Regardless of your specialty, the following information in this Guidebooke will help you to meet Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire standards for costuming, booths, and all areas of Elizabethan deportment.
WHO CAN APPLY TO PARTICIPATE?
Professional crafters, artists, performers, living history guilds, volunteers, and aspiring beginners welcome.
HOW IT ALL WORKS
No jury fee or percentage taken. Elizabethan relevance is preferred. Demonstrations
are encouraged. Appropriate costume is required. Applications are juried upon receipt, and notification sent by post within 48 hours. Early submissions are recommended to avoid product saturation. Some Production Guilds open for volunteers. For more information, refer to the Villager Guidebooke.
REQUESTING AN APPLICATION
Our applications are mailed at the end of February, and on individual request until the deadline of July 31st. No applications are sent after that date. To receive an application, or to ask a question or to leave a message for the Shrew, visit our web page and click on ÒContact the ShrewÓ. Please be sure to state the type of application you require, and let us know what you are planning to present. Here is a list of areas to choose from:
Craft Vendors
Food Vendors
Performing Artists
Living History Guilds
Faire Volunteer Guilds
APPLICATION HINTS
To be considered, applications must be complete and signed.
Send all requested information at the same time.
Make and keep a complete copy of your application, including check if applicable, for yourself.
Looking forward to playing Faire with you.
Huzzah! from the Shrew
