A New Faire and some Openings

Greetings,
I represent a new faire, the Joplin Renaissance Festival, in Joplin, MO. It’s in a lovely park, Landreth Park and goes up April 26th and 27th. I portray Queen Elizabeth and also am the Entertainment Director (yes, I know that’s too much for one person!) As many people are hesitant to sign on with a new faire, I can assure that the owner is a magnificent promoter with years of management experience who has the entire entertainment budget already put aside in advance; impressive indeed. Here’s the web-site (still in progress!) http://www.joplinrenfestival.com/

We’re currently seeking someone experienced in Games management to help the owner establish a games program for the faire. The position doesn’t pay a salary but if the right person has some patron-worthy, portable games to bring to the faire and run them, that would be ideal.

We are also looking for a Children’s Realm manager to develop and administer the children’s area at this new faire. There are local Scouting groups available to help staff the area and the park already has a lovely children’s playground area that will be fenced off for the purpose of children’s activities. We already have booked several stage shows who will be doing some shows in that area, namely Lady Nancy’s Silly Songs of the Selkie and Lord Kerridwyn. We also have booked Brother Donald who will have his usual story-telling spot beneath one of the large trees.

For stage and street entertainment we have booked the Bedlam Bards (http://www.bedlambards.com/), the Limey Birds (http://www.limeybirds.com/main.html), Queen’s Gambit (http://www.queens-gambit.com/), the Musical Blades, the Lord Mayor’s Company, Byron T. Bear, Matthew the Magician, the Red Moon Tribe, Sonic Sidhe Tribe drum group, Twisted Blades, Howl-O, Seymoure Graves and others. As of now, the roster of paid entertainers and stage shows is completely filled.

We also have several reinactor groups and educational groups, including; the Royal Gauntlet Birds of Prey, Five Rings Fencing (http://www.fiveringsfencing.org/), the Bramble School of Defense (http://www.bbramble.com/), the Brotherhood of Steel. Our Weapons Master for the faire is Mark Wickersham; any and all sword play and fighting must be passed by him for safely, such events will then be passed by me as ED for entertainment value. I delegate!

We are thrilled to have the Yeoman Body Guard of the Yeoman Warders from KCRF (http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/yeomenRBG/?yguid=256855343) as our Royal Guard. We are also thrilled to have Mother Pockets Soup Kitchen providing food and mothering for the participants’ lunches.

This is the sister faire to White Hart Renaissance Festival (www.historic-arts.com)

Anyone interested in joining us should contact the owner, Bruce Morgan at abug.eater@yahoo.com as to the open positions and opportunities or me, rowangolightly@gmail.com regarding entertainment.

Or just come and see us in the village of Fareham, Hampshire in England on April 26 & 27th, 1575!

Huzzah!