I'm going on tour again!
OK, so here I am, on tour again. It's amazing how quickly life can change. A few weeks ago I was working a bizillion jobs, struggling to make ends meet, and wondering if I'd ever get to perform again. Then, without even auditioning (seriously, the creative team hadn't seen me in 5 months!!) I booked a job. AND -- the best part is, it's a good job.
All theatre jobs are fun. OK, maybe that's a lie. They can be stressful, or you can make crappy money. Sometimes you work with talentless people, or you have to travel to a different city every night. Some shows take place in theatres with ten audience members, and sometimes sets fall from the sky and crush actors. But you perservere, because you're an actor and this is what you love to do. And you perservere because you hope that every step you take gets you a little closer to your ultimate goal, be that what it may. I've never been shy about the fact that I want to rule the world and be internationally famous. It helps my roommates win games where they have to know everything about me. I want to be a star, and so every time I get a job, I hope that it gets me a little closer to that goal. And overall, that's the part that I'm looking forward to the most. This is one of those jobs!
This is a job that is going to look fantastic on my resume, and hopefully give me that boost that I need to get cast in the really big leagues. Plus, now I'll have worked with some big people, and been cast by one of the three biggest casting agencies in NYC. It's a great experience, and it's a part that will stretch me a little without being stressful. Also, call me shallow, but this job pays. And as someone who's been working 8 days a week for the past few months, never seeing my friends, never shopping (which hurts me!), and working working working just to get by... well it's amazing to know that now I get to do what I want and make money.
So, off I go into the wild blue yonder for 8 months. This time I take off without a second thought. I might have trouble making friends, or singing 9 shows a week, but I doubt it. I bet that I'll have a good time, and make some cash, and come back a little happier and in a better place. Just arriving in Toronto made me feel like I was in a better place. Oh wait, I am! I'm living in a one-bedroom apartment by myself that is nicer than anywhere I'll probably live for the next 10 years. I can't wait to do laundry - IN MY APARTMENT! Yeah, I said it. And I know you're jealous.
All theatre jobs are fun. OK, maybe that's a lie. They can be stressful, or you can make crappy money. Sometimes you work with talentless people, or you have to travel to a different city every night. Some shows take place in theatres with ten audience members, and sometimes sets fall from the sky and crush actors. But you perservere, because you're an actor and this is what you love to do. And you perservere because you hope that every step you take gets you a little closer to your ultimate goal, be that what it may. I've never been shy about the fact that I want to rule the world and be internationally famous. It helps my roommates win games where they have to know everything about me. I want to be a star, and so every time I get a job, I hope that it gets me a little closer to that goal. And overall, that's the part that I'm looking forward to the most. This is one of those jobs!
This is a job that is going to look fantastic on my resume, and hopefully give me that boost that I need to get cast in the really big leagues. Plus, now I'll have worked with some big people, and been cast by one of the three biggest casting agencies in NYC. It's a great experience, and it's a part that will stretch me a little without being stressful. Also, call me shallow, but this job pays. And as someone who's been working 8 days a week for the past few months, never seeing my friends, never shopping (which hurts me!), and working working working just to get by... well it's amazing to know that now I get to do what I want and make money.
So, off I go into the wild blue yonder for 8 months. This time I take off without a second thought. I might have trouble making friends, or singing 9 shows a week, but I doubt it. I bet that I'll have a good time, and make some cash, and come back a little happier and in a better place. Just arriving in Toronto made me feel like I was in a better place. Oh wait, I am! I'm living in a one-bedroom apartment by myself that is nicer than anywhere I'll probably live for the next 10 years. I can't wait to do laundry - IN MY APARTMENT! Yeah, I said it. And I know you're jealous.
1 Comments:
Big Sis-
Thank you for restarting the blog and giving me something else to aid in my unproductivity the night before my property final. Yay Beth! You'll do great, and I wish I could come see you in Toronto.
Woot woot!
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