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Troupe Mayyadah

Will be at the Ojai Ren Faire Details here

Lake Casitas - Ca --- May 22-23, 2010

Any questions, click a name and email --- CHELLE ............. DANA ........... ROGER

Dancers

Chelle Hendrix

Lightening Troxell

Tyler Johnson

Jeff Soldano

Daniel Eshoo

Roger Hendrix

Camp Guards

Frank Cunningham

Vince Cicero

Garrett Johnson

Bob MacKenzie

Protectors of the women

Above are persons on the Gate List

Special note to let everyone know, IT IS Guild Mistress CHELLE's Birthday this weekend at Faire ..... So Oasis Mayyadah will be in PARTY MODE Saturday Night ...... Carry on ....

There are a few things everyone must know to make Faire the most enjoyable event for everyone. To view Ojai Official Event Rules - Click Here

* * * Special Note - Modern tents are not allowed in the main festival site, please set them up in the actors' camp or at the Lake Casitas Park. See other notes below under NEWBIES.

Greeting Dancers & Musicians

It is that time of year again and the Ojai Faire is upon us. This is our first year at this festival, we have done Ojai Pirates but this first time Spring. If your name is listed above then you are on the gate list. We are fortunate to have our fabulous Troupe Mayyadah musicians of Roger, Lightening, Jason, Tyler & Victor with us, Also we welcome guest drummer Jeff Soldano. If you play an instrument, please bring it with you. The more the merrier.

Again it is at Lake Casitas just outside of Ojai, if you want to camp via an RV or Travel trailer you can reserve a campsight at the Lake Casitas Park. Click HERE for a Map.

There are several things I need to go over to make this an enjoyable event for everyone.

Please remember we are at the Renaissance Faire as working entertainers. From the time the fair starts until the time the fair closes, we are actors. There will be times during the day when we can take breaks to go shopping, strolling about the Faire or rest behind the scenes, but almost all of the fair time will be spent in our encampment. We will be dancing in our encampment and doing stage shows, talking and interacting with fairgoers and playing our acting roles. That said, please do not invite your family and /or friends (commonly referred to as mundanes) to come and join us for the day. We will be working to entertain the public. We cannot have out of character husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, children, etc. lounging around our encampment as if part of the troupe. This breaks the fantasy that we are working hard to create for the paying public and our fellow guilds.

NEWBIES - For all of you who are staying with us for the first time, you may bring a camping tent and set it up at actor's camp, If you set up a modern tent behind our camp it would have to set-up and taken down outside of faire hours, afte 6pm and torn down before 9:30 am. No modern tents are allowed in the Faire area. If you choose to stay with us IN CAMP (best option) there is sleeping room on the Dance floor, Our dance floor will fully enclose to make a big tent that is private. So you will need only your personal sleeping bag and/or air mattress. You could be sharing this space with up to 8-10 people female or male, as this is the overflow area, it is quite comfortable.

WRIST BANDS & CHECK-IN: (note - $12)

Change in policy, this year ---> Lake Casitas Lake Management has decided to increase our fees by assessing a “camping and use fee” for all participants. Everyone with a wristband will be charged $12, which will be good for the weekend and will include wrist band, camping and vehicle pass.

The lake Rangers will be enforcing this new fee by monitoring the vehicles on-site. If proper vehicle “tag” is not visible on your vehicle, Lake Casitas will issue a fine of $50. Your vehicle “tag” will be issued at time of registration.

You will need to check in to get your wristband. This not only gets you in for the weekend free, it lets you stay after the festival closes. This is your reward for a hard day of work. If you are arriving the day of the event, they will be at the check in booth. Check in on Friday the 21st is from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. check-in on Saturday the 22nd is from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Sunday the 23rd is from 7:30 am to 9:30 am. Check in will be at the check in booth.

SET UP & TEAR DOWN:

Set up is on Friday, May 21st. Roger & I will arrive at 12:00 to begin set up. Our plan is to be done by 5:00 pm so we can relax for the rest of the evening. The following people have said they will be there for set up: Chelle & Roger Hendrix, Janet & Frank Cunningham, Dana & Garrett Johnson, Kayla Emard, Eileen Spears, Suzanne McCaslin, Leslie Thompson, Vince Cicero, Sarah Allred & Miranda de Silva. For those that are full Troupe Mayyadah members, if you cannot come to set up, you are expected to stay Sunday and help tear down and load the trailer. For those that are looking to become members of the troupe, this is a good way to show your eagerness to want to be a full member. We set up a small nomadic village. It takes a lot of work to set up and a lot of work to tear down. For tear down, this process takes several hours. We are considered “done” when the trailer is loaded and ready to drive off site. Before we ever start, I’d like to say “Thank You” for all you hard work you are going to be doing.

MEALS:

For those who are staying, it's a potluck event. Everyone contributes. I will be sending out a list of who is to bring what. After much trial and error, we find this way works the best. We will be posting the menus on the website by the end of the month. Please check out the menus, we always eat well and it will list there what you will need to bring for a meal.

NEW: Breakfasts will be prepared and cleaned up after by the wonderful men in our encampment. Hip Hip Hazah!!!! I know all the ladies want to say thank you in advance to Roger (head cook), Tyler, Garrett, Lightening, Jason, Frank and Vince. We couldn’t get beautiful in the morning without you!

MEALS:

FRIDAY NIGHT: (plan for 20 people) Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Ribs, Potato Salad

Pulled Pork: Dana, Garrett

Ribs: Bubbles & Lightening

Rolls: Kayla, Garrett

Cole Slaw to put on sandwiches: Suzanne

Potato Salad: Leslie

SATURDAY BREAKFAST: (plan for 20 people) Pancakes & Sausage

Pancake Mix: Chelle

Sausage Links: Janet ( 10 pkgs)

Butter: Frank (2 lbs)

Syrup: Frank (1 large bottle)

SATURDAY LUNCH:

We generally do finger foods & nibble type food. Would the following people bring lunch food to share:

Rachael Greenley, Emily Eiolley, Sara Scott, Elyse MacKenzie, Laurie Miller, Cher Relles, Sumitra Angepat, Cassia Soldano

SATURDAY DINNER: (plan for 24 people) Beef Stew & Rolls & Butter

Beef Stew: Eileen Spears

Dinner Salad & Dressing: Jeannie Teplasky

Rolls & Butter: Suzanne McCaslin

SUNDAY BREAKFAST: (plan for 22 people) Chorizo, Potato & Egg Burritos

Chorizo: Roger (3 lbs)

Eggs: Vince (4 doz.)

Hash Browns: Chelle (4 bags)

Grated cheese: Laurie Lytle (3 lbs)

Large Flour Tortillas: Michelle Arnston (3 doz.)

SUNDAY LUNCH:

We generally do finger foods & nibble type foods. Would the following people bring lunch food to share:

Miranda de Silva, Sarah Allred, Marjhani, Heather Calderwood, Krischana, Melynie Thomas, Jeriah Miehi, Jessica Mooney, Missy Denney

We also at this time need donations of paper plates & Country Time Lemonade mix. All contributions are extremely welcome! email Chelle here

* * * WARNING * * *

This is SERIOUS

We have a dancer that is allergic to Cantaloupe an related melons

So ... ABSOLUTELY NO MELONS allowed in camp PERIOD

NONE, Not even your own private stash.

It will be removed and trashed far away from camp then YOU will be drawn and quartered - (Google it).

Now that being said, ONLY Watermelon is acceptable

>>> Watermelon ONLY is OK <<< ONLY >>> Thank you

LIBATIONS & DRUGS:

Bring what it is you like to drink. The guild will provide lemonade. You may bring alcohol. You may drink during the day while the public is here. BUT: DO NOT GET DRUNK DURING FAIR HOURS. That being said, what happens after the mundanes go home, that’s your business. Just keep in mind: the next morning those drums sound REALLY loud when you have a hangover. (Sage advice from Vodka Sally & Rum Rita.)

The following shouldn’t have to be said but through experience we find that we must:

We do not tolerate hard drugs. If I see that you are tweaking, I will remove you immediately. You will not be allowed back but WE are not yo' momma, so, we all understand that weed is not a hard drug. Get the munchies and eat the food, if you wish. Dance to your own drummer.

And Lastly Troupe Mayyadah's ONLY RULE:

NO DRAMA .

Don’t create it, don’t encourage it.

If you see it, have the urge to create it, please, come to me immediately so we can put an end to it fast. We are here to have fun!

Again to view Ojai Official Event Rules - Click Here these are the promoters rules, we have nothing to say about them.

<Sigh>

Now back to the regularly scheduled program ----

COSTUMING: CLICK HERE for the costume & Make-up guidelines.

Ladies: you must wear a choli or short shirt under you coin bra. No bare skin under the bra. (that is just as nasty as bare legs) See the guide lines for colors, fabric, etc. Basically, dress tribal to the max! For those ladies that dance other than tribal, see the guidelines for fabric, etc. We DO want you to keep your individuality within the time period we are portraying.

NEW: Please bring your belongings and costuming in a plastic tub with your name on all 4 sides. This helps make efficient use of space in the ladies tent as we can stack them and it keeps all your belongings in one place. Plus bring fabric to cover your tub.

MISC. NECESSITIES:

If you have a paper umbrella I suggest you bring it, you will want the shade for strolling around. Bring plenty of sunscreen, and plenty of water to drink. We will have a private area behind out tents for the kitchen & a place to escape the public & hide the coolers. You are welcome to bring a chair to sit on. If you do, you have to bring enough of some type of appropriate fabric to cover it completely, front, sides & back. No modern day items are allowed, it spoils the atmosphere we are trying to create and the officials will ask us to remove it if they see it. Also, please bring something to drink from that would be ren faire appropriate. Check our website, Roger will put up some photos of what is appropriate.

HENNA , HOOKAH and GLOW STICKS: I will be bringing the henna to put the mark of Mayyadah on all my lovely dancers. (It’s my favorite part of the whole morning, I get to spend close time with each and every one of you). I will be bringing the hookah. If you have a favorite shisha and want to share feel free to bring it. Rum Rita, Vodka Sally and their cohorts LOVE glow stick bracelets. All gifts of glow-in-the-dark fun are highly encouraged and appreciated. :-)

DANCERS & MUSICIANS:

Dana Johnson is our Dance Director and Mistress of the ladies tent. Please follow her directions. If you have any questions, please EMAIL HER HERE

Roger Hendrix is in charge of the musicians, if you have any questions, please contact him HERE.

Thank you in advance for everyone's time & contributions to this event. Without everyone's participation, it wouldn't be the success it is. WE are the best damn camp at Faire.

The drapes pull around this awning and enclose our dance floor to make a BIG tent ....

Volunteers needed for:

Set up - Chelle & Roger Hendrix, Janet & Frank Cunningham, Dana & Garrett Johnson, Kayla Emard, Eileen Spears, Suzanne McCaslin, Leslie Thompson, Vince Cicero, Sarah Allred & Miranda de Silva.

Tear down -

Meal Clean-up -

(please email me HERE with what you can help with)

Again, thank you for everything, let's have some fun!!!!

Chelle - Guild Mistress and First Wife

Dana - Dance Director, First Wife's Sister

call Chelle at - 805-895-8091

email CHELLE here or email DANA here

Dana and Chelle

Janet and Frank, Kearney Park Faire, Fresno, Ca 2009

Camp Troupe Mayyadah - Kearney Park Faire, Fresno, Ca 2009