[Bryn-gwlad] Upcoming Demo - Pirates of the Caribbean. Please read, I need input.

[Peters Athena]

I agree that this is a great oportunity for the group
as well as a possible recruitment possibility
eventhough it does tread some lines.

While the timeline of the movie and the heyday of the
pirate was not until at least 100 years after the SCA,
pirateering did exist within the time frame of the
SCA. Just not in the dress that most people think of
pirates in. But as long as there have been shipping
merchants there have been pirates, just as there have
always been thieves to intturrupt caravans :)

So, if someone comes into the SCA and wants to be a
pirate persona, I say we encourage that, but explain
that they would be an earlier era pirate so thier garb
may be different than what they have in thier head and
the seas they ravaged would be different, but they can
still pirate. Then we help them in developing a
persona, guiding them to the right era clothing,
teaching them to light fight if they so choose etc.

Honestly I don't see this as being any different than
the Lord of the Rings fans that come to the SCA
wanting to be an Elven ranger :)

Of course I say all this and am unlikely to be able to
come to the demo :0 but I just wanted to remind
everyone that the career of the piratee didn't just
start in the 1700's

Hoping to be able to participate again soon,
Vyvyanne Fox 
Daughter of the shipping merchant Wilim Fox who has
delt with his share of pirates in 1360



--- Emeline de Neville <emelinedeneville at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> I would like to whole-heartily agree with and
> support
> Isabelica on this.
> 
> Bryn Gwlad should not and will not commit to doing
> this demo unless we can truly show up with a real
> presence and work within the expected guidelines of
> the Alamo Drafthouse.  A good working report with a
> creative business like the Drafthouse would benefit
> us
> as an organization to no end.  Last time we
> committed
> to do a demo for an opening night (midnight
> showing),
> only three of the I don't know many people who
> signed
> up, showed up.  Frankly, I'm surprised the
> Drafthouse
> are even willing to have us back.  We do not want to
> make this commitment if we cannot meet it.
> 
> We would need to make a serious attempt to keep to
> late 1500s to early 1600s clothing - simple
> shirts/chemise with breeches/skirts would work. 
> Items, such as wooden chests, mugs, etc that would
> support a 'pirate/privateer-like' atmosphere would
> be
> great. And most important light fighters that are
> willing to ham it up a bit.  Nobody has to say
> 'ARRRRR', but it would be a little more flashy and a
> whole lot less serious fighting style than we're
> used
> to.
> 
> That being said, I volunteer.  I am a light fighter,
> I
> am a ham and I have wooden chests and fabric and
> maybe
> even some 'treasure-like' stuff to dress up the area
> we are given.
> 
> Remember folks this is to get people interested in
> the
> SCA.  When they come to a PiP/FP and see all that we
> do, then they can make an educated decision if the
> SCA
> is right for them.  I'd really like for us to do
> this
> demo, but only if we have the manpower and
> commitment
> for Bryn Gwlad to shine.
> 
> In service,
> 
> Emeline
> Seneschal
> --- Lauren Tapia <siervua at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hello and greetings!
> > 
> > Ok Good news, Alamo Draft house would like us to
> do
> > a demo for opening night
> > of Pirates of the Caribbean.
>  
> 
> 
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