Fred Lauritzen

Fred Lauritzen has a degree in Music Performance from Ottawa (Kansas) University as well as many years of musical experience. A late-bloomer on the Renaissance Faire scene, he has performed as a musician and street character at the Bristol Renaissance Faire, the Cotswolds Faire and several other shows.

John C. Wiseman

John C. Wiseman (singer/songwriter/guitar/mandolin) hails from central Illinois, attended Lincoln College, Wichita (KS) State University and Illinois State University. He has nearly 40 years' experience performing in various capacities, including amateur and professional theatre, sketch comedy, and the Renaissance Faire circuit, where he spent 9 years as a member of Minstrosity. Visit his website here

Wendy Zdrodowski

Wendy Zdrodowski has been an instrumentalist since the age of 8, a singer since the age of 9, a attended her first Renaissance Faire at age 14, and decades later is still doing her level best to play dress-up for a living! As 1/3 of Minstrosity, she has played at faires and festivals throughout the Midwest and beyond since 1997. She also has years of experience in sketch comedy and character improvisation. A member of the International Costumers Guild she is a regular panelist at conventions and historical events, has operated Wench Wear Costumes since 1986, and once dressed a cow for Jerry Springer. No, she didn't ask why.