I live in a Eastern suburb of Houston. I teach social skills to adolescents diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. My students are grades 6-8. They are on the "higher" end of the spectrum (including diagnoses of Asperger's), so they attend mainstreamed classes and come to me for support throughout the day and for a social skills period at the end of each day.
As a delightful hobby, which I pray and hope will become a paid job, I cover the Houston theatre scene for BroadwayWorld. Since starting in mid-May 2012, I have written over 150 pieces. I love my position as a contributing editor for BroadwayWorld and a voice that covers theatre! It is a fantastic experience.
FINDINGNAMO, SNAFU, THEATERDIVE, JORDANCATALONO, LIZASHEADBAND, PALJOEY: You all claim to "IGNORE ME" I wish you would and stop constantly commenting on my posts. Thanks ......................................................................................................................................
The MOST POPULAR and DANGEROUS Poster on BWW! Banned by the PTA, PTC and the MEANGIRLS of BWW.....................................................................................................................
...Ukraine Girls really knock me out, they leave the west behind..........................
I am a college student working as a floor manager at my local Broadway tour venue (I too would prefer not to share my location, other than to say it's in the western US)
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
I have a boring job with the State and go through the boring rituals of the day-to-day. Looking forward to retirement at the end of the year. New York theatre is my only salvation, as I live in a boring community with a lot of boring people. When I was a kid, I had dreamt of being an actor except for one minor, itsy-bitsy thing: I have no talent. At least I can savor it vicariously and I consider myself lucky at that.
Ed, youre to be commmended for recognizing your lack of talent. if only many of our actors were as considerate! :)
FINDINGNAMO, SNAFU, THEATERDIVE, JORDANCATALONO, LIZASHEADBAND, PALJOEY: You all claim to "IGNORE ME" I wish you would and stop constantly commenting on my posts. Thanks ......................................................................................................................................
The MOST POPULAR and DANGEROUS Poster on BWW! Banned by the PTA, PTC and the MEANGIRLS of BWW.....................................................................................................................
...Ukraine Girls really knock me out, they leave the west behind..........................
Full time, I am the manager of a successful dance studio. In my "free time", I freelance direct and choreograph musical theatre (mostly in Arizona, New York and Massachusetts).
I'm one of a long line of good girls Who choose the wrong guy to be sweet on A girl with a face that says "Welcome" For men to wipe their feet on I'm there when he calls me his trusted Girl Friday alright But what good does it do me alone on a Saturday night?
I don't make a "living" per se writing for the theatre: like I said, I'm a graduate student working in the Pittsburgh area, where rent is much cheaper than New York. In addition to my personal writing and composing projects, I nabbed a job to be the in-house writer for a local hybrid-Equity theatre company that also runs a school for the performing arts. As part of their season, I churn out either one or two new musicals a year for them, and the paychecks from that (plus EVENTUALLY royalties whenever I manage to license any of these shows) more than pay my rent and utilities, since I found the world's best condo at the world's cheapest price.
"You have two kinds of shows on Broadway – revivals and the same kind of musicals over and over again, all spectacles. You get your tickets for The Lion King a year in advance, and essentially a family... pass on to their children the idea that that's what the theater is – a spectacular musical you see once a year, a stage version of a movie. It has nothing to do with theater at all. It has to do with seeing what is familiar.... I don't think the theatre will die per se, but it's never going to be what it was.... It's a tourist attraction." Stephen Sondheim
I must say it is nice to see comments from members who I don't usually see here on the message board. Please feel free to visit this board more often. :) from RC in Austin, Texas
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)