Action, Comedy,
Magic & Daring Feats!
New! Archery Tournament
The best archers in England are gathering to compete in honour of Queen Elizabeth. Will Robin Hood and his Merry Men be lured out of the Greenwood by the prize of the Golden Arrow? And will the Sheriff of Nottingham use the contest to finally trap his nemesis?
12:00 - Roselawn Field
Arsene Dupin
The “MAGIKHANA” Show
Internationally –Renowned Artiste of Mime, Magic, Comedy & Juggling, Arsene Dupin has delighted audiences world-wide with his Amazing Illusions and Ingenious Comedy! Recognized As One of the Greatest Performers in the World! Winning the Hearts and Inspiring the Laughter of the Audience within Moments
11:00, 12:30, 2:30, 4:00 - Teatro Del Sol Stage
Birds of Prey
Continuous Birds of Prey demonstrations by master Falconer Steve Hody throughout the day. 12:00, 1:30, 3:00, 5:30
Chit-Chat with Do-Good & the Kat
Join Katastrophy DeMarque and The Lady Blanche Dorothea-Rose as they introduce you to a few of the madcap villagers of the shire! This variety show offers everything from musical guests to romantic advice and everything in between. Fun for the entire family!
12:00 - Fool’s Stage
 Ded Bob!
(Rated PG-13) “Dedly” Humor! Bob and his faithful dummy Sluj use unsuspecting audience members to assist in Mischievous & Outrageous Comedy! The hardest working cadaver in show business is back with all matters bawdy and profane. Corpse comedy and audience interaction at their finest!
11:15, 1:30, 3:15, 5:30 - Pageant Wagon
 The Dextre Tripp Thrill Show
A dazzling display of daring and deathdefying doom! Featuring rope walking, juggling and chainsaws!
Rope Walking Show, 11:45 & 1:15
Fire & Water Show, 3:15; 400 water balloons, a roll of duct tape and explosives... of course.
Skill & Nerve Exhibitions! 5:00; See incredibly tall unicycling, amazingly dangerous stupid stunts...and things that might not work.
All Shows at Teatro del Sol Stage
New! Faeries
The Fairies have arrived in Sterlingshire! These gentle spirits of Nature will enchant children as well as the child at heart. See the Faire Fairy Folk around the village or discover them in their home in the Enchanted Forest located on Forest Walk.
Hey Nunnie Nunnie!
A comic nun duo with hilarious antics and silly songs of inspiration designed to make you laugh so loud you’ll think you’ve died and gone to heaven!
11:30, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00
Sherwood Forest Stage
(Aug 27 - Sept 25)
Jayna Lee, Aerial Acrobatics
Jayna presents Aerial Acrobatics! Come see the girls on the daring trapeze! This acrobatic circus show includes graceful aerial silk, dynamic static trapeze, juggling, stilt-walking, acrobatics, stunts, comedy, and occasionally fire-eating. Performing at Aerial Acrobatics Stage.
11:00, 12:15, 1:30, 3:30, 5:00
The Joust
RoundTable Productions
Step back in time and witness an event fit for the Queen, her court and commoners alike. The Royal Joust accurately captures the feeling of a true historic joust, you will witness knights in shining armor, ladies in majestic gowns, the grandeur of colorful warhorses, all the pomp and pageantry of the tournament that has thrilled people’s imagination for five hundred years.
2:00, 6:00 - Roselawn Tournament Field
Stewart & Arnold Knife Throwing
Blades and jokes fly as this father & son duo risk their lives for your amusement!
11:00, 1:30, 3:00, 5:00 Sherwood Forest Stage
Trial & Punishment
The Shire of Sterling may be filled with miscreants and scofflaws but never fear! The Sheriff and his guards, with help from vigilant townsfolk, will see that wrongdoers are brought to justice, and Queen Elizabeth herself shall pass judgement. Visitor or villager, no one is above the law and the punishments will leave you howling... in laughter!
5:00 - Pageant Wagon Stage
Vixens En Garde
The Dueling Show (2:30pm)- Follow the Vixens’ “Rules of Dueling”! Slinging steel and Shakespearean insults in a sword-fighting show that transforms a street brawler into a rapier-wielding “Gentleman.”
The Wooing Show (3:30pm) - A must see for anyone who wants to be irresistible to the one that captures their heart. There is a happy ending for everyone!
The Pirate Show (11:30 & 5:00) - PG-13 Rated Arrrrrrrr for piratical swashbuckling, singing, and high-seas hijinks and audience participation! Join their crew! Avast ye scurvy dogs--this is The Vixens “Pirate Booty Call To Arms!”
All shows at Tudor Rose Stage
Wacky Chicken Show!
This national act deftly blends magic, a musical washboard & raw eggs with hilarious poultry antics to create a fun filled show for all ages.
11:30, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00 - Sherwood Forest Stage (Aug 6-14)
Washing Well Wenches
The Washing Well Wenches take up residence in the Shire of Sterling to earn a living by cleaning laundry... or by marrying a wealthy man. This naughty and tempestuous twoseome will win your hearts with a rollicking, laugh-filled, one of a kind show!
12:00, 2:30, 4:00 - Pageant Wagon Stage |
Dance & Storytelling
Belly Dancers
Explore Egypt, Arabia and the Orient without leaving your seats! Join Gina, Elizabeth and Veldrina as they take you on a musical journey of song and dance from the lands of sun and sand.
11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 4:30 - Fool’s Stage, 6:30 - Music Pavilion
Maypole/Peasant Dance
Emily Rouch, Choreographer. Come be a part of the magic as shire residents (and a few from the Greenwood!) dance the Maypole! Fun for adults and children.
1:30, 4:00 - Maypole
Joust Spectacular
Alexandra Hastings, Director. Swords and shields! Flags and drums! The entire village of Sterling turns out in martial array to welcome Queen Elizabeth and her Court to the Royal Joust.
5:50 - Roselawn Tournament Field
Brother Donald the Storyteller
Donald Heller. A Master Storyteller. Located near the Chessboard, hidden in the trees, Brother Donald tells curiously intriguing stories in a captivating style one must experience! Delightfully engaging, a pleasure to see and hear! 3 &1/2 hours of CONTINUOUS STORYTELLING at The Storytellers Nook from 1:00 to 4:30
Gi Shiata (Deception Theater)
Sleight of hand artist Bret Blackshear creates interactive mysteries with cards, rings, coins, thimbles, and rope. Watch him and you will say simply “wow”. Performing throughout the village.
Jeremiah Wiggins
Joshua Stafford. Human ambassador to the faires. Find him wandering the shire telling stories of the fairy realm and performing fairy magic. Sept 10-25 only.
 Raven
Joshua Stafford. A magical bird man who roams the village on a giant ball and performs extraordinary street magic and lunacy. Sept 10-25 only.
Storybook Theatre
Written and Directed by Dan O’Driscoll & Ann Alford
“The Terrible Ogre” was terribly misunderstood. All she wanted to do was find a friend. Instead she ran afoul of the Evil Witch! In “The Witch’s Revenge”, the Evil Witch and Rotten Tree plot mischief and mayhem upon the unsuspecting Terrible Ogre and her friend, the Happy Woodsman. Will the dastardly duo succeed?!
Recommended for ages 5-8
The Terrible Ogre: 12:30 pm - Fool’s Stage
The Witch’s Revenge: 2:30 pm - Fool’s Stage |
Music
Cast in Bronze
Originally created to showcase the haunting beauty of the carillon by demonstrating its versatility with other instruments. Played by a silent & masked “spirit” who appears to breath life into the instrument. It has to be experienced! 11:30, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00, 5:30 - Music Pavilion
Crimson Pirates
Robin Flanagan, Dir. (Ann Alford, Robin Flanagan, Don Kilcoyne, Christopher Leidenfrost-Wilson, Dan O’Driscoll and Karen O’Hara, with special appearances by Jared Hoffert, Kelly Kilcoyne, Lionel Ruland and Rick Nestler)
If there’s no relaxation to be had anywhere else, Queen Elizabeth knows she can spend a happy half hour with Sterling’s resident scurvy crew as they offer up songs of shipwreck, lost love and spilt beer.
12:00pm - Sherwood Forest Stage, 4:00pm - Blue Boar Inn
New! Cu Dubh
The sounds of ancient thundering war drums and skirling dual bagpipe like you’ve never heard before. Tribal warrior music at its best, Viking. Pagan. Celt. Raider. Lover. Fighter. Music for the warrior in all of us. 11:00 - Blue Boar; 12:30, 4:30 - Sherwood Forest Stage; 6:30 - Music Pavilion, Aug 27-Sept 25 only.
The Crown Madrigals
Robin Flanagan, Dir. Queen Elizabeth and members of her Court raise their voices with villagers from Sterling in melodious madrigals from France, Spain, Italy, Germany and of course, England. 11:00am - Music Pavilion; 1:30pm - Tudor Rose
Eddie Jeff Cahill
Songs, stories and tall tales tumble from his lips like barrels over a waterfall, shattering rings & staves on the water. A True Wandering Minstrel!
12:00 - Robin Hood’s Bridge; 1:00, 3:30 - Blue Boar Inn; 5:00 - Birds of Prey
New! Gael in the Harbor
J. Adam Wyatt, John Durant, Jr. & Christopher Marsheck.
Combining traditional Celtic and American folk tunes with a unique twist, Gael in the Harbor provides a high energy show for all ages.
12:00, 4:30 - Music Pavilion; 1:30 - Blue Boar, 3 :00 - Robin Hood’s Bridge( Aug 6-7 only)
Henry Martin
Christopher Liedenfrost-Wilson. A singer, guitarist, accordionist who will delight you with Maritime Favorites and Celtic Traditionals. Also performing with Crimson Pirates.
10:30 - Music Pavilion, 11:30, 4:30 - Blue Boar, 1:00 - Robin Hood’s Bridge
Karpathos
Paul Ash, Zarabeth, Greg Fisher, Marnen Laibow-Koser & Neel Murgai.
Performing music of Olde Europe and the Mediteranean, featuring songs and dances of the Medieval and Renaissance periods.
12:00 - Front Gate; 2:30 - Robin Hood’s Bridge
Kathleen Finnegan
Beautiful and gentle harp music that will enthrall and delight. Kathleen Finnegan brings her beautiful harp and music out to the people for everyone to experience.
5:00 - Front Gate; 12:30 - Music Pavilion; 1:30, 4:00 - Robin Hood’s Bridge; 2:30 - Blue Boar
Lady Rose The Music Box
Juliet Tripp. Mysteriously frozen until activated, she moves in a delicate mechanical manner whilst gracing the audience with a personal serenade.
Between 10:00-1:00 - Locksley Lane
Mystic Minstrels
Stuart De Usoz, Cathy De Usoz.
Unbridled, high-spirited Celt-lectic music craftly designed to inspire dance & frolic in the shire.
12:00 - Front Gate, 2:30 - Robin Hood’s Bridge
Rambling Sailors
Gregg and Susan Csikos, with a repertoire of hundreds of songs, and harmonies that please the ear and lift the spirit - Rambling Sailors is on a mission to bring traditional sea music, history and stories to the stage - delivered in the style that inspired generations of sailors to go to sea.
Sept 10, 11 & Sept 17, 18 only.
The Royal Pipers
Christa Patton & Larry Cole. Pipers of many provinces perform pavannes and pretty pieces for your pleasure.
12:30 - Blue Boar; 3:00 - Music Pavilion; 5:00 - Robin Hood’s Bridge
St. Marks Consort
Rosemary Birardi & Bob LePre. Period recorder and percussion accompaniment for Court Dance, Pastoral Dance and Maypole. Joust timpani & percussion.
10:00, 5:00 - Music Pavilion; 1:10, 3:45 - Maypole
The Singing Gravedigger
Rick Nestler. Phillip Hole sings songs of love… and death, the sea…and death, and drinking… and death. Also performing with the Crimson Pirates, not to be missed!
1:00 - Tudor Rose; 2:00 - Music Pavilion; 3:00 - Robin Hood Bridge, Sept 10-25 only.
The Sirens of Sterling
The fairest sweetest singing wenches in all the shire. Be ready for a bawdy good time!
11:30 - Robin Hood’s Bridge; 3:00, 5:00 - Blue Boar
New! Vince Conaway, Dulcimer
Hammered Dulcimer Player: Performing original, traditional, and historical music on hammered dulcimer, coupling the passion of Celtic music with the stateliness of ancient forms.
Aug 6-14 only.
1:00 - Tudor Rose; 2:00 - Robin Hood Bridge; 3:00 - Music Pavilion.
Wolgemut!
Internationally renowned musical group, Wolgemut (vol-guh-moot); an ancient Germanic word which simply means, “to be in a good mood”. Historical music played on ancient German bagpipes and drums fused with a generous amount of “wolgemutness” turns every performance into a high powered event; a Renaissance Rock Concert!
11:00 - Blue Boar; 12:30, 4:30 - Sherwood Forest Stage; 6:30 - Music Pavilion. Aug 6-21 only. |
