Ups and Downs
There are ups and downs in every acting career. For most of us, the downs far outweigh the ups. You learn to celebrate the little victories, because that's all you're likely to get. I have been luckier than most, to have built a career in the theatre, with little need of side gigs, and even those have been theatre related for nearly 2 decades. I have been fortunate! Blessed even! I've been going through a rough patch lately. I try to remind myself of something my friend, the great Peter Van Norden told me: "There are more people behind us wishing they were where we are, than there are in front of us." I try to stay positive, to live my artistic life like a shark...continually moving forward, not bothering to look back. Sometimes I'm successful. In the last year, I've had some really great experiences! I spent some time at Asolo in Florida, only as an understudy, but trying to break into a new theatre is not an easy ...