What would you tell your child if they want to be an actor?

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Anonymous wrote:Let them try, Don kill their dreams.

so, you plan on supporting them till you die?

Yes, that’s the only alternative. You are a genius.

you didn't provide an alternative in your post. You just stated to "don't kill their dreams". So, you agree that they need alternatives, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Let them try, Don kill their dreams.

so, you plan on supporting them till you die?

It’s called letting your adult kids make their own mistakes. Not talking about college.

that's an expensive choice. I guess if you have the money and are fine with throwing it away...

I don’t mean paying for college. I meant letting them do what they want if they don’t go to college. Since they’re adults.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Let them try, Don kill their dreams.

so, you plan on supporting them till you die?

See previous posts.

One friend who was a theater major now teaches elementary school.
Another friend is a minister.
Another friend who majored in theater worked as an actor for several years and now manages a theater.
Two theater major friends are lawyers.
Another works in advertising.

I didn't major in theater but volunteered in college, which is how I know so many majors.

It's better to let the kid try, while having them also take some more immediately applicable classes, like some CS classes for example, or double major.

But that's not what you stated. The assumption of your post is let the kid major in drama, with no alternatives and plan B.

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Taking a certain number of years to try, and then find a professional bill paying job is what most people do.

A friends daughter graduated in theater, did summer stock, and is now auditioning and getting a few little parts here and there in NYC while also working gig jobs. Her parents are ok if she gives it a shot for a couple years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let them try, Don kill their dreams.

so, you plan on supporting them till you die?

It’s called letting your adult kids make their own mistakes. Not talking about college.

that's an expensive choice. I guess if you have the money and are fine with throwing it away...

I don’t mean paying for college. I meant letting them do what they want if they don’t go to college. Since they’re adults.

sure. But, let's say they don't go to college and instead go to Hollywood or NY to get a job in the industry. Chances are, they aren't going to be able to find anything that pays enough to pay rent. They will be looking to you to help subsidize them.

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Anonymous wrote:My niece went to college to major in theater... majored in neuroscience, nobody had to say anything.
My nephew majored in theater production and runs a place like The Anthem.
My neighbor's daughter majored in theater and runs a place like Strathmore Hall.
My neighbor's son majored in music and minored in business, and he is a manger for an orchestra, plans travel and books gigs.

If there is a theater there are plenty of jobs besides acting.

there are not *plenty* of theater jobs that pay enough to financially support yourself in a hcol area, especially if you want to have a family one day.

Yes there are capital one arena, the anthem, wolf trap, Kennedy Center,… That doesn’t even scratch the surface.

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Anonymous wrote:Taking a certain number of years to try, and then find a professional bill paying job is what most people do.

A friends daughter graduated in theater, did summer stock, and is now auditioning and getting a few little parts here and there in NYC while also working gig jobs. Her parents are ok if she gives it a shot for a couple years.

how is she supporting herself? Is it enough? Or the parents have to help?

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This is a podcast interview with the actress who played the daughter on Schitts Creek. She grew up middle class in Canada; one of her parents was a teacher & the other was a fed. It took her about 7 years from the time she graduated from university to when she was making a living from acting. Not a glamorous journey and very low likelihood of success. This is from when the show was just a couple seasons in.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zJWWRYC7eEujuFJFMif5l?si=EM1Wb8b1T2KgYqy2UFbyYg

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Anonymous wrote:My sister was very into drama and went to Tisch. Our parents paid full freight. She has never had a paid acting job and has worked as a nanny since graduation. Seems like it was a waste of 200k (would probably be even more now!!!!)

Are your parents wealthy? Did she meet her client there?

Upper middle class, and yes her first client was a teacher there. Then she has hopped around from client to client. She is 35 now

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My sister was very into drama and went to Tisch. Our parents paid full freight. She has never had a paid acting job and has worked as a nanny since graduation. Seems like it was a waste of 200k (would probably be even more now!!!!)

Are your parents wealthy? Did she meet her client there?

Upper middle class, and yes her first client was a teacher there. Then she has hopped around from client to client. She is 35 now

I’d say it had some payoff then.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister was very into drama and went to Tisch. Our parents paid full freight. She has never had a paid acting job and has worked as a nanny since graduation. Seems like it was a waste of 200k (would probably be even more now!!!!)

Are your parents wealthy? Did she meet her client there?

Upper middle class, and yes her first client was a teacher there. Then she has hopped around from client to client. She is 35 now

I’d say it had some payoff then.

Lol, ok. 200k for a bachelors in acting to work as a nanny with no benefits or job security for, apparently, the rest of her life.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister was very into drama and went to Tisch. Our parents paid full freight. She has never had a paid acting job and has worked as a nanny since graduation. Seems like it was a waste of 200k (would probably be even more now!!!!)

Are your parents wealthy? Did she meet her client there?

Upper middle class, and yes her first client was a teacher there. Then she has hopped around from client to client. She is 35 now

I’d say it had some payoff then.

If your daughter went to medical school and then instead of entering residency, worked as a nanny for one of her professors, would you say medical school really paid off for her?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister was very into drama and went to Tisch. Our parents paid full freight. She has never had a paid acting job and has worked as a nanny since graduation. Seems like it was a waste of 200k (would probably be even more now!!!!)

Are your parents wealthy? Did she meet her client there?

Upper middle class, and yes her first client was a teacher there. Then she has hopped around from client to client. She is 35 now

I’d say it had some payoff then.

Lol, ok. 200k for a bachelors in acting to work as a nanny with no benefits or job security for, apparently, the rest of her life.

What? Educated nannies for upper class families make six-figures with benefits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister was very into drama and went to Tisch. Our parents paid full freight. She has never had a paid acting job and has worked as a nanny since graduation. Seems like it was a waste of 200k (would probably be even more now!!!!)

Are your parents wealthy? Did she meet her client there?

Upper middle class, and yes her first client was a teacher there. Then she has hopped around from client to client. She is 35 now

I’d say it had some payoff then.

If your daughter went to medical school and then instead of entering residency, worked as a nanny for one of her professors, would you say medical school really paid off for her?

Depends on the set of prospective families you’re nannying for. Being a celebrity nanny pays way more than residency.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister was very into drama and went to Tisch. Our parents paid full freight. She has never had a paid acting job and has worked as a nanny since graduation. Seems like it was a waste of 200k (would probably be even more now!!!!)

Are your parents wealthy? Did she meet her client there?

Upper middle class, and yes her first client was a teacher there. Then she has hopped around from client to client. She is 35 now

I’d say it had some payoff then.

Lol, ok. 200k for a bachelors in acting to work as a nanny with no benefits or job security for, apparently, the rest of her life.

What? Educated nannies for upper class families make six-figures with benefits.

Well she must not work for upper class parents because she still asks my parents for money quite regularly and lives with a roommate in Hoboken