I'm planning on moveing to either New York or California- Page 3

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 8/21/04 at 1:37am

I'm assuming all those spelling and grammatical errors were done for ironic effect.

Updated On: 8/21/04 at 01:37 AM

[tFan]

Posted: 8/21/04 at 3:16am

:0) ok.

[Guido Contini]

Posted: 8/21/04 at 4:34am

I'd love to do the travelling regional theatres gig and see what comes of it. That just sounds like so much fun, it'd be unreal...a culture shock, for sure. If anyone would like to house and fraternize with a lonely actor from little town Ohio, lemme know. =)

[BalletGirl85]

Posted: 8/21/04 at 5:07am

Okay, lol. Yeah. Learn to spell. PLEASE.

Astoria is actually a really nice neighborhood to live in when you're "struggling." As someone who doesn't have their parents paying for everything (and who will get to pay back a billion dollars in student loans in just a few short years!) and as someone who has lots of struggling friends living in Astoria, it's a decent place and is just a short train ride away. There was one building I looked at in Astoria where the apartment was twice the size of one I looked at in Manhattan, and for the same cost. You can get a nice closet in Manhattan for like, $600 a month...your best bet is definitely an outer borough if mommy and daddy aren't paying your way in.

Another option is to live in a brownstone with lots of roommates. My friend and I found a nice brownstone in Harlem with four bedrooms, and the room we were going to rent from the other girls we'd be living with was $500 a month...and could easily fit two people...so $250 a month each. That was an EXTREMELY lucky find.

If you're a dancer, check out the bulletin boards at dance schools like Broadway Dance Center, Steps, etc. Lots of times there are people living in a type of building like the one I mentioned above and they're always looking for another roommate to complete the picture...and it's SO much easier if you'll be there with a friend because a lot of the time if you say you want to move in with a friend, they'll be open to it and that cuts your rent in half.

There are also boarding house types of deals where you pay a certain amount of money a week and live in a room with pretty much a bed and a dresser, and you get two meals a day, etc. There are quite a few in Manhattan that are girls only, run by nuns, etc. These are usually the least expensive, plus you have two meals a day taken care of. There are lots of these around the city, if you do a search online you'll find a bunch.

[xluckystar2107x]

Posted: 8/21/04 at 11:20am

hmm move to a suburb and commute in. i live in CT but it only takes like 20mins to get to NY by train. and train fair isnt too bad.

Posted: 8/21/04 at 4:24pm

Yes...it really depends on which career path in entertainment you want to travel. LA is really good for TV/movies, and NYC is the place to go for theatre work. Some Broadway actors have told me that in LA, people won't give you a chance if you don't have TV credits. Which I think is true because the average So Cal person knows very little about theatre.

I live 40 mins. from LA and I think that So Cal. is great for many reasons. We have great weather all year round and housing is relatively affordable. I do wish that LA would adopt a great public transportation system like NYC though. We are so dependent on our cars here, and everyone wants their own even though carpooling is an option! He, he!

But personally, I'm in a New York state of mind. I love the energy of NYC. And you guys are so lucky because you have Broadway! Here in LA, we only have regional theatre and touring companies that stop by every so often.

I don't know. I've been a California girl my whole life, but I've recently fallen in love with NYC. It would be perfect to live 6 months in LA and then 6 months in NYC! :)

[Kristie-K2]

Posted: 8/21/04 at 7:18pm

I need more infomation on these "Broading Houses"...where are they located...Any names....I want to stay for 6 months in NYC...Can anyone help me?

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 8/21/04 at 9:02pm

It really is not the spelling that bothers me. It is the capitalized letters in the middle of a sentence.


What about a lighting designer/technician? I know I will need to do a lot of regional for experience in designing on my own (before the big, old Broadway), but I figured if I move/go to college in or near NYC, I can get excellent apprenticeships/internships...not to mention some great connections. What would you say I do?

Updated On: 8/21/04 at 09:02 PM

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 8/21/04 at 10:10pm

Astoria is actually a really nice neighborhood to live in when you're "struggling."

I actually looked at some pictures of Astoria online, and it is quite beautiful (or are the photos lying?). Is this where all the out-of-town NYU students live? I'm still having trouble finding out where the "student ghetto" is. What is the average rent a college student pays in New York?

[jayem1968]

Posted: 8/21/04 at 10:33pm

Type_A_Tiff:

You have no idea how bad. I've seen shows here in L.A. that reduced me to tears...and not in a good way.

As in NYC - The Lion King did very well. 'Nuff said! :