[MR] Drama at Pennsic...sign up now!!

[ekoogler1 at comcast.net]

This message is being forwarded from the Known World Players list to all who are interested in performing in period plays at Pennsic:

The Known World Players are preparing to perform 10 plays from the 
Wakefield Cycle at Pennsic 36 (2007), and are looking for groups to 
sponsor and perform the various plays. They would love groups from 
Kingdoms all over the Known World to participate in this one-of-a-kind 
opportunity at Pennsic War.

The Wakefield Cycle (also called the Towneley Cycle) is one of four 
complete or nearly complete cycles of English mystery plays that still 
exist today. Mystery plays are short dramas that each tell one important 
Bible story or episode, and a full Cycle takes the audience from the 
Creation of the World through the birth and crucifixion of Christ to the 
Last Judgment. The mystery plays were vital to the Catholic Church for 
transmitting its values and beliefs to an audience that in most cases 
could not (and was not allowed to) read the Bible. They were wildly 
popular in period, when one to three days might be devoted to performing 
a Cycle.

To volunteer a group to sponsor and perform a play or more information 
on the Known World Players, please contact THL Tyzes Sofia at 
zsofsky at gmail.com.

Thanks!

Kiri