The Kirkos Caravan cast of characters are the Kirk Assaf family and any talented students, friends, neighbors, or professionals they manage to rope in for impromptu or planned performances. The family consists of The Ringmistress (Andrea), T-Rex (Tony) Magical Maya, Joseph the Jokester, Vivacious Valentina, and Cuddly Cordelia.
We sing at our parishes in both Remus and Rome and perform at our Seasonal Feasts and workshops for family and friends. Over the years we have customized performances for the children's former schools with relevant stories, songs, costumes, and educational material. Songbird Maya has been the Little Goodwill Ambassador for the Mid-Michigan Honor Flight organization for the past few years, welcoming back WWII veterans from the nation's capitol with "God Bless America" solo performances.
About the author
Andrea Kirk Assaf is an editor, writer, and former Vatican-based journalist and voice talent. She and her family live between Rome, Italy and a farm in Remus, Michigan. She and her husband created Roots in Rome, a company that hosts academic groups and pilgrims in the Eternal City. Besides writing, her major "work" is her family's school of formation, the Kirkos Caravan. The youngest daughter of Russell and Annette Kirk, Andrea continues the Kirk legacy through compiling anthologies of her father’s work, administering the Russell Kirk Reading Group, and assisting the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal as a member of their board of advisors. You can find her at www.thekirkoscaravan.com and her Little Book of Wisdom series can be found on Amazon. On Facebook you can find her work at The Kirkos Caravan and the Mecosta Book Village Project.
Andrea Kirk Assaf is an editor, writer, and former Vatican-based journalist and voice talent. She and her family live between Rome, Italy and a farm in Remus, Michigan. She and her husband created Roots in Rome, a company that hosts academic groups and pilgrims in the Eternal City. Besides writing, her major "work" is her family's school of formation, the Kirkos Caravan. The youngest daughter of Russell and Annette Kirk, Andrea continues the Kirk legacy through compiling anthologies of her father’s work, administering the Russell Kirk Reading Group, and assisting the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal as a member of their board of advisors. You can find her at www.thekirkoscaravan.com and her Little Book of Wisdom series can be found on Amazon. On Facebook you can find her work at The Kirkos Caravan and the Mecosta Book Village Project.