Thank you Beth for helping us all keep up our chins up and our perspective
clear.
Cheer,
Annika Black


>From: Beth Tischler <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Getting a job *without* volunteering
>Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:24:12 EST
>
>Since we're on this subject and everyone seems so down about trying to find
>a job, i thought i might cheer you all up about our choice to go into the
>museum field.
>I used to be an actress. Consider this -- Employment is based on height,
>age, weight, voice part, CONNECTIONS (most of the work i got i never even
>auditioned for), and personality. An audition -- a mostly futile waste of a
>day since the unions make them audition for parts they've already cast in
>their heads-- is a one-minute presentation of your skills. There is no
>interview. You get to ask NO questions. They can ask you ANYTHING. You
>cannot even ask how much you will get paid (once you are in the union you
>can make a more educated guess based on scales...) Hard work will only --
>sometimes -- get you RE-hired by the same people. Once you get a job (about
>15% of all union actors are employed at any given time -- i can't even
>imagine the percent of non-union) you can be the best actor that ever
>walked onto the stage, or the worst, and no matter what, the show you are
>in will close in a month or two and you will have to start all over again.
>job performance has NO bearing on length of employment.
>Not to mention the maintenance you must pay for though you dont have a job
>-- like classes, gym membership, headshots, etc.
>After 2 years of that (and i was lucky enough to be working almost
>constantly that 2 years), I am thrilled to face the challenges that have
>been presented by this profession!
>Cheer up! Your work will be rewarded!
>beth
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