| Mizlyn,
My daughter moved back to California and is part of a new theater company that her former voice teacher recently started. She is also working as a waiter and got hired to cast, direct and choreograph "High School Musical" at a local school. She will be looking for auditions in the spring in Los Angeles. Her boyfriend, also a Hartt 2006 graduate (Actor Training) moved out here and has been doing some film work. He got to shoot a couple of weeks on the new "Oceans 13" film, just shot an indie film and is in rehersal for a play locally. They recently shot an audition tape as a couple for a new reality show and have submitted it to the network along with hundreds of other people. They both realize what a competitive field they have chosen but are anxious to pursue it. I think any kid, by the time he/she is facing college and deciding to major in theater, understands the challenges of getting work once he/she graduates. You have to give them credit for remaining true to a dream!
You mentioned you saw Sweeney Todd. Joel, the boy who played the lead, did summer stock with my daughter in Pennslyvania in 2005. They had a blast and have remained close. There were actually 4 Hartt students hired for the summer that lived in residence in the theater with students from various other universities, it was a great experience and they all made what will be lifelong friends. They did "Chicago", "Footloose", "A Funny Thing...Forum" and "Grease" for the summer season. A lot of the students do summer stock during their college stint. Wherever your daughter ends up, good luck to her, she will have a blast! |