I now have a degree. A BFA in Theatre. COOL! I will shortly have to begin paying back student loans. Not so cool. I have done nothing but stress the past couple of months about finding a job, paying back my loans, finding a way to do theatre and save money to move away from Emporia all at once. And somehow, things are just falling into place...
I did get a contract for summer theatre this year at ESU. I had mixed feelings about doing it this year, but am over that and very excited for it to start tomorrow! I will be stage managing the first show, assisting Rick in the second, scenic designing the third and acting in the 4th.
But summer theatre is not what I am most excited for this summer.... Josh will be gone for 13 weeks in Santa Fe. NOT excited about that! But it will give me time to devote even more whole-heartedly to exploring myself. I will not be formed so much by Josh's influences, but will spend some very valuable time with myself. I have a whole list of goals I want to accomplish this summer! One week in and I've already got a pretty good start to it......
As I began really stressing about finding a job, I saw a posting on the call board for the Wichita Children's Theatre touring company. I had a great friend and mentor at Southwestern College who had done it and recommended it to me and had always had an interest in children's theatre... So..... Why not? I set up an audition for last Monday.
I had to sing. That part didn't go so well. I had worked with Jeremy and Amanda and with a recording of the accompaniment and I felt so confident! But as soon as I got in front of those people, it all went down the drain. It was awful so to say... It just didn't leave me with the highest of hopes. However, my livestock management and farm kid work ethic on my resume got their attention and lead to discussions which I think was a major attribute to me getting to be Tour Managaer! Not exactly what I had wanted, but I think this will give me a greater challenge. I will be making a significant amount of money, I will have the month of December off (hopefully to audition for grad schools!) and I'll be doing theatre while keeping a base in Emporia. Only problem is that I will need work for August of this year and then April through the rest of the summer... Surely something will come of that....
