ANST - Audience Disdain?

[Decker, Terry D.]

> In other words, scheduled performances. Agreed. Preparation in advance
> makes a
> ton of difference. However, it is rare to find a feast-o-crat willing to
> concede such at the drop of a hat. The situation you describe sounds
> fantastic, but unusual.
> I'd like to see more of what you describe, good chef.
> The situation I refered to was the performance at a feast without pre-
> planning.
> Good call, Firehand!
> ~Fionnagan
> 
An SCA feast is as much a theatrical production as a play, if you are trying
to truly set the mood and tone rather than merely feed people.  Most Feast
Stewards either have not grasped the idea or they are in situations where
making it work is extremely difficult.  My more recent feast venues have
been such that adding entertainment (other than court) has been more trouble
than I considered it to be worth, especially when trying to find
entertainers who would blend into the theme of the feast.

Frankly, a number of the halls that we use are great caverns that eat sound
and would make a professional opera singer cry.  If the people can't hear it
or see it clearly, it won't work.

I do however have this niggling idea about doing Shakespeare in the round in
the middle of an Elizabethan banquet.  One of these years, I may find a
company of players practiced enough to make it work.

Bear
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