Archive for January 14th, 2009

Scottish Renaissance Festival (Santa Cruz, CA)

The Scottish Renaissance Festival is an annual celebration of culture through music, theatre, crafts, and art. Whether people come to watch the kilted Highland warriors or the beautiful Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots, the lively music or the wondrous crafts, the miraculous magician or the comedic thespian, the playful faerie or the tubby black [...]



Florida Renaissance Festival jobs

Florida The Florida Renaissance Festival begins in just under a month and there are still a few jobs open. If you’ve ever wanted to work a Faire, it’s a great time to give it a shot. Whether you work a ticket booth, sell food and souvenirs, or run beverages, …



Behind the Burlap – Another RenFaire Site

http://behindtheburlap.com – RenFaire reviews, editorials, and the like. Yep, another one!



Nuts and Bolts – Meditations on the Hat Line

I dress up in silly clothing and act like a fool for a half hour and people give me money. It’s a good scam if you can do it.- me, describing my show
At the end of any pass the hat show, there’s a moment where the performer takes the biggest …



Conversational Gambits: “That’s Not Period”

Thanks to the management for letting me in the gates… here’s something that’s been rattling around in my head and I’d love to get some feedback on it: In the Big California Faires, the management used to put the hyphen in “anal-retentive” when it came to historical accuracy. The Faire was there to “Trick Into [...]



Knight Of The Living Dead..Episode 5

Episode 5
Trey
 
My Name is Trey.

As an entertainer I am billed as ‘The Professional Showoff.” I am what is know as a variety entertainer. I juggle, do contortions, escapes, slight of hand and now you can add, Save The World.

Please hold your applause till the end of the show.

It had nearly …



Bristol Renaissance Faire gets new Entertainment Director

              Bob Brinkman of Marooned has been named as the new ED for Bristol beginning immediately. a  performer at Caesar’s Magical Empire with over 4,500 shows, Bob brings 14 years of Renaissance Faire experience to Marooned. Trained at the Bristol Faire’s “Bristol Academy of Performing Arts” as well as [...]



So you want to be a stage performer. Part 2

So you have worked a few of the smaller venues for Free for a couple of years, Honing your craft and meeting people. Let’s go over those last two words again, Meeting People. Everyone you meet is a potential employer. So be polite to everyone from the person that checks you in, to the guy [...]