Jennifer O'Rourke (Formerly McDermott), a.k.a. Wolf Whitewater, Street ~ Peasant
Eliza Twelveacres

Ahemahemahem:
1996 Hawker for Children's Trilogy of Games

1997 Hawker for CKC (Italian ice, beer, souvenirs you-name-it-I-probably-sold-it) This was the year I learned about the two mainstays (no pun intended!) of Fest: water and sunscreen!
1998 Managed the Human Combat Chess Match (and played a pawn) along with Bob Peloso and Shawnna Werner. Learned survival tactics for playing on the street but just didn't have the guts to go out and play. Spent a lot of time watching everybody else.

1999 Finally made it into Academy!! And graduated a certified (or is that certifiable) street person. Went into Fest with one character pretty firmly established when all of a sudden and completely without my knowledge (or doing) another one surfaced out of the mud puddles. Mistress Eliza Twelveacres when sunny, the Nameless Peasant when not. The Nameless Peasant is constantly in search of a name, so if you see her wandering about our village just shout 'Hey you' and that oughta get her attention.In real life I am a certified actor/combatant with the Society of

American Fight Directors and have been stage managing community and semi-professional theatre companies around the Twin Cities area since I moved here in 1992 to go to college. I have also managed theaters in San Diego and Michigan in the past. I have been studying historical swordplay with the New Dawn Duelist Society here in Minneapolis since Oct. of '97 and hope to eventually receive my teacher's certification from the SAFD. Vive la Renaissance!

Jen passed away unexpectedly in her home in St. Paul in the arms of her loving husband, Bob. She is survived by her husband, Bob; parents, Jan and Dan McDermott of North Oaks; brother, Brian; Bob’s mother, Mary and brother, Ben (Samantha); and numerous loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends. Jen graduated from Santa Fe Christian HS in San Diego and attended Northwestern College and the U of MN. She was very active in theatre in the Twin Cities and an enthusiastic participant of the Clann Tartan, a historical re-enactment group. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. A Celebration Service will be held at 7PM Wednesday, February 2 with visitation beginning at 3PM at Holcomb-Henry-Boom-Purcell, 515 Hwy 96 W at Mackubin, Shoreview. Memorials preferred.