Attraction looking for its next ‘Queen Elizabeth’

LONG BATHS. FUN. GOOD MORROW. I BE TEMPERANCE COSMOPOLITE AND GOOD MISTRESS OF THE CIVICS GUILD. OH, GOODY. I RIPPED THE GRAVEDIGGER FROM THE CIVICS GUILD. I AM PIPPA GLENFINNAN, THE LEADER OF THE CRAFTS GUILD. AND JEWELER ON THE SHIRE. XERXES. MARIGOLD MACANGUS, CHEF AND PERCUSSIONIST FOR THE REVELS GUILD. WE BE HERE AT THE PENNSYLVANIA RENAISSANCE FAIR. GOOD MORNING. NEWS 8. TODAY, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. VERY GOOD. FROM THE RENFAIRE. YOU MUST SAVE THE QUEEN. I FEEL LIKE IT’S SO FUNNY BECAUSE AFTER I LEFT THE RENAISSANCE FAIRE, I JUST HAD AN ACCENT ALL DAY. I WAS LIKE, HELLO, EVERYBODY. WELCOME. I DON’T KNOW WHY. IT’S GREAT. IT WAS JUST INFECTIOUS FOR SURE. LOTS OF FUN. AND IT RUNS UNTIL OCTOBER 21ST. THIS WEEKEND, IF YOU GO, IT’S OCTOBERFEST AT RENFAIRE. YEAH. HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN. OH, YEAH. YEAH. NOT THIS SEASON YET. I KNOW YOU WERE THERE. YES. A LOT OF FUN. DID YOU HAVE A TURKEY LEG? I DID, YOU HAVE TO GET THE TURKEY. THE FIRST THING I WAS LIKE, WHERE IS THE TURKEY LEG? I NEED ONE RIGHT

The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is looking for its next Queen Elizabeth. Video above: Renaissance Faire Wake Up Call.The faire’s storyline is set in 1562, during the 28-year-old queen’s first visit to the Shire of Mount Hope.”This actor must be energetic, gracious, commanding, and have a wry wit. Our Queen takes her role very seriously but is able to enjoy and find humor in whatever is thrown in their way,” a description on the faire’s audition form says.The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire 2026 season runs from Aug. 15 to Oct. 25 in Manheim, Lancaster County.Actors interested in playing the queen can apply here.

MANHEIM, Pa. —

The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is looking for its next Queen Elizabeth.

Video above: Renaissance Faire Wake Up Call.

The faire’s storyline is set in 1562, during the 28-year-old queen’s first visit to the Shire of Mount Hope.

“This actor must be energetic, gracious, commanding, and have a wry wit. Our Queen takes her role very seriously but is able to enjoy and find humor in whatever is thrown in their way,” a description on the faire’s audition form says.

The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire 2026 season runs from Aug. 15 to Oct. 25 in Manheim, Lancaster County.

Actors interested in playing the queen can apply here.

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Manheim, Lancaster County.

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Manheim, Lancaster County.