Ran the neighborhood haunt last night and got majorly screwed over again.
Not only did we have complete no-shows of volunteer actors, but 3 of the teens we had knew eachother and spent the majority of time in one spot chatting with their masks OFF. 3 rooms had no props/scares as people went through!!!! Then one of the teen's moms came in and said we're leaving, let's go - despite 3 check ins with the parents that they would stay the entire hour. Leaving another spot without anything. I had my 8 yr old fill in but didn't quite grasp what he was supposed to do. I was livid at how many of our volunteers treat this as a joke. It's only 1 hour, once a year, for the neighborhood at the neighborhood park. Seriously!
So my thought was next year, advertise at the local high school's drama departments to see if anyone wanted to earn an easy $20 to work that night. We are funded by our HOA so we can budget for the cost. My only concern is that since we are a low-key neighborhood haunt, aka free admission, would this put us into a different category if we hired actors? Has anyone done this, any pitfalls or tips?
Stacy
So my thought was next year, advertise at the local high school's drama departments to see if anyone wanted to earn an easy $20 to work that night. We are funded by our HOA so we can budget for the cost. My only concern is that since we are a low-key neighborhood haunt, aka free admission, would this put us into a different category if we hired actors? Has anyone done this, any pitfalls or tips?
Stacy