Welcome to my Renaissance Faire blog.

This blog is an addition to Renaissance Faire Pictorial.com. The site focuses on my visits to Renaissance Festivals and events in the south eastern USA. I post pictures, links, and information on faires in TN, Ky, Al, and Ga. In addition I have calendars for Renaissance, pirate, and fairy festivals. I do not list them all, there are several sites that do that. For information on others faires visit Faire Folk or Renaissance Festival.com.
I will use the blog to post festival news, audition notices, site update notices and more. Early each month I list the events for the coming month. Please drop in a comment, rate a post, or use the share this blog link to the right.

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Reminder Auditions: 2012 Georgia Renaissance Festival

Auditions for the 2012 Georgia Renaissance Festival

When: Saturday, January 28th from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm and Sunday, January 29th from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm.
Auditions by appointment will be available from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm on Sunday ONLY.
Callbacks will be Monday evening, January 30th from 7 – 10 pm.

Where: Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle

Format: Actors should prepare one comic monologue, classical or contemporary, and be prepared to do some improvisation. European accent a plus (English/Irish/German/etc.)

Musicians should prepare 1-2 songs of varying style/tempo.

Soloists, groups, vocalists, and instrumentalists are all encouraged to come audition!

Performers with other unique skills (magic, juggling, etc.) should come prepared to demonstrate their skill.

Event dates: April 14 to June 3, plus Memorial Day

Full Details at GArenfest.com

Open House: St Louis Renaissance Festival

Open House for St Louis Renaissance Festival

When: January 14, 2012   10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Where: Masonic Hall 602 Meyer Rd – Wentzville, MO 63385

Format: There will be displays and information about all guilds.  Whether your interested in becoming a member of Court, Villagers, Germans, Scots, Fae, Guards, Gypsies, Mariners, Front Gate, Orange (Cast Support) or Safety, staff will be present to answer your questions and provide you with recommendations.  Join us and find out how you can become part of the magic of bringing 1518 France to life this spring.

Never done anything like this before?  No problem!  You bring the interest and enthusiasm and we’ll take care of the rest!

Event dates May 19-June 10

Full Details at RenStL.org

Stage and Lane Act Auditions for 2012 St Louis Renaissance Festival

Stage Auditions for the 2012 St Louis Renaissance Festival

When: Saturday, January 7, 2012 2 PM – 4 PM
Saturday, January 21, 2012 10 AM – Noon
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6 PM – 8 PM

Where: Masonic Hall, 602 Meyer Rd. Wentzville, MO

Format: The St. Louis Renaissance Faire at Rotary Park in Wentzville, MO is looking for 6 to 12 street performer/buskers to entertain in the lanes at the Faire this coming season. We are seeking musicians, mimes, minstrels, magicians, jugglers, balladeers, and assorted variety artists. Performers are expected to provide their own era-appropriate costuming and props. Performers can pass the hat and may receive a small daily stipend, depending on the act.

The Faire is also looking for 3 to 6 street-theater-style stage acts appropriate for our stages, where the fourth wall is meant to be broken. Be prepared to present five minutes of your act during the audition. For more information, contact performers@renstl.org

Event dates: May 19- June 10 2012

Full Details at RSL site

Auditions for the 2012 The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Auditions for the 2012 The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
Full Time Bacchanalian Cast

When: February 11 & 11 10-5 Call for appointment: (717) 665‐7021 ext. 120

Where: Mansion at Mount Hope Estate & Winery in northern Lancaster County

Format: Bring a headshot and resume and prepare a one minute monologue and 16 bars of an a cappella song. If you play an instrument, please bring it with you!
The Bacchanalians will perform swashbuckling swordplay shows, Shakespearean dramas, interactive improvised scenarios, and rollicking music and dance numbers, all while portraying Elizabethan characters. The Bacchanalian Cast commitment is 16 weeks beginning with 4 weeks of intensive rehearsals and continuing with a 12-week performance run Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day Monday with some mid-week school day performances.

Strong improvisational and comic skills are preferred and stage combat experience is a plus for actors. The cast will receive training in improvisation, voice, children’s theater, movement, dialect, stage combat, stunts, Shakespeare, character development, and the techniques of interaction.

Event dates: Aug 4-Oct 30 plus labor day

Full Details at www.PaRenFaire.com

Auditions for the 2012 The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Part-time Blackfryar Company

When: February 4 & 5 10-5 Call for appointment: (717) 665‐7021 ext. 120

Where: Mansion at Mount Hope Estate & Winery in northern Lancaster County

Format: Bring a headshot and resume and prepare a one minute monologue and 16 bars of an a cappella song. If you play an instrument, please bring it with you! Call backs will be held the same day.

actors can audition for the apprentice acting company, “The Blackfryars,” which consists of 50 to 80 volunteer members who donate their time to help portray the characters that bring our working Tudor village to life. The Blackfryars begin their training in April, attending rehearsals and workshops every Saturday. Performances are Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day Monday throughout the 12-week performance run.

Event dates: Aug 4-Oct 30 plus labor day

Full Details at www.PaRenFaire.com

Reminder Auditions: 2012 New Jersey Renaissance Faire

Auditions for the 2012 Nj Renaissance Faire

When: January 14 and 15 from 10AM – 6PM

Where: Faire site at Liberty Lake Summer Camp, 1195 Florence Columbus Road
Bordentown, NJ 08505

Format: Please be ready to do a one-minute monologue and sing a few bars of a song. You can also use this time to showcase any special skills or talents you might have.
If you would like to schedule a time please email us on Facebook or at tj@njrenfaire.com.

Event dates: June 2,3 & 9,10 2012

Full Details at NJ RF facebook or NJ ren faire

Auditions: 2012 Mutton and Mead Medieval Festival

Auditions for the 2012 Mutton and Mead Medieval Festival

When: January 21, 22, 23
Where: Montague Grange hall, 36 Main Street in Montague Center (on the town common)

Format: Mutton and Mead is in search of actors, singers, musicians and dancers both novice and professional to help us bring the streets of our humble but entertaining village alive!
Not looking for a major role, or maybe you’re just interested in singing with us? We are also seeking “extras.” These performers play a less involved role as the day unfolds, but an important role nonetheless. Regardless of the size of your part, we provide training to give you the skills to rock the shire on festival day.

Not a performer, but interested in helping our village come alive? Mutton and Mead is also seeking Theater, Stage and Set Crews as well as other Volunteers. You will be joining a lively community of imaginative people, committed to creating a unique event.

Event dates: June 23, 24 2012

Full Details at Mutton ans Mead

Auditions: 2012 Georgia Renaissance Festival

Auditions for the 2012 Georgia Renaissance Festival

When: Saturday, January 28th from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm and Sunday, January 29th from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm.
Auditions by appointment will be available from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm on Sunday ONLY.
Callbacks will be Monday evening, January 30th from 7 – 10 pm.

Where: Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle

Format: Actors should prepare one comic monologue, classical or contemporary, and be prepared to do some improvisation. European accent a plus (English/Irish/German/etc.)

Musicians should prepare 1-2 songs of varying style/tempo.

Soloists, groups, vocalists, and instrumentalists are all encouraged to come audition!

Performers with other unique skills (magic, juggling, etc.) should come prepared to demonstrate their skill.

Event dates: April 14 to June 3, plus Memorial Day

Full Details at GArenfest.com

Auditions: Tennessee Renaissance Festival 2012

Auditions for the 2012 Tennessee Renaissance Festival

When: Saturday, February 4th, 2012 sign in from 9:00-9:45am; auditions start at 10am sharp

Where: Freeman Photography Studios at 2134 New Castle Road, Arrington-Triune, across from the Festival grounds

Format:
• We are looking for Peasants, Nobility, and Fairies; some cast members may also be in our in-house (TBA) Shakespeare production.
• Rehearsals are every Saturday and Sunday starting the last weekend of March through April. There will be additional rehearsals in February and March for fairies, stage combatants, and the Shakespeare cast. In addition, we will have specialty rehearsals as needed during the weeks leading up to the festival.
Please consider the time commitments needed for these more demanding roles prior to agreeing to you casting.
• Rehearsals will cover: guidelines on how to build a period-looking costume, character development, interactive and improvisational theatre, and language and dialect skills.
• Performance Dates are: May 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, and Memorial Day Monday May 28th, 2012. Festival hours are 10am to 6pm; call time for some performers is as early as 8am. There is also a Student Day on Friday, May 4th, with abbreviated hours.

Event dates: Weekends in may plus Memorial Day

Full Details on Facebook
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact TNRF Entertainment Director, Ryan Gigliotti, entertainment@tnrenfest.com

Reminder Auditions: 2012 Scarborough Renaissance Festival

Auditions for the 2012 Scarborough Renaissance Festival

When: January 14, 2012 by appointment

Where: Waxahachie, TX

Format: Auditions are by appointment. To schedule an
audition appointment, email your name and telephone number to entertainment AT srfestival(dot)com or call 972-938-3247 x22.
If you would like to schedule an audition contact the office prior to January 9, 2012.

Wear comfortable clothes, and come to have fun. Most auditions are done in a group dynamic.

Event dates: April 7-May 28th including Memorial Day

Full Details at srfestival.com

Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire closes

SLRF Productions has announced due to declining attendance the Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire is closing. The faire ran for over twenty years.

D”espite our best efforts and desires, attendance has steady declined over the past five years. The Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire has been unable to produce a profit. With the declining attendance of our patrons, and ongoing monetary loss, SLRF Productions, Inc. Board of Directors has been forced to assess this situation in light of our for-profit company status. As a result of our assessment a very difficult decision has been reached. It is with deepest regret and sorrow that we are announcing that there will be no 2012 Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire.”

Full announcment at silverleafrenfaire.org

It’s sad when a faire has to shut its gates. Please support your local festivals.