Ann-Elizabeth "A-E" Shapera, jester, connector, writer and igniter, has a lot going on in the Phooliverse! She's Milwaukee's Official Jester, with a plaque to prove it and everything, having represented Milwaukee as the first female fool to compete in the International Jester Tournament at Muncaster Castle in Cumbria, UK. She hosts Phoole & the Gang, a 2-hour weekly live interactive webshow in which she mixes dance, disco and house music live while simultaneously launching visuals and engaging a worldwide audience through a variety of chat and instant-message channels. She's an energizing and hilarious live speaker, inciting audiences to romp through truth while immersed in play. A live interactive player, singer, musician, humorist, storyteller, comedian, teacher and professional court fool, A-E is a 28-year veteran of festival street performance around the world who directed street performance at one of the largest US Renaissance Faires for ten years. Since 1993, she has portrayed Jane the Phoole, based on a real-life jester to Queen Elizabeth I. (Photos by Ivan Phillips and John Karpinsky; logo by Tiffany Thomas; smile mask by Jeff Semmerling [maskartists.com])