Characters for Hire ℠Reviews of charactersforhire.com

I along with my colleague was hired for a football halftime show. We played medieval knights dueling each other. I can say very highly the team at Characters for Hire were very professional and accommodating. They tended to any of our needs and answered any questions we had prior to the performance. I felt very welcomed by everyone there and had an amazing time during the performance itself. I would highly recommend their services in the future and would work with them again.

Hiram Carrabello & myself Ryan " Rhino " Michaels had the pleasure of choreographing and performing a Dueling Kings Knights fight sequence at Portola High School for THE SAINTS V. THE WARRIORS FRIDAY NIGHT UNDER THE LIGHTS football game half time show.. The clients were EFFUSSIVE And DELIGHTED at our half time show. And took pics with us afterwards. It was the LABOR DAY HOLIDAY GET OUT OF TOWN WEEKEND TRAFFIC DRIVE ( 3:10 drive time) UGHH ! But we planned for it and goit there at 5pm for rehersal on field and with staff for a 7pm event kick off. All went perfectly... TY CHARACTERS FOR HIRE for the opportunity and as for me it took me back decades to when I played on a NJ UNDEFEATED STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOT BALL TEAM.GREAT MEMORIES from both events . Rhino Michaels

Last year, I had a bit of an issue with Characters For Hire, but after I explained my side and they explained theirs, we were able to sort things out and put things behind us. To give me a closer look at how the company works and operates, they gave me an opportunity (let's call it a trial run) at working with them. I got to meet some of the crew. They all seemed really nice! They hired me as a Covid Compliance Officer, as that's what I've been certified for and working as during this pandemic. I was stationed by the entrance of the location to check everyone who came to the event. I worked longer than expected for a small price, but again, it was a "trial run"... That's what I thought until I mentioned my going rate, to which they claimed they had other Covid Compliance Officers under their employ at a cheaper rate, then didn't hire me for their event. Even after telling me they had the event covered at a cheaper rate by someone else (most likely waiting for me to lower my rate again), it turns out that they ended up not having a single Covid Compliance Officer at that event. I knew they didn't have anyone else to do the job, as me working with them as a CCO was an idea that was recently pitched to them by an acquaintance of mine. So I HIGHLY doubt that had a bunch of other CCOs at the ready, if any. Finally, their steps to getting paid are quite unorthodox. In order to get paid, one has to leave a (good) review for them. In my previous edit of the review, I felt pressured to withhold information from my time working with them (like the fact that many of their actors weren't actually trained on how to do their job, the fact that they don't actually reimburse people, and many other things that I learned from people there that only re-enforced everything I originally put in my initial review that this company stated to be lies were actually true across the board). I have seen other artists and actors struggling to get paid, especially if their review wasn't a good review. I know people personally who still haven't gotten paid in months for leaving a bad review. "Unless you change your review, we will be forced to withhold your payment for ________ (insert absurd length of time). In case you don't know, forcing people, especially workers to leave reviews... ESPECIALLY in order to get paid... IS ILLEGAL! And I have proof that they did that to me and to others. P.s. What company has all of its employees texting from the exact same number, no one is reachable outside of text, and no one can seem to respond back once the Halloween season is over, even when EVERYONE is reaching out about getting their due payments? Characters For Hire is who. P.p.s. Any 1 star review given is almost immediately attacked by the owners of the company with a copy and paste statement saying: "Fake Review ". But I'll tell you that I am not a fake reviewer. This isn't a fake account, as evident by the company's changed response (after I "corrected" my review to get paid) of working with me. Watch this company's reply be a copy and paste of the same thing they reply for anyone that leaves a bad review, as they always do... trying to scare off reviewers leaving honest, poor-rated reviews and to discredit said reviews.

This is a company that represents themselves professionally at all times. The performers I worked with were dedicated and talented. Their communication is quick and efficient, and you can expect the product you will receive to be pro-level.

Worked a wedding for them, transportation was taken care of, money was good, and co workers were friendly!

Great experience working with Characters for Hire! Great expediance,awesome staffing,quick and efficient! What a blast!

Great folks to work with, make the process easy Sylvia

Working with Characters for Hire was short, sweet, and clear. They relayed all necessary information prior to the date and were attentive handlers on site. There was a minor issue with learning how to properly put on the costume in which I was newly introduced to. The handler provided a short term solution and in the end the malfunction wasn't too noticeable.