In 1973, I visited my first Renaissance Faire in Agoura, where the Renaissance Pleasure Faire was creating a sixteenth-century English marketplace visited by Queen Elizabeth I and her entourage. It was an epiphany for me, and the following year I returned as a working participant, earning my way as a 'chair bearer' for Her Majesty's entourage. Over the years, I have performed as Christopher Marlowe, an English Country Dancer, a Groom in Lord Burleigh's household, multiple commedia dell'arte characters, and a host of roles on the faire's stages.

In the early 2000s, I played the mascot 'Touchstone' the fool for the Heart of the Forest Fairs in Santa Barbara and Novato, California. In the early 1980s, I began playing characters from history, such as Emperor Norton, at special events.

In 2008, I began playing Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain in the PBS movie ‘Dreamland: Mark Twain in Jerusalem’. I’ve portrayed Twain for various living history events and even lectured on my journey to become Mark Twain for the Center for Mark Twain Studies in Elmira, NY.

Since 1974, I have created original characters and characters from history. I have developed, cast, directed, written, produced, and acted in dozens of living history shows. These include the Sacramento History Museum’s five-year run of Time Travel Weekends, Gold Rush Days, the Waterfront Festival, the Ghosts of Olompali, numerous Renaissance Faires, the Charles Dickens Christmas Fair, events for the state office of cultural affairs at the California Governor’s Mansion, and many others.

In 2023, I was certified as a docent for Columbia State Historic Park, where I trained 60 volunteer participants for the State Park’s annual ‘Diggins’ spring event.