(pic on
right) I have
seen it twice, and God above I dream of being in this show some
day. My advice to any and all dreamers out there: have a job ready so
you can make a living long enough to get discovered. That's the key. You
can have all the talent, but if you're not seen by the right people, you
end up dust in the wind. Find your way to Blues Alley or another really
well-known (on world scale, not just community or friends) spot, and
just place a few heart-felt acts there. Put in a showy one, a deep one,
and something that really shows who you are. It may take two,
three, ten years before you are really discovered by the right agent or
producer, but if you can keep yourself alive, it will happen. Sing or
play for a benefit concert. Put yourself into community theaters. If you
do all of this and don't get discovered, you have my sympathy, and you
may someday have this obscure connection to a guy who may or may not in
the future be discovered himself. Be nice to the people you know. Nerds
you know could end up your bosses someday. The more people you know in
your high school and college, the better off you'll be. My uncle was a
theater geek for a long time in college. He and his friends basically
traveled in a commune... supporting each other, finding connections
everywhere, and looking for the next hotspot. Take every opportunity by
the horns with modesty, and the world shall be kind to you. |
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