Performance Troupes & Re-enactment Guilds
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Brotherhood Of The Black Flag Welcome one and all, to the Porker’s Sterne. An infamous dockside tavern, populated by all manor of outlaws, rogues, and miscreants. The most notorious of all being, of course, The Brotherhood Of The Black Flag. From the dark and mysterious glens of the Scottish highlands to the dangerous sea inlets of the Caribbean Islands, whether roving plunderer or a Barbary corsair, these members of the B.B.F. have found a home at the Porker’s Sterne. A place where you can enjoy the serene live music from a table full of musicians playing a large selection from lilting Irish melodies to rowdy drinking songs. A place where patrons may break into uncanny melees of outstanding swordsmanship at any given time. A place where all manner of characters, some of world renown repute, others of the highest refinements, and others..well…not so much, come to congregate. And the wenches. Ah, don’t forget the fine collection of bawdy and buxom wenches… |
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Cardiff Rose Swordsmen We portray a Welsh-border English Militia unit, a “Trayned Bande” from the late Elizabethan era. We are active musketeers, doing black powder demonstrations at most events. Along with our Baggage Trayne of suttlers, cooks, and craftsmen, we depict all elements of late 16th C life and military drill. Our Field Kitchen has won the Cast Iron Chef competition several times, and features a display of period foods and cooking processes. We’ve escorted the Queen at Stafford Lake, Folsom and Placerville faires, providing guards with morions and halberds for Court use. |
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Celtic Lurchers We provide historical information of authentic peasant and gypsy hunting dogs that were prevalent from the 13th century to the present. We participate in many events with our dogs and they are used to large numbers of fans petting and fawning over them. See www.celticlurchers.com for more info |
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Clan Iain Abrach Clan Iain Abrach is a Renaissance Guild specializing in 16th Century Highland Historical Re-enactment. We excel in portraying everyday life. We have many artisans and crafts people in our group. Our home is based in the San Francisco East Bay. In a Faire Season, we participate in many events throughout California and Nevada. We are family oriented, with a very strong cohesive house. |
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Greyraven Constabulary We are a Street Troupe who portray 16th Century Constables and there families. Our main goal at events is to make sure patrons enjoy themselves and return year after year. We use improv and comedy to get patrons involved with the event and have a good time while we are at it. |
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House of the Rose & Thistle
We portray a noble household of Renaissance England: The household of Henry Scrope (pronounced “screwp”), 9th Baron of Bolton. Baron Scrope was a prominent and charismatic figure in the political annals of 16th century England as well as his good wife, Lady Margaret Howard, Baroness Scrope, who was sister to Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, cousin to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I. Among our 20+ members: We have six gallant young men who currently portray the personal guards of the House of Scrope and have participated in battle reenactments at Tulare 2009 and Queen Bess & The Pyrates 2009. We offer the use of our DRUMMER who is available to lead the Queen/King’s Progress, as well as several lovely ladies who portray the Baron’s Mother (Catherine Clifford), Daughter, and his many brothers and sisters. |
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Kergans Kergan’s is a reenactment guild that portrays a Catholic Scottish Household show casing the daily life of a household on progress during the renaissance. Our mission is to entertain the general public by presenting a historical portrayal of the life of a Scottish household. We run an open encampment except for dangerous areas (weapons pen)and encourage everyone to come in and join us to learn about what we are doing. |
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Legio X Fretensis Roman Living History camp set up. |
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Les Femmes D’Affaire (aka Clan Ohottie) *****YOU ARE IN THE COMPANY OF COURTESANS! The courtesan was one of the most accomplished women of her time. She was well-read, well-educated, and well-mannered at a time when most women could do no more than read a Psaltary and bear children. We have poetry readings,hold bocci ball tourneys, courtesan serenades, gaming, ladies available to preside over festive events and resolve political debates between argumentative kings. These women were dinner companions, entertainers, singers, poets, and lovers to some of the most prominent men of the period. They were trained in many arts, only one being the art of love. They held parties, and made more than one lord envious of the current patron. A courtesan was an attainable dream. She exhumed charm, lust, and opulence. Men came to her to experience the fantasy of love and knowledge their wives could not supply them with. They presented her with gifts, and she, in turn, would consider their proposals. They held power when women were allowed none. Any one or even in numbers, the ladies, with permission .. are allowed to preside over events or attend events as guest of honor. www.clanhottie.com ******************************************************************************* |
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Merrie Pryanksters We perform English country dance in the street and on stage. We usually do this as 2 to 3 stage shows and 1 or 2 street sets in a day. However, we are also happy doing all street shows in a day, in which case we try and spread them out through the day. We are upper peasant class to lower middle class in dress. |
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My Lady’s Stillroom Welcome to My Ladye’s Stillroom,also known as THE PEANUT GALLERY. We are maids from a noble house who prepare medicinal, cosmetic, and other concoctions necessary for the household. The Stillroom Maids are traveling to town for supplies, and are most pleased to discover that The Royal Court, is there on Progression! A tedious market trip has now become a chance to glimpse Britain’s greatest monarch and enjoy a faire. Look for these maids as they joyfully weave their way through the shops and shows, leaving fun and mischief in their wake. Or perhaps you might find them playing with the local children or singing while working on simple crafts. Stop and give them a hearty ‘Good Morrow!”,they might even let you in on some of the juicy gossip about the shire! |
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Needle’s Eye
Clothing reveals a remarkable picture of the daily lives, beliefs, expectations and hopes of those who lived in the past. Language of clothing speaks of status, occupation, aesthetics, social cohesiveness, prosperity and a host of other meanings, subtle and overt. Needle’s Eye, set up as a period tailor shop, is comprised of quality Tailors and Semstresses who spent years researching the history and construction of clothes and needle arts such as lace making, embroidery, blackwork, through the centuries. Now we share our knowledge with patrons of the events circuit through lectures, presentations and gigs at faire. |
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New Queen’s Ha’Penny Consort
We specialize in dances and songs/madrigals of the nobility. Primarily recorders, but we also include singers and loud period instruments as well (shawms, etc.) Our costume is English livery for a noble household |
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Saint Genieve
St Genieve’s is a street improvisational group of English middle class and peasant women. You can see them go about their daily activities of producting their crafts, gossiping, planning and plotting community activities, and exploring the travelers in our village. |
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Saint Henrys We are an English Nobility guild |
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Scabrous Vermicelli & Kingsford the Dragon
RAR! Real live dragons! This duo (or singular dragon, depending on the size of the event) wreaks havoc (or maybe just reeks) around faire, creating a spectacle and entertaining patrons. |
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St. Dismas Renaissance Guild
Scottish-English Borderers. Reivers, fighters and entourage of titled Border Lord |
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St. John’s Guild Reenactment of the Knights of St. John. A multinational, religous military organization. Most of our members portray English, a couple Irish. |
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St. Maximilian Landsknecht Re-Enactment Guild Saint Maximilian Landsknecht Re-enactment Guild portrays mercenaries from the Holy Roman Empire, which occupied modern-day Germany, Austria, Hungry, and northern Italy. Our goal is to bring the year 1536 to life by matching period sources as close as possible, demonstrating historical martial life, and explaining our lives in character. |
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St. Michael’s Salle d’Armes We are the traveling branch of the Flemish fencing guild. We demonstrate and teach patrons about the art of the sword (longsword, rapier, sidesword, etc). We also do some work in armor. In addition, we show and discuss clothing, cooking and medicine. |
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St. Murphys Peasants of all descriptions, washer women, beggars, thieves, gypsys and rogues. |
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St. Sebastians St. Sebastians portrays a group of longbow soldiers and foresters, their families, and supporting craftsmen. |
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St. Simons St. Simon’s – the Ax and Oar Inn – is the home base for Master Shakespeare, where patrons and participants alike may interact with the Bard, close-up and personal. In addition to being able to audition for Master Shakespeare himself, patrons will have an opportunity to paint sets for a play, make costumes, build props, and fully experience the “backstage” workings of Shakespeare’s life. The Inn also features a working outdoor kitchen and sewing circle, where patrons can help prepare the Ax and Oar lunch, work on tapestries, learn some songs, and enjoy the company of the women behind The Bard. |
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The Guild of Santa Maria We are a historical re-enactment group that performs at Renaissance Faires and other events along the West Coast and beyond. We portray an ambassadorial entourage from the Medici Court in Florence sent to call upon the Courts of Elizabeth and Mary as they travel throughout their own countryside in an attempt to avoid London’s summer bouts of the Plague. From our encampment we wait until Her Majesty has time to have an audience and in the interim we spend our days haggling with the local merchants in working out new trade agreements, drilling our troops should the need arise for a military action, receiving and sending dispatches, and holding court – and in short, trying to make the best of being so far from home. In addition to entertaining the faire’s audience, we also seek to educate, both though continual improvisational theater directed both at other performers as well as towards any patron who would care to join in the play, and through activities such as period weapons instruction, blackwork, music, painting, and much more. |
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The Guild of St. George The Guild of St. George (est. 1974) portrays the people of the Court of Elizabeth I circa 1570-1580. The guild illustrates the daily life and |
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The Guild of St. Matthias The Guild of St. Matthias portrays a company of 16th century English soldiers and their support staff, having returned to England from abroad to seek audience with the reigning monarch. Depending upon the time period in which the particular faire is set, we are either the garrison of Calais (prior to 1534) or the garrison of Dublin (post 1534). |
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The Guilds of St. Barbara & St. Genesius We are Olde School Renaissance Productions, Inc. a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit corporation, we operate as the Guilds of St. Barbaraâs (who specialize in Weapons and Armaments â they are crafts people) and St. Genesius (who specialize in dance & music). We are known, collectively, as Dance and Destruction (see our website www.danceanddestruction.org). We set up an encampment complete with period games, crafts and âminiâ trebuchet. We have several scheduled trebuchet demonstrations each day, as well as several dance performances/lessons. We have experience interacting with both the Scottish and English courts and are always willing to dance for them or instruct them. We are a child friendly/patron oriented group. |
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The Villayge Idyots
We are a group of street entertainers bent on causing all kinds of entertaining “trouble” in the streets of faire. Made up of peasants (and a handful of pirates!) from mixed nationalities (mostly English and Scottish), our sole purpose is to bring laughter and merriment throughout the streets of the faire by playing dozens of games and performing dozens of humorous acts that are sure to have visitors and patrons alike clutching their sides in laughter. We leave almost no stone unturned, but are sure to keep it appropriate for the wee ones as well. A handful of our members are also crew members of the pirate ship Reaper, the nemesis crew of the Privateers of the Dauntless who, when the Dauntless is in attendance at a faire, provide a massive crowd-drawing act of peril, tragedy, and comedy for an unforgettable event that thousands have loved and thousands more are sure to enjoy. |
