The weather was beautiful. Attendance was good (about 15,000 over two days, I think). All of the performances went well. I saw a bunch of familiar from Fishers, including a number of students I had met substitute teaching. They said things like: “Mr. Yonkman, is that you?” and “Hey, you were my sub!”
Other surprising things included an encounter with a representative from the Jordanian government! It turns out that Jordan is planning a two-week-long festival celebrating the history of the Crusader fortress at Karak. They will be doing a re-enactment along the lines of a Renaissance Faire, so this representative was touring U.S. Ren Faires, getting ideas, and recruiting actors. As it happens, I visited Karak years ago when I toured the Middle East. So now I have an invitation to play a crusader in Karak, Jordan for two weeks next year. We’ll see if I can fit it into my schedule . . .
Here are some photos from the day . . .
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