...I've always loved
theatre. But I was never advised to go into it, or any related field. I've always loved playing with tools and technology, but nothing along those lines were advised either.
Let's just say that going straight from high school to a UC without any real plans and with a growing case of burnout was a bad idea. But hey, it sounded like a great idea at the time! Everyone was doing it!
A few years of retail hell later, I decided to give community college a go to find a professon -- any profession! -- that I wouldn't hate myself to get up in the morning for.
Theatre wasn't even on my initial idea list, but the first semester I went, my sign-up date was so late that I had to troll around on waitlists to even get a single class. The only class that would take me, though it was the one I was most wary of picking, was
theatre costuming. I tried a few other things, but
theatre stuck. Now I've got a local certificate, I'm a good few musicals wiser thanks to a
followspot job at a small professional
theatre, and I'm crunching my way through general ed for my transfer degree... surrounded by classmates a decade younger.
I'm still trying to figure out exactly what I want to specialize in, though -- the classes here are great but (naturally) limited in scope. Leaning toward lighting/electrical but not really sure what steps to take in that direction. So, joined up here to look for further ideas and inspiration!