If you could choose would you work at a fair / or just go to one

[daylight]

If you could choose would you work at the Renfairs or just go to one, which would you choose? I thogutht this post would be fun to see what you, a rennie`s take on the fairs are.                                                                                                                                                   I myself love to do both however I do love just the visting part much more. It  is much more relaxed. I `am free to raom around as I please and enjoy alll the shows that are there. I enter react with others in the lanes and still hold to my charcter, even when I`am not working one.  I`am not crunched for time so I can linger where I want. Visting allows me to meet people and a truly take the time that is needed to make them a firend, I love to meet new people and enjoy hearing there stories as well as sharing mine. 

[Scotsman]

I like my job too much to switch, plus the money is much better than that of a faire job. My generous paycheck allows me to go, buy and do all the things I like to do at faire. I am a faire-goer.

[Lady Nicolette]

I've done both...Each has it's charm.  I really enjoy being able to choose my own things to do at my own time, plus be a bit freer in garb than some Faires allow in historical accuracy.  However, combining work into a thing that you already enjoy can be a winning combination as well. 

[maelstrom0370]

I started doing seasonal resort work in my early 20's (Summer in Michigan, winter in Florida).  Had I known about faire's when I was single and child-less I probably would have done that instead.  Now, I enjoy having a decent job that allows me to make faire a "family vacation"

[daylight]

I do have my own job. Me and my husband own a mech shop, we have been in business at thai shop for `6 yrs;  being the owners of the shop it allows us travel. I do like to work the fairs as well, it allows you to go to more fairs. The people you get to work with are some of the nicest. But in saying this I like just being a fair goer more than working, I have to agree with you, freedom is so good, I`am allowed to go to fairs that I really like and want to attend even it`s for the first time, as well as being able to wear the garb and simply fun. I enjoy both ascepts of the fair and all it has to offer . So I guess I would choose being a fair goer for sure, more than working at one

[Cobaltblu]

I want to enjoy all that a faire has to offer and on my own terms and on my own schedule.  I am on my free time when I attend a faire and I do not want to be working then.

The atmosphere of a faire lessens if you are "on the inside" and a member of staff.

Regards,

CB

[Ginette]

Having never worked a faire I would like to do that at least once.  But it is nice to walk around and see everything.  

[Capt Gabriela Fullpepper]

If I could be court and it is a big IF, I would work faire. I'm no actress however. I would never work if it meant selling/cooking food or doing retail. It would have to be court only.

I'm a very shy quite person, until one gets to know me. As a lead singer I could easily speak to crowds. But I find it hard to speak one on one with someone.

[Dayna]

I work some, I play at some, I've done both at some.  Working does cramp your ability to go where you want when you want, although if you're not gridded that's less of an issue.  There's something to be said for getting there before faire opens, walking the grounds, the quiet of having the place all to yourself, and the adrenaline of "We're Open!!!!!!!!!!" 

Visiting means not really being part of the place, you have to remember you don't belong, you're a visitor, you can't join in with the cast in street bits because you're a patron, you have to play by their rules.  On the other hand, you can wear what you want, have a drink if you wish, get there late, drop character if you want to.  Best is Bristol Friends of Faire, because you Do have a place to go to get 'off the street' with seats and water, so I don't miss not being able to go Backstage as much, and the playtrons do get to know performers and can play more freely.

Dayna

[Master James]

Well I am on cast for VARF as part of the court and while I completely love it, I also love being to be able to go to a faire and not have to be here by this time and there by that time, etc...  I'm lucky though in the fact that I have MDRF very close as well as PARF and they are at different times from VARF.  I also travel to other faires as well so get I get to play WAY more than I work.  I have several friends that work one faire after the next and I just couldn't do that.  I need a break and the ability to do what I want when I want and if I wake up one morning and decide I don't want to do faire today, I can.  Although that almost NEVER happens!   

[Molden]

This one's easy - I'd go to a faire rather than work one...

Bad enough that I seldom follow anyone's agenda - and when I do, it's usually an attendance of one or two events...but ya gotta be pretty special for me to do that. 

I'd probably be perpetually in someone's dog-house for any number of reasons...so I figure I'll spare everybody the heart-burn and just not do that!

[Joyce "Delfinia DuSwallow" Howard]

I too have never worked faire. I don't think I want to either, I love coming and going when I want and doing what I want when I want. So I guess I will stay a Faire Go'er. Just as long as I get to go.

[GirlChris]

Since I started working at faires about five years ago, I've only "just visited" twice. By the end of the day I was doing all the stuff I'd be doing if I was an actual street performer- I'd just paid between $5 and $15 for the privilege.  I'd WAY prefer to work at the faire- that way I get paid (or at least get in free) to do what I'd be doing anyway.

[brier patch charlie]

I would love to work the faire, however theres no way it will be able to pay me 48k so it looks like I will just have to stay were I'm at and make faire when I can. Faire would be a much funner job and a lot more enjoyable than what I do. If I didn't have bills coming out my arse, and could get by one what little I would make working faire, I would do it .

[Lady Brandy]

I'm a Beer Wench. I get paid to serve drinks, drink drinks, flirt and have fun. And paid WELL (tips only, but the more fun is had the more tips are made!).

I LOVED my one experience of going to Faire - but I have had WAAAAAYY more fun working there - so far.