Wednesday, November 26, 2008

REVELS provides context and meaning



OK, i admit it: i am a confirmed habitual Reveler. this strange amalgam of theater and pagan ritual has provided a backbone of community and spiritual succor to me for fifteen years or so. this is part of my little Revels family: my wife and our youngest daughter. we also have two teens: a boy and a girl. maybe i can find a photo of them sometime soon....

we are doing a version of Revels set in 1820s canada, when groups of men would voyage out into the wild wild west to hunt beavers to earn some good money. i played in the oakland version of this play two yeas ago, when i was cast as one of the voyageurs; this time i get to stay in town with the civilized folks and enjoy the simple pleasures of the stable community. i also get to sing some of the great choral songs which i missed last time because i was flying around in a magic canoe!

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