Whats special about the Paper Bag Mummers?
We got our name because all you need is a paper bag, which contains your script, kit (costume), and props. It then followed that our kits themselves are made from paper bags. We’re a no-rehearsal troupe on principle; our motto is “We never rehearse, we only perform!” This keeps us fresh, promotes new blood, and allows us to work with a larger body of texts using our PBM Chapbook Editions. PBM is also one of a very few dedicated mumming troupes in the North American morris community. Most mummers plays are performed by morris and/or sword dancers, so that PBM offers a creative haven for the halt, the lame, the aged, and the infirm (being founded by a retired dancer who’d run out of knees).
