She has decided against pursuing a BFA MT, instead pursuing creative writing. While acting bring her immense joy, she does not fit the ingenue role. She’s a 5’11" alto (though with one heck of a range), in her high school shows she’s been cast as a male many times - leading roles which have been great, but definitely not what she’d prefer. She knows what an uphill climb getting into a program would be, not to mention then making a career of it. I won’t lie, it makes me sad, as her mom I can say with certainty she is never as happy as she is on stage singing and dancing. Nothing comes close. But I also get her practicality.
Her thinking is to major in her other love, writing, and then hopefully either minor in theatre, audition for school shows where permitted or do community theatre. She’s great at wig design and has considered majoring in that (which I think gives you Webster and UNCSA) but knows that she’d be too busy to pursue acting even as a hobby during college.
I’m so darn conflicted on all of it. Part of me really thinks pursuing MT would find her at her happiest. Drama groups are built in families often. But also know full well that part of ADHD is what’s called RSD, rejection sensitivity dysphoria. No matter what people do, you take it as being rejected, even when it’s not that at all. But that would make a life that comes with massive amounts of real rejection, a struggle that might not be the best for her. Sigh. I feel like the parenting manuals lacked all this kind of info!