"Mira"

Catherine Mary Scarlett Campbell (Director) began performing in the woodland at age 5 with her dog Guinness, "for the trees and whoever else was listening." In grade two, she played the Big Bad Wolf to rave reviews, and became so immersed in her role that the other children refused to play with her. More recently, Cate has played the lead in Symphony in Indigo (unreleased), and a tiny part in The Key of the Dragon King (in production). Besides the Belles, Cate's favorite stage roles include: "Antigone", "Phyllis" (T.V. Land), and "Cate" (The Courtesans). Cate plans to hit Europe next summer with Rhian, Lisa, and Ruth to perform across the continent. They may never return. Cate would like to thank her friend Amethyst Mariani and her grandmother Josephine.

Contact at: Mira@BellesofBedlam.com

"Maggie"

Ruth E Daughters' (Assistant director) first major role was the lead in a production put on by her girl scout troop. Years later, she is a veteran of numerous song and dance performance troupes, and even has a television pilot and a movie to her credit. Ruth would name as her most memorable performance the partnering with tap dance great Chester Whitmore for a New Years Eve swing dance show in Las Vegas. Ruth fills her spare time with costuming, dancing, singing karaoke with her cult, and pondering potential subject matter for her next theoretical coffee table book.

Contact at: Maggie@BellesofBedlam.com

"Mariah"

Rhiannon Mariani (Owner/Producer) has been working the Renaissance Pleasure Faire since she was just a baby. She was on stage for the first time when she was three years old with La Perduta Commedia. Outside of Faire, she is a high school student who enjoys dancing, swimming, photography, fast cars and the boys who drive them, and of course shopping. She is an only child, which means that she loves being the center of attention as much as humanly possible. Rhiannon is always willing to perform upon request, as well as not upon request - actually, most of the time she just won't shut up.

Anita DeRoover first attended Renaissance Faire in 1988. In 2001 she met a group of people from loopedatfaire.com who encouraged her to attend some smaller faires with them. By Southern Faire that year, she was working at Hallowed Tree Furniture, which was her home for three seasons. While working for them at Northern, she met the girls of the Belles of Bedlam, and became fond of their show. When auditions were held in 2003, she was encouraged to participate, and became Minerva Peeling. Anita comes from a long line of performers, so it only seems natural that she landed here.

"Mary"

Sandi Graham has been performing most of her life. Singing solo and in groups throughout the years she includes, The Ladies Oratorical and Recreational Society (LORS), the Soiled Doves, and The Belles of Bedlam, since 2002. Dance training includes: ballet, tap, modern dance choreography, Middle Eastern, and traditional Irish step-dance. Sandi is an experienced performer and teacher. Credits include: assistant dance choreographer Diablo Valley College, a Professional Belly dancer/teacher - 15 years in the San Francisco Area, Mc Bride School of Irish Dance, and The Shanachie Irish Dance Troop. Performing in plays and musicals since high school, and 23 years of live street and stage theatre at the Renaissance Pleasure Fairs of California, she has recently been performing melodramas (Jack Is Back!) and Commedia dell’ Arte in addition to the Belles. When she is not performing, Sandi assists the Workshop in the Woods program bringing educational theater and traditional crafts to school children in California, a mother of three and a preschool teacher in training.

"Mara"

Heather Housman's passion for music started at age nine when her fairy godmother gave her piano lessons. Thus began a life-long passion for singing, music and dance. She started working at Renaissance Faires in 1992, and though she had been performing for over a decade she still considered herself quiet and shy. This quickly dissipated when she joined St. Georges and was apprenticed to the indomitable Frieda Paras-Jones. Since then she has been involved with numerous groups at Faire including St. Ives and the infamous constables! She joined the Belles in 2002 and has been among their beauteous ranks ever since!

Contact at: Mara@BellesofBedlam.com

"Mae"

Chelsea Keene has been involved with art and music from a very early age. She began drawing as soon as she could pick up a pencil and has since developed that interest into a strong passion for creating art both for fun and as a profession.  Throughout her years, she used her art as a way to document her life- drawing or painting various people and places that have had an impact on her life. Along with her passion for art, Chelsea has always had a love for music, from the time she was little (and got caught singing “Rubber Ducky You’re the One” in the shower) to when she began studying piano at the age of 8, to today- where she is a professional concert pianist as well as a musical composer.  Her musical career as a concert pianist has given her the opportunity to perform at many different and exciting venues including Knott’s Berry Farm, Orange County’s Labor Day Cruise and a California state convention where she played for over 4,000 people. Chelsea also does work as a model and was the 2004 Miss Norco.  She has been a faire patron since the age of 10, drawn to the musical and artistic creativity that embodies the Renaissance. She joined with the Belles of Bedlam in 2004 which has given her the chance to express herself through her music and art as well as introduced her to an amazing group of people she can call true friends.

"Willie Banger"

Dan McCann started acting in high school and continued through his college years. He appeared in independent movies and did extra work in some big name movies and t.v. shows looking for his big break. His love for stage led to shows at various theme parks, including Disneyland and Universal Studios. One day, he found the long lost home he had been searching for years to find, the Renaissance Faire. He was welcomed in by the Boar's Head Inn, singing, flirting, and telling jokes at The Royal Feast, and Willie Banger was born. After many, many years at the Boar's Head for both northern and southern California faires, Willie roamed and his story grew. He decided to spend time at sea so he joined the crew of the pirate ship, the Cukoo's Nest (one of southern's ale stands). Having expertly broken every rule as a pirate, he then joined the Constables of northern as a consultant on how peasants might break the laws of the shire. However, his advice proved only slightly helpful toward enforcing the laws. Rather, he seemed to serve only to increase the amount of ale the group could put away on a weekendly basis. So Willie was put to work in the constable owned ale stand, the Cat and the Fiddle, to work off his tab. Upon his return to the southern shire, he was able to fool others into thinking he was a different Willie, one Master Shakespeare, whom he looks amazingly like. Under this guise, he was able to meet the Queen and hobnob with the nobles. In all his travels, he has bragged about "knowing" the Peeling sisters, and, whenever possible, he drops on by their tavern for a song and drink.

"Melissa"

Tara Jennifer Pool, a North San Diego resident, is an award-winning singer, actress and costumer. She has been active in amateur and professional theatre for over 16 years, and with medieval and Renaissance groups for over 13. She works as an executive receptionist for a Fortune 500 company to fund her theatrical passions. Her musical pursuits currently include the Cheshire Singers (www.cheshiresingers.com), the Spirit of Christmas Past, and solo performances. She has also sung with the San Diego Master Chorale, and worked in several local area theaters in a myriad of capacities from lead actress to tech to costumer to director. Her 'favorite' roles are too numerous to mention, as she's been privileged to originate many of them, but William Shakespeare and Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England are definitely two of the best. Tara is a charter member of the San Diego Shakespeare Society, co-guildmistress of the Knights of St. Christopher, and a member of more 'period' groups than you can shake a stick at. Finding herself now amongst this flock of sisters is actually a dream come true for her, and she is delighted to finally be where her heart has yearned to go since 2002.

 

Wes Wright, a ten year veteran of the California Renaissance Faires, has been acting with the Belles of Bedlam show since RPFN 2000. Wes has been acting, singing and hamming it up since birth. Wes’ favorite roles include: Dicken “A Secret Garden”, Rolf “Sound of Music” and Jackson “Pump Boys and Dinettes”. When not on stage with the Belles of Bedlam, you can also find Wes singing and playing his guitar in the Poxy Boggards show. Wes is married to the ever lovely Jenny Wright who portrays the Mistress of Misrule at RPFS. Wes works in the telecommunications industry, and dreams someday of becoming a recording engineer. Wes enjoys good beer, good friends and making people laugh.

"Devon"

Devon Boyd's musical life began with a short lived experiment with the trumpet. After a year of that nonsense he switched over to the clarinet for 1 year, switched to bass clarinet for another 4 years, added the Tenor and Bari Saxophone through high school and college. Recently dragged kicking and screaming to Northern Renaissance by his lovely wife, Tess Boyd, Devon was introduced to the Belles. The Belles, upon finding out that he was a 10 year guitar vet, scooped him up for an audition. He began playing with the Belles the next weekend. In Devon's past life he was a guitar playing singer songwriter / front man for the bands a.k.a. Bean and Abner. He has one CD to his credit and a score of 100 plus songs under his belt.