What to focus on summer before Senior year? (Shows vs summer program)

GraceMarie88
Sun, 05 Apr 2015 17:04:06 +0000

@MTVT2015 Interesting! When I think about it, it’s true that I didn’t learn a ton from a lot of my earlier school experiences and probably could have focused more on other things. I sometimes wish I would have started taking dance last year instead of being in the chorus of our spring musical… Would have been a lot more productive… But oh well. I am glad I’ve decided to steer clear of the super long intensives - initially I had several on my list, but I realized it wouldn’t leave time for much else!

@mom4bwayboy This is true. We’ve all seen crappy community productions in our area I’m sure - having a stage credit doesn’t mean you were good in the role I suppose, when you really think about it.
“Amateurs practices it until they get it right. Professionals practices until they can’t get it wrong.” I LOVE that! I definitely want to make sure I have solid audition material going into next year. I think that’s super super important!

@NAtlantaStudio You make a good point… I don’t think I have ever heard someone say they regretted not trying to do more shows. I definitely am aiming to do whatever I can to feel confident going into auditions.

@mommabears26 This is definitely a huge part of the appeal for me! I think it would be a great experience. I guess the biggest thing is the money… For example, I just got accepted by Wagner’s summer program, but they want the entire tuition payed in full by this week (yikes) which would require me spending pretty much all the money my parents have set aside for me. (My sister used hers to pay for books and a new laptop, and some other things for her dorm when she went to college.) I hate to decline an opportunity, but I really feel uncomfortable spending all that money at the drop of a hat.
If I had more time, my parents could arrange to pay for half, or I could ask my grandma, etc but to just pull almost 4k out of thin air on short notice is sort of crazy! I was hoping to use part of that money to pay for my college audition coaching. Looks like I may be declining this offer and waiting to see if a less expensive option/one that’ll give me more time comes through…Sigh.