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Trained character performers in screen-accurate costumes for retail openings, family days, brand activations, and corporate events with kid-facing components.

Corporate character work in LA splits across three lanes — branded mascots at retail openings on Rodeo Drive and the Grove, costumed characters at brand family days for studio and agency clients, and themed performers (period actors, sci-fi, noir) for murder mysteries and immersive corporate experiences across DTLA and Hollywood. Showcraft's LA character roster overlaps with our working-actor pool: SAG-AFTRA performers comfortable in costume, on camera, and in front of executive audiences. Brand marketing teams at studios, CPG companies, and Westside tech book us for activations where a mascot or themed performer needs to actually perform — not just stand there. 100% W-2, AB-5 and AB-2257 compliant.

Burbank is the operational center of Hollywood's media industry — Warner Bros., Disney, NBCUniversal, and Nickelodeon all run their largest production campuses here, plus the Bob Hope Airport corridor anchors a real corporate event calendar. We staff brand teams and lead-capture for studio screenings at Warner Bros. and Disney, demo crews for media-tech offsites, family-day production at Walt Disney Studios and NBCU, and on-camera correspondents for press junkets at the Burbank hotel cluster. Our Burbank roster overlaps directly with our working-actor pool — most talent is SAG-AFTRA, comfortable on camera, and briefed on studio confidentiality and photo policy. Bilingual EN/ES across all roles. All staff are 100% W-2 and AB-5 compliant.

  • Costumed Characters dispatched anywhere in Burbank
  • 100% W-2 staff (CA AB-5 / AB-2257 compliant)
  • Comprehensive GL + workers' comp on every event
  • COI naming your venue and additional insureds
  • Captain on-site for events with 6+ staff
FAQ · COSTUMED CHARACTERS in BURBANK

Questions Burbank buyers ask about costumed characters.

What kind of corporate events use costumed characters in Burbank?+

Retail grand openings, brand activations with family-day components, trade show booth attractors, sports promotions, company family days, and corporate holiday parties in Los Angeles. Costumed characters pull foot traffic, anchor photo moments, and add a memorable layer to brand-led events in Burbank.

What's the difference between a Showcraft character and a Characters.io character?+

Same talent roster, different lane. Showcraft handles the corporate side — brand activations, retail openings, trade show floors, and corporate family days in Burbank. Characters.io handles consumer and private events. The performers are W-2 employees of the same parent company, with the same vetting and training standards.

Are your Burbank character performers trained?+

Yes — every Showcraft character performer in Burbank is a working actor with character-performance training (movement, in-character voice work, photo-pose discipline, guest interaction). They're not random people in costume; they're vetted performers backed by Characters.io's 18-year track record.

Are your Burbank character performers W-2 and insured?+

Yes. Every character performer Showcraft deploys in Burbank is a W-2 employee with workers' comp and general liability coverage. We issue COIs naming the venue and additional insureds. In California, the payroll structure is fully AB-5 / AB-2257 compliant.

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