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Employment / What comes next
« on: Jul 11, 2008, 09:36 am »
Hey all - David here, I am new to the site, but not new to the game.
anyway, I have been stage managing for nearly 13 years, and I haven't really needed to do much else, I have worked regionally mostly, and done my time with theatreworks tours and since I have come back to NYC I have averaged 2 showcases a year, and I hate to say this, but I have bottomed out. And I am looking for what to do next.
You would think that with the skills one gains a Stage Manager, that one could easily translate himself into another profession, and that an employer would jump at the chance to gain such a talented, multi-faceted team player, but outside of the industry, not many know the reputation of the Stage Manger and their tendency to be self sacrificing and hard working, and master of many trades.
Maybe its me, though, I really don't know what to do next.
My drive is completely gone, I have enjoyed working with actors less and less each year. I am looking to move on to something new. I am temping now, and its abysmal, but the money is mediocre so at least there is that.
I am also dealing with all sorts of pressure at home, with a terminally ill mother, and siblings who expect me to match what they can give to support our mother, despite the fact that i make about 1/3 of what each they do, and they all have two income families and own their own house and I live in rent stablized one bedroom in the bronx
I am sorry to throw all this negativity out there - but I don't know what is next.
anyway, I have been stage managing for nearly 13 years, and I haven't really needed to do much else, I have worked regionally mostly, and done my time with theatreworks tours and since I have come back to NYC I have averaged 2 showcases a year, and I hate to say this, but I have bottomed out. And I am looking for what to do next.
You would think that with the skills one gains a Stage Manager, that one could easily translate himself into another profession, and that an employer would jump at the chance to gain such a talented, multi-faceted team player, but outside of the industry, not many know the reputation of the Stage Manger and their tendency to be self sacrificing and hard working, and master of many trades.
Maybe its me, though, I really don't know what to do next.
My drive is completely gone, I have enjoyed working with actors less and less each year. I am looking to move on to something new. I am temping now, and its abysmal, but the money is mediocre so at least there is that.
I am also dealing with all sorts of pressure at home, with a terminally ill mother, and siblings who expect me to match what they can give to support our mother, despite the fact that i make about 1/3 of what each they do, and they all have two income families and own their own house and I live in rent stablized one bedroom in the bronx
I am sorry to throw all this negativity out there - but I don't know what is next.