Do you expect performers to be great 8 shows a week? — Page 9

"People outside of this message board have told me "Don't go there, people there are really rude, pretentious, arrogant and snobby"..."

It's very true - I was on the crosstown bus just the other day and heard a woman saying that to her child. Everyone, simply everyone is talking about broadwayworld.com's message board.

"singing/dancing/acting for long hours at rehearsals every day is much harder than educating kids about spelling/grammar."

Look we need to clearly define what 'harder' is here. Obviously because being a teacher actually requires an education that alone is something that might make teaching 'hard' for some actors who may not be very academic.

(I am not a teacher).

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Updated On: 5/20/13 at 04:56 PM

"Is posting here more or less demanding than being a Broadway actress?"

And this is where you live up to the bad reputation that this message board holds. The unnecessary childish sarcasm.

And who knows what point newintown is trying to make....

I keep posting here because this is a pretty active place to talk about Broadway, West End and everything theatre.

I love the idea that being a housekeeper is the same as just doing chores around your own house. Applying the same logic, then being an actor is just playing pretend. I bet we can make almost any job sound less demanding if we don't let our brains get clogged up with all that useless critical thinking.

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"People get upset with you because despite that EVERYONE on this thread has disagreed with you, you insist that you are right"

Just because everyone here disagreed with me, doesn't mean that they're right.

"It just in no way is what you are making it."

Someone here said that babysitting is much more demanding than being a Broadway performer. Seriously? Even a 13-year-old can babysit without going through any challenges. I've babysat before, and it was easy as pie. I'm literally astonished that people actually think that. Please, give me examples that you think is less demanding than being a Broadway performer. Maybe we can agree on something there.

The direction this thread has taken has never been because you disagree with people or your opinions. It's because you make grandiose, outrageously hyperbolic claims. Then, when asked to elaborate on your claims, you defensively demean any contrary opinions with strawman arguments. Then, when called out on your strawmen, you criticize the nature of people on this board, who are perfectly capable of any number of civil disagreements when opinions are shared with dignity and respect. Maybe you haven't been party to any of those civil conversations... when the various members of this message board react to an individual in a consistent manner, is it the various and ever-changing members of the community who are to blame, or could the fault lie with the common denominator in all of your interactions with these people... you?

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"who are perfectly capable of any number of civil disagreements when opinions are shared with dignity and respect."
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Oh please. Look at the first page. I merely disagreed with people, and I quickly get accused of being "the OP who always wants to be right" just because I had the balls to reply to people and say that I disagree.

Someone actually yelled at me, saying "yeah THAT'S THE JOB blah blah....", when he/she basically repeated what I just said.

I also asked a simple question, and I get an unnecessary "This isn't new" response....come on....

You call that civil?


"there is just NO comparison to the amount of pressure and responsibility you have 24 hours a day as a performer to maintain the quality."
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Exactly, I agree.

Updated On: 5/20/13 at 05:33 PM

Sure, look at the first page. Gaveston's remark called you out for contradicting yourself between the two sentences of one paragraph. Then you curtly responded with the very kind of "unnecessary childish sarcasm" which you later hypocritically criticized this board for being known.

Just accept criticism, accept when you're wrong, accept when people correct you, accept when people call you out, primarily try to avoid doing all of the above if you can, but remain civil. The second you actively antagonize others, you start finding antagonists everywhere...

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Yes, the "performing" was the only job I had at the time.

Being a performer is the only job that you do 24 hours a day.
When I was a teacher it was only from 8.30 am to 16.30 pm. Of course I had to prepare lessons etc at home or in weekends, but it's just no comparison.

Full day rehearsals, promo work, meetings with agents, guest appearances, singing lessons, rehearsals for events, auditions for new shows or commercials, preparing for the show, all your administration, arrange cv's, headshots, contact agencies, physical, vocal warm up, AND 8 shows a week, including 2 matinees.

Every moment that I was awake was fully dedicated to the performing. It included a special diet and a very tight sleeping schedule. And an immense amount of pressure to be in perfect condition physically, emotionally and vocally for every performance.

Like I said, all the normal things like going to a restaurant,
hiccups, coughing, a late night, a day with your little nephews, a wedding, an hour in a bar with loud music, a little cold, a date, can all influence your performance and those things would not affect most normal jobs. No one cared if I had a little cough when I was teaching. Or any of those things.

Updated On: 5/20/13 at 06:16 PM

Being a performer is the only job that you do 24 hours a day.

You're right! Especially compared to something like a doctor doing his or her residence!

Foxconn workers live in their factory.

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Soldiers in active duty combat... Small business farmers and ranchers who tend to their own crops and livestock... International stock brokers who trade at all hours over the globe... Undercover cops who embed themselves in the criminal underworld... Marine biologists on months- or years-long scientific voyages... Park rangers who live in their territories...

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