Jim and Jane Jeffries reside in the frozen land of Eau Claire, WI. Since the local recreational options are limited to strapping boards on your feet and freezing, strapping tennis rackets on your feet and freezing, or sitting on a bucket next to a hole in the ice and freezing, they decided to pursue some indoor activities.
They have been writing and producing madrigal dinner scripts for 15 years. They write each script as a team. Jim has the most important job of carefully crafting each pun, joke, and slapstick humor. Jane takes care of such minor details as plot, character development, story-line, setting, and making sure that the plays "makes sense."
Jim teaches social studies at North High School. Jane teaches English at University of Wisconsin-Stout. They have three children who have performed with them at the WI Renaissance Faire and who have appeared in some of their madrigal plays--but they still remain relatively well-adjusted. They also have a dog that doesn't really contribute to the household income, so she shall remain nameless.
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Published Works:
The Loathsome Lady (www.pioneerdrama.com)
Gullible's Travels (www.pioneerdrama.com)
Law & Order: Nursery Rhyme Unit (www.pioneerdrama.com)
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
scripts for 15 years. They write each script as a team. Jim has the most important job of carefully crafting each pun, joke, and slapstick humor. Jane takes care of such minor details as plot, character development, story-line, setting, and making sure that the plays "makes sense."