STESS/SUBURBIA

[nate2]

Posted: 8/23/06 at 9:28pm

hey just another question for other musical theater ppl out there! But has there ever been a time where you questioned yourself wanting to do musical theater for a living even though you know it's your passion but have you ever questioned yourself saying is this what i really want to do! Because I absolutely love MT and i know it's what i'm going to do when i get older but for these past few days i've been having these thoughts about me not doing MT and just questioning myself and it really freaks me out to some degree cause it's what I love and talk about 24/7!!! But yeah I don't know why these stupid questionable thoughts come up because they never have before so yeah.......anyone else ever go through what i'm sort of dealing with at the moment



o P.S has anyone ever heard of the play suburbia?

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 8/23/06 at 10:00pm

I get those moments too. I love love love theatre and I can't picture myself doing anything else. I'll be depressed if I can't perform for a living, but at times I think "Maybe I'll just be better off teaching or something, I'll never get to do what I love for a living." I don't know, we all go through it I guess. I'm just going to live out my life and see where things take me.

[brainpolice23]

Posted: 8/24/06 at 12:26am

A teacher at Strasberg once said, "Acting is an incredibly tough life. And if you can even picture for a moment doing something else, it is not the right choice for you." She is a scary but honest and intelligent lady.

[dramatothemax]

Posted: 8/24/06 at 3:18am

"o P.S has anyone ever heard of the play suburbia?"

As in the musical Suburbia that Jonathan Larson never really finished, but is kinda sorta part of the story line in Tick Tick Boom? Just a guess, but if it's not, I really have no idea hahah

[brdwybound2]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 6:43pm

haha I think he you are refering to Suburbia by Jonathan Larson.. and yes, I've heard of it. Haha way to tie two completely seperate topics together in one thread.

And I can never picture myself doing anything but theatre with my life. I sometimes think of other careers I might be good at, but I'm not as passionate about anything else than theatre.

[dramatothemax]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 7:25pm

Never lose sight of your dream. If you can't picture yourself doing any other profession, then don't! Stick with it, work hard and good things will come to you. I know this from experience. Hard work is key!

[flicker_]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 11:00pm

I have those thoughts as well. I love musical theater, but there are times when I think to myself, "Am I really good enough/pretty enough/flexible enough/experienced enough/powerful enough..." etc. But I think once you really get to it and start persuing MT as a career, there is really no room for doubt. It's do or do not. And I think if you're focused and determined enough, you will succeed.

[forni-kate]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 7:40pm

Oh boy, that's completely normal. I mean, it's a huge risk! You're going to go to college/university and spend all that money and time training to be a performer, and then get thrown into the job market where the odds are against you and HOPE someone says, "Yeah, you can do what you love for a living".

But how much would you regret not going for it?

Whenever I start thinking like this, I keep reminding myself that I really couldn't live with myself if I didn't pursue a career in the theatre!