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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear you, OP.  For us it was DS and ACTING.  He got into drama in high school and even quit all his beloved sports except baseball to be in high school plays.  When he told us he wanted to be a theater major when he was a sophomore in high school, we said fine - but only if he got into NYU's Tisch or Yale drama.  Never in a zillion years thinking that he would get into either...  Well he worked his tail off in high school and got into both.

[b]Now we are paying close to 75K a year to have our son be a waiter after graduation[/b].

But he is happy and loves his life. We support him in his ambitions but do not put any pressure on him and leave him space to change his mind.  [/quote]

Not necessarily.  If he comes back to the DC area, Washington DC has the second largest number of professional theaters to NYC.  Although it may not be extremely high paying work, there are many, many professional actors in the DC area that are working in the field.  Even if he has to come back and live in your basement, he can get his foot in the door and once you start working and the very small community starts to know you, you get more work.  It's not an easy life, but there is work for those who have the talent, work hard, and find the opportunities.  I know hundreds who work professionally in the DC area in theater.
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