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Date Posted: 13:41:52 10/15/02 Tue
Author: Andy
Subject: Re: Accents and charcters...
In reply to: Mikeal(waiting for the negative flames) 's message, "Accents and charcters..." on 09:15:23 10/15/02 Tue

Blah, try to stay in period dialect and accent while 16 patrons are holding bows upside down, aiming at thier friends or me, climbing on rope gating, poking thier eyes with a bow or arrows, trying to run out on the range ( 2 kids and an adult so far), and insisting food tickets aren't just for food anymore. Just a few distractions we deal with that ocasionaly interfere with "charcters"?? Dang, you pick that as your complaint about period? How bout the food, the mic'd stages or the garb ranging from barbarion to medieval. Stick with "If thou brakest that, thou ownst it" and leave the rest to us.

/rant off

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[> Re: Accents and charcters... -- Rob, 13:58:34 10/15/02 Tue

No flames here! In fact, I agree with you; I see it happen a lot. It does seem to be more of a merchant phenomenon; though, in fairness, they’re there to sell, not to perform. But it’s been my experience that merchants who do go to the trouble to be in character (or just *are* characters!), like the folks at Starfire, Silvermane, and Wren’s Nest, seem to do better business. As for actors who drop out of character, I’ve noticed that it happens mostly when either 1) we run into someone we know and want to talk to for a minute, or 2) we think no one can hear us. The former is no great sin, so long as it’s done quietly and away from the patrons; it’s the latter that can trip you up, because you just never know who’s in earshot. No coincidence, then, that some of the performers I admire most are people like Cliff Allen, Michelle Myers and Jimmy Hester, who can discuss anything from the weather to the World Series without stepping out of character. I confess to being guilty of the occasional anachronism myself, which is probably why every year I seem to get more fights and fewer lines… ;p

Just my impish opinion!

- Rob


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