... a deviant path is the only way ...

Here's a bright idea... a post focusing on Renaissance Festivals. After all, working the circuit is the reason why I started this journal in the first place...

This year I'll be entertainment at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. My contract is with Terpsichory Dance Troupe, and I'm trusting to the gods again that the schedule will allow me to be on the chess board again with CappaFerro Productions. Those are both stage shows; any street I might do will be limited to court dance and "good 'morrows!" while travelling between shows.

Terp: No audience participation dances again this year... sorry, gem_handler. We have a somewhat different format, where instead of being semi-educational, or having a plot, we just have various short bits to break up the dances. I definately prefer bits to a plot, though I don't know how I feel it compares to semi-educational. I don't really like how we're performing Nonesuch, but in general I like that we're being a little flexible as to how we're performing the dances, to try and make them look more interesting.

Chess Match: Chess Match has an entirely new script this year, and a different director, which makes for a different feel. This year there's not the same pressure to develop character backgrounds and motivations, which, though I like not having that additional stress, may have affected the feeling of depth and richness the story had previously. That being said, Minnesota still has the best Human Combat Chess Game in the country. *nods*

At some point I'll try to post a compare-and-contrast of Minnesota, from more of a Rennie viewpoint, if possible.

Update (hopefully short, but I doubt it):

I am now home after the first weekend of Fest. It was kind of like life, only compressed into two days.

Terp's new show format is very fun, and it seems as though we are doing better at retaining audience, but they aren't tipping worth crap. We got a fifty-cent tip for our last show. *wince*

I got a lesson in voice projection, and managed to actually project once, yay. I still hate my lines though. *forced grin* Gotta keep on doing 'em though!

The job thing... *boggles* wow. I know so many nice people. Don't really know how to elaborate briefly, but let's just say the job search is looking optimistic.

My tent is almost entirely up. Just need to make my 'porch' and I'll be golden. I really like having a silver tarp on it - it does keep it very cool in direct sunlight.

I own a car. It's a 92 Toyota Corolla. Yay! Robert's going to help me with some basic car-readiness stuff on Tuesday.

I played sober cab on Saturday night - that was most entertaining. Since they didn't need to drive, they really went all out, four shots on top of a perfect marguarita. *laughs* Crazy people.

I kissed someone.