MTgrlsmom

alwaysamom - they just confirmed this on their website. How awful! I really hope they will be able to bounce back. It appears that Lester Malizia is hopeful they will.

SEASIDE MUSIC THEATER - "BROADWAY OF THE SOUTH!"

kaysmom

I know there were two Elon MT's supposed to work there this summer who had to scramble to see if they could find something else. Both were fortunate enough to have some good contacts and get other summerstock work.

DisneyDirector

It is very sad and is also hurting many of the Central Florida actors who work there regularly. It's a sign of the times, the result of politics and who is "top dog" (in terms of the banks involved) and a clear warning to everyone not to "put all of your eggs in one basket." The great news is that the theatre is not closing down and there is hope that this can all be worked out.

All4FSU

Between the actors and the technicians, we have many students who have had to scramble due to Seaside cancelling their season. Many have found alternate employment, but not all.

Ericsmom

I believe there were 3 Elon students who learned they could not work at Seaside, 2 at the very last minute (one or two days before they were leaving Elon to report to Seaside). Two of these students definitely landed other work, and I'm not sure about the third.

It's very scary for all of our college kids who sign a summer contract when something like this happens at the last minute.

fishbowlfreshman

That sucks about Seaside, but it is good to see that they're not closing permanently. It seems to be going around, actually. The Repertory company I've worked with on and off the past few years will also remain dark this summer because of funding cuts. I already had another gig lined up across town (Julie, "Jake's Women") before I heard, but it's always sad to see that.

It's also interesting to see the various advice given about whether to join AEA or not. It's definitely a very individual thing. The advice I've gotten is to avoid joining until I'm at least 25 and past the ingenue phase. I'm sort of a "tweener" type-wise - i.e. taller than the typical ingenue and too young for the meatier leads in the big venues which often go to celebs, anyway. Actually, I'm being told it would be better to go to LA after graduation with an eye towards joining SAG first if I go union at all. Then, as always, I'm "straight" and not MT.

As far as good paying jobs, I'm about to start the oh-so-traditional lunch waitress thing again ...