On December 31st, Port Townsend held its 2nd annual First Night event, a community celebration. Last year I was commissioned by the Jefferson County Historical Society to build a glowing anchor that would be raised up at midnight (NY time), then followed by a shower of fireworks. This year I also recruited several friends to do a Mummer's Play, "St. George and the Frightful Dragon", that we performed in front of City Hall before the anchor went up. The characters include the Fool (me), St. George (Zach Nesmith), his Squire (Mason Stan) , the Frightful Dragon (Karen Starling), and the Doctor (Dr. Gary Forbes). We were also joined by local musicians Otto and Kristin Smith who contributed their musical expertise to the mix.
