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Hi Everyone!
My name is Cate, I'm new here and I have some questions for all of you who are familiar with working in Florida. Recently, I've found my self unexpectedly out of work (the show I was supposed to be on until Feb. suddenly ended) and living in South Florida. I'm thinking of doing some street shows while I look for other work and I'm trying to figure out what the current conditions are in Key West and Clearwater and which pitch would be better for my show. Right now I live in Ft. Lauderdale and the drive is about the same to either.
A little bit of background: I'm a juggler and a handbalancer. I guess you would classify me as a circus performer who does street more than a street performer who does circus. I learned to street perform in Boulder I worked there three seasons and did pretty well but half my income was coming from other gigs (ie I've never supported myself on street alone). I have a good show but not a superstar show. Like, I can't roll up and make a huge hat out of nothing like some people can, but under the right conditions I do really well (under the same conditions I was probably making about 1/2 to 2/3 of what someone like Derek Derek would make but I was probably that much ahead of some of the other acts on the street).
Right now I'm kind of leaning towards Clearwater since I've heard that Key West is down by half it's pitches this year and that with the seniority system I probably wouldn't be able to get a pitch easily. Also, I'm not super aggressive and I'm not sure how I would do in that kind of environment. However, my show was developed and designed for an unamplified pitch (I have really good projection) and I don't own a mic or have any music that goes with the show.
So I guess my real questions are:
-is Key West really as competitive as everyone says? Would it be possible to go down for a few days at a time get in some shows and make some money?
-Does Clearwater have decent traffic at this time of year? How many shows could you do in a day? What are the week days like? is it possible to make good hats with an unamplified show?
Any information you guys could give me would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Cate Emily
My name is Cate, I'm new here and I have some questions for all of you who are familiar with working in Florida. Recently, I've found my self unexpectedly out of work (the show I was supposed to be on until Feb. suddenly ended) and living in South Florida. I'm thinking of doing some street shows while I look for other work and I'm trying to figure out what the current conditions are in Key West and Clearwater and which pitch would be better for my show. Right now I live in Ft. Lauderdale and the drive is about the same to either.
A little bit of background: I'm a juggler and a handbalancer. I guess you would classify me as a circus performer who does street more than a street performer who does circus. I learned to street perform in Boulder I worked there three seasons and did pretty well but half my income was coming from other gigs (ie I've never supported myself on street alone). I have a good show but not a superstar show. Like, I can't roll up and make a huge hat out of nothing like some people can, but under the right conditions I do really well (under the same conditions I was probably making about 1/2 to 2/3 of what someone like Derek Derek would make but I was probably that much ahead of some of the other acts on the street).
Right now I'm kind of leaning towards Clearwater since I've heard that Key West is down by half it's pitches this year and that with the seniority system I probably wouldn't be able to get a pitch easily. Also, I'm not super aggressive and I'm not sure how I would do in that kind of environment. However, my show was developed and designed for an unamplified pitch (I have really good projection) and I don't own a mic or have any music that goes with the show.
So I guess my real questions are:
-is Key West really as competitive as everyone says? Would it be possible to go down for a few days at a time get in some shows and make some money?
-Does Clearwater have decent traffic at this time of year? How many shows could you do in a day? What are the week days like? is it possible to make good hats with an unamplified show?
Any information you guys could give me would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Cate Emily
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