kevin Brown and David Springhorn and how Faire helped teach respect for the audience.
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Marilyn Letchworth (part 1 the teacher)
In part 1, Marilyn, who has taught and performed for over 40 years) discusses the importance of teaching theater to children and techniques to get them excited, especially in Commedia. While geared to children, these are techniques than can be used by students of any age.
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Marilyn Letchworth (part 2 the performer)
In Part 2, Marilyn recounts various what happens when a fellow actress "forgets" she has a joint in her bag when she has a show in a prison (short answer, she assumes another role, quickly); when stage design and lighting design are not in sync in the actor's mind and how the audience was always...
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John Copeland
John talks about creating, and sustaining realities as varied as Elizabethan England, The Old West and the future recreationally and professionally all while retaining the interest of an entertained audience.
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Jim Letchworth
Jim, master commedia mask maker and performer talks abouth some the of legendary women of faire he has worked with such as Peg Long, Judy Kory, Phyllis Patterson, and his equally legenary wife Marliyn.
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People who have lived at Faire and have worked at life tell their tales. Comments, questions and/or want to be interviewed? Contact me thru the contact link here. Thanks!
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