Humans of OKRF

Humans of OKRF Everyone is someone in Castleton. It's time to meet the humans of the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival.

This spring: meet some of the amazing humans who make up the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival.

"After his dad died, we stopped coming for a few years. But we're back now."
05/18/2017

"After his dad died, we stopped coming for a few years. But we're back now."

"I bought this mask and headdress at another renaissance festival last year. I just loved everything about it. When this...
05/12/2017

"I bought this mask and headdress at another renaissance festival last year. I just loved everything about it. When this year came, I couldn't wait to wear it again."

"This is my first time here."
01/03/2017

"This is my first time here."

(3/3)"The patrons are the lifeblood of this festival; we are here for them. The thought of someone slipping through the ...
07/11/2016

(3/3)
"The patrons are the lifeblood of this festival; we are here for them. The thought of someone slipping through the cracks is heartbreaking, and it is a personal goal of mine that none would be overlooked or ignored. We each have a story to tell, if we would only open our ears and minds to listen. "

(2/3)"To touch on history a bit, consider how prostitution is called ‘the oldest trade’—sex sells, not merely for animal...
07/11/2016

(2/3)
"To touch on history a bit, consider how prostitution is called ‘the oldest trade’—sex sells, not merely for animal instinct alone, but for a human connection, no matter how momentary. I play a brothel wench—my character name, ‘Gosling Wi******er’, is a play on the historic ‘Wi******er Geese’, a name for the prostitutes or ‘unfortunate women’ that lived in the district of the Bishop of Wi******er; there is a boneyard for them in England to this day, misfits placed away because they had no one else for a proper burial. We are all the misfits, the cast-asides, the ‘others’……but what of it? Nobody knows they are ‘wrong’ if we are all ‘wrong’ together! "

(1/3)"I have survived a lifetime of depression, abuse, alcoholism, and a su***de attempt. I have lived in borderline pov...
07/11/2016

(1/3)
"I have survived a lifetime of depression, abuse, alcoholism, and a su***de attempt. I have lived in borderline poverty, sadness, anger, and unsureness. I survived a repelling accident, a brain injury, a damaged spine.

And yet ... I am NOT these things, I am more. In this festival--these PEOPLE--they seize my hand, guiding, loving, encouraging through the years, in my points that were far from graceful, and celebrate with me through each victory, no matter how minuscule. They are my faire-mily. They are precious and dear to me, and to one another.

I am still hopelessly flawed, which comes with my humanity, yet they love and embrace me. Site crew to King, we are all the gears in this mechanism. None are ever more or less important than the next."

(3/3)"What I remember most of those years would have to be the people. We didn’t all agree, but we could work and play t...
07/03/2016

(3/3)
"What I remember most of those years would have to be the people. We didn’t all agree, but we could work and play together. We shared laughter and tears. We were there for each other. I made many friendships that I will always treasure. I never felt any destructive criticism from anyone, but received helpful hints, encouragement, and support.

I met people that were so talented it was amazing. Not just music talent, but acting, storytelling, stage craft, stage combat, and artistry in so many forms. What I hold most dear is how I have been embraced by Hawke and Cedric, always welcoming me, always encouraging me, and always pushing me to be “more”. I learned stagecraft, I crawled out of a thick shell of insecurity, and in the process learned so much about who I was.

I may not be a “full time performer” at OKRF any longer, but I will always find time to return to visit friends, share laughs and perhaps encourage those just starting as others encouraged me so long ago."

(2/3)"I remember long ago, when I first started playing at faire, seeing the cast gathering at closing, singing the clos...
07/03/2016

(2/3)
"I remember long ago, when I first started playing at faire, seeing the cast gathering at closing, singing the closing song, wondering to myself what it would be like to be part of something like that. Over the years I became part of that experience – and could see faces in the crowd wondering “what would it be like to be up there like that.” I knew that look because I still felt it in my heart."

(1/3)"I’ve been playing at faires for somewhere between 30 to 35 years. I’m not sure what year I got hooked but I do kn...
07/02/2016

(1/3)
"I’ve been playing at faires for somewhere between 30 to 35 years. I’m not sure what year I got hooked but I do know it was my first trip to Scarborough Faire. Something about the people and the fun rang a resonant bell within me. When OKRF started 21 years ago, I had to go. I've never missed a year – and in all those years missed very few days."

(Today happens to be Russ's birthday - happy natal day, Russ!)

"I had been coming to OKRF off and on for several years as a plain patron. Then in 2007 my sister invited my wife and I ...
06/21/2016

"I had been coming to OKRF off and on for several years as a plain patron. Then in 2007 my sister invited my wife and I to come down and rent costumes. Since we had a friend doing spinning demonstrations, we went. The experience was so much more enjoyable that we bought the costumes and made plans to come back the next week. From there she became a spinner and I became a mark I mod zero playtron. In 2012 I joined the Friends of the Festival and learned the fun of interacting with cast and entertainment and making friends with many of them.

The things I get from coming to OKRF are an escape from the stress of day to day adulthood, good friends, and a chance for my inner juvenile delinquent to run wild."

(2/2) "OKRF is one of those great big families that really cares - you may be weird, but we'll take you anyway."
06/17/2016

(2/2) "OKRF is one of those great big families that really cares - you may be weird, but we'll take you anyway."

(1/2) "I enjoy making people laugh. When I was a kid, I had a fridge magnet that said 'the most wasted day is the day yo...
06/17/2016

(1/2) "I enjoy making people laugh. When I was a kid, I had a fridge magnet that said 'the most wasted day is the day you have not laughed or smiled.'"

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Muskogee, OK
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