Synopsis: A Pilgrim returning from "going on Pilgrimage" meets up with an old friend in front of a church waiting to see more "relics". During the tour quite a bit of Erasmus' feelings about what a scam the pilgrimages were comes out ... This is a heavily sarcastic play.
Incidents: Only problem was a short rehearsal time, and the actors worked through that really well.
Video Tape: Yes.
DVD: Now available on same DVD as "The Whirled Tour", contact Hirsch for details (probably $5-10, just to cover the cost of the discs, the case, etc. and any postage would need to be tacked on).
The Script:
Pilgrimmage: Acrobat
The Cast:
| Cornelius | Reginald of Whetmoor (Cedric) |
| Margery | Joanna Melissa Ronsivalle |
| A Monk | Robyn McClaren |
| A Nun | Margrethe Astrid Ravn |
| Announcer | Hirsch von Henford |
I couldn't think of anything to put on the program to make it funny, so just left it nice and simple this time. Maybe next performance ... <grin>
1 From the collection The Colloquies of Erasmus, this play is based on two different Colloquies: "Rash Vows" (De visendo loca sacra or De votis temere susceptis) and "A Pilgrimage for Religion's Sake" (Peregrinatio religionis ergo). The author (Anne of Ochkham -- go to the "The Troupe" link in the main menu) states that if any are interested, she can obtain publication data ...
The opening and closing bits with Arnold/Margery and Cornelius talking pretty much come from "Rash Vows". The details of the relics, etc., are from "A Pilgrimage ...".