Winter’s Eve Revels Running Order

December 9 at 4:30 pm /  Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom
(Dress for adults and teens: Jewel-tone tops with black bottoms)

1. PRELUDE: “Il est bel et bon” – Brass
2. SONG: “Nova, Nova” – Chorus, Marginalia
   Chorus processes in from back of house; moves to places “onstage,” on the floor in front of the stage.
3. WELCOME – King Arthur and Queen Guinevere
   So Camelot rings with our Revelry’s sound
   I greet you, great Knights of my good Table Round
   To this final day of our festival here
   Where Christmas has come to call in the New Year!
4. CAROL: “Deck the Hall” – Full Company, Brass, Audience
5. More WELCOME?
6. CAROL: “Noël Nouvelet” – Full Company, Brass, Audience
7. DANCE: “St. Stephen’s Day” (Branle) – Part II Dancers, Marginalia
8. CHILDREN – Children, Marginalia
   — “Personent Hodie”
   — “Horse’s Bransle”
   — “Dou Way, Robin”
9. MARGINALIA
   — “Dou Way, Robin / Sancta Mater Graciae”
10. CAROL: “Joy to the World” – Full Company, Brass, Audience
11. SCENE (Boar’s Head) – Lord Bercilak
    Welcome Gawain, as good guest in this hall
    Please join in, full feasting, as friend to us all!
    Here is the Boar – We bring you his head
    Brought home for the feasting–as our bargain said!
12. CAROL: “Boar’s Head Carol” – Full Company, Brass, Audience
    With parade of food? Boar’s head?
13. SONG: “Quant je voi yver retorner” – Marginalia, Chorus
    Chorus sings French and English
14. CAROL: “Il Est Né le Divin Enfant” – Children, Peter, Full Company, Brass, Audience
    — Children first with Peter
    — Brass/All/Audience join
15. OUTRO: “Thanks, Buy Tickets, we will see you in the Lobby”
16. POEM: “Shortest Day” – Preston Jones
17. CAROL: “Sussex Mummers Carol” – Full Company, Brass, Audience