What's your job? What's your passion?

[shameless]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 2:14pm

My job: I make a living doing the billing for my family's marine diesel engine repair company in Florida.

My passion: writing - short stories, fiction, on message boards, etc.

Also, books, music and I've pretty much been obsessed with broadway since I saw Aida on tour two years ago. I'm a late-bloomer, I know :).

Oh, I almost forgot, I wanted to know if any of you are actively pursuing a career on broadway. Are you living in NY and auditioning?
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Hi Everybody,

I lost track of my thread over the weekend because I was in the Bahamas for Easter (sucks for me, I know).

Anyway, thanks to all of you who responded. I just finished reading all of your posts, very impressive. We have lots of talent and ambition on these boards.

It's funny that so many of you only post from home because I'm the opposite, I only post from work. I guess the rest of BWW are actually working while on the clock ... oops. Plus, I'm on this computer from 8-5, so I don't even want to see my computer when I get home.

Another thing that cracked me up was how almost all of the people who listed writing or journalism as jobs, also listed at least one other job, because the money is so so bad. I can relate, and that's exactly why I'm no longer putting my journalism degree to good use.

To all the youngsters, you know who you are, I'm so impressed with how driven you all are. I didn't have a clue what I wanted to do until I was 23, and then I ended up doing something else anyway. If you know what you want, you're already ahead of the game, so just keep working. You definitely seem to have the confidence.

Some of you have very admirable jobs/passions, so I'm calling you out. Sweetiedarlinmia and Uncageg both work with programs that expose kids, especially minorities, to theater; Chlydomnestra is a child and youth case manager for an outpatient mental health facility, and JHartnow works with Broadway Cares/Equity fights Aids. Just wanted you to know, I think you guys rock.

Also, two people were cool enough to tell us about their stage experience.

"I am just a dumb dancer, it's not brain surgery but I enjoy it" --Di2
Ok, Di2, I mean this in the nicest possible way. SHUT UP! All the kids who posted in this thread would kill to have your resume someday, and most of us sitting at our boring desk jobs too, for that matter. I'm sure you worked your ass off to get where you are, so don't downplay the acheivement, ok? LOL

And Natalie 2 (very cool) - Would I have seen you in 42nd Street at the Broward Center in Ft. Lauderdale near the end of last year?

Oh, and how could I forget, if any of you are near JFK anytime soon, you have to catch Dollypop's show:)!

Alright, I think I typed enough for a week.

Thanks again,
Gina

Updated On: 3/29/05 at 02:14 PM

[GirlforTartaglia]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 2:19pm

10th grade Student who wants to do SOMETHING theatre related..either on the stage, in the wings, part of production, an usher! anything that'll revolve around broadway!! or nyc!!

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 2:22pm

Job- High School Senior (47 more school days) who works as an actor when I can and a waiter when I must.

Passion-Performing and directing.

[mirramar]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 2:25pm

I'm a graphic Designer in NYC.

My passion: everything theater related, my goal is to see every show as it comes out.
Updated On: 3/23/05 at 02:25 PM

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 2:27pm

Job: High school student

Passion: Lighting designer, or a master electrician (on tour).

Updated On: 3/23/05 at 02:27 PM

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 2:34pm

personal trainer-front desk clerk-student in ft laud FL

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 2:34pm

Job: Associate Marketing Analyst at RR Donnelley in New York City. LOVE my job...couldn't be happier.

Passion: Broadway. I plan on seeing every new musical and revival that ever comes out on broadway for the rest of my life.

[Katecab99]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 2:40pm

job(s) - college senior, lifeguard, after-school program/camp counselor

passion - theatre...REALLY looking to be on stage, but willing to work in any aspect of it.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 2:45pm

I sell reference books/eBooks to school libraries in Hawaii and Southern California.......

passion: Travel, Bavarian/Austrian history, Musical Theater

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 3:19pm

I'm currently unemployed, and so my job AND my passion is working on my book to get music ready to audition with. Thats about it right now.

[ken8631]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 3:24pm

Engineer working for a defense company in NJ.

Coached girls soccer and loved it, now going to Broadway plays and Vegas!

[MissMonika]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 3:29pm

occupation: High School senior soon to be College freshman. I will go to CSULB to major in nursing and minor in music. might change because i'm thinking about pursing musical theater as a career. i'm not too sure yet.

passion: Singing! I love being in choir. Reading, drawing, swimming (waterpolo), and the Internet (how could I survive without it?)

[DBillyP]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 3:32pm

I am blessed to have a job about which I am passionate. I am the Assistant to the Dean and Senior Pastor of the world's largest liberal Christian church with a predominantly lesbian, gay and transgender outreach.

That said, my passion is, of course, theater.

[kangaroo]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 3:35pm

right now: I am a student, but I plan on possibly majoring in political science {with a minor in musical theatre} and then going to law school in NYC. I am a part of a ton of extracurriculars... and I plan to be a camp counselor this summer.

passion: musical theatre, singing in choirs, photography, Latin... ect.

[the.hard.part]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 3:40pm

job...library and grocery store/student
passion...business management for broadway

[chess12]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 3:48pm

I'm a travel agent.

My passions are musical theatre, singing, travelling, reading fiction and eating great food.

[cur10call]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 5:44pm

Job: I travel around the country teaching and doing choreography for high school and college cheerleading and dance teams.

Passion: Musical Theater

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 5:47pm

Job: Father

Passion: Journalism and Writing

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 5:50pm

Job: College student.

Passion: THEATRE...anything and everything about it. I WILL work in theatre...it all just depends on when...but it WILL happen.

Updated On: 3/23/05 at 05:50 PM

[zippyjen]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 6:42pm

job- senior in high school baby!!!!!! graduation is so close yet so far!!!!! I am very undecided about what i want to do with my life!!

passion- theater, photography, part time music snob!

[broadway86]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 6:45pm

Job: Acting major

Passion: Acting, singing, writing (screenplays), or directing

[bwayballerina]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 6:48pm

job- high school student... i also babysit and hope to start working at my dance studio this summer! i'm undecided about what i want to do in college, but i've been thinking about linguistics, international relations and of course dance/theatre.

passion- dance, broadway/musical theatre, reading, foreign languages

[sweetiedarlinmia]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 6:58pm

Job: English and Music Major

Passion: The performing arts, dramaturgy, bringing theatre to "minority" youth who have been pegged as "unteachable & unreachable"

[eslgr8]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 7:03pm

Must be because it's still daylight (at least here in L.A) because so far most who've responded have been students. Everyone else at work?
As to me:
JOB: I've been teaching English as a Second Language since a few months after my UCLA graduation, first abroad and since then at Cal State LA (that's where my screen name eslgr comes from.
PASSION: Theater, both onstage and off. In 2004 I saw 120 productions and appeared in 3. Since traveling to New York last year, I've become musical obsessed (shades of my childhood) and have been scouring all the local libraries (luckily there are many many in this area) to add to my collection of now hundreds of cast recordings.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 7:05pm

job: webmaster / graphic design work

passion: art