Please answer a question about Drama schools

brookesmom
Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:22:22 +0000

Hi!
I just found this board again and don’t know if you are still here. But I wanted to thank you for your info! Hopefully this will help another bunch of moms looking for the same advice! Funny how time flies…My daughter has since moved three times… and is finishing up her second year at AADA. She is currently working on her GRAD plays and considering auditioning for THE COMPANY which is the 3rd year program which impressed her and I both and was part of our tour when she auditioned for the school.
Time flies… Just a note to any out there who are moving to LA.
My daughter’s school is in Hollywood. She moved with a friend from our town to the area thinking Northridge which was about 15 miles from her school was close. After all 15 miles in our town takes about 15 to 20 minutes to get there. NOT in LA! She was driving an hour to an hour and 15 minutes both ways! Soooo we moved her to Hollywood/LA to Park La Brea Apts. VERY expensive… A one bedroom can be as much as $2000! So her roommate and her got a place and split the rent and signed a 6 month lease. First life lesson!!! 30 days notice means 30 days! NOT 29 day notice etc… so they ended up staying there a year, adding another roommate they called the boy behind the curtain… LOL… and have since moved to West Hollywood… less the boy behind the curtain… and less rent but in a nicer area.
I’m not such the worry wort though… I pay for a lot of the bills… one being the cell phone… and she still texts me every night (God bless her) “I’m home mom” Sorry… she’s 21 and I still need reassurance. LOL…
Well, I just had to thank you for the info. It was still useful!
Di