<p>Clay:</p>
<p>NotMamaRose and onstage have diagnosed one source of the problem, your father’s fear that you will be unemployable if you major in Theatre. Nothing could be further from the truth. I recommend a piece to you written by Louis Catron, professor of theatre at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Both NotMamaRose and soozievt have excerpted sections of it before. But you can find the entire piece on Dr. Catron’s website. I won’t provide a link here, because of cc.com rules, but all you have to do is google “Louis Catron” and you’ll find his website. Once there, scroll down to the link to “What Theatre Majors Learn”. I suggest printing it out for your mom. She will find it useful in talking to your dad about your future.</p>