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|Name = Lord Wensleydale's<br>Last High Tea
|Name = Lord Wensleydale's<br>Last High Tea
|Picture = Lord Wensleydale's Last High Tea.jpg
|Picture = Lord Wensleydale's Last High Tea.jpg
|Director = [[Parallelogramophonograph]]
|Director = [[Parallelogramophonograph]]
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list| [[Alex Baia]] | [[Thedward Blevins]] | [[Jon Bolden]] | [[Bridget Brewer]] | [[Sarah Marie Curry]] | [[Halyn Erickson]] | [[Emma Holder]] | [[Mia Iseman]] | [[Madeline Malka]] | [[Jordan T. Maxwell]] | [[Jayme Ramsay]] | [[Peter Rogers]] | [[Irene White]]}}
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Alex Baia ]] | [[Andreas Fabis]] | [[Bridget Brewer ]] | [[Emma Holder ]] | [[Halyn Lee Erickson ]] | [[Irene White]] | [[Jayme Ramsay ]] | [[Jon Bolden ]] | [[Jordan T. Maxwell ]] | [[Kaci Beeler]] | [[Kareem Badr]] | [[Pseudonyms|Madeline M.]] | [[Marc Majcher]] | [[Mia Iseman ]] | [[Peter Rogers ]] | [[Thedward Blevins ]] | [[Valerie Ward]] }}
|Run = Saturday April 27 2013
|Run = Saturday April 27 2013
}}
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'''Lord Wensleydale’s Last High Tea''' was an improvised play performed as part of Digestible Feats in the 2013 Fusebox Festival.
'''''Lord Wensleydale's Last High Tea''''' was an improvised, interactive farce performed as part of Digestible Feats in the 2013 Fusebox Festival.
 
It was presented by [[Parallelogramophonograph]], who were in charge of the theatrics, and pastry chef Jodi Elliot, who was in charge of the food.
 
== Summary ==
This was a high tea held at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden.  The paying attendees were, according to the show's conceit, the guests of Lord Wensleydale, who had invited them all to high tea to make a very special announcement.
 
All cast members wore period costumes and white makeup.  Some were "guests", and sat among the paying customers.  Others were "servants", who worked the event.  Cast members interacted with the audience and with each other (typically with the guests abusing the servants).  [[Roy Janik]] emceed the event in character as "Mr. Tiddles", the house steward.
 
Several events punctuated the high tea.  Shortly after the first course, the von Geltsacks, rich visitors from Germany and the high tea's honored guests, arrived at the venue.  Towards the end of the event, Lord Wensleydale announced that he was marrying his daughter Petunia off to the Dietrich von Geltsack.  Baron von Geltsack was shocked, as he had assumed *he* would marry the young Miss Petunia.  Finally, Petunia rejected both offers, and ran off with the head servant, Mr. Tiddles.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
[[Image:Lord Wensleydale Performance.jpg|thumb|alt=A mishap with a cake at Lord Wensleydale's Last High Tea.|A mishap with a cake at ''Lord Wensleydale's Last High Tea''.]]
=== Main Characters ===
* Lord Wenseleydale (the host) -- [[Kareem Badr]]
* Lady Wenseleydale (his wife) -- [[Valerie Ward]]
* Petunia Wenseleydale (their daughter) -- [[Kaci Beeler]]
* Mr. Tiddles (their steward) -- [[Roy Janik]]
* Baron von Geltsack -- [[Andreas Fabis]]
* Dietrich von Geltsack (his son) -- [[Marc Majcher]]
=== Guests ===
* Michael Pickswithsmith (the artist) -- [[Jon Bolden]]
* Mimsy -- [[Halyn Lee Erickson]]
* Rebecca -- [[Emma Holder]]
* Elizabeth (Rebecca's sister) -- [[Mia Iseman]]
* Claire Asa Bell -- [[Pseudonyms|Madeline M.]]
* Professor Reginald "Reg" Lackwit -- [[Jordan T. Maxwell]]
* Peter Hinchcliffe -- [[Peter Rogers]]
* Rosemary Moncrieff -- [[Irene White]]
=== Servants ===
* Crasser -- [[Alex Baia]]
* Gilbert -- [[Thedward Blevins]]
* Nancy Bottomtop (from Limerick) -- [[Bridget Brewer]]
* Penny -- [[Jayme Ramsay]]
== Recognition ==
The event was nominated for an Austin Critics Table Award in 2013, under the category of "Theatrical Event."


=== "Guests" ===
== More Information ==
* ''[[Jon Bolden]]''
* [http://www.austinchronicle.com/food/2013-04-19/the-art-of-dining/ An ''Austin Chronicle'' preview of the event.]
* ''[[Sarah Marie Curry]]''
* [http://www.fuseboxfestival.com/2013-festival/lord-wensleydales-last-high-tea The Fusebox page about the event.]
* ''[[Halyn Erickson]]''
* [http://www.fuseboxfestival.com/blog/digestible-feats-does-it-again-with-lord-wensleydales-last-high-tea A review of the event.]
* ''[[Emma Holder]]''
* [http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2013-05-24/austin-critics-table-awards-2013/ The list of 2013 Austin Critics Table Award Nominations.]
* ''[[Mia Iseman]]''
* ''[[Madeline Malka]]''
* ''[[Jordan T. Maxwell]]''
* ''[[Peter Rogers]]''
* ''[[Irene White]]''


=== "Servants" ===
[[Category:Only One Performance]]
* ''[[Alex Baia]]''
* ''[[Thedward Blevins]]''
* ''[[Bridget Brewer]]''
* ''[[Jayme Ramsay]]''

Latest revision as of 23:17, 9 March 2014


Lord Wensleydale's Last High Tea was an improvised, interactive farce performed as part of Digestible Feats in the 2013 Fusebox Festival.

It was presented by Parallelogramophonograph, who were in charge of the theatrics, and pastry chef Jodi Elliot, who was in charge of the food.

Summary

This was a high tea held at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden. The paying attendees were, according to the show's conceit, the guests of Lord Wensleydale, who had invited them all to high tea to make a very special announcement.

All cast members wore period costumes and white makeup. Some were "guests", and sat among the paying customers. Others were "servants", who worked the event. Cast members interacted with the audience and with each other (typically with the guests abusing the servants). Roy Janik emceed the event in character as "Mr. Tiddles", the house steward.

Several events punctuated the high tea. Shortly after the first course, the von Geltsacks, rich visitors from Germany and the high tea's honored guests, arrived at the venue. Towards the end of the event, Lord Wensleydale announced that he was marrying his daughter Petunia off to the Dietrich von Geltsack. Baron von Geltsack was shocked, as he had assumed *he* would marry the young Miss Petunia. Finally, Petunia rejected both offers, and ran off with the head servant, Mr. Tiddles.

Cast

A mishap with a cake at Lord Wensleydale's Last High Tea.
A mishap with a cake at Lord Wensleydale's Last High Tea.

Main Characters

Guests

Servants

Recognition

The event was nominated for an Austin Critics Table Award in 2013, under the category of "Theatrical Event."

More Information

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