Flexibility
Our plays can be used for dinner theaters or performed on a traditional stage.
Madrigal Scripts
Madrigal dinners take the audience back to Renaissance times by transforming the showplace into a royal banquet hall where great feasts were held during the twelve days of Christmas. As one of the favored guests, you would partake in a sumptuous meal and be entertained by jugglers, actors, and musicians.
The schedule includes a toast, presentation of the boar's head, the meal, and dessert. All performers are in character and dressed in Renaissance garb, but still practicing modern hygiene--the best of both worlds! A choral presentation is given throughout the evening. Finally, a humorous masque is performed. The dinner concludes with several final choral pieces and a farewell from the Jester.
What are the advantages of hosting a dinner?
It is an enjoyable fundraiser. Once you get the event established, people look forward to it every year, and the ticket sales become an easy matter. After the first two years, our medieval dinners consistently sold out every year.
It is a chance for your group to showcase students in many areas. You will find that your performers have many hidden talents that they would love to show off.
This event is a great community-builder within your school or organization since it can involve many volunteers.
If you do not have a music program, you can still have this event.
People like the idea of being transported back in time. These events are fun for all ages.
Finally (and most importantly), eating with your fingers is not a faux pas.
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What people say...
"We used A Ring of Truth for our madrigal dinner this year, and the audience loved it! Thank you!"
-Mark Rohwer, Ph.D.
Flower Mound High School,
Flower Mound, TX
"Your writing has a very polished quality, and the notes
and directions would give any company anything they'd want to stage the
plays. Lots of applause!"
-Dr. Paul Thomas
University of Wisconsin,
Eau Claire, WI
"You are growing a fan base in the deep South."
-Randall Fields
Bob Jones High School, Madison, AL
"Funny, witty, literate, always pointed-- sometimes outrageous. Highly recommended."
-Rev. Richard Bridston
New York City, NY
"Last year was our first ever madrigal dinner, and it was a huge success! We used A Christmas Fruitcake and loved it!"
-Melissa Powers
Daniel Boone High School, Kingsport, TN
"Beowulf was a huge hit! The Liberal Arts instructors (including English) loved it."
-Sara Alstat, Music Director
Rend Lake College
"One of the biggest highlights of our Renaissance Faire was Who Killed the Kilt. Audience feedback was overwhelmingly positive, and we enjoyed it every time we sat down to watch."
-Kenton & Rebecca Whitman, Directors of Entertainment
Wisconsin Renaissance Faire
"We
performed A Ring of Truth. This was the first madrigal ever at our
school, and it was awesome! The audience loved the play!"
-Elizabeth Van Maanen, Hull Christian School
"A Christmas Fruitcake (And Other Weighty Matters) was
a fun script, and it made our very first madrigal dinner a great success!
People are still asking when the next one will be."
-Dr. James Lee
Community Performing Arts Project
Coastal Bend College