The Apprentice Page

Apprentice:
Pronunciation: &-'pren-t&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English aprentis, from Middle French, from Old French, from aprendre to learn, from Latin apprendere, apprehendere
1 a : one bound by indenture to serve another for a prescribed period with a view to learning an art or trade b : one who is learning by practical experience under skilled workers a trade, art, or calling

Being an apprentice doesn't limit the roles that you can be cast in. It just helps you to learn the things you'll need to know in order to be successful in your renaissance odyssey.

Coming Up:
August 28 - Media Party

2009 Apprentice Requirements:

• Attend Wednesday night rehearsals.  You can have two absences.  Any absences after two will be made up in promo hours.
• Required Rehearsals:
       Mini Faire - August 12
       Trial By Fire - August 19
       Graduation - August 26
       Site Day - August 29
• Total Promo Hours:
      50 hours for street
      150 for scenario & court
      500 for King and Queen
• Required Promos:
      Lenexa 4th of July Parade
      Feast (including rehearsal) & Coronation
      Media Party - August 28
• All 16 days of the festival including Labor Day and Columbus Day
• You are responsible for the cost and construction of your costume

Wendy's Page - Wendy's notes from the apprentice meetings. This is the important stuff!

• 6/17 Notes
• 6/24 Notes
• 7/1 Notes
• 7/8 Notes
• 7/13 Notes
• 7/21 Notes
• 7/27 Notes

Other Useful Pages:

• Character Survey
• Big list of links - useful places on the web to help you in your renaissance journey
• Last Huzzah Music

Our year is 1547

Please let me know at rneeo(at)yahoo.com if any of the links below don't work.
or if you know of a cool link I can include here.

Tudor England:

• Tudor History.org - great site with lots of link for Tudor information
• Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan England

General History Sites:

• A Compendium of Common Knowledge - one of the best resources on the web for learning about life in the Elizabethan age. While our fair has a different timeline, most of the information here is still accurate for our period.
• Life of Women in Tudor England
• English history.net - the Tudor period

Language:

The best way to learn the language is to immerse yourself in it. You have to start using the language now in order to have it roll off your tongue convincingly in September and October. We will have classes to teach you language, but here are some places to start.

• Shakespearean Glossary - Elizabethan glossary giving the meanings of old and unusual words used in Shakespeare's England.
• Elizabethan Language Guide - basic pronunciation and rules for Elizabethan English.
• Renspeak Language Guide - nice basic rules for faire
• Renfaire.com - Covering the topics of BFA (basic faire accent) and pronunciation, costuming, acting, and basic history from the Tudor period through the end of the Elizabethan, this site provides a touch of everything for the reinactor or renaissance fair enthusiast.
• Sonnet Central - Everything you need to know about sonnets
• Elizabethan Language Book - selected pages from the Elizabethan Language Book. The pages selected are those which contain the largest number of examples of "proper" vocabular, syntax, and grammer.
• Shakespeare's Sonnets
• Shakespeare Insult Kit - Just what the name says
• Insult Generator - another insult generator.
• Quick Primer on Elizabethan language - from a Shakespeare Theatre Troupe
• International Dialects of English archive - need help with your accent? This is the place to go.

Costuming:

• 2008 Costume Guidelines
• Approved Seamstress List for the 2008 Kansas City Renaissance Festival
• Tudor England: Images
• Tudor Costumes
• Tudor Fashion
• Tudor Clothes
• Tudor Dress in images
• Elizabethan Costuming Page - there are some great Tudor resources here
• Tudor/Elizabethan Costuming in film
• Anne Boleyn: A life

Movies and Television to watch to help you in your Elizabethan immersion. Ask around. Even if you don't have these, lots of your fellow performers do and they're more than willing to share. This is just the short list, there are so many more out there. Part of the fun is finding them!

• Shakespeare in Love
• Elizabeth R
• Blackadder Part II - set in the Elizabethan period, the costumes and language is just outstanding!
• Ever After - there is a lot of modern references, but still some great language
• Anne of a Thousand Days
• The Six Wives of Henry the VIII