I began working at the foundation last October–just in time for Twilight Tales. When I agreed to participate in the event, I had no idea what I was getting myself into, and just two weeks after my first day I was decked out in colonial clothing and covered in ghost make-up and fake smallpox. It was the most fun I had ever had while working, and gave me even more reason to look forward to October every year.
We began recruiting volunteers for this year’s Twilight Tales over the summer, and the dedicated group of people who answered our call have been working tirelessly, despite the shutdown, to make this year’s event a spectacular one. After a jam-session to learn the songs (yes, you heard right–songs!), a prop design day to help transform the farm, and two rehearsals of the script, we are only one dress rehearsal away from event day.
This year’s Twilight Tales will follow Gemmy Catnach, famous “death hunter” and murder balladeer, and the ghosts that are the subjects of his sinister songs. With tales of tragic love triangles, cruel mothers, murderous affairs, and poisonings, we’ll be exploring murder and death through the music of colonial Maryland. It will be both creepy and toe-tapping as the real-life spirits of the day serenade you from the fields to the farm house, and the tobacco barn to the Tavern of Lost Souls.
This is certainly an event you don’t want to miss, and whether we’re closed or not–the show will go on! Follow the links below to learn more about the event, keep updated about its location, and to register your spot in one of the tours.
We hope to see you there!
Twilight Tales Prop Design Day
Twilight Tales Rehearsal
Blocking out the scene
Twilight Tales Rehearsal