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Hire The Swordsmen!
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When you need the finest in variety entertainment, The Swordsmen! are your best choice.
We are available for special events of many types: Theatrical Performances, Stage Combat Workshops, Corporate Meetings, Trade Shows, Renaissance Faires .... However, we do not do weddings or parties.
We can and will tailor our show to fit your needs. Our performance will reflect the spirit and meaning of your event while remaining an undeniably "Bold and Stupid®" Swordsmen show!
To start the booking process or to just get more information, you can write to our agent at agent@theswordsmen.com. Or you can fill in the inquiry form at the bottom of this page.
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But what if you have never seen a Swordsmen show?
Start by looking at photos, perusing our bios and résumés, and reading the reviews on this page, below. Check our calendar, too. Maybe we will be in your area and you can see a show!
Then write to us or fill out the inquiry form below to discuss your needs. We can fit our show to any purpose or venue.
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And what will we want from you?
Our Venue and Stage Specs Requirements
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What we need depends on what you are hiring us to do. Certainly trade shows, corporate meeting spaces, and theater venues all have different dimensions and amenities, like sound equipment and such.
While we can work in any space - be it outside, in a barn, in a tavern, in a hall (look at the photos, read the reviews) - we do have a list of items we "require."
"Require"? For example, if your show is a corporate meeting in a room with a stage, we will use the stage and we'd like that stage and the rest of the space to meet the following criteria. (But we are flexible.)
The Stage Specs List
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Stage
- 16' x 20' minimum, with a 12' ceiling
- Space to move (i.e., a good deal of clear space on the stage or space in front of items
Sound
- To be supplied by you
- Two lavalier microphones
Lighting - must be sufficient to see and be seen by
- General wash, though we can work with your more complicated wash too
Props
- Two stools
- A coat rack - not a wardrobe rack. That is, a hat and coat stand is what we need.
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Reviews for you to peruse!
We have added pictures of the reviews and articles. These are scans of the actual newspapers. They are close to the original size as printed in the paper, so you can read the type. Therefore, some are quite large and may be very slow to download, depending on your connection speed.
Below each link to an image of the review we give the dimension of the image in pixels, the byte size and approximate download time by modem speed, so you'll know what to expect. Your mileage will vary! (Times calculated using "fair" connection conditions, so they may be a little high.)
Also, each image will open in its own new window, so you can do something else while you wait.
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Poetry Slam!
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The Swordsmen at the first Wauconda, IL. Poetry Slam!
"... were the runaway hits of the night."
-- David Silverman
SEE the picture! READ the full tale of the Wauconda Slam!
[Sorry. We don't have the name of this newspaper.]
Great picture of our heros and a story about the Slam.
Dimensions: 779w x 895h px. Bytes: 290 K. Time/Modem Speed: 1 min. 35 sec.@28; 47 sec.@56/v.90; 12 sec.@DSL or better.
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Chicago Fringe Festival, Chicago, IL, 1996
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"...Woolley and Mumaw are still the funniest and most original of the clowns...."
-- Barnidge
[Sorry. We don't have the name of this newspaper.]
Picture of full review.
Dimensions: 208w x 508h px. Bytes: 54 K. Time/Modem Speed: 18 sec.@28; 9 sec.@56/v.90; 2 sec.@DSL or better.
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The New American Theater in Rockford, IL - The Rock River Times, 1998
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"...a combination of vaudeville slapstick in Old English, the swordplay of Shakespeare and Errol Flynn, and hilarious interaction..."
-- Edith McCauley
"The Swordsmen is not your typical theatrical fare.
...This team of extraordinary swordsmen not only dazzle the audience with their expertise at swordplay; they keep the audience in stitches.
...you risk...laughing uncontrollably..."
-- Ken Staff
Picture of both reviews.
Dimensions: 771w x 347h px. Bytes: 151 K. Time/Modem Speed: 49 sec.@28; 25 sec.@56/v.90; 6 sec.@DSL or better.
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The New American Theater in Rockford, IL - Stateline Shopping News, 1998
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"The Swordsmen stir up fun at NAT" "...One of my son's first comments was, 'They really get everyone involved.'
... The Swordsmen were a hit."
-- Mary George
Picture of full review.
Dimensions: 496w x 524h px. Bytes: 135 K. Time/Modem Speed: 44 sec.@28; 22 sec.@56/v.90; 6 sec.@DSL or better.
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The Ohio Renaissance Festival - Cincinnati Post, 1994,
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SEE pictures of some male audience members posing onstage at the Ohio Renaissance Festival as part of their instruction in "The Art of Manly Behavior."
[The Pose is Vital.]
Good picture. Article on the Faire.
Dimensions: 687w x 874h px. Bytes: 201 K. Time/Modem Speed: 1 min. 6 sec.@28; 33 sec.@56/v.90; 8 sec.@DSL or better.
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The Ohio Renaissance Festival - Dayton Daily News, 1996
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David Woolley teaches humor, honor, combat
-- Brian R. Hannan
Picture of full article.
Dimensions: 528w x 555h px. Bytes: 116 K. Time/Modem Speed: 38 sec.@28; 19 sec.@56/v.90; 5 sec.@DSL or better.
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The Bristol Renaissance Faire - Kenosha News, 1998
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All's faire in love and swords
"THEY [the swordsmen] are gentlemen. THEY know how to treat ladies and STILL be manly men."
-- Alice Ann Conner
Picture of most of the review. (Sorry. We seem to be Missing the bottom few lines of this review.)
Dimensions: 820w x 612h px. Bytes: 202 K. Time/Modem Speed: 1 min. 6 sec.@28; 33 sec.@56/v.90; 15 sec.@DSL or better.
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If you cannot email it as an image, you could type it all out and send the text.
Be sure to include all the particulars: the year; the show; the writer's name; the company that published it; and your name so you can get credit too.
Mail to webmaster@theswordsmen.com.
Thanks!
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