(left) The Mud Circus, original cast recording

Taken at the Great Lakes Medieval Faire in 2000, the trio poses in front of their self-made pit.  Construction included a sunken trampoline (visible in blue), dual levels, wide berms, a zipline, a standing trapeze, and immense audience seating in its own arena, just over the bridge from the rest of Avaloch.  Characters left to right are: Willa Sloppitt (Jennifer Christa Palmer) Pester Quagmire (Brook Collin Hall) and Scab (Ryan H. Gigliotti).
photo by Mystic Images
photo by Mystic Images
(left) Willa Sloppitt (with the Muckmasters)
photo by Mystic Images
Bay Area Renaissance Festival, 1999

          Taken during the Muckmasters' show, "The Contest" in Largo, FL Willa Sloppitt (Jennifer Christa Palmer) glowers at the referee, Ooozy VonWinkle (played by Tom Zadoyko, not pictured)
          Willa burst forth from the skull of Zeus immediately after her identical twin cousin, Ploppy Nardsquatter.  She originally resided in the Shire of Mt. Hope (in 1993)  After a spill into the privies left her permanently stained, she breifly visited Puddleton in 1999, and was most recently seen in the shire of Avaloch (Great Lakes Medieval Faire).
          She is patient zero of the highly contaigious affliction known as mud butt.
(left) Scab (with the Muckmasters)
photo by Mystic Images
Bay Area Renaissance Festival, 1999

          Also taken during the "The Contest" in Largo, FL,  Scab (Ryan H. Gigliotti) addresses the crowd from the mud pit.  (They were apparently lacking addresses.)
          Scab spent his formative years as a highly paid concierge in an exclusive country club. He was ostracized from elite society when his addiction to mud was revealed. His age was a mystery, until we sawed off his arm to count the rings.
          Fortunately, he is part chameleon, so it grew right back.
(right) Willa Sloppitt (with The Mud Circus)
Great Lakes Medieval Faire, 2000

Willa in action during the World Mud Games.  The zipline pictured led directly into the mud pit.  She was competing for the title of "Ring Mudster" against Pester Quagmire, pictured below.
(right) Scab (at hat pass)
Bay Area Renaissance Festival, 1999
Willa Sloppitt and Scab (with the Muckmasters)
photos by Jon Painter
Bay Area Renaissance Festival, 2003

          These three photos were all taken during the Muckmasters' show, "Ant'ny and Cleo" in Largo, FL.   (above left) Willa Sloppitt (Jennifer Christa Palmer) stalks Mark Anthony.  (above right) Scab (Rayn H. Gigliotti) amidst the crowd. (left) Scab tosses Ooozy VonWinkle (Tom Zadoyko) over his shoulder into the mud.
          
You are entering the Realm of Mud!
(courtesy of Willa and Scab)