Behind the Burlap http://www.behindtheburlap.com The Renaissance Faires Website Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:25:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.behindtheburlap.comhttp://www.behindtheburlap.com/wp-content/themes/wyntonmagazine/images/backgrounds/bg_branding.pngBehind the BurlapBehindTheBurlaphttp://feedburner.google.com "All’s Faire In Love" is Now on Video from Hannover House http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BehindTheBurlap/~3/2us38mDT-oU/alls-faire-in-love-is-now-on-video-from-hannover-house.html http://queue.typepad.com/renaissance_faires/2012/02/alls-faire-in-love-is-now-on-video-from-hannover-house.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:25:02 +0000 The Crier http://www.behindtheburlap.com/?guid=8bc047dd58e795d420d1312c1ea2d90d ]]> http://www.behindtheburlap.com/2012/02/07/alls-faire-in-love-is-now-on-video-from-hannover-house/feed/ 0 http://queue.typepad.com/renaissance_faires/2012/02/alls-faire-in-love-is-now-on-video-from-hannover-house.html This Week in Medieval History http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BehindTheBurlap/~3/LLuGaHKUIY8/this-week-in-medieval-history-48.htm http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/02/06/this-week-in-medieval-history-48.htm#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:19:55 +0000 The Crier http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/02/06/this-week-in-medieval-history-48.htm February 6th in the Middle Ages, Thomas More was born, Hojo Tokimasa died, and Baghdad fell to Mongol invaders.

What happened today?

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What happened today?

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I may not even know what Gasparilla is if I hadn’t attended University of Tampa and lived in the city long enough to cement the late February Pirate Festival permanently into my brain.

My friends and family from the north who have heard me squeal with excitement about this event for years have most likely learned to equate it as “some southern pirate thing.”

Or perhaps they may even think of it as a Mardi Gras-type event where people are only out to score tons of beads.

Especially from floats of brightly dressed local celebrities and make-believe characters who drift by playing load music and tossing a variety of items into the crowd.

I guess they may think there were some… drinking games involved… maybe.

Or that you see odd people around just about every packed corner.

It may even be thought to be the type of event where people wear questionable undergarments in place of regular clothes in public.

Yes, after hearing about my random comments about this somewhat made-up historical local celebration, they may think any or all of the above.

And they would be right.

Here’s to another great Gasparilla!

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]]> http://www.behindtheburlap.com/2012/01/31/saladin/feed/ 0 http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/01/31/saladin-2.htm Reminder Auditions Tennessee Renaissance Festival. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BehindTheBurlap/~3/ctgFrQJ19gU/ http://renfairepictorial.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/reminder-auditions-tennessee-renaissance-festival/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:53 +0000 The Crier http://renfairepictorial.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/reminder-auditions-tennessee-renaissance-festival/ Auditions for the 2012 Tennessee Renaissance Festival

When: Saturday, February 4th, 2012 sign in from 9:00-9:45am; auditions start at 10am sharp

Where: Freeman Photography Studios at 2134 New Castle Road, Arrington-Triune, across from the Festival grounds

Format:
• We are looking for Peasants, Nobility, and Fairies; some cast members may also be in our in-house (TBA) Shakespeare production.
• Rehearsals are every Saturday and Sunday starting the last weekend of March through April. There will be additional rehearsals in February and March for fairies, stage combatants, and the Shakespeare cast. In addition, we will have specialty rehearsals as needed during the weeks leading up to the festival.
Please consider the time commitments needed for these more demanding roles prior to agreeing to you casting.
• Rehearsals will cover: guidelines on how to build a period-looking costume, character development, interactive and improvisational theatre, and language and dialect skills.
• Performance Dates are: May 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, and Memorial Day Monday May 28th, 2012. Festival hours are 10am to 6pm; call time for some performers is as early as 8am. There is also a Student Day on Friday, May 4th, with abbreviated hours.

Event dates: Weekends in may plus Memorial Day

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If you have any questions or concerns, please contact TNRF Entertainment Director, Ryan Gigliotti, entertainment@tnrenfest.com

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