Starvin' Artists
“It’s not about the money; it’s about the craft….” The Stranger gets our favorite thespians together to reþect on the struggle, the love, and the glory of THEATER
Fortunately, most people start doing theater because they have emotional needs that can only be met by mass adulation (there must be exceptions, but I don't think I've ever met an actor whose parents weren't either divorced or alcoholics). No one would haul garbage or manage an office for years in the hopes of someday hitting it big, particularly not if they had to take another job to pay their rent. In the hopes of achieving their goals, theater people will endure financial deprivation unheard of in any other field.
How do they do it? Through a mixture of overextending themselves and cannily putting their skills to use in related fields, or taking on administrative roles to supplement their artistic endeavors. Read on to get a more intimate look at this economic juggling act.--BRET FETZER
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