Open Stage or Bard's Night

Name: Open Stage or Bard's Night

Time of the Year: Any Fall or Spring Festival

Length of the Event: A few days

Stemming from old traditions of barroom storytelling and public orations, the Open Stage is a simple event popular at many festivals around the world. Amateurs, layman, and the proverbial "common folk" are invited to come up on stage and perform brief skits or stories for the public. Sometimes brief scripts are provided, if only to give the "actors" a place to start, but the expectation is that any stories will be spontaneous. All the event really requires is a stage though conventionally an assortment of props, costumes, and "libations" are provided as well. - Tesla Ranger