Kate Schuyler

Revels came into my life at an important transition time - the camaraderie and support were invaluable in helping me step into a new way of being in the world. I am forever grateful for the experience of being part of a very fun group of fellow music and community theater lovers, and learning how to stretch into new roles helped me inhabit my own life in a different way. I treasure the relationships we developed: friendships with fellow cast and artistic team members, with the beautiful music, and with the traditions we offered each year to each other and the audience.

Robert and I each shared our first Revels experience in 1998 as stage husband and wife. We discovered that we enjoyed many of the same musical interests and developed a strong friendship over the years.

Betsy and I first met through the contradance community in California in the 1980's. It was a treat to run into her and Mark at contradance events in Oregon after they moved here, and an even bigger treat to share the Revels experience together. Her positivity, excellent musicianship, and fun-loving attitude were a gift to all of us.

I think "big" musical pieces have been some of the most potent memories I have taken away from being part of the Revels productions: Rotate, L'Homme Armé, Gaudete, Travellers Prayer, Personent Hodie, and O Magnum Mysterium to name a few. Being a dancer is also a very potent memory, in particular dancing in Abbott's Bromley and in the Scandinavian show in 2008.