On the flip side, as someone who hires and sets budgets, I am being challenged to cut budgets, hire locally and think outside the box as far as staffing - things are rough all over. Although I am not pulling back firm offers, positions I have been talking to people about are now evaporating. There is a huge trickle down effect - fewer commercial shows - fewer top notch regional drops - means people taking jobs a notch down the ladder. The is also a delay factor - some theaters are taking longer to finalize seasons, budgets, staffing choices, etc. (I find myself about three months behind from hiring positions and interns, and to be honest, I am not really in a position to start filling positions that start this July.)