Playtron or Rennie

[Anna Iram]

  There's a rogue mouth if ever I heard one. 

I agree that Playtron or Rennie is not a term I actually use as in "Hi I'm Playtron Anna". Makes me feel like some kind of toy. "I walk... I talk.. I consume turkey legs and cider and dispense coins". In the scheme of things I guess that's what I am, but it *is* nice to be also thought a rennie at heart.

[Baron Dacre]

They call me Davyes or The Poet or that Poet fellow or That Damn Poet

I've even been call sick-monkey... (but in all fairness I had just read the person my sonnet based on Brad Paisley's "Ticks"

[RSLeask]

There's a rogue mouth if ever I heard one. 

I agree that Playtron or Rennie is not a term I actually use as in "Hi I'm Playtron Anna". Makes me feel like some kind of toy. "I walk... I talk.. I consume turkey legs and cider and dispense coins". In the scheme of things I guess that's what I am, but it *is* nice to be also thought a rennie at heart.

Oh, you haven't heard anything yet.  That was a pretty tame quip.  ;-)

That whole thing though, brought images to mind of people garbbed up, walking around faire all Mr.-Roboto-like, and danes running up and tugging giant pull-strings from their backs to hear random Ren-era phrases, lol

[GirlChris]

As an aside, I REALLY hate the term "paytron."

"Patron" is a perfectly good word.

Patron–noun
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, esp. a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.

The extra "y" bugs the heck out of me.

[Carl Heinz]

I'm not that fond of "danes" either.  It might be descriptive, but it adds to the us vs them mind set.

[Taffy Saltwater]

Since I take the whole magilla with a huge grain of salt, I'll take patron.  A patron, after all, helps support the arts. 

[Anna Iram]

Agreed! We don't need no stinkin Y or L! 

[Carl Heinz]

We're all there to have fun so why have any tags?

[Lairde Guardn]

I always thought it was so much simpler when it was Volunteers, Employees, and Customers.......

Now where is that Tavern Wench so I can get another Guinness.....

[Merlin]

I always thought it was so much simpler when it was Volunteers, Employees, and Customers.......

Now where is that Tavern Wench so I can get another Guinness.....

I like the way you think!

[Taffy Saltwater]

O, bar wench!  a double chocolate stout for me, please!

[Merlin]

COMPLETELY off topic.... but I tried a chocolate stout a few weeks ago for the first time.... WOW that was good.

[Keno]

I really don't enjoy labels.. but it makes it easier when your taking care of newbies. 

At the faire I currently goto we have coined rennies, broke rennies, proformers, boothers, payins, and pay-n-players, also con rennies.

Coined rennies are the paid cast
Broke rennies are the one that dont get paid but "work" the faire
Proformers are that proformers that work for tips
Boothers are the people with shops
Payins are people that pay to get in but don't dress up even if it to save their lives
pay-n-players are people that pay and dress but act slightly
Con rennies are people that pay to get in but try to act like they work there sometimes trying to get in the back ways and to the afterparty. 

I know it makes it slightly harder on some people cause yes some like to keep in certain groups and scoff at others.  (we have three, it might be down to two next year)  We also seperate it cause for some reason we have different rules between the coined and broke rennies.

[Baron Dacre]

I think Carl said it best but let me re-iterate.

California seems to be a unique beast among faires. Our street cast (Guilds/Troops - parades, environment, stage, street) is mostly volunteers, they are paid little or nothing. There are a handful of "Theme Characters", but for the most part the "Theme" designation means that they are featured in company shows.

As for stage acts we have home-grown (Commedia Volante, Merry Wive of Windsor, Poxy Boggards), they blur the line between Stage and Street, because they started in the guilds and streets.

We have those who work the booths, again the line is blurred because those on guilds (Street Cast) often also have worked/ are currently working booths. It works in reverse, as those from the booths come sometime come from the guilds. Our booth workers are encouraged to interact. RPF's current GM is going to great lengths to break down these already thin barriers.

Last, but not least are the "circuit" acts. Those stage acts that did not originate at RPF (Moony, Broon, Washing Well Wenches). They are sort of new to us, but we've learned they they don't bite (well not in the bad way! heh!) and neither do we!

James Mares
Master John Davies - Poet
Queen's Court
RPF

[Carl Heinz]

In addition, some circuit acts such as Sound and Fury started at RPFS.

Some also started when a few guild members got together and formed an act, got it approved and moved on from there.

It's not unusual to see someone wearing multiple hats.

Cuthberts is generally viewed as an entry level guild.  We really have no requirements other than having an approvable costume (peasant or middle class), completing the registration/workshop process, and a willingness to work.  You can interact to your level of comfort and competence.  Many folks move on to other, more specialized guilds or troupes.  Some of us continue in Cuthberts because there's room for a wide range of growth.  Some of us have evolved into more specialized street characters with our home in Cuthberts.

We're ALWAYS recruiting.

To tie back into the thread, this experience makes if very difficult to identify with the divisiveness caused by labels.