Medieval York’s dramatists, in order to show their plays to everyone across their city, had each play repeat multiple times at multiple stations. That means a very long performance day, with roughly 5-minute-long transitions every 20-25 minutes or so! Most likely, the dramatists turned to the local waits, resident musicians officially appointed by the medieval city, to bring life to these transitions and keep the energy alive.

So we need waits — we are looking for volunteer musicians! We welcome musicians of any genre, solo acts or groups, playing music from any period and location, as long as your music can be easily started and stopped on cue, and can be heard clearly and powerfully outdoors without amplification.

We’re hoping to have two music acts ready to play, located at opposite ends of our outdoor space, at all times — we’re asking music acts to sign up in three-hour chunks of time, during which you’ll likely have 6-8 opportunities to play an interlude of 4-7 minutes.  Click here to see what time-slots are still available — and then contact us to sign up for a spot, or to learn more!