any one else feel like your kid is a slouch?

chaptertwo
Thu, 02 May 2013 12:07:54 +0000

theatremom2013: I work in the education field with people whose children have extremely high stats while maintaining all of the aforementioned ECs…but the term “slouch” was tongue-in-cheek, and had more to do with me than my daughter. I am super proud of her in many ways … though (and you’d have to know her), she needs to put more effort into grades, and prioritize better. probably a typical tean in that regard. where theatre is concerned, she will always research a role to death, pull an all-nighter, or prepare for an audition by whatever means necessary let’s hope she puts that much effort into ACT prep!

THEREALKEVP: I sure hope you’re right. I hope they have a slightly different set of criteria for theatre kids, because it totally is a juggle. Doing 3-4 shows a year with constant production expectations is HARD - mentally and physically. She is more an actress than a singer or dancer (way more), but she just did Les Mis in a principal role and it was very mentally taxing … not to mention training on some very tough songs which were out of her comfort zone. thank you for the encouragement on that bit!

Re: Montclair and Point Park: I need to research both further … the distance for Montclair and the sophomore audition for PPU or conservatory-ish atmosphere may not be for us … but I will continue reading, because people really like those programs! :-)