Dreaming of Simplicity

The renaissance faire that is. I am a cast member for the local renaissance festival. I am silent in all but one show but it is still a lot of fun. I was cast as one of Mary Tudor's ladies in waiting and we had to research our roles. One problem, all of Mary's ladies in waiting were teenaged girls and one was a four foot tall hunch back! I chose a less hunched character the Lady Katherine Gray. The age of my character is quite a stretch, she was fourteen at the time of her first service to Mary and she only lived to the age of twenty-seven! I am THIRTY!

 This has been a very fun experience so far but it is much more work than one might think. At least the festival I am in is. The festival is in alliance with a theater company so there is a lot of acting involved. Not so much for me but I still have to be there for rehearsals and such.

 So with sunscreen and water bottle in hand I bid you farewell!