That Medieval Thing’s annual Revels event this year was about two rivaling families, the Eriksons and the Danes, set in the Medieval Ages. The main conflict of the play was about an attack one family had made on the other’s village. The two families decided to get together for a dinner in the name of a “peace treaty,” with drama and swordfighting ensuing.
TMT hosted several student vendors, selling an array of goods from jewelry to stickers. Many of these vendors were successful, and they were also given food from the event.
Julia Kolenda (‘27), a vendor at the event, had good things to say. “My experience at Revels as a vendor was really positive. It was my first time vending at the event, so I was really excited to be there,” said Kolenda.
Along with the play, the event had special catering from outside of the usual Gourmet Dining. The courses included salad, french onion soup, chicken with rice and pretzels. They also notably had vegan options for those who requested.
It was easy to see the immense amount of careful planning and work that went into the event – picking up food, setting up the Ehinger Center, preparing the food and running around to make sure that nothing catches on fire.
Equally visible was the work the actors put in, from first rehearsals to the end, and this work came through in the acting and swordfighting choreography that was executed.
There were several swordfighting scenes, and the audience members could not get enough of the flying swords and sparks.
“I thought that it was well choreographed, and I really enjoyed being able to see something like that on our campus,” said Edgar Guzman (‘28).
The director of TMT, Samantha De Falco (‘25), had many things to say about her time and work put into being in TMT. “I also feel like, with TMT, the biggest payoff is seeing the final product and the work that me and the other students have done all semester,“ said De Falco.
She talked more about her personal time being in TMT, seeing as the club is small and more tight-knit.
“I feel like I’ve made an impact even in a small group that I worked with while being in TMT. It will be one of the things I remember most now that I am graduating,” said De Falco.
At the end of the event, members of the club gathered around to give the graduating director a parting gift. De Falco is an Italian American, so fittingly, the gift was a hoodie with “Olive Garden Gangster” on the front.
“Seeing the final product is very rewarding and makes everything worthwhile. I feel immense pride in watching the work everyone has done all semester,” said De Falco.
TMT’s next event will be the highly anticipated annual Medfest in the spring.
Kayla Kiernan is a sophomore majoring in Spanish and political science and minoring in Italian.
