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Will Earley, Former Festie Magic Jester |
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| David P. Eckenrode,
Court Revelers Percival B. Drake (sometimes hailed as Keebler) Being the shy retiring type, I found release in the theatre when just
a lad in junior high in Maryland. In 1973, I found myself in the Hopkins
Lindbergh High School theatre under the direction on John Ondov where
we performed Storybook Theatre for the fall production. The then King
of the festival came to a performance and we were invited to join him
the following fall. We built the Tree Top Stage and performed Storybook
Theatre that year. My main role was Tom Tit Tot (a version of Rumplestiltskin,
but a large black rat!) Yes, I ran around the festival in a padded rat
costume for most of the day! In 1975, Tree Top Theatre was formed and
other high school aged actors were invited to the troupe; and Carr Hagerman
was introduced to the world. A few years later, the troupe was disbanded
and I turned to the world of business rather than the arts. However, I
stayed on at the high school as a technical director when Willie Lauder
took over the program. We both ended back out at the Festival working
the track for a few years. Willie stayed on and I returned to the business
world and raised a family. After the turn of the century, I craved to
return to the stage and started participating as a playtron; there almost
every day from 2000-2002. In 2003, Eric Breece (Spew of the Privateers)
invited me to join a new group, Ten Seconds of Harmony. I sang briefly
with them, but DeCantus needed a full time tenor and rehearsals were the
same night. Kicking myself now! However, during that fall, my company
asked me to move to England for three years, so my on again off again
Festival "career" was off again. However, I did join a choral
society while there and enjoyed portraying the Major General in Gilbert
and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance. Having returned to the colonies, I
once again crave the stage and the Festival. I will be there one way or
the other to play with you all. lttlowl95@gmail.com |
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Katie (Catherine) Eckert, Former Festie
Festival seasons 1995-2004. Shows included MN, AZ, and CO. |
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Sarah Edgett, CKC applicant
I have been attending the festival as a guest for the last two years,
since my daughter became a CKC worker. I fell in love with the phenomenal
costumes and atmosphere and am excited to become more involved in the
production of this event! |
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Jessica Edmunds, Street Minstrel - "Lyonesse"
Rose Lockerby I auditioned as a musical act in 1996 with my singing partner, Kellie Hultgren (Jennet O'Mora). We performed for three years as "Cailin Ghrian," before deciding on a new name, because too few people know Gaelic. My first character was Cameron Sinclair, a Scottish peasant who loved to fight; In '98 she earned the song "Cameron the Mighty," because of her foolish ways. I had a lot of fun being a helper and an extra with the Chess Match all three years. I'll be back in 1999, debuting a new character, costume, band name, and even a new musical instrument! ;) |
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| Larry Edwards, Shop help – Arms
and Armor Lawrence, Sir Lawrence - knight Started fest w/King of the Log for 2 years, where you can occasionally
find me, when not at Arms and Armor, maker of fine blades, allowing me
to satisfy my appreciation, interest, and collecting of swords, and practice
of Western Martial Arts 2-handed medieval/Renaissance sword, as knights
once did. Photo courtesy of Rose Albrecht |
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Helga Eekhoff, Tatterdemalions |
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| Anit & Tomas Elke, Playtron
We started going to the festival together in 1997. Anit has been going
(with her parents) since 1982. We are both playtrons and you may recognize
us. We both wear black and green, Tomas is a redhead, and we are there
(nearly) every day the festival is open. We enjoy interacting with both
cast and patrons and spending a lot of money at the shops. |
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Brenda Ellis-Reedy, King of the Log After working for something like 15 years slinging beer at Fest, I've
finally hung up the beer stein. My new "home" for, hopefully,
a long time to come is going to be King of the Log, slinging pillows instead
of suds!! My husband and I adopted our two wonderful kids in November
2006 and felt that we needed a more family friendly venue in which we
could work alongside our newest family members. Yes, we brought them out
to Fest for the first time last year and they became as enamored with
it as we were so we felt that it would be fun and exciting to have a place
we could play together!! In "real" life, I work with emotionally/behaviorally
disordered and learning disabled (EBD/LD) students in a Junior High alternative
setting. I also sew simple costumes for both myself and friends (and taught
my husband to sew so I don't have to make his too!!). |
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Corvus Elrod, Street with the occasional
burst of Stage Lord Rene Baron of Grimsby Administrator of Bedlam Friend of the People Feared by His Foes Respected by His Superiors (also know as Ferrius the Treecutter, P'u the Fool) As a young child Corvus would often stare at the stars and wonder about the origins of life, the meaning of the universe, the possibilities of extraterrestrial visitors and where the next peanut butter and jelly sandwich would come from. As a young man, Corvus would often stare at nothing in particular and wonder what day of the week it was, whether he could get a date for the weekend, how many toys and packs of cigarettes he smuggle out of shops under his coat, and where the next bottle of tequila would come from. As an adult, Corvus often stares at computer screens for hours on end wondering why that text won't line up right, whether or not someone will notice if he doesn't resurface for a few days, how much of his next paycheck he'll be able to spend on computer gadgets and where the energy to do yet another season of Festival is going to come from. |
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Patty Elsen, Royal Court I,Patty Elsen,along with my friend, Mark Lakowske, have been a playtron
of MRF for several years now...in various personas! I started visiting
the MRF around 1998,with the local high school theatre group, which I
did costuming for. This evolved over time to costuming the queen for another
ren fair...and getting to play a role on court as handmaid to the queen!
The wonderful friends made there induced Mark and I to come out and play
the season at MRF as ! visiting nobility playtrons for the first time
in 2003. I have played Lady Patricia Astor, handmaid to Queen Anne, Lady
Eleanore Sternwycke, and Lady Mary Seton, Maid of Honor to Mary, Queen
of Scots, but will join the MRF Royal Court this season as Lady Patricia
Higgins, Baronness Hammermoor, wardrobe mistress to Her Majesty. In a
marriage of convenience, I've become attached to Master Oliver Higgins
as my much younger spouse and dear friend...and brought his talents to
court as the royal tailor. (Master Higgins introduced piccadils into London
fashion, and made a tidy fortune for it!) The marriage is nothing serious,
however, as I will frequently be seen shopping for a "chamber maid"
for Oliver...to serve as a surrogate mother and provide an heir to my
title! Of course we do have rather a lengthy list of qualifications...but
if interested in applying for this position, please contact me discreetly
for a possible interview!!! |
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John Elsner, Former Festie ~ Fop |
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Joshua Engebretson,
Stage Act ~ Cigany Shite |
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Engebretson, Street & Stage Act ~ Cigany Key'Ja- Belly Dancer Stephanie has no memory in her life of not being out at Festival, although
she was officially contracted in 2002. Stephanie has danced in the Feast
of Fantasy, as a belly dancer with Cigany, the past 4 years. StephaniEngebretson@gmail.com |
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Holly Engwall, Musician ~ Black Velvet Band I, Holly Engwall joined the MRF this year - 2004 Fall Season. I was part
of the Black Velvet Band and we in various booths, Fantasy Feast entertainment
and other areas on the grounds. I am married to Garth Engwall, and have
two girls who were also a part of the Black Velvet Band this year. Our
family, the O'Shay's, enjoyed playing minstrals and traveling the village
with our Uncle Jacob. |
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Alan Erdmann, Fencing Booth |
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Becki Erickson, Terpsichory Dance Troupe I started working the festival as a four-year-old at the Como cottage where I would show off my hognose snake. My family left the cottage in '89, coming back annually to visit the show as a patron. I started Terpsichory in 2000 when Isabel "the Innocent" was adopted. Isabel is of noble birth, the daughter of a Duke in England. Her father fell in love with a gypsy who he met in a village much like our own. Isabel's mother (the gypsy) died during child birth. Her father was so devastated after her mother's death that he left town leaving her to live with her grandparent's who tried terribly to remove her mother's wild spirit from her and turn her into a respectable young lady. She studied hard but her passion was found in dance. Noticing this, her grandparent's sent her to Italy at the age of 10 to study under the dance master Isidoro. Isidoro brought her into the troupe as his student and ward. I can be found frolicking around the village, usually at the Bear and
Unicorn stage looking for love in all of the wrong (or at least difficult)
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Damon Erickson, Terpsichory Dance Troupe |
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Andrew Erlanson, Street Gustavus Ericksson Vasa, Scandaniavian Prince |
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Don Espe, Street
~ Peasant Fireboy, Toilet Duck, Bog and several others. Usual I'm dressed as a pretty ragged looking peasant. You'll usually see me with a pile of turkey bones hanging off my belt and other nasty little things I can find to tie on. I started at Fest as a Playtron back in '92 and fell in love with it so much I was working there a couple of years later although at the time I was in college and had to drive 4 or 5 hours to fest each weekend and then back to school again. I started with CKC but have since been promoted as a volunteer at King of the Log. Alas my real job keeps my away for a few weekends here and there I am usually out there pretty much every weekend. |
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Leia Espe, King of the Log Mistress D I started at Fest in 2003. I have been a volunteer at King of the Log
the entire time. I am often seen with Ducky or our children, Peanut and
Spuds. |
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Kevin Esping, Travelers’ Booth |
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Barb Everson, Street Brianna Morgan |
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Randy Everson, Stage Fynn O'Hooligan I had come from Ireland to Scotland where I joined a mercenary army and met my good friend Martin MacHannen (Mark Hansen). After a few years of fighting in various wars, Martin and I decided that making music was much more fun than getting killed in battle. We have much fun leading the patrons astray with our music. Some of them I believe are actually capable of leading us further astray than where we already are. The place you will be most likely to find Vagabond is at the shop called Glass Images near the Irish Cottage. Starting at 5:00 or 5:30, we play until the rest of the day catches up with us and we DROP! For those of you who have been around Fest for a while, I used to be a solo musician and French character by the name of Claude DesCordes and carried a rose with me most of the time. Claude fell madly in love with every lady he met. Claude disappeared after two years and his wicked brother Louis came looking for him. Louis was slightly higher in class than the Rat Catcher. When the returning lady patrons would mistake Louis for Claude, Louis would ask, "Where have you seem my brother? I would like to assist him in lightening some of his load by relieving him of his acquired wealth. He should share with his brother anyway." For the '90-'94 seasons I was away in South Dakota finishing a Master of Music degree that I started in '95. In the spring of '95 I got together with Mark Hansen and formed Vagabond. |
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Bruce L Eyton, Former Festie I am a former MRF festie for 12 yrs and worked booths for the first 3,
as a sorcerer & street, and as a Musketeer the last 9. Currently,
I am involved with the Colorado Renaissance Festival. |
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