<p>Most parents would have put money in her account. She’s also still a student. My business major kid has needed rent a time or two, as well. </p>
<p>The bigger picture: Give it a try and support yourself in some way at the same time can go on for a very long time. Usually, until marriage and children or an offer of a day job that’s somehow related and too good to turn down. Or, nothing is happening. That’s noticed eventually and they find their place in the world. This happens to the vast majority, btw.</p>
<p>Also, there are lots of non-drama and non-usually gainfully employed twenty-somethings living in NYC apartments on mom and dads dime so that’s not really unique to theater, either </p>