<p dir="ltr">Not SCA but some of you might be interested.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Jo Rasi" <<a href="mailto:jrasi@revelsdc.org">jrasi@revelsdc.org</a>><br>Date: May 14, 2015 11:20 AM<br>Subject: Adult Auditions for a Medieval Revels: Christmas in the Castle!<br>To: <<a href="mailto:berleykid@yahoo.com">berleykid@yahoo.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:seneschal@black-diamond.atlantia.sca.org">seneschal@black-diamond.atlantia.sca.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:langedavid42@gmail.com">langedavid42@gmail.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:cmseneschal@gmail.com">cmseneschal@gmail.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:bonnskip24@embarqmail.com">bonnskip24@embarqmail.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:honor@restormel.net">honor@restormel.net</a>>, <<a href="mailto:yarnvidseneschal@yahoo.com">yarnvidseneschal@yahoo.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:sallykuntz@juno.com">sallykuntz@juno.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:seneschal@marinus.atlantia.sca.org">seneschal@marinus.atlantia.sca.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:seneschal@pontealto.atlantia.sca.org">seneschal@pontealto.atlantia.sca.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:seneschal@stierbach.org">seneschal@stierbach.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:greenaura2black@yahoo.com">greenaura2black@yahoo.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:seneschal@sudentorre.atlantia.sca.org">seneschal@sudentorre.atlantia.sca.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:seneschal@tirydon.atlantia.sca.org">seneschal@tirydon.atlantia.sca.org</a>><br>Cc: <br><br type="attribution"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>
<div align="center"><div style="text-align:left">Hello Lords, Ladies, Barons, Countesses and others from SCA branches in Virginia,</div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="text-align:left">My name is Jo Rasi, and I work with Washington Revels, a 30-year old non-profit in the DC area. Our events are centered around seasonal and traditional celebrations of music, dance and drama-- and I think our programs would be a great fit for your community. Perhaps some of you already know of us, and have attended our traditional May Revels, or a <i>Christmas Revels</i> in the past.</div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="text-align:left">Auditions for our largest annual program -- <i>The Christmas Revels</i>-- are the weekend of May22-23. A few weeks ago, I met a wonderful gentleman from SCA at the Garden Fair at the National Arboretum (where we were performing and dancing the Maypole) and he suggested the SCA community would love to hear about the auditions for our upcoming medieval-themed show.</div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="text-align:left">I'm sending this to all of you in the hopes that you might pass this notice along to the local folks in your branch of the Kingdom of Atlantia. At this time, we are auditioning for the show, but I'd love to also connect with each one of you about the actual show, which takes place in December. </div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="text-align:left"> I'd love to talk with you more-- please feel free to call or email. If you want to take a peek at our website first, it's <a href="http://www.revelsdc.org" target="_blank">www.revelsdc.org</a>.</div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="text-align:left">I hope to hear from you!</div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="text-align:left">Thanks,</div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="text-align:left">Jo</div>
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Seen by over 10,000 people each December, Washington Revels' flagship production is a festive, fully-staged musical and theatrical pageant that celebrates the Winter Solstice and the return of sun and light after the "shortest day."<br></div>
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