pressing questions
I've been pondering on a pressing question: Is the theatre worth it? Or, more specifically, is the theatre worth what I'm going to have to give up in order to pursue it?I feel like I've reached a critical point in my life as I am incredibly unhappy with my job. However, it's such a good job that I don't want to just give it up to go into another job that I don't love. So I feel as though I have two choices--I can either just buckle down and get over it and make my current job my career, while I continue to do theatre at night, or I need to get a serious theatre job lined up and quit my current job. I'm sure there are other options, but those are the two that are in my mind right now.
The problem is that the theatre requires so much of me. I will have to give up security and location and relationships and what little settled down-ness I have in order to pursue the life I think I want, and before I do all that, I need to know that it's worth it.
But you know, the more I do this theatre thing, and the harder I fight to be in the theatre, the more I think I know the answer to that question. Yeah, I'll never have a normal life, and yeah, I'll probably never settle down like I want to, but is it worth it?
Despite every late night,
despite every snippy actress,
despite every diva actor,
despite all the events I've missed for rehearsal,
despite the frustration,
despite the anger,
despite the hard work,
the answer always has been yes.
The problem is that the theatre requires so much of me. I will have to give up security and location and relationships and what little settled down-ness I have in order to pursue the life I think I want, and before I do all that, I need to know that it's worth it.
But you know, the more I do this theatre thing, and the harder I fight to be in the theatre, the more I think I know the answer to that question. Yeah, I'll never have a normal life, and yeah, I'll probably never settle down like I want to, but is it worth it?
Despite every late night,
despite every snippy actress,
despite every diva actor,
despite all the events I've missed for rehearsal,
despite the frustration,
despite the anger,
despite the hard work,
the answer always has been yes.